OpenText Data Protector
Server backup software
Backup software
Disaster recovery software
Data recovery software
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What is OpenText Data Protector
OpenText Data Protector is an enterprise backup and recovery platform used to protect physical servers, virtual machines, and application workloads across on-premises and hybrid environments. It supports scheduled and policy-based backups, restores, and retention management for IT operations teams that manage heterogeneous infrastructure. The product emphasizes centralized administration, integration with common enterprise applications, and support for disk and tape-based backup architectures.
Broad enterprise workload coverage
Data Protector supports backup and restore for a range of operating systems, virtualized environments, and enterprise applications. This makes it suitable for organizations with mixed infrastructure and multiple application owners. It is commonly positioned for data center environments where consistent protection policies are required across many server types.
Centralized policy-based management
The platform provides centralized configuration for backup schedules, retention, and media management. This helps standardize protection policies across multiple servers and sites. Central administration can reduce operational variation compared with managing backups separately per workload.
Tape and disk backup support
Data Protector supports traditional tape libraries as well as disk-based backup targets. This is relevant for organizations with long-term retention requirements, air-gapped processes, or existing tape investments. It can fit environments that need both fast restore from disk and archival to tape.
Complex deployment and operations
Implementations typically require planning around agents, media servers, catalogs, and storage targets. Day-to-day administration can be more involved than products designed for simplified, appliance-based, or SaaS-first operations. Organizations may need experienced backup administrators to maintain and troubleshoot the environment.
Less SaaS-first orientation
Compared with newer cloud-managed backup offerings, Data Protector is often used in on-premises or hybrid architectures with more customer-managed components. This can increase infrastructure and maintenance overhead for teams seeking a primarily cloud-delivered experience. Cloud integration capabilities may require additional design work depending on target platforms and storage choices.
Licensing and feature clarity
Enterprise backup products in this class can involve multiple license metrics and add-on components (for example, application agents or advanced features). This can make cost estimation and entitlement tracking harder during procurement and renewals. Buyers often need detailed scoping to avoid gaps between required workloads and licensed capabilities.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Express Edition | Custom pricing — contact OpenText (socket-based licensing, per CPU socket) | Designed for virtualized environments; agentless VM protection and advanced VM recovery features (GRE, Power On, Live Migrate, ZDB). Official product SKU references exist (e.g., SP-AN541 for 1-socket LTU). cite |
| Premium Edition | Custom pricing — contact OpenText (capacity-based licensing, front-end TB) | Full Data Protector functionality for physical, virtual and hybrid environments (application agents, software encryption, advanced reporting). 90-day free trial available. Official SKU examples referenced (e.g., SP-AN545). cite |
| Enterprise Suite Edition | Custom pricing — contact OpenText (capacity-based licensing, 1 TB base + add-on TB increments) | Enterprise Suite base license includes 1 TB base entitlement; add-on capacity sold in 1 TB LTU increments; covers unlimited use of Data Protector features under capacity model. cite |
| Data Protector for Cloud Workloads | Custom pricing — contact OpenText (capacity-based; subscription/perpetual options) | Agentless cloud workload protection (Microsoft 365, hypervisors, containers). 90-day free trial with a 5 TB front-end limit for the Cloud Workloads trial. cite |
Seller details
OpenText Corporation
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
1991
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