Product Comparisons
Simpana 10 vs. Symantec, EMC and IBM
October, 2014
Simpana® Software vs. Legacy Approaches
Build vs. Buy
CommVault
Symantec
IBM
EMC
Backup &
Recovery
Networker
NetBackup
Archive, Email,
Files, eDiscovery
& Compliance
Data Reduction
Deduplication &
Compression
Enterprise
Reporting
HomeBase
TSM for SharePoint
Centera
Common
Store
Xtenders
Enterprise
Vault
SourceOne
PureDisk
Ops Center
DPA
Control Center
Replication,
Management,
& CDP
Desktop /
Laptop
Repl.
Manager
Replication Exec™
Recover
Point Replistor
Continuous Data
Protection for Files
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Data & Information Management CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
Data & Information Management
Server Virtualization and CloudReady Data Management
Protect and manage data across physical, virtual and
cloud with embedded options for scale, application
awareness and tools to streamline large scale operations
Distributed catalog structure for
protection and scalability
Employs a distributed catalog structure which eliminates
the catalog-scale design constraint due to catalog
backup / restore concerns
Simpana OnePass™ backup and
archive to eliminate operational
impact & management time
A single, low-impact scan that incorporates protection,
retention, reporting and access for growing file system
and email environments
Integrated Global source and target
side Deduplication
Deduplicate data across the environment to maximize
storage savings.
Integrated hardware and software
Snapshot Management supporting
heterogeneous arrays
Leverage snapshot technology across leading
heterogeneous arrays to improve RTO/RPO and off load
backup processing from production hosts.
Integrated archiving & eDiscovery
for file systems, email & SharePoint
in a single unified solution
Reduce infrastructure and administrative requirements
for archiving data in the environment.
Integrated Content Indexing &
Search
eDiscovery across archive and backup provides total
visibility to data.
Single virtual repository with mobile
& web access
Access information anywhere through ContentStore ™.
Automated Workflow
Manage large-scale operations and shared services
efficiently
Integrated global operational
reporting
Provide robust, global reporting including capacity
management and planning, SLAs, operational and
instrumentation level views of environment
Yes
Partial
NO
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Virtual Environment Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
Virtual Environment Protection
Array-based snapshots for
scalable protection
Leverage hardware snapshot technology to
automatically protect large VM environments quickly
with IntelliSnap® for VMware and Hyper-V.
Scalable off-host protection for
both VMware and Hyper-V
Leverage platform APIs (like VADP) along with scalable
“grid” architecture and off-host proxies for backups
Custom auto-protection and
filtering
Automatically discover and protect VMs based on
business value. Filter out specific VMs for full
customization
Enhanced restore and recovery
options
Advanced, flexible recoveries that go beyond “file,
volume, VM”, including: extended capabilities such as
power-on, VM-renaming, datastore browsing, single
step restore for vCloud.
Self Service access to data
Restore data through web console and vCenter plug-in.
Faster restores leveraging
change block tracking
Leverage Change Block Tracking to accelerate restores.
VM Archiving
Automatically archive stale VM’s based on policies, to
recover space in data stores
Integrated operations reporting
Optimize storage resources and operating environment
in the virtual environment, with a rich set of analysis,
trending, and reporting tools.
Accelerated disaster recovery
by leveraging the VI
Perform automated DR operations by leveraging
automated conversion of a backup copy into the VI with
“Virtualize Me”
Yes
Partial
NO
2013 DCIG Virtual Server
Backup Software Buyer's Guide
Protecting
Converged Virtual
Infrastructures
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Snapshot Capability CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
Snapshot Capability
Integrated Backup &
Snapshot management
Initiate backup and archiving operations with
consolidated reporting, auditing and security
controls from a hardware-based snapshot
operation.
Off-Host Processing
Minimize production system impact with built in
proxy capabilities for indexing, backup
generation (including deduplication and
encryption), granular access and recovery.
Federated search across
snapshots for Granular
Recovery
Provide searchable recoveries across multiple
snapshots/backups at a granular object level.
Improved DR Readiness
Execute snapshot and clone operations as
frequently as required to deliver on increasingly
tight SLA requirements.
Support for snapshots of
virtual environments
Leverage hardware snapshot technology to
automatically protect large VM environments.
Supports major Hardware
Arrays
Integrated snapshot and clone techniques with
the industries leading providers of the latest
arrays and applications.
Eliminates scripting
Reduce risk and eliminate manual scripting by
using an automated policy-based approach.
Application consistent
snapshots
Integration with applications to ensure consistent
point in time images.
Yes
Partial
NO
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Deduplication CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
Deduplication
Simple Management
Use a simple check box to switch between
source and target-side deduplication to meet
business needs.
Integrated Source and
Target-side deduplication
Eliminate redundant backup and archive data at
the client before sending it across networks,
transferring up to 90 percent less data across the
network.
Rapid Recovery From Disk, No artificial limit on resource availability for
Tape or Cloud Storage
restores, ensures rapid recovery with minimal
business disruption.
Hardware agnostic
Scale out easily and cost effectively with open
systems hardware.
Enterprise scalability and
resiliency
Scale to support Petabytes of data with a grid
architecture that allows for load balancing and
failover to a shared DDB
Global Deduplication
Maximize data reduction by deduplicating data
globally across hundreds of clients in different
locations with different protection policies.
Deduplicate to Tape
Write backup/archive data to tape storage in
deduplicated, encrypted, format, reducing the
cost of storing data.
Deduplicate to Cloud
Write backup/archive data to cloud storage in
deduplicated, encrypted, format, reducing the
cost of storing data.
Yes
Partial
NO
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Replication CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
Replication
Integrated Continuous
Data Protection
Meet Recovery Point and Recovery Time
Objectives (RPO/RTO) without taking production
systems offline by leveraging continuous capture
byte-level replication to continuously protect your
data.
Deduplicated replication
enabled
Integrated replication of data in a deduplicated
state to reduce network traffic.
Scale out easily and cost
effectively with open
systems hardware
Utilize inexpensive storage for replicas.
Leverage existing storage arrays.
Unique Application
Recovery Points
Eliminate the risk of application corruption by
recovering your file or application to a specific
point-in-time.
Leverage remote or virtual
sites for disaster recovery
Eliminate exposure from site disaster, costly offsite tape storage and lower TCO
Centralize disaster
recovery for remote sites
With remote data replication, data and
applications can be reliably protected with replica
copies at the central site for Disaster Recovery
Replicate data over thin
WAN connections
Minimize costs of infrastructure changes.
Recover granular
information from replicas
Leverage replica copies to recover granular
information as part of a single pass operation.
Yes
Partial
NO
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Reporting CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
Reporting
Detailed reports on
Understand the environment and the status
environment configuration of the components in it.
Reporting on operational
status of backups and
recoveries
Detailed information on the status of data
protection and recovery jobs executed in the
environment.
Detailed reporting on
storage utilization
Analyze and view physical and virtual
storage utilizations and maximize their
usage.
Detailed analytics on
virtual environments
Make informed decisions on how best to
deploy an application in a virtualized
environment.
File-level reporting on
data age and usage
Identify stale data and make informed
decisions on your archiving rules and
storage policies.
Usage reporting to enable Produce chargeback reports based on
chargebacks
physical and virtual machine capacities.
Yes
Partial
NO
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IBM
TSM
CommVault Edge® Technology CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
DLO
Edge Protection
Single Platform Data
Management
Reduces complexity with a single platform for all backup,
recovery, and archive management, with consolidated
reporting, security controls and auditing.
Device/OS Diversity
Provide an enterprise-class solution that delivers efficient,
centralized laptop/desktop data protection with multiple OS
support and provides anytime, any device access to the data.
Empower the mobile workforce with the ability to download
backup files to tablets/smartphones and backup Windows,
Linux and Mac OS devices.
Auto Discovery and
Setup
Auto discover new desktops and laptops; install backup agents
automatically to reduce administrative workload.
File Synchronization
Ability to synchronize files between devices
Optimized Resource
Utilization
Enable rapid, efficient, reliable, and transparent protection
through dynamic bandwidth management and ensuring a small
backup footprint by reducing network impact with the ability to
specify bandwidth, CPU and power utilization.
Search with HTML
previews for
enhanced access and
eDiscovery
Keep data view and recovery easy and efficient by leveraging
content indexing to provide insight into the data through HTML
previews. Preserve, protect, and access business critical
information captured from desktops and laptops whenever
necessary to meet any eDiscovery or compliance challenge. .
Yes
Partial
NO
Protecting Data at the
Edge More Effectively
Critical Need For
Edge Data Protection
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EMC
Avamar
IBM
TSM
Archiving & eDiscovery CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
Archiving & eDiscovery
Integrated File-system
archiving.
Centralized management of backup and archiving.
Simpana OnePass™
Technology.
Single pass archiving of file system and eMail data
with stubs for end user recovery.
Automate policies to keep only
what has business value with
Content Based Retention
Reduce up to 70% of retention costs by
specifying items of a particular content type(s) that
can be applied to different retention. Provide the
ability to design policies and storage location by
content type.
Email and SharePoint
archiving integrated with
Backup in unified solution.
Single point of control for management of backup and
archiving.
Reduced infrastructure requirements.
Integrated enterprise search,
Compliance and e-Discovery
Knowledge of the information you have and the ability
to locate it quickly.
Supports discovery across
archives, backups, replicas
and online file data.
Find data and information not just in archives, but
across all the data in the environment.
Retention and review of all ESI Enable legal hold on discovered data and easy search
and review of information.
Early Case Assessment
technology
Yes
Partial
Automated classification and preservation with
detailed reporting to prove authenticity and chain of
custody.
NO
OnePass Datasheet
DEMO
Reference Copy
Datasheet
DEMO
Reducing Data Management
Costs, Risks & Complexity - A
Strategic Archive Approach
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IBM
TSM
Archiving & eDiscovery CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
Enterprise
Vault
HP
Autonomy
Consolidated
EMC
Archive
SourceOne
Archiving & eDiscovery
Simpana OnePass™
Technology Archiving.
Single pass backup and archiving of file system
and eMail data with stubs for end user recovery.
Reduce the space and
processing of enterprise data
Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data with
integrated global deduplication and compression,
saving on network, media and storage costs.
Automate policies to keep
Reduce up to 70% of retention costs by
only what has business value specifying items of a particular content type(s) that
with Content Based Retention can be applied to different retention. Provide the
ability to design policies and storage location by
content type. Data tiering can be applied based on
content rules to any target, including tape or cloud.
Email and SharePoint
archiving integrated with
Backup in unified solution.
Single point of control for management of backup
and archiving.
Reduced infrastructure requirements.
e-Discovery across archives,
backups, replicas and online
file data.
Find data and information not just in archives, but
across all the data in the environment.
Early Case Assessment
technology
Automated classification and preservation with
detailed reporting to prove authenticity and chain
of custody.
Data analytics to determine
the “right” policy
Leverage integrated reporting, retention and
deduplication capabilities to improve visibility.
Yes
Partial
NO
OnePass Datasheet
Reference Copy
Datasheet
DEMO
Archiving to Meet
Compliance & eDiscovery
Requirements in the Big
Data Era
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Cloud Data Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
Benefit
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Symantec
NetBackup
Cloud Data Protection
Built-in multitenancy
Security with customizable role based data
protection and access.
Deep vCD
Integration
Protection vCD implementations for resource pools,
provider/org vDCs, and VMs. Single step recovery
directly into vCloud
Secure Data
transfer
Full encryption at all stages and HTTPS can be used
together instead of a VPN for strong security that is
cost effective and easy to manage.
Optimized
Resource
Utilization
Source-side deduplication technology, coupled with
intelligent backup scheduling and bandwidth
throttling to reduce network impact.
Streamline
large scale
operations
Workflow automation streamlines repetitive and
complex tasks. Operations reporting lets users
optimize the environment.
End-User
Restore
End-users can find and restore files from any backup
on any client they are authorized to access
Multiple Cloud
providers
Ability to select from multiple cloud providers for
services
Yes
Partial
NO
Simpana® Software – A
Unique Cloud-Enabled
Platform
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EMC
BRS
IBM
TSM
Disaster Recovery Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NBU BMR
EMC BRS
IBM TSM
BRM
FBBMR/Sysbk
Disaster Recovery Protection
Reduced Complexity
Integrated backup, recovery and DR in a single,
software-based solution.
Point in Time Restore
Restore the system state of a client, backed up on a
specific date and time
Cross Hardware
Restore
Restore systems to completely different hardware
configurations, including different NICs, CPU, memory,
storage, etc.
Automated scheduling
options
Streamline DR preparedness with scheduling options for
replication, dedupe and restores
Workflow automation
Automate complex DR runbooks from end to end with
fully customizable workflow automation
Fully unattended
operating system
reinstall
Initiate the recovery process of a single or multiple
clients from a central location for unattended restore.
Accelerated disaster
recovery by leveraging
the VI
Perform automated DR operations by leveraging
automated conversion of a backup copy into the VI with
“Virtualize Me”
Integrated Cloud
storage Options
Seamlessly extend offsite disaster recovery with deep
cloud storage integration
Broad OS support
Support for Windows, Linux, and Unix Operating
Systems including HP-UX, AIX and Solaris
Yes
Partial
NO
Balancing Cost, Risk and Complexity
in Your Disaster Recovery Strategy
Virtualize Me
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Oracle Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
Oracle Protection
“Near Instant”
Better protection for Oracle using array-based
Snapshot Capabilities snapshots that deliver rapid-fire, application
consistent copies of Oracle data with near zero
impact on production environments.
Automated Point-intime Recovery for
Oracle RAC Nodes
Comprehensive automated support for Oracle
RAC nodes and configurations plus snapshot
integration with RMAN for database point-intime-recovery.
Global Block-Level
Deduplication of
Oracle Managed
Data
Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the
source with global deduplication while
increasing storage and network efficiency. Use
open systems storage, including cloud.
Granular Recovery
Reduce complexity and enhance protection
for Oracle Leveraging with flexible, granular recovery options
Hardware Snapshots including individual tables, databases, entire
applications and out of place database restores
for clone copies.
Comprehensive
Storage Resource
Reporting
Yes
Partial
Gain clear insights into your Oracle
environments with integrated file-level reporting
and analytics.
NO
Backup &
Recovery for
Oracle
Datasheet
Chivas Brothers
Case Study
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SharePoint Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
SharePoint Protection
“Near Instant”
SharePoint data that is highly available, and
Snapshot Capabilities easier to manage with near zero impact on
production environments.
Out of Place Restore
and Granular
Recovery
Release Independent, rapid migration of data
from SharePoint 2003, 2007, 2010 & 2013.
Ease administrative burden with faster, easier
recoveries.
Global Block-Level
Deduplication of
SharePoint Managed
Data
Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the
source with global deduplication while increasing
storage and network efficiency. Use open
systems storage, including cloud.
External Blob Storage
(EBS) Support &
Remote Blob Storage
(RBS)
Improved usability and manageability with
SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013.
Enable a faster, trimmer, better performing
SharePoint server and data retrieval that is
transparent to the end-user.
Integrated Archiving
and e-Discovery
Single platform for backup, archiving and
reporting, which minimizes server and network
impact. Full text search across backup and
archive data sets for compliance and legal holds.
Comprehensive
Storage Resource
Reporting
Gain clear insights into your SharePoint
environments with integrated reporting and
analytics for better management.
Yes
Partial
NO
Data Management for
Microsoft SharePoint
Datasheet
SharePoint Archiving
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TSM
Exchange Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
Exchange Protection
“Near Instant” Snapshot
Capabilities
Exchange data that is highly available, and easier to
manage with almost “zero” impact on production
environments.
Simpana OnePass™ backup
and archive to eliminate
operational impact &
management time
A single, low-impact scan that incorporates protection,
retention, reporting and access for growing file system
and email environments
Out of Place Restore and
Granular Recovery
Release independent protection for Exchange data.
Faster, easier recoveries of files, messages,
attachments, etc.
Global Block-Level
Deduplication of Exchange
Managed Data
Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the source
with global deduplication while increasing storage and
network efficiency. Use open systems storage,
including cloud.
Automated Point-in-time
Recovery Features
Simplified point-in-time recovery options with
automated log playback features for Exchange
databases and right-click version selection for
individual email files.
Integrated Archiving and eDiscovery
Single platform for backup, archiving and reporting,
which minimizes server and network impact. Full text
search across backup and archive data sets for
compliance and legal holds.
Comprehensive Storage
Resource Reporting
Gain clear insights into your Exchange environment
with integrated file-level reporting and analytics.
Yes
Partial
NO
Data Management for
Microsoft Exchange
Datasheet
Show Me Simpana Protect
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TSM
SQL Protection CommVault Advantage
Feature
CommVault®
Simpana® 10
Benefit
Symantec
NetBackup
EMC
BRS
SQL Protection
“Near Instant”
SQL data that is highly available, and easier to
Snapshot Capabilities manage with near zero impact on production
environments.
Automated Backup of Reliable protection without administrator
SQL Databases
involvement through auto-discover and backup
of new SQL Server databases.
Global Block-Level
Deduplication of SQL
Managed Data
Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the
source with global deduplication while
increasing storage and network efficiency. Use
open systems storage, including cloud.
Automated Point-intime Recovery
Features
Any point-in-time recovery options simplified
with automated log playback features for SQL
databases.
Browsing and
Restoring Data by
Relative Time
Flexibility and convenience of retrieving backup
data from a wider time span rather than the
need to remember an exact time range in which
something was backed up
Comprehensive
Storage Resource
Reporting
Gain clear insights into your SQL environments
with integrated file-level reporting and analytics
for better management.
Yes
Partial
NO
Backup & Recovery for
SQL Server Datasheet
Show Me Simpana Protect
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