IBM Cloud Backup vs. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

IBM Cloud Backup

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting 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
Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)	Score 6.1 out of 10	N/A	System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) is an enterprise backup and recovery system that contributes to BCDR strategy by facilitating the backup and recovery of enterprise data.	N/A

Pricing

IBM Cloud Backup

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
IBM Cloud Backup	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	IBM Cloud Backup	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Top Pros	Pro Data security Pro Backup storage Pro User friendly	Pro Backup restore Pro Management console Pro Virtual machine
Top Cons	Minus Premise version Minus Better customer service Minus Live chat	Minus Web client

Features

IBM Cloud Backup

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)

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	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 8.0 3 Ratings 1% below category average
Universal recovery	10.04 Ratings	9.03 Ratings
Instant recovery	8.14 Ratings	9.03 Ratings
Recovery verification	9.04 Ratings	7.13 Ratings
Business application protection	8.14 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations	9.94 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Incremental backup identification	9.04 Ratings	9.03 Ratings
Backup to the cloud	9.94 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression	9.04 Ratings	9.83 Ratings
Snapshots	7.24 Ratings	9.03 Ratings
Flexible deployment	9.04 Ratings	7.03 Ratings
Management dashboard	10.04 Ratings	7.13 Ratings
Platform support	8.14 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Retention options	9.04 Ratings	6.03 Ratings
Encryption	9.04 Ratings	6.93 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	IBM Cloud Backup	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Small Businesses	Veeam Data Platform Score 9.0 out of 10	Veeam Data Platform Score 9.0 out of 10
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Enterprises	Bacula Enterprise Score 9.7 out of 10	Bacula Enterprise Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
	IBM Cloud Backup	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (4 ratings)	8.1 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM Cloud Backup	Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)
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. Incentivized Kelly Peterson System Administrator Read full review	Microsoft Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager is well suited for Windows domain environments where you need to make backups of Hyper-V virtual machines or bare metal servers. It is possible to backup SQL databases, works pretty well, but sometimes needs consistency checks on backups to properly continue to backup databases. Easy to restore anything to production or to another location. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Hyper-V backup /restore Bare-Metal backup/restore Good management console Incentivized AS Alan Sidles President Read full review
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. Incentivized DV David Vlad Communications Coordinator Read full review	Microsoft Integration with some devices Web client Slow interface Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Microsoft Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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. Incentivized Kelly Peterson System Administrator Read full review	Microsoft It has saved us on licensing costs and through centralized management. Incentivized AS Alan Sidles President Read full review
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