Arcserve UDP vs Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup comparison

Arcserve and Hornetsecurity are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.5, while Hornetsecurity is ranked #57. Arcserve holds a 1.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Hornetsecurity’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Hornetsecurity users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

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96% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup are competitors in the data backup and disaster recovery sector. Users find Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup superior due to its features and perceived worth.

Features: Arcserve UDP offers robust backup options, comprehensive data protection, and multiple recovery points. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is noted for its ease of use, efficient VM backups, and sandbox restore verification.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP needs enhancements in reporting capabilities, performance speed during large backups, and user interface. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup could improve scalability, scheduling flexibility, and support for more diverse environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP is complex to deploy, requiring significant time and resources. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is straightforward to set up. Arcserve UDP support can be slow, while Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup offers responsive and helpful customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is cost-effective with a good return on investment due to its comprehensive features. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is often perceived as pricier but justified by its efficient performance and specialized VM backup capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

18th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

57th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

27th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (45th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.3%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

MukundKambli

Senior Solutions Architect at Team Computers

Nov 8, 2022

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.

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Heriberto Mendez Olivo

CEO at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Mar 29, 2024

Offers a comprehensive feature set offered at a competitive price

Two months ago, a client had a problem with hardware failure and relied on Altaro VM Backup for backup and recovery in their hybrid VM environment. They found the solution easy to configure and manage The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."

"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."

"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."

"It's simple to set up."

"I would recommend it if there is a general case."

"The most valuable features of this solution are that I can by just one click, copy and paste anything that I would want. I do not have to restore the whole virtual machine."

"We are satisfied with Arcserve UDP. The most important feature that we use and why we choose this product is the RHA feature."

"The most valuable feature is the duplication."

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"The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."

"Ability to restore to any host."

"The ease of use of the solution is its most valuable feature. The interface is also excellent."

"The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it."

"The interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues."

"VM backup and the item level recovery are the most valuable features."

"This solution is stable."

"We frequently use the granular restore option for when our users accidentally delete files or to recover emails from mailboxes. We have found that to be a must-have feature and it comes with the solution at no extra cost."

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Cons

"I don't know whether the tool has VMware integrations. It would be good to cover this area if it doesn't have those."

"One of the biggest drawbacks of Arcserve UDP is that it does not have a single console, making it an area that needs to be considered for improvement."

"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."

"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."

"Backups are very slow and time consuming."

"The initial setup was complex."

"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."

"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."

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"To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."

"It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once."

"The initial set up was complex, and I was not able to do the set up myself."

"Availability of physical server backup would be an added advantage."

"Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't."

"Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on."

"The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement."

"Replication is not fast, the GUI could be more user-friendly, and technical support is lacking in Iran."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."

"The solution is expensive."

"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is moderate."

"The solution is very expensive."

"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."

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"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."

"There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."

"Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."

"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."

"The pricing is okay,"

"By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."

"Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."

"Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."

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Computer Software Company

17%

Government

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Manufacturing Company

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15%

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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 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...

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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.

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What do you like most about Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

Altaro VM Backup is quite affordable in comparison to other products.

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What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup. Additionally, integrati...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

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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.

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox

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