Iron Mountain Connect vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

Iron Mountain and Oracle are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Iron Mountain is ranked #61, while Oracle is ranked #22 with an average rating of 9.3. Iron Mountain holds a 0.7% mindshare in BRS, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Iron Mountain users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Iron Mountain Connect

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Iron Mountain Connect and Oracle Data Guard compete in the data management and protection category. Oracle Data Guard appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and reliability, justifying its higher price.

Features: Iron Mountain Connect offers comprehensive document management, security features, and a user-friendly design. Oracle Data Guard delivers robust data protection, automated failover capabilities, and advanced data security mechanisms.

Room for Improvement: Iron Mountain Connect could improve its reporting functions, integration capabilities, and expand its document management features. Oracle Data Guard could use better documentation, a more streamlined setup process, and enhanced user interface for easier navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Iron Mountain Connect has straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Oracle Data Guard, though more complex to deploy, offers superior data security mechanisms and satisfactory support.

Pricing and ROI: Iron Mountain Connect is valued for its lower setup costs and faster ROI. Oracle Data Guard, despite higher initial investment, is seen as cost-effective due to its advanced capabilities and long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Iron Mountain Connect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

61st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Iron Mountain Connect is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Data Guard	0.9%
Iron Mountain Connect	0.7%
Other	98.4%

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Raj Bhaduri

Enterprise architect at Centrica

Good policies related to data

I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities. I would like to see more integration with different platforms,…

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AdnanNaseem

Principal DB A at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Active data protection has ensured high availability and supports seamless reporting workloads

In my opinion, Active Data Guard is the most valuable feature. We use the secondary side for reporting purposes, which reduces the load on the primary side. Oracle Data Guard includes functions such as automatic failover, but we use manual managed failover. After some months, we converted our primary to secondary and secondary to primary. Oracle Data Guard is effective in minimizing data loss and provides a good solution for that. The main benefits of Oracle Data Guard include minimizing data loss during a production failure. It is used for maximum availability when paired with Oracle RAC, so if any disruption occurs, we have an alternative Data Guard to convert our load to the disaster recovery site. Oracle Data Guard maintains a high level of data integrity by using archive logs. When a transaction happens, redo logs create archive logs, which are then applied on the disaster recovery side, ensuring that both databases are synchronized.

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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

"The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"

"The solution can scale as needed."

"Snapshot and Data Guard Manager are awesome features."

"You can see how the logs are applied, check the apply time, and how far behind the standby is at any given time."

"If you have a problem with your primary site and can't access your primary database, you can continue working with the database that you have as standby on the other site, by changing its role to primary."

"Technical support is very good. If at any time we write a ticket, we get the appropriate answer on time."

"The most valuable feature is the application or promotional code used in the production protocol to transfer data to the secondary database, situated on the DR site."

"The most important feature is that if I want to test the database at the disaster recovery site, I can take a snapshot, test it, and then revert it back to the original state without needing to restore the complete database from the primary data center to the disaster recovery."

"We chose this solution for the availability of the databases. We can't afford Oracle Grid, this is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive."

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Cons

"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."

"I think it would be great to have a graphical interface assistant (like DBCA, ASMCA, NETCA, etc.) for initial configuration, monitoring, configuring Oracle Data Guard Broker and all the Data Guard Broker commands, without needing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control installed."

"The product could improve its pricing."

"The implementation is complex for anyone who's jumping into it without any experience. It's all command-line driven implementations. For some, that's a turn-off."

"Sometimes, the technical support team takes time to respond."

"It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs."

"The deployment cost is expensive."

"For every standby server you have, you must pay a licensing fee, which is the main disadvantage."

"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."

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"It's a cost-effective solution."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

"The licensing cost is significantly high."

"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."

"The cost is expensive."

"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Retailer

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Marketing Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	22

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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Overview

Connected Accounting&ERP is a mid-range accounting program with single user and network editions for Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Connected can be shared concurrently by both Mac OS and Windows users on a single data file. Connected "Core Accounting" consists of the General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable modules. Connected "Enterprise" builds on the Core Accounting aspects by adding powerful inventory, job costing, and currency additions. Pricing starts at $399.00.

Iron Mountain

Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

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