Arcserve UDP vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain comparison

The compared Arcserve and Dell Technologies solutions aren't in the same category. Arcserve is ranked #23 in BRS , with an average rating of 6.9, and holds a 1.1% mindshare in the category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 in DS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 25.4% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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85% willing to recommend

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

Arcserve UDP achieved full ROI in 12 months through efficiency, storage benefits, and significant cost savings.

Sentiment score

5.9

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain offers efficient cost-saving storage solutions, fast recovery, and reliability for large organizations despite initial costs.

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One is less floor space in the data center and the ability to pack more data into the backup storage on Dell PowerProtect Data Domain as compared to the traditional backup storage.

reviewer2776245

Vice President - Information Technology Systems Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The best part is the compression and deduplication feature.

Pranav Telang

Lead Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I find it cost-effective, and it does bring the return on investment.

Kuntal Malik

lead at Boston Scientific

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

Arcserve UDP support receives mixed reviews, with some praising responsiveness while others face delays and lack regional expertise.

Sentiment score

7.2

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain support is praised for quick, knowledgeable service, despite occasional delays and regional inconsistencies.

I have local support; we have a team that has expertise in the solution, so we usually resolve situations in-house without sending questions to Arcserve.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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We feel that we are working with people who understand the technology and the historical patterns of this environment, and when we raise a support request, we have no doubt because it seems that we are working with a product engineer.

Mayowa Afeez Olayiwola

System Administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

They respond within 24 hours of case submission, which is crucial for maintaining the solution.

reviewer1144389

Sr System Expert at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

I have dedicated support from Dell for Vietnam, and they are responsive.

Triet Pham

Information Technology Technician at Lac Viet Computing

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

4.6

Arcserve UDP is praised for scalability, with mixed views on cloud scaling, but favored for integration and management features.

Sentiment score

6.6

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain offers scalable enterprise storage with flexible expansion, efficient deduplication, but may need additional licensing.

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The scalability depends on the IT department's strategy.

reviewer1144389

Sr System Expert at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is very scalable; it expands easily with new enclosures.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain can scale up horizontally to meet the growing needs of our organization.

Kuntal Malik

lead at Boston Scientific

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Arcserve UDP is highly stable, with improved reliability, minimal issues, and successful data management, despite occasional legacy system concerns.

Sentiment score

8.2

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is highly stable, reliable, with minimal issues and strong performance, earning high stability ratings.

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We have never encountered issues such as data corruption with these systems.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

I have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues with it.

Eng_MIR

IT Infrastructure and Telecom TL at a construction company with 51-200 employees

I have been using it for up to three years with no upgrading or downtime.

Mohamed Elfakharany

Data Protection Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Room For Improvement

Arcserve UDP users face integration, performance, and support challenges, seeking better security, cloud interaction, and improved functionality.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain faces high costs, complex setup, and improvement needs in integration, support, and feature optimization.

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Local support must be available in the country.

A. AhadAlam

Head Of Systems Group at NCCPL

We can leverage writing NAS level backup into Dell PowerProtect Data Domain rather than utilizing any other software tools such as Networker.

reviewer2776245

Vice President - Information Technology Systems Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain represents the fastest and most reliable solution, ensuring great integration with backup software.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

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Setup Cost

Arcserve UDP offers flexible licensing and competitive pricing, though some users find it expensive compared to competitors.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is costly, but performance and deduplication often justify its price despite higher costs than competitors.

Regarding the setup cost for Arcserve UDP, it is significantly important, but the price is similar to all our options where clients need to have backup on-premises and replication in the cloud.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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It is almost four times the earlier price.

Sufyan Khan

Head of Sales and Operations at New Horizon Computers

For small clients, it is very expensive.

Sergio Omar Ruiz Paz

Specialist Senior N2 at Entelgy

The pricing has become higher since July, and the license costs are more expensive compared to the past.

Houssem Sandli

Technical manager at Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)

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Valuable Features

Arcserve UDP provides efficient, user-friendly data protection with features like deduplication, cloud replication, and cross-platform support for easy management.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain offers exceptional deduplication, compression, reliability, scalability, cloud integration, and disaster recovery performance in data management.

I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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The most valuable feature of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is its deduplication capability.

Houssem Sandli

Technical manager at Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is highly consistent, durable, easy to install, scalable, and compatible with any software today.

Sufyan Khan

Head of Sales and Operations at New Horizon Computers

The most beneficial features in the product are compatibility, which is the most valuable function.

A. AhadAlam

Head Of Systems Group at NCCPL

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (23rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (17th)

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Backup and Replication solutions, they serve different purposes. Arcserve UDP is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, down 1.3% compared to last year.
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 25.4% mindshare, down 29.2% since last year.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Arcserve UDP	1.1%
Veeam Data Platform	7.6%
Commvault Cloud	4.4%
Other	86.9%

Backup and Recovery

Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain	25.4%
HPE StoreOnce	18.1%
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager	12.7%
Other	43.8%

Deduplication Software

Featured Reviews

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

Has supported hybrid IT environments effectively and offers strong data protection

With Arcserve UDP, the most valuable feature is to improve persistent data, which I consider important. I use other products too, not only Arcserve UDP, as we use TrueNAS as well. Arcserve UDP improves the precision of data. I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly. I have used Arcserve UDP's continuous data protection. It is beneficial for operational continuity because we use it constantly and have no objections to Arcserve UDP technology; I think it is very good. Arcserve UDP's integration with multiple operating systems is very good and very efficient. This brings value for me since many of my clients have different operating systems like Windows and Linux; there is no problem. Regarding the deduplication and compression with Arcserve UDP, I think Arcserve UDP is still a solid solution that we primarily use.

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Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

Provides seamless backup integration and long-term reliability for enterprise data protection

The price is quite high; this product is not considered cheap. Additionally, if you use higher availability boxes, they also come at a premium price. However, they provide business continuity, which is the main reason why companies invest in this solution. Tape is slow; when restoring several virtual machines or databases amounting to several terabytes, Dell PowerProtect Data Domain represents the fastest and most reliable solution, ensuring great integration with backup software. If a customer has limited budget constraints, they may opt for cheaper external storage comprised of just a bunch of disks and utilize it for backup, as backup is not a business-critical service. However, I see great value in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain because it is fully automated, features great integration with backup software, and provides good value for money. I would rate software support as a ten, while I would give hardware support a seven. I never give any product a perfect score; I think Dell PowerProtect Data Domain deserves a nine. The only minor problems are the certificate issue and the price. These certificate issues are quite rare and mainly arise when we forget to restart and upgrade the box for several years.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	37

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 ...

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What do you like most about StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

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.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

Regarding the setup cost for Arcserve UDP, it is significantly important, but the price is similar to all our options where clients need to have backup on-premises and replication in the cloud.

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What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

My use cases for it involve primarily backing up the on-premises servers, and besides that, we also provision CIFS shares and NFS exports on Dell PowerProtect Data Domain.

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What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NV...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

I purchased Dell PowerProtect Data Domain through a local partner.

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Comparisons

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Arcserve UDP

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain

Overview

Arcserve UDP is a comprehensive solution that empowers even a one-person IT department to protect virtual and physical environments with a high degree of simplicity. It allows you to design and manage your entire data protection strategy with a unified management console, and enables you to scale your data backup coverage as your organization grows with the push of a button.

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Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is the leading backup appliance built for powerful cyber resilience and seamless integration into on-premises environments. It supports both traditional and modern workloads, simplifying operations while reducing risks and costs.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain offers scalable storage capabilities that integrate smoothly with backup systems. Its deduplication and compression technologies enhance storage efficiency by significantly reducing data volumes. Users appreciate its secure data protection, excellent deduplication and compression, efficient data replication, and the DD Boost protocol for faster data transfer. However, feedback suggests improvements are needed in areas like complex VTL tape addition, high pricing, and challenging cloud integration. The implementation may benefit from boosted processing power and enhanced ransomware protection.

What are the key features of Dell PowerProtect Data Domain?

Deduplication and Compression: Significantly reduces data volumes, optimizing storage usage.
Efficient Data Replication: Enhances data protection by securely transferring data across locations.
DD Boost Protocol: Promotes faster data transfer, streamlining backup processes.
Scalable Storage: Adapts to varying data capacities, ensuring growth accommodation.
Secure Data Protection: Safeguards data with robust encryption and protection features.

What benefits should be expected from Dell PowerProtect Data Domain?

Space and Cost Savings: Achieves reductions in data footprint, lowering storage expenses.
Reliable Backup and Recovery: Provides consistent and fast data backup and restoration capabilities.
Seamless Integration: Operates smoothly with existing backup software and environments.
Data Security: Offers comprehensive data protection to ensure business continuity.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is widely employed across various sectors like banking, finance, and government for its backup, deduplication, and archiving functions. Organizations utilize it with software like Veeam and NetWorker to optimize bandwidth, manage large data capacities, and deliver secure, reliable backup features, supporting both on-premises and hybrid deployments.

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