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Arcserve UDP vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

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
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
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.9%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

MukundKambli - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Mattia Sangiorgio - PeerSpot reviewer
May 28, 2024
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

"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."
"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."
"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"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 product provides instant and virtual standbys."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The price is much lower than competitors that do the same function."
"It is easy to set up using the included virtual appliance and also includes agents for most NAS systems."
"Technical support responds very quickly."
"It is affordable."
"NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use."
"Nakivo is an easy-to-use, robust and cost-effective backup solution. I highly recommend it."
"Nakivo makes our backs-ups more reliable and easy to recover in case of full damage or partial retrieval of files - all at a convenient cost."
"The automatic backup and replication features are invaluable, saving us time and resources by automating routine backup tasks and ensuring data protection without manual intervention."
 

Cons

"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"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."
"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."
"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."
"One area for improvement in Arcserve UDP is its capability to interact with other cloud servers."
"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."
"It would be good if I could have a remote upgrade of our Synology Transporters, but the manual upgrade is easy and no problem at all."
"From an administrator usage perspective, the interface is very intuitive, but maybe the wizard for creating and modifying backup jobs could look a little fancier."
"I would like to see support for backing up from other platforms, such as physical machines."
"Right now we know that Nakivo has the ability to back up as an incremental process and restore backups across several criteria. However, it would be good if we had the ability to backup a system like PostgreSQL."
"For us, it would be best to improve the speed of the backup instead of adding new features."
"From our experience, the main factor that could be improved is adding more cloud services that are supported as a backup repository."
"We would like to back up File Shares to Amazon S3/Wasabi."
"Their product is good and it meets our requirements, however, new features are also most welcome and we never hesitated to try new features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"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 price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."
"I advise that this is the best product for medium or small environments according to my cost-benefit analysis."
"The price could be lower."
"The product is quite cheap compared to other products on the market, but despite this, it is rich in features both at the level of backup and recovery as well as at the level of additional options."
"The licensing model is very affordable compared to competitors, with a good quality-to-cost ratio, and the software is quite simple and fast to setup."
"Nakivo has a good price-performance ratio."
"Nakivo Backup & Replication also have another great value, which is that it is one of the lowest prices on the market."
"The licensing model is crystal clear on the website."
"We use a perpetual license that is priced well."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
8%
Non Profit
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

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.
How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
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?
Thoroughly assess your needs before purchasing the solution. Depending on how your data center operates, you will need to determine whether the licensing should be based on workload or socket. It’s...
 

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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