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Arcserve UDP vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
19th
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
6th
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
89
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 NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

TeresitaSabile - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Mattia Sangiorgio - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhances data protection strategies and ensures the reliability of backups with helpful support
The features we have found most valuable in NAKIVO Backup & Replication include its cost-effectiveness, seamless integrations, comprehensive functionalities, and ease of installation and management. The pricing model is very competitive, providing excellent value for the robust features offered. Its seamless integration with our VMware infrastructure ensures smooth operation without any compatibility issues. The wide range of functionalities, including incremental and full backups, storage optimization, and disaster recovery options, meets all our backup needs comprehensively. Moreover, the simplicity of installation and the intuitive user interface have made it easy for our team to quickly set up and manage the backups without requiring extensive training.

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."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"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."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
"There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good."
"The VM, restore, and file recovery capabilities are considered gold standards."
"The main advantage from our perspective is the ability to plug this solution into an existing infrastructure on a cheap device and point the backup at the server targets and configure the backup options in a simple menu; linking to a cheap cloud resource for a simple solution for off-site storage."
"We have found all the features of Nakivo to be useful and the solution is easier to use compared to Proxmox. It is user-friendly, we are very satisfied."
"The product is good for protecting very low-budget offices, whereas other solutions fail in terms of cost and footprint of the VMs involved."
"Creating a backup task in NAKIVO is fast and easy."
"Perfect for someone who doesn't want to waste time."
"Nakivo Backup and Replication's web-based management interface enables intuitive, rapid, and seamless configuration and management of all backup and recovery functionality across the enterprise."
"The cost aspect and the ease of licensing, along with simplified licensing, are most valuable."
 

Cons

"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 tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"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."
"A lot of their new technologies are not very good."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"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."
"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The reporting features could be enhanced to provide more detailed and customizable reports for better insights into backup operations."
"It would be helpful to be able to have a custom footprint so that only the required features are installed."
"We want the backup job to consume fewer resources, as the utilization is very high if we choose the best compression."
"Compression and data deduplication are okay, but they could be improved."
"I need no more valuable features for backs-up. I have not yet tried the latest release, however, I have all the features that I need."
"We would like to back up File Shares to Amazon S3/Wasabi."
"They had given a feature of real-time replication which they stopped in NAKIVO."
"Nakivo's implementation documentation could use a little beefing up."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Its price seems reasonable. Its price is average as compared to the other products I've looked at. We have a three-year license right now. There are no other costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"Pricing is most likely comparable."
"I feel that the product is fairly priced."
"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."
"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."
"The pricing is moderate."
"Cost is very appropriate for SMEs."
"It has a very good price in the market."
"I think the price is competitive. However, for some projects, it can be a bit much for price-sensitive small businesses."
"Nakivo Backup & Replication also have another great value, which is that it is one of the lowest prices on the market."
"It has a much higher bang for the buck than other products we evaluated."
"The price could be lower."
"It's really cheap, and our company saves a significant amount of money on IT backup solutions per year."
"The prices are high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Non Profit
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Nakivo?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?
The product is affordable even for smaller organizations.
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
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Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
Coca Cola, Honda, 3M, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, University of Arkansas, Johns Hopkins University, Marriott, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Fujifilm, Eiffage
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