IBM Storage Protect vs AWS Backup for Amazon EKS

IBM Storage Protect8.9Visit AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8Visit

Higher score IBM Storage Protect #6 in Data Protection Tools 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit IBM

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AWS Backup for Amazon EKS #7 in Data Protection Tools 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS Backup

• IBM Storage Protect fits best

  Large-enterprise hybrid backup infrastructure

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS fits best

  Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes

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Side by side

Feature	IBM Storage Protect 8.9/10 Visit ↗	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#6 in Data Protection Tools	#7 in Data Protection Tools
Best for	Large-enterprise hybrid backup infrastructure	Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs, Community	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	13 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IBM Storage Protect 0/4 · AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 0/4
Backup and recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data-loss prevention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Encryption & key management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included endpoints	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automates progressive-incremental backups, compression and deduplication Protects VMware, Hyper-V and application-aware snapshots Supports cloud, object-storage and tape targets with lifecycle automation	Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores
Cons	Pricing requires contacting IBM sales Deployment options include cloud and self-hosted environments to manage Its feature set is aimed at enterprise and mid-market organizations	EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services
Our verdict	IBM Storage Protect is backup and recovery software for organizations protecting physical file servers, virtual environments and business applications. It brings centrally managed backup, restore, archiving, replication, deduplication,… Read the review →	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS is a managed cloud service for protecting Kubernetes cluster state and persistent storage. It is aimed at teams running Amazon EKS that want backup scheduling, retention, encryption, copies, and restore operations… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• IBM Storage Protect — where it wins

  • Automates progressive-incremental backups, compression and deduplication
  • Protects VMware, Hyper-V and application-aware snapshots
  • Supports cloud, object-storage and tape targets with lifecycle automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting IBM sales
  • Deployment options include cloud and self-hosted environments to manage
  • Its feature set is aimed at enterprise and mid-market organizations

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS — where it wins

  • Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage
  • Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability
  • Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores

  Where it doesn't

  • EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges
  • Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing
  • Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services

• IBM Storage Protect8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid backup platform for enterprises protecting servers, virtual machines and business applications.

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• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8/10 · Paid

  Centralizes EKS cluster and persistent-storage backups with flexible restore options.

  Visit AWS BackupFull verdict →