Arcserve UDP vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

Arcserve and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #26 with an average rating of 6.4, while OpenText is ranked #23 with an average rating of 9.0. Arcserve holds a 1.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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85% willing to recommend

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

Arcserve UDP

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and OpenText Data Protector are two robust solutions in the data protection market. OpenText Data Protector has the upper hand due to its extensive features that justify its higher cost.

Features: Arcserve UDP is praised for its comprehensive backup and recovery features, ease of use, and reliable performance. OpenText Data Protector stands out with its advanced data governance, scalability, and appeals to enterprises with complex needs. Users find OpenText more feature-rich despite the steeper learning curve.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP users suggest enhancing its cloud integration and improving reporting capabilities. OpenText Data Protector users desire a more intuitive setup process and faster issue resolution from support. The scope for improvement in both products highlights distinct user priorities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP is noted for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. OpenText Data Protector, although more intricate to deploy, benefits from detailed documentation and a supportive user community. Both products offer dependable customer service, but Arcserve's simplicity scores higher with users.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is recognized for its cost-effectiveness and predictable licensing, offering substantial ROI for small to mid-sized businesses. OpenText Data Protector, though initially more expensive, delivers value through its advanced capabilities and is often seen as a worthwhile investment for large enterprises despite its higher cost.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

26th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (18th)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

23rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OpenText Data Protector	1.0%
Arcserve UDP	1.2%
Other	97.8%

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

Has supported hybrid IT environments effectively and offers strong data protection

With Arcserve UDP, the most valuable feature is to improve persistent data, which I consider important. I use other products too, not only Arcserve UDP, as we use TrueNAS as well. Arcserve UDP improves the precision of data. I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly. I have used Arcserve UDP's continuous data protection. It is beneficial for operational continuity because we use it constantly and have no objections to Arcserve UDP technology; I think it is very good. Arcserve UDP's integration with multiple operating systems is very good and very efficient. This brings value for me since many of my clients have different operating systems like Windows and Linux; there is no problem. Regarding the deduplication and compression with Arcserve UDP, I think Arcserve UDP is still a solid solution that we primarily use.

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reviewer1751496

Project Manager and Technical Consultant at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility

We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…

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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

"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 data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."

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

"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."

"The product's deployment process was straightforward."

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

"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."

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"It works excellently only with Oracle."

"The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler."

"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."

"Backup of SAP/Oracle -- they are more robust than the competition."

"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."

"The command-line interface is user-friendly and well documented in the reference guide."

"The initial setup was relatively easy."

"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."

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Cons

"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."

"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."

"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."

"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."

"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."

"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."

"The only problem with the solution is that when I change the drive capacity, it has to do a full backup. It's a problem when I have five servers to backup. When I only want to change the size of the drive, I have to do a full backup that can take one week."

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"This solution is not scalable."

"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."

"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."

"In general, you can say that Micro Focus Data Protector is behind in capabilities when compared with other backup solutions, such as Commvault, Symantec, NetBackup, but it is very strong for certain use cases such as array integration. We are using it in production even now. There should be some kind of cloud integration and archiving solutions. I think this is the area they need to focus on."

"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."

"VM backups needs to be improved. They need to make it similar to the way Veeam and Commvault are doing the virtual backups."

"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."

"The technical support was very slow."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The pricing is moderate."

"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

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

"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."

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

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"The product is cheaper than Commvault."

"The pricing is around $3,000 to $5,000. The charge additionally for support and to scale."

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."

"Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."

"The pricing is acceptable for enterprise level companies, but it's not acceptable for small- and medium-sized businesses. Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution, and it should cover small- and medium-sized businesses with acceptable prices."

"Our licensing is on a capacity basis."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

13%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	61

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 StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

Regarding the setup cost for Arcserve UDP, it is significantly important, but the price is similar to all our options where clients need to have backup on-premises and replication in the cloud.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?

We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

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

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

OpenText

Sample Customers

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

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company

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