ConnectWise Cloud Backup vs. IBM Cloudability vs. OpenText Hybrid Cloud Management X

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConnectWise Cloud Backup
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
SkyKick is a cloud migration solution, from ConnectWise since the late 2024 acquistion. It features cloud backup and cloud management features for control of customer access to cloud resources.
$200
per month for MSPs
IBM Cloudability
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloudability is a cloud cost management and optimization (FinOps) tool that enables IT, finance, and business teams to optimize their cloud spend across all cost sources, all maturity levels, and for all stakeholders.N/A
OpenText HCMX
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText™ HCMX delivers visibility and operational consistency across clouds, enabling users to optimize cloud spend based on actionable insights, enable self-service that includes compliance guardrails, and orchestrate lifecycle management actions.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Cloud Management
Comparison of Cloud Management features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise Cloud Backup
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IBM Cloudability
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OpenText Hybrid Cloud Management X
9.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Cloud Management Security00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Governance and Compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Systems Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ConnectWise Cloud BackupIBM CloudabilityOpenText Hybrid Cloud Management X
Small Businesses
VMware Cloud Director
VMware Cloud Director
Score 9.4 out of 10

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VMware Cloud Director
VMware Cloud Director
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions
Score 8.1 out of 10
IBM Turbonomic
IBM Turbonomic
Score 8.6 out of 10
IBM Turbonomic
IBM Turbonomic
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
VMware Cloud Director
VMware Cloud Director
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ConnectWise Cloud BackupIBM CloudabilityOpenText Hybrid Cloud Management X
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(2 ratings)
8.8
(147 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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6.5
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Usability
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7.8
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Availability
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6.4
(1 ratings)
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Performance
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5.5
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Support Rating
9.0
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2.3
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In-Person Training
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1.0
(1 ratings)
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Online Training
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7.3
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Implementation Rating
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9.0
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Configurability
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6.4
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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6.4
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Ease of integration
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7.3
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Product Scalability
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6.4
(1 ratings)
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Professional Services
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7.3
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Vendor post-sale
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7.3
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7.3
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User Testimonials
ConnectWise Cloud BackupIBM CloudabilityOpenText Hybrid Cloud Management X
Likelihood to Recommend
ConnectWise
SkyKick does a great job on migrations to Office 365. Their technicians are very helpful in planning the whole process, and the tool itself is quite reliable and resilient. Their cloud backup works OK but it does not provide the most friendly or fastest recovery. It also sits on the expensive side as they charge separately for Exchange and Onedrive/Sharepoint backups.
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Apptio an IBM Company
I don't have much exposure to the tool. I mean, I'm relatively new to using it as a platform, but I haven't really seen the benefit, especially with the actual renewal talks at the company. I'm not seeing what AWS native solutions are, how probability improves on that as opposed to just using AWS and just, I don't know. I'm not seeing the benefit, at least in my eyes.
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OpenText
The best solution for the data processing and other Cloud operations acceleration software which allows data import from other various tools and the production of different operations reports using this Micros Focus platform is amazing. Data analytics which the solution offers are the best and quickly generated and the best cost management product.
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Pros
ConnectWise
  • Customer Interface for Backups
  • Migration support team
  • Comprehensive backup suite
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Apptio an IBM Company
  • We are able to integrate multiple sources of data to have a comprehensive view of our spend.
  • We are able to get more detailed insights via container dashboard for kubernetes spend
  • A unified platform to manage overall cloud spend along with related FinOps spend
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OpenText
  • The excellent file organizing.
  • Reports are the best and profitable.
  • Storage system management is effective.
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Cons
ConnectWise
  • Response time and [ease] to get hold of
  • Integration with 3rd party apps for billing
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Apptio an IBM Company
  • For me, it is a lot of anomaly detection and I think there's a lot of improvement that can be made to show anomalies that happen over time because if it's just day to day or week to week, you may not see the change. But if you see the trend over a period of time, show me something that has grown 40%, 50% over the past three months and maybe you can do those things and we just haven't figured them out yet. So we are very new to the product, but I think anomaly detection for me is one of the bigger things.
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OpenText
  • Only to those getting started it can take time.
  • Configurations of the system functionalities.
  • The technical team response.
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Likelihood to Renew
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Cloudability has been one solution for almost all of our FinOps needs. Except for Data transfer costs, we have covered all use cases and have made significant savings across our cloud infrastructure. Reporting has provided management a deeper analysis into their spending and helped them forecast their budgets for next year
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OpenText
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Usability
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
I gave the IBM Cloudability a 7/10 because it is good, but it could improve in some places. It is easy to get data uploaded and ready to view, but it is only up to a certain point in time, and not live data. As for how it looks, the interface is good for viewing, however navigation could be a little better, maybe supported with a roadmap.
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OpenText
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Reliability and Availability
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Only been 1 or 2 occaisions when not available, in 3 years
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OpenText
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Performance
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Afternoons tend to be a little slower, due to US traffic I assume
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OpenText
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Support Rating
ConnectWise
Responsive, technically capable, and friendly. Ive always had a good experience working with SkyKick su[[ort.
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Apptio an IBM Company
While there have been few support cases where the experience was good. But in multiple support cases it's firstly delayed and even after weeks or months of time, team is not able to provide us with the RCA of the issue. All they are claiming is the issue is now fixed which I still see coming back after few days or weeks as we've never identified and addressed the root cause.
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OpenText
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Online Training
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Training was adequate, but the real learning begins when you start using the product, like most things. All major functions were covered so as an entry point, was a good introduction to the product. The training pace was good as well, the areas were covered in decent depth, without being too much of an information overload.
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OpenText
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Implementation Rating
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Within months
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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
ConnectWise
For migration purposes, we have chosen SkyKick over and over again. Their tool just works and does a great job with multiple different sources. Their support team is awesome albeit could be somewhat faster sometimes. Regarding cloud backup, it seems like that space is quite commoditized as every vendor offers the same. SkyKick does have some good promotions on migration costs when signing up for cloud backups as well which makes them more competitive than other vendors.
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Apptio an IBM Company
Before Apptio we extensively used the cloud native and in house automated and developed cost optimization tool using python , powershell and leveraging the various cloud native services like AWS systems manager , Azure Functions and Azure automation run books.
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OpenText
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
I wasn't personally involved, but all dealings with Apptio have been easy
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OpenText
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Scalability
ConnectWise
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Apptio an IBM Company
Works as designed
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OpenText
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Return on Investment
ConnectWise
  • Profitable migration business
  • Profitable backup solution
  • Delivers peace of mind to clients and improves our brand as trusted cloud vendor
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Apptio an IBM Company
  • Apptio Cloudability has enabled us to charge back 100% of our cloud spend to our business users and on an automated basis through the use of ApptioOne
  • Apptio Cloudability's transparency and metrics have enabled us to save millions of dollars in cloud spend across our user base.
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OpenText
  • It has been easy creating reliable and productive reports.
  • We can move a large amount of multiple data formats.
  • Secure data storage and secure data management platform.
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ScreenShots

IBM Cloudability Screenshots

Screenshot of ML backed rightsizing recommendations surfacing multiple scenarios with tools to help sort those that can me realistically actioned on, with Jira and ServiceNowScreenshot of an allocation of cloud viewed through the enterprise grade tools to tailor data for chargeback/showback across an organizationScreenshot of intelligent forecasting including seasonality, cost drivers and net new spendScreenshot of anomaly detection capabilities to stop issues in their tracks via the right people for the job