HYCU vs. IBM Storage Protect Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HYCU
Score 9.0 out of 10
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HYCU is a SaaS Data Protection platform that delivers SaaS-based data backup, recovery, and ransomware protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments serving vendors globally.N/A
IBM Storage Protect Plus
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
IBM Storage Protect Plus (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect Plus) provides data recovery for virtual environments and databases.N/A
Pricing
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsContact vendor for pricing informatioon.IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is available in a monthly license or perpetual license.
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Community Pulse
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Considered Both Products
HYCU
Chose HYCU
This fits Nutanix better than anything I have found. HYCU clearly focuses on personalized service. You can email, call or open a web ticketed, depending on your urgency.
Chose HYCU
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage.
The best part about HYCU …
Chose HYCU
We moved from VMware w/ Veeam to Hyper-V w/ Microsoft Data Protection Manager. Each backup solution worked well for its respective workload. We made the jump to AHV on Nutanix. MSFT DPM wasn’t compatible and HYCU was a better value than Veeam.
IBM Storage Protect Plus
Chose IBM Storage Protect Plus
I decided on the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for the Service and Support, the Roi, and for the Ease of Deployment.
Chose IBM Storage Protect Plus
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus doesn't allow taking backup of the Meditech HIMS application, due to the unique nature of the database and its functionality. As it's a special case, the vendor supports only a few fully integrated backup solutions which resulted in using Bridgehead as …
Chose IBM Storage Protect Plus
Veeam Backup & Replication, IBM Spectrum Protect and CommVault
Features
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
8.9
Ratings
5% above category average
IBM Storage Protect Plus
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
Universal recovery9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Instant recovery5.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recovery verification9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Business application protection8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Snapshots9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Management dashboard9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Platform support10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Retention options10.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Encryption10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Small Businesses
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.0
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Usability
9.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
HYCUIBM Storage Protect Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
It’s well suited for Nutanix AHV data protection and includes the ability for immutable backups via WORM policy. I’m unsure of its performance in environments that use Hyper-V OR VMware for virtualization. The use of tiered backups without additional policies are great when creating new VMs, even automatically assigning a default backup policy to ensure that all workloads have at least a minimal level of data protection
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It is a tool, which first is easy to deploy, and very efficient in recovery and replication issues; among the benefits of End-to-end policies, Management simplicity, Rapid data recovery, and Efficient data reuse of the aspects that could be improved in the tool is the integration with Amazon web services and Microsoft Azure.
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Pros
  • Backup of virtual machines.
  • Upload to Cloud backups.
  • Recovery of databases backed up through HYCU.
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  • Simple to get up and running.
  • Touchless agents for SQL, Exchange and DB2 take the complexity out of setup and use.
  • Now integrated to offload to Spectrum Protect to provide a more robust DR strategy.
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Cons
  • Better DR support guidance/best practices
  • Reporting isn’t straightforward and as customizable as I’d like
  • Including M365 backups without additional cost would be a big value add for us
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  • It needs better integration with native VMWARE and its associated components, especially while taking backups of VM environments.
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Usability
Very simple interface. Can learn it in a day. The instances where I needed a little hand holding, I just called support and they assisted immediately. That's the best of both worlds.
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Support Rating
I have had several requests, and issues with the rollout and deployment of HYCU in our production environment. The HYCU team of support and developers have met each issue with importance and some kind of resolution or explanation of help. They have been so supportive even in the not so easy ones. That says something for their product and team behind it.
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Alternatives Considered
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage. The best part about HYCU over Bacula is that it is much easier to use and more stable. The interface alone will save you from time and energy using other products
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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus doesn't allow taking backup of the Meditech HIMS application, due to the unique nature of the database and its functionality. As it's a special case, the vendor supports only a few fully integrated backup solutions which resulted in using Bridgehead as a trustable backup option specific to the application.
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Return on Investment
  • I trust this product to protect our organization if things go badly.
  • I am able to not lose sleep thinking about backups.
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  • Cloud backup can be expensive and slow
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