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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LiveVault

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALiveVault is a data backup and recovery option acquired by J2 Global from Iron Mountain.N/A

    OpenText Data Protector

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText 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
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Considered Both Products
    Ziff Davis Inc
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of LiveVault and OpenText Data Protector
    Feature
    LiveVault
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    OpenText Data Protector
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Recovery verification6.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Business application protection9.01 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.01 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.01 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Snapshots9.01 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.01 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Platform support9.01 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Retention options9.01 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Encryption9.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 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
    LiveVaultOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    • Easy to install the client piece.
    • Easy to setup the backup policies.
    • Data encryption and security.
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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
    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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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
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    Support Rating
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Pick one person to help you through the process.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    Ziff Davis Inc
    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
    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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    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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    Screenshot of Reporting Dashboard