Arcserve UDP vs IBM Tivoli CDP for Files comparison

Arcserve and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.0, while IBM is ranked #75. Arcserve holds a 1.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (11th)

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

75th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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TeresitaSabile

Head of Operation and IT at Elgrade Inc

Cost savings and efficient decompression but needs better cloud integration

Our primary use case for Arcserve UDP is its decompression feature, which helped us save money by reducing storage needs. Despite moving to cloud applications, we have been using Arcserve UDP for backup and disaster recovery Arcserve UDP has helped our organization save considerable amounts of…

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reviewer1035033

Sr. Aix Admin at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable

We are currently using Tivoli to backup 15 terabytes within our Oracle Database using a RMAN backup script. The RMAN's utility and restoration has been perfect, we have yet to experience any issues. It's very reliable The restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable. We would like to…

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

"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."

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

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

"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."

"This product is extremely user-friendly and it is capable of performing large-scale archive/backup (five+ years worth). It is easy to store, maintain, and check backups."

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

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

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"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

Cons

"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."

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

"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."

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

"Backups are very slow and time consuming."

"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."

"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."

"We are looking at scaling up to the cloud and using immutable copies on the cloud. Arcserve UDP 8.0 does have the immutable feature supporting AWS, but I'm looking for multi-cloud support. So, I'm waiting for Arcserve to release that in the next release."

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"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."

"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."

"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."

"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."

"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."

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"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."

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Computer Software Company

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11%

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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.

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IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files is a continuous backup software that protects your most important files. This real-time, continuous data protection solution for file servers and user endpoints automatically backs up your most critical files the moment they are saved.

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