Commvault Cloud vs IBM StoredIQ comparison

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Commvault and IBM are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Commvault is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #10. Commvault holds a 5.6% mindshare in eD, compared to IBM’s 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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95% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in eDiscovery

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

113

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (6th), Cloud Backup (6th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th), SaaS Backup (3rd), Container Backup Software (2nd), Autonomous Operational Resilience (2nd)

IBM StoredIQ

Ranking in eDiscovery

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Indexing and Search (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 5.6%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM StoredIQ is 3.6%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	5.6%
IBM StoredIQ	3.6%
Other	90.8%

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Featured Reviews

Sanjay Singh Bisht

Assistant Manager at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Unified data protection has simplified hybrid backups and has improved ransomware recovery speed

Commvault Cloud's best feature in terms of protection is that it provides data protection and accomplishes its job effectively. It offers a unified approach to backup across all environments, including on-premises, public cloud, and SaaS applications such as M365 and Salesforce. I also use it for virtual machines and databases. The unified protection approach helps my team manage different environments effectively. Before Commvault Cloud, I used a separate VM backup tool to protect the VMware environment. For database backup, I had to use the native tool or backup scripts. For the cloud part, I had to use the native AWS or Azure cloud tools. After moving to Commvault Cloud, a single policy or a set of backup policies is applied across virtual machines, databases, workloads, and cloud workloads. I can protect my environments, which reduces manual configuration errors. Regarding visibility, it provides one dashboard to manage and centralize monitoring of all workloads. It is very easy to track backup success or failure. I can see the SLA compliance and storage usage without needing to jump between tools to check or have visibility of it. Regarding the recovery experience, the recovery time has been reduced drastically by using Commvault Cloud. It has simplified cloud management and provides easier manageability to manage retention policies, encryption policies, and compliance rules. This helps reduce operational workloads. Commvault Cloud has impacted me very positively. It simplifies and unifies data protection across hybrid workloads. Instead of managing multiple backup tools for virtual machines, databases, and SaaS applications, I now have a single platform with consistent policies and centralized visibility. This has really reduced my operational complexity and improved backup reliability. Regarding the cyber resiliency posture, the immutable backups and ransomware recovery workflow give me greater confidence in recovering quicker from potential risks. Commvault Cloud has positively impacted me in several key areas: unified backup management across environments, reduced operational overhead, improved ransomware resiliency, faster recovery times, better visibility for compliance, and easier management of hybrid or cloud workloads.

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Giuseppe-Barillari

Delivery Manager at Gesel

Helps with GDPR compliance through data discovery and management

We knew that we have a lot of scanned docs inside our repositories, but there was a big issue where we needed to know which content was really an image. Because of the OCR made at runtime during the scan, now we know exactly the data we have. When you have zipped documents the scan will unzip them and find the data inside.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Metallic helped me to restore the data within an hour, which is much faster than restoring from Microsoft services."

"As a company, we faced ransomware attacks twice, and both times, we recovered because of Commvault's backup and recovery solution."

"Overall it has great features that fulfill our customers' expectations."

"What I like about Commvault is that it's very robust."

"The most valuable features of Commvault HyperScale X are all the general functions and the performance."

"Commvault is unique in the backup and recovery category because if you are using Commvault as a backup, you don't need any additional software to have an archiving solution."

"We have multiple workloads, including SQL, Oracle, SAP HANA, especially Sybase, as well as file systems, VMs, and Exchange mailboxes. Commvault provides very good support for them."

"We are finally back with Commvault, and we now have a 100% compliance backup solution."

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"IBM StoredIQ Suite helps to address problems like data discovery, records management, compliance activities, storage optimization, and data migration initiatives."

"In terms of ROI a company will, in a short time, recover from the initial investment, because the product, other than allowing a company to be GDPR compliant, will give a lot of information on how the storage is used and this will guide the IT to better usage of this resource."

Cons

"For end-users, sometimes Commvault is too complex and, while it's getting better and better with the latest versions, it is still not there."

"Our main pain point is that some of our hardware is old. For example, the SSD disks for our application database are slow. It's hard to avoid a slowdown in our environment because the size of our backups is growing every year. If you're growing and don't upgrade the environment, you will see slower backups and restores. You must enhance the environment if you are growing."

"The product could be more convenient in terms of working with different solutions and having more integration between the different products in the market."

"We had some small issues with the reporting, but that was just a matter of fine-tuning the kinds of messages we receive by email. It was a little overwhelming in the initial configuration. So we reviewed our configuration with our partner and customized the reports so that we only get the important reports. I haven't seen any big issues or things that the solution is missing."

"We do not use Command Center, but we are using CommCell Console. We're navigating and manipulating the entire environment by using CommCell Console, and we are comfortable with it. We didn't find Command Center user-friendly. We found it a bit difficult to use. It decreases the efficiency of the tasks to be performed. It was probably implemented as a centralized application to manage all environments, but it was probably not a good idea. I and my colleagues across the globe are comfortable with using CommCell Console rather than Command Center."

"The setup was a little bit difficult for a non-IT person like me. My OneDrive is protected by multifactor authentication, and to get the backup to begin behind that multifactor authentication took a little bit of almost customized support, even though I was following the instructions and the videos. That process could have been easier."

"I would assess the Command Center as a very useful but sometimes difficult tool. It is multipurpose. It has all the features of logging and monitoring, especially for the actual setup. For us, it is easy because we work daily with it, but for customers who only use it once a week, they sometimes have some difficulties. Command Center is not user-friendly for beginners."

"We did a POC with one of our customers who is archiving more than fifty thousand email accounts, all over the world, on a daily basis, and Commvault failed miserably."

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"The product was born and designed to be used inside the IT department, but it would be improved by allowing end-users to search for info related to specific needs."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of an integrator license is moderate and its features cover most customers."

"There is a bit of cost involved with signing up the entire solution. It's not a cheap solution."

"It was not very popular because of its previous cost, but they have been working on the pricing, and now anyone can afford to use Commvault. They changed the modeling criteria for their pricing. Previously, there was only the capacity modeling based on your content capacity. In this case, they would give you a license and you would have to pay it. Now, most of the environment is virtualized so you can have the best CPU, VMs, etc. You buy whatever you need and pay for what you need."

"The pricing is fairly in line with the other products we've compared it with recently. We do spend more on it than we did in our Backup Exec days, but it's fairly competitive with some of the other best-in-class data protection platforms."

"The solution is highly-priced."

"Commvault licensing is a perpetual license so only the support is being renewed yearly."

"We like that there is no extra cost for SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive. It is all mimicking Microsoft's model. Every user has one terabyte of space. When users start using OneDrive, everybody has one terabyte that will be backed up included in the price."

"Commvault is quite high in terms of pricing and licensing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	58
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

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What needs improvement with ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is a very powerful tool, but it can be improved in various ways. Commvault Cloud can be improved by simplifying its interface, reducing configuration complexity, and making more adv...

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What is your primary use case for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud's main core use case is backup and recovery for protecting on-premises workloads, databases, the file system, NAS, and on-premises infrastructure. Another primary use case is immuta...

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Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.

Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust disaster recovery and compliance, while optimizing storage strategies. Extensive application compatibility and integration with IT infrastructure solutions allow for efficient data movement and enhanced security.

What are the key features of Commvault Cloud?

Backup and Recovery: Reliable data protection across environments.
Data Management: Seamless operations in hybrid and multi-cloud contexts.
Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive recovery features.
Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards.
Security: Advanced encryption and threat detection.
Cost Optimization: Efficient strategies and resource utilization.
Integration: Supports a wide array of IT applications.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information effectively.
Scalability: Adapts to extensive infrastructure needs.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses through optimization.
Simplified Management: Streamlined for better operations.
Comprehensive Support: Enhances compatibility and usability.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and technology, Commvault Cloud supports the protection of virtual machines, databases, and physical systems. It facilitates Office 365, SQL, and VMware backups, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance, while meeting the demanding storage requirements and safeguarding data integrity per industry standards.

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IBM StoredIQ is a powerful tool for managing unstructured data, helping businesses efficiently discover, classify, and manage information across their digital landscape. It provides significant advantages for handling data compliance and governance challenges.

IBM StoredIQ addresses complex data management challenges by enabling organizations to locate, assess, and act on unstructured content spread across the enterprise. By offering effective insights and facilitating automation, it empowers businesses to maintain data compliance and strengthen governance strategies. Its capabilities ensure thorough data analysis and management, supporting both tactical and strategic decision-making within organizations.

What are the key features of IBM StoredIQ?

Data Discovery: Efficiently scans and identifies data within multiple environments to provide a comprehensive view.
Classification: Leverages advanced algorithms to categorize data based on content and context.
Content Assessment: Analyzes unstructured data to extract meaningful insights for better management.
Governance Enablement: Supports regulatory compliance through effective data handling and reporting.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Cost Savings: Reduces storage costs by identifying redundant data and optimizing storage.
Risk Mitigation: Decreases legal risk by ensuring compliance with data regulations.
Efficiency Gains: Enhances operational efficiency by automating data processes and improving data quality.
Improved Decision Making: Provides actionable insights that aid in strategic decisions.

IBM StoredIQ finds application in industries such as finance, healthcare, and legal services where data accuracy and compliance are critical. In healthcare, for instance, it helps maintain patient data privacy while ensuring timely access to necessary information, whereas in finance, it safeguards against regulatory breaches by organizing financial records effectively.

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Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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