OpenText Data Protector vs. SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is a data center performance monitoring solution from Austin-based company SolarWinds. It features a unified data storage management system with end-to-end monitoring and automatic capacity forecasting.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OpenText Data ProtectorSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
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Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
OpenText Data Protector
8.2
10 Ratings
1% above category average
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
-
Ratings
Universal recovery7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Business application protection7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression8.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Snapshots8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Management dashboard7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Retention options8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
OpenText Data ProtectorSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(10 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(6 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(7 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
7.5
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText Data ProtectorSolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SolarWinds
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) is pretty good at forecasting capacity consumption, which was a must for us. If you have LUNs that have high latency in a normal environment (user shares, for instance), you'll need to customize the alerts to tune out the noise. As with all SW modules and most other products, there is a time lag between what is in the console and what's happening now. Data in the console and alerts are typically 5 to 15 minutes old.
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Pros
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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SolarWinds
  • Unmasks storage performance metrics and gives a common dashboard for monitoring.
  • A simple, intuitive interface for adding supported storage frames.
  • Lineage -- "The guest OS is connected to the virtual host and the virtual host is connected to the ... wait, what LUN is that?!?" #SOLVED.
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Cons
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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SolarWinds
  • Issues getting SMI working correctly to monitor Compellents through SRM.
  • The ability to break down alerts to a more granular level.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SolarWinds
It has helped me prove that we need more storage as well as faster storage to management
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Usability
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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SolarWinds
Easy to set up and start. Out of the box alerts which you can tweak to your needs. Easy to use interfaces as well
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Performance
OpenText
The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
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SolarWinds
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Support Rating
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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SolarWinds
Do not have to contact support for issues often and when i do it is fast to get response and resolve my issues
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Implementation Rating
OpenText
Pick one person to help you through the process.
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SolarWinds
Easy to use set up wizard went off without a hitch.
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Alternatives Considered
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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SolarWinds
We have a full suite of SolarWinds products and did not evaluate other options for a full package. For selective monitoring we log into the devices, but this has made that much easier as we have a dashboard rather than logging into devices one at a time.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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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SolarWinds
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Scalability
OpenText
We use the tool in different installations and combinations of functions and hardware.
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SolarWinds
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Professional Services
OpenText
The professional services had some details of low promptness in the attention of cases.
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SolarWinds
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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SolarWinds
  • Real-time monitoring and alerting to surpass those of native vSphere and in some occasions, better than manufacturer written software.
  • Historical monitoring of environment with charts and graphs to assist with ever changing environment loads.
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ScreenShots

OpenText Data Protector Screenshots

Screenshot of Reporting Dashboard

SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) Screenshots

Screenshot of Storage SummaryScreenshot of Array DetailsScreenshot of Capacity Planning