IBM Storage Protect Plus vs. OpenText Data Protector

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Storage Protect Plus
Score 9.3 out of 10
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IBM Storage Protect Plus (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect Plus) provides data recovery for virtual environments and databases.N/A
OpenText Data Protector
Score 4.9 out of 10
N/A
OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.N/A
Pricing
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus is available in a monthly license or perpetual license.
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Top Pros
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Features
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
IBM Storage Protect Plus
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
OpenText Data Protector
8.2
10 Ratings
1% above category average
Universal recovery10.03 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Instant recovery9.03 Ratings7.78 Ratings
Recovery verification8.53 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Business application protection8.04 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.03 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.04 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Backup to the cloud9.04 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression9.03 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Snapshots9.53 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.54 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Management dashboard9.54 Ratings7.55 Ratings
Platform support9.04 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Retention options9.54 Ratings8.87 Ratings
Encryption8.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Best Alternatives
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Small Businesses
Veeam Data Platform
Veeam Data Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
Veeam Data Platform
Veeam Data Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(4 ratings)
8.3
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Storage Protect PlusOpenText Data Protector
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Good for daily operational backups and their replications and areas like VM backup, when it comes to resting the backups in a cloud environment especially features like BYOL is an edge to IBM over its near competitors. On the other hand, a lot of scopes to improve to have native/application-aware backups for modern applications like AI and microservices.
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OpenText
Well suited: scenarios with very specific backups schedules; backups saved in tape libraries. Less appropriate: environments with older Operational Systems and older hardware, such as tape libraries.
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Pros
IBM
  • recovery
  • replication
  • retention
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OpenText
  • It is very reliable on the server side to provide a trustworthy back end.
  • The install was simple and provided an easy way to install and backup Unix servers.
  • The support was always helpful and responded quickly.
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Cons
IBM
  • Incorporation of more touchless agents for physical servers.
  • Direct offload to tape - instead of requiring Spectrum Protect.
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OpenText
  • Increase the range of support for new platforms.
  • Improve the attention of support cases in terms of speed of attention.
  • Keep me better informed of the latest solution updates.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
It was just not a good fit for our organization. We have an EMC SAN, Data Domain backup storage, and VMWare. Without any other HP software or hardware in our environment I do not see the need to continue using a product that is not well integrated with our other brands
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Usability
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
Very easy to use. What needs to improve is to make it easier to configure some integrations and features, such as office 365 integration, acropolis integration, block change-based backup, etc. Despite we have documentation, even following all the steps, the integration is hard to implement or doesn't work in the end.
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Performance
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
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Support Rating
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
It is the weak point of this software, although it is improving little by a little. The first level of support does not solve almost anything until you move on to a higher level that is more involved.
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Implementation Rating
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
Pick one person to help you through the process.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus doesn't allow taking backup of the Meditech HIMS application, due to the unique nature of the database and its functionality. As it's a special case, the vendor supports only a few fully integrated backup solutions which resulted in using Bridgehead as a trustable backup option specific to the application.
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OpenText
When selecting a backup solution for our virtual environment we chose HP Data Protector for its cost savings in licensing, our familiarity with the software and the ability to backup to disk, tape or both with the standard installation.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
Here the license model from the Micro Focus Data Protector and DP4CW should merge. It causes argumentation problems if you license two products here.
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Scalability
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
We use the tool in different installations and combinations of functions and hardware.
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Professional Services
IBM
No answers on this topic
OpenText
The professional services had some details of low promptness in the attention of cases.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Cloud backup can be expensive and slow
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OpenText
  • Positive impact. I have not worked with HP Data Protector enough to provide the ROI. It simply worked when we needed it to.
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OpenText Data Protector Screenshots

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