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IBM ProtectTIER vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM ProtectTIER
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
69th
Ranking in Deduplication Software
13th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Ranking in Deduplication Software
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of IBM ProtectTIER is 1.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 5.4%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance5.4%
IBM ProtectTIER1.9%
Other92.7%
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

AG
Technical Lead at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization
The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time. I have a 24 hour cycle, so it doesn't get completed in 24 hours with the large amount of data. With Veritas NetBackup, I can take 20 terabytes of backup in a day.
SG
Technical Manager at Rigor Systems Limited
Backup management excels with user-friendly interface and effective deduplication, offering robust data protection
Leveraging AI in Veritas NetBackup Appliance is one of the road maps now that they have done a collaboration with Cohesity, which is a feature I'm looking forward to. Using AI is one improvement I recommend for the Veritas NetBackup Appliance. They have implemented some aspects of AI for features such as malware detection and anomaly detection. I believe they can do more to give customers more insight into their data, allowing them to see it and understand what they can do, such as archiving old data. They can do more by utilizing the data effectively to provide insights to customers about their space usage, future projections, and options for managing old data.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is highly stable."
"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the incremental backup."
"I will highly recommend this product for excellent and quick backup solution in small and large IBM I Series environment."
"The most valuable features are the self-service features and the ability to search the data."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"I have no stability issues to report...The initial setup is quite simple."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the backup speed."
"The product enables me to recover the information of the appliances in the organization."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"I recommend Veritas NetBackup Appliance as a great product worth exploring."
"The most significant benefit has been the time to restore."
"The features that are most valuable are the ease of integration in deployment and updates."
 

Cons

"These days, we are thinking about pushing another solution because of the poor support from IBM."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"It is unmanageable. Support would be good."
"My advice to anybody who is considering this solution is to conduct a proof of concept first because everybody's needs are different, and this product is not suitable for every kind of backup."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."
"The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market."
"They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear."
"The hybrid model is not that efficient if we want to off-site data; it takes a lot of time to upload the data on a regular basis."
"I don't like the interface of Veritas. It could be improved."
"They could improve the interface a bit. It's not as good as it could be."
"One area needing improvement is to facilitate Oracle database restores using the GUI on the NetBackup Appliance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM ProtectTIER is an expensive solution."
"This solution is very expensive."
"We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."
"The customer can decide how they want to purchase a license. However, the price of the solution is expensive."
"Appliances do not come cheaply."
"The product's price is high."
"This solution is expensive."
"Overall, Veritas is a good solution; the problem is the cost."
"The price of this solution is very high compared to other solutions."
"The product is expensive and comes with a yearly license."
"The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals."
"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Manufacturing Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise27
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Customers say that the price for Veritas NetBackup Appliance is high. It is a high price because the maintenance has a large cost, especially if the appliance is hardware rather than a virtual appl...
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
I think Veritas NetBackup Appliance can be improved in terms of support. Support for appliances needs to be improved, specifically the quality of support that I receive. The specific areas that nee...
What is your primary use case for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
My main use case for Veritas NetBackup Appliance is for backup and recovery. I use Veritas NetBackup Appliance for backing up all customer data across Hyper-V, VMware, Oracle, SAP HANA, simple file...
 

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Sample Customers

Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber
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