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Arcserve UDP vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

 

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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:
 

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (19th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th)
HPE StoreOnce
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
107
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
 

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 1.2%, down 1.6% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 19.5% mindshare, up 17.1% since last year.
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software
 

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.
Andrew Mcbeath - PeerSpot reviewer
Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup
Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"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 log onto the client's system to retrieve the information. It is possible to precisely identify the problem's location. The system categorizes and logs every step in a structured manner, selectively displaying only the essential logs. However, to view a comprehensive log, one must access the line machine log and examine the actual client for detailed logging."
"We are satisfied with Arcserve UDP. The most important feature that we use and why we choose this product is the RHA feature."
"It is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."
"We also really benefit from the GUI capabilities."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."
"If you have a large enough storage capacity then you can take an ample amount of data."
"Deduplication and compression are in a good ratio. It supports the HPE Catalyst protocol, which is much faster than NFS and other protocols. We use CommVault and Veeam, and these two solutions support the Catalyst protocol very well and are integrated at high speed. It is faster than normal access."
"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."
"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."
"Technical support is quite good."
 

Cons

"The product is not user-friendly."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."
"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."
"One area for improvement in Arcserve UDP is its capability to interact with other cloud servers."
"The problem is just reliability. If the promises in the marketing material were realized in real life, it would be the perfect solution, but it's just the reliability issues."
"Licensing can be quite difficult."
"StorageCraft ShadowProtect can improve by making one console that can control backups of all desktops and servers in one place. Additionally, the recovery process of the backups is very slow and could improve. It's very slow when we went to recover a complete disc but to recover one file is very fast."
"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."
"The solution could always be less expensive."
"We're outsourced with a partner who recalls a larger amount of problems with the stability of the product."
"Cloud integration needs to be simplified."
"The solution should continue to refine its integration capabilities. I also see they are starting to use cloud integration as well, which is good, but they should do more to integrate with it."
"The solution's technical support should be faster."
"I don't see any new features that we could want or anything that could be done along those lines. Just that we need a bigger machine, so more speed."
"The dashboard needs more improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."
"The price is based on the number of sockets. We use a four-socket price that includes two servers and the cost is $4,375."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a four or five out of ten."
"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"The price of the product is reasonable."
"The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support."
"The solution is pretty expensive."
"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."
"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."
"There are costs for additional storage and space."
"We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Non Profit
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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.
What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
Veeam Backups provide a stronger capability. It is well-positioned on the radar, with a mature and stable solution. Consequently, it is used throughout the company.
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
HP StoreOnce
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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