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IBM Cloud Backup vs. LiveVault

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Cloud Backup
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Backup is a full-featured, automated, agent-based backup and recovery system managed through the Cloud Backup WebCC browser utility.N/A
LiveVault
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
LiveVault is a data backup and recovery option acquired by J2 Global from Iron Mountain.N/A
Pricing
IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
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Features
IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
IBM Cloud Backup
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
LiveVault
8.5
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Universal recovery10.04 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Instant recovery8.14 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recovery verification9.04 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Business application protection8.14 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations9.94 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Backup to the cloud9.94 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Snapshots7.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.04 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Management dashboard10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support8.14 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Retention options9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Encryption9.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(4 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Cloud BackupLiveVault
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
The outstanding storage capacity, organized security measures, and appropriate business features of IBM Cloud Backup make it something I'd recommend at any time of day or night. Furthermore, the software is online and hence easily accessible from a distance. The application's stability and strength are further assurances that all authorized business users are in safe hands.
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Ziff Davis Inc
Our company was originally with VaultLogix which was taken over by LiveVault. The transition to the new product was not as smooth as expected and presented us with issues especially with a restore. Restore and what files needed to be included in the backup policy were not communicated to us correctly and it was not until a customer's server failed that we found out we couldn't do a restore because we were missing files that were needed for a complete restore.
I don't believe it works very well for backups of virtual servers. Installation of the product is user-friendly.
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Pros
IBM
  • The software is very secure.
  • It is scalable which is a plus for business.
  • Restoring data is easy and fast.
  • Recovery process is easy.
  • I would say that IBM Cloud Backup is user friendly.
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Ziff Davis Inc
  • Easy to install the client piece.
  • Easy to setup the backup policies.
  • Data encryption and security.
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Cons
IBM
  • The set prices for the product is a problem.
  • Secondly, IBM Cloud Backup customer help should be more speedy.
  • IBM Cloud Backup is so automated, and in case of a power failure, accessing some of this data can be challenging.
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Ziff Davis Inc
  • It does not play very well with virtual servers.
  • Support is not always responsive.
  • Issues with failed backups have cost our company time and money.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
Pricing and how easy it is to use. We use other IBM products in our office and it is nice to have everything on one network. The experience for users and managers is better, even new employees who can learn quickly. It also makes it more affordable for us.
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Ziff Davis Inc
LiveVault is the only product we have used. The reason is that we chose it initially was the fact you can restore individual files. Also that the data is transferred offsite to a secure data center and data is backed up again, providing a second offsite copy.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • The fact that it can be scaled up is beneficial to company.
  • The program being on the cloud also makes it more accessible online.
  • The program has a high level of protection.
Kelly Peterson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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System Administrator
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Ziff Davis Inc
  • LiveVault has initially cost us more labor time than we anticipated for our IT staff.
  • Installing cloud backup has given us a piece of mind that our data and our customer's data is safe.
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