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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Core Endpoint Backup, formerly Carbonite Endpoint, provides an enterprise-grade backup solution for all endpoints, including mobile devices or devices spread across a distributed enterprise network.

    $24

    per month

    VMware vCenter

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVMware vCenter is an advanced server management software that provides a centralized platform for controlling vSphere environments for visibility across hybrid clouds. VMware vCenter is no longer sold as a standalone product and is now available as a part of VMware Cloud Foundation.

    $6,044

    per year

    Pricing
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Computer Backup
    $24
    per month
    Advanced Endpoint Protection
    $34
    per month
    Basic Server Backup
    $50
    per month
    Basic Backup
    $55
    per month
    Advanced Server Protection
    $147
    per month
    Advanced Protection
    $199
    per month
    Basic
    6,044
    per year
    Production
    6,244
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of OpenText Core Endpoint Backup and VMware vCenter
    Feature
    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    VMware vCenter
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    Ratings
    Instant recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of OpenText Core Endpoint Backup and VMware vCenter
    Feature
    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    VMware vCenter
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
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    Score7.1 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    8.3
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupVMware vCenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Carbonite Endpoint 360 is a great solution for any organization with compliance needs. Office 365 defaults to a 30 day backup of all data. Carbonite Endpoint 360 extends this well beyond 30 days and provides an all-inclusive source for retention for data in Office 365. Any small to medium business would greatly benefit from this solution as they can design their entire infrastructure in Office 365 and ensure it's all backed up.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    The VMware vCenter server is very useful in maintaining the CPU/RAM/datastore resources are balanced when there are multiple ESX/ESXi host servers. It is clear what resources are being used, and it is easy to migrate VMs to different ESX/ESXi hosts. Being able to remotely connect to the VM servers in vCenter when you cannot have other remote connections helps in maintenance and troubleshooting.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • It is excellent at automating your backups. You don't need to manually do it, just set it up once and let it run in the background.
    • It's pretty simple to set up and use. It will automatically suggest the best options that work for most people and you can be up and running pretty quickly.
    • It's safe and reliable. We have been using it for a couple of years now and had no major issues.
    • Their phone support is excellent.
    • It's also really easy to maintain your backed up data to reduce redundancy.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • VSAN storage management and redundancy - high performance IO with built in fault tolerance across the cluster, not reliant on a single hardware item
    • VM fault tolerance. The ability to relocate a running VM and restart VMs from failed or isolated nodes
    • Resource management and alerting. Tracking load across physical systems and allowing us to rebalance for better utilisation
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • To be honest not so impressed with the amount of time it has taken to get data backed up to the cloud.
    • I have not had to do a restore at this time so I cannot comment on the restore process.
    • I was not aware at time of procurement that the upload process would take so long since we were not procuring their hardware. Sales rep mad it seem like upload would only take a day or two and we are now starting week 7 hoping to be done by week 8 for 1.5 TBs of data.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Currently, the HTML 5-based vSphere Client lets you manage the essential functions of vSphere from any browser, however, it would be nice if they would port all management functions over to the HTML 5-based Client.
    • Performing updates and upgrades to the infrastructure is a bit challenging for someone that may not be as intimate with vSphere. I think the updates/upgrades should be more integrated into the UI and provide the ability to push to the hosts, etc...
    • It would also be nice to have a more robust snapshot management tool to prevent snapshot overgrowth. It would be nice to be able to set a lifespan for the snapshot(s)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    I found their alerting to be very poor. I missed several days of backups without knowledge of this, until I signed into the portal. I would get daily emails reporting backups were in progress or done, but nothing indicating that a backup had been stuck or paused for 3 days. For this reason alone, I did not renew.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    We are very dependent on this software, it has become a much needed tool to perform the daily tasks that are required to maintain the virtual server environment. VMware has become very pricey over the years, so we are looking for alternatives for cost savings strategy, but nothing has been found to be on par to what we are currently using
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    Usability
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
    I work with vCenter for 10+ years and i love it. I can find my way around and can help building and expanding the platform. It is easy to use and there are a lot good communities for the extra support when needed. Even the Homelab community is of great value.
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Does what it needs to do quietly and efficiently in the background without interrupting the workflow. It offers instant automated back-ups without troubling the end user. As it is such an automated system, once it is up and running, there is little or no support needed from the service provider. From what I understand the support from Carbonite during the setup and implementation was absolutely fine.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    VMware support has always been fantastic and they have been invaluable in solving tougher issues that have been run into. Most of the time, any oddities encountered are fixed by available updates. This can be deduced by support quickly with logs within vCenter. We have not run into something yet that support was unable to help with. They either have a solution already, or they are able to find one quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    VMware by Broadcom
    Since moving away from the Windows Server hosting the vCenter application and instead using a virtual appliance, it has become much easier to implement and deploy the new versions. We can easily create a snapshot or clone of the vCenter vApp to ensure any problems encountered during the upgrade can be mitigated with a fall back to the old version to prevent unscheduled downtime.
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    We have also used Mozy Pro and Dropbox. They are all pretty similar in functionality/features of backing up data (not system state or databases as I don't think any of the 3 are well suited for that). To me, it comes down to personal preference and choosing a product that is universal for multiple users, for ease of management.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Citrix Xen Server.... Great Hypervisor but very limited in terms of functionality
    MS Hyper-V... [VMware vCenter Server] is better for almost everything and appliance form makes a clear winner for security and ease of deployment
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • Carbonite Endpoint has demonstrated value in its ability to easily restore seemingly lost files for remote users.
    • While we haven't yet had to exercise it, knowing we have the option of remotely wiping endpoints containing sensitive data has brought confidence to our management team that we can mitigate data breaches through preventable means.
    • The privacy issue around device tracking is costing the company in terms of employee trust and morale and needs to be mitigated with appropriate messaging and/or disabling of this feature.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • The positive impact of vcenter is definitely felt in larger organisations in terms of being able to manage multiple servers all in one environment
    • It will decrease the amount of time your server engineers will have to spend in the server room or datacenter.
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