Arcserve UDP vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

The compared Arcserve and Hewlett Packard Enterprise solutions aren't in the same category. Arcserve is ranked #19 in BRS , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 1.2% mindshare in the category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 in DS , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 19.4% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

HPE StoreOnce

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3,668 Comparison Views

93% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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 1.5% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 19.4% mindshare, up 17.4% since last year.

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MukundKambli

Senior Solutions Architect at Team Computers

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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Andrew Mcbeath

Technical Director of Managed IT Division at base2

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…

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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

"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The product's deployment process was straightforward."

"Our customers are happy with the product’s functionality."

"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."

"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."

"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."

"The most valuable features are that it is able to restore quickly and that it is able to virtually restore on Hyper-V."

"The most valuable features are the replication to the cloud and the deduplication."

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"Deduplication is the most valuable feature."

"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."

"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."

"The interface is very user-friendly."

"HPE StoreOnce is an easy-to-use tool."

"The implementation is not that complex for someone who has experience."

"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."

"The implementation is straightforward."

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Cons

"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."

"The product is not user-friendly."

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

"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."

"The solution can use a lot of bandwidth when the scheduling is not done, it should auto-schedule itself. For example, if there are 50 users connected in the network at 12 o'clock and the backup is not scheduled. At this time the network offices are going to have performance issues when it is doing a backup. Having a feature to auto-schedule a time when the network is not being used often would be beneficial."

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

"A lot of their new technologies are not very good."

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

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"Its customer service could be faster."

"This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM."

"The product's price could be better."

"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 appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."

"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."

"The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware."

"improvement? HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."

"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."

"The pricing is moderate."

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

"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."

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

"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

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

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"There are costs for additional storage and space."

"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."

"To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."

"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."

"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."

"The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."

"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Non Profit

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

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 ...

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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 HPE StoreOnce?

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?

The setup cost is rated as four out of ten.

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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.

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 32% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

ExaGrid EX Series vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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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.

Arcserve

HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

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Sample Customers

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

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