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Arcserve UDP vs Azure Backup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th)
Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.4%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

MukundKambli - PeerSpot reviewer
Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options
I give the solution ten out of ten. This solution offers one dashboard to manage the BC con, disaster recovery plan, DR solution, and backup as well as different licensing options, unlike other OEM products. We are the system integrators for our clients, so we design the solution as per the customer's requirements. We provide several solutions options to our clients such as Druva inSync, Druva Phoenix, and Arcserve UDP with the specifications and the client makes a decision based on their requirements. I would advise potential users to first be clear on whether they are going to use it as a backup solution for compliance purposes, just wanting to take the backups of files and servers, or for instant recovery. The IQ and RPO discussion with our customers usually takes 30 minutes. I recommend this solution.
Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too."
"The most valuable features are the replication to the cloud and the deduplication."
"I would recommend it if there is a general case."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"It's simple to set up."
"There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"The scalability has been good."
"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The setup of Azure Backup is very easy."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its simplicity."
"It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
 

Cons

"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"The only problem with the solution is that when I change the drive capacity, it has to do a full backup. It's a problem when I have five servers to backup. When I only want to change the size of the drive, I have to do a full backup that can take one week."
"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"I don't know whether the tool has VMware integrations. It would be good to cover this area if it doesn't have those."
"Azure Backup needs improvements in allowing more specific backup options rather than just full VM snapshots."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."
"The pricing is moderate."
"The price is somewhat high and could be lower."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"Azure Backup is a product that is priced at a cheap rate, and it is a great tool."
"Azure Backup is a moderately priced solution."
"The product is neither too expensive nor too cheap."
"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"We are paying about $100,000 USD per year, just for a couple of servers."
"There is a cost per terabyte for using this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Non Profit
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
What do you like most about Arcserve UDP?
The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is the initiative UI and the logs are clear and detailed that are generated when there has been an issue or failure on the user's system. We only have to l...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arcserve UDP?
The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution.
How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
 

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Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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