Compare Bacula Enterprise and IBM Storage Protect 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Bacula Enterprise
Star Rating
(56)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Bacula EnterpriseIBM Storage Protect
Star Rating
(77)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM Storage ProtectBacula Enterprise vs IBM Storage Protect
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Bacula Enterprise easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Bacula Enterprise overall.
- Reviewers felt that Bacula Enterprise meets the needs of their business better than IBM Storage Protect.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bacula Enterprise is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Bacula Enterprise over IBM Storage Protect.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bacula Enterprise
No pricing availableIBM Storage Protect
No pricing availableFree Trial
Bacula Enterprise
No trial information availableIBM Storage Protect
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.5
43
8.4
59
Ease of Use
8.8
43
7.4
60
Ease of Setup
7.7
37
6.9
44
Ease of Admin
8.4
38
7.3
44
Quality of Support
9.8
42
8.1
59
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
36
7.5
42
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
38
7.3
60
Features by Category
IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.6
28
9.4
8
9.6
24
9.2
8
9.5
24
8.3
8
9.3
23
8.8
7
Management
9.4
27
7.7
5
9.3
25
9.4
8
9.4
29
9.2
8
9.4
25
8.8
7
9.2
24
8.8
8
Compliance
9.3
23
8.6
7
9.6
13
8.0
5
9.6
24
8.8
7
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.5
14
Not enough data
9.6
15
9.3
5
9.4
15
8.3
5
Management
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.6
13
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Management
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SaaS Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Admin
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Database Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.7
26
8.8
7
9.6
12
8.9
6
9.8
21
8.3
6
9.4
21
9.2
6
9.8
17
9.0
7
Management
9.5
25
9.3
7
9.7
25
8.6
7
9.6
23
8.8
7
9.1
21
8.8
7
9.3
18
8.6
6
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Solution Provision
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Reliability
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bacula Enterprise and IBM Storage Protect are categorized as Online Backup, Server Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Unique Categories
Bacula Enterprise is categorized as SaaS Backup
IBM Storage Protect is categorized as Database Backup, Object Storage Solutions, IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO), and Data Replication
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bacula Enterprise
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Storage Protect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Military
15.1%
Government Administration
13.2%
Telecommunications
11.3%
Higher Education
9.4%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Other
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
18.3%
Hospital & Health Care
13.3%
Computer Software
8.3%
Banking
6.7%
Government Administration
5.0%
Other
48.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
can we use baculam for adding a mutiple jobs concurrently?
2 Comments
RM
Hello Bhupesh,
If your question is "can we use Baculum for adding many jobs at the same time", then: yes, you can indeed use Baculum for adding multiple...Read more
Who else has had problems with Bacula support telling them "You're the only customer reporting this, nobody else has this problem" foe svereal years before confirming a fault but then declining to fix it?
1 Comment
GG
That is ugly indeed! The only thing I can advise you, and have good experience with, is to escalate the ticket as soon as you're unhappy with the support...Read more
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