Arcserve UDP vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

Arcserve and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.3, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3. Arcserve holds a 1.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Veeam Software’s 18.0% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

Arcserve UDP

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 15, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Veeam Data Platform both compete in the data protection solutions category. Veeam Data Platform has the upper hand due to its comprehensive features and superior disaster recovery options, despite higher costs.

Features: Arcserve UDP provides comprehensive data protection, efficient replication, and user-friendly management. Veeam Data Platform offers advanced backup capabilities, extensive cloud integration, and superior disaster recovery options.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP needs better scalability, more intuitive management, and enhanced cloud support. Veeam Data Platform requires improved customer support, faster updates, and better licensing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP has a straightforward deployment process but mixed reviews on customer service. Veeam Data Platform has a slightly more complex setup but better customer service experiences.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is noted for competitive pricing and satisfactory ROI. Veeam Data Platform is more expensive but seen as delivering excellent value due to its advanced features, ensuring a strong ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

18th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

1st

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

422

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 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 Veeam Data Platform is 18.0%, down from 20.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Q&A Highlights

it_user571875

Works

Mar 21, 2020

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 products to those requirements. All the products you have listed do very well in specific niche markets, all of them also have cons as well, without a clear understanding of what your requirements are a product comparison doesn't mean a great deal.

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Featured Reviews

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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Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu

We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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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 the replication to the cloud and the deduplication."

"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."

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

"The product's deployment process was straightforward."

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

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

"It's simple to set up."

"It is very stable."

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"Its portability and being able to back up between different platforms are the most valuable features."

"Setting up Veeam is easy, and it's portable, too."

"The platform has a useful disaster recovery feature."

"Veeam ONE effectively centralizes the view of different tools."

"Replication is most valuable."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"We get a lot of features with Veeam and we are happy to use this solution. After shutdown, the servers here automatically turn off and Veeam is keeping up all this. It's tension free work."

"The product’s configuration and settings are very easy."

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Cons

"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."

"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."

"Backups are very slow and time consuming."

"It should be easier to switch between backup locations. We have multiple data storage locations and sometimes one of those storages need to be replaced. It would be nice if they made it easier to reconfigure the backup configuration."

"Licensing can be quite difficult."

"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."

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

"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."

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"It is efficient but can improve security-wise."

"I feel that the product's support team needs improvement."

"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."

"Setting up for my case was completely different. There were some product-level bugs that caused a lot of challenges for Veeam Data Platform. So, it took a while."

"Immutability could be improved."

"Its native capability for talking to the public cloud needs improvement. Connecting to a public cloud is a little bit more of a challenge when it comes to Veeam than it is with Rubrik or Commvault. There are still some hoops that you got to jump through in order to send Veeam backups out to public cloud repositories. It is not as simple as it is with other products."

"One common customer complaint is that Veeam, not just Veeam ONE, has become increasingly complex over time. This means that it is now very feature-rich, which can be challenging for some users to navigate and understand. There is a need for more education on how to use the GUI and all of the available features. Even regular users of Veeam may struggle to utilize the new features, which makes it more challenging for backup administrators to manage their backups. The platform is not becoming simpler, but rather, it is becoming more complicated over time."

"The product must provide better security."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."

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

"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."

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

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

"Pricing is most likely comparable."

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"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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"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."

"It is approximately $4,000 to $5,000 for the purchase of the product and I paid an additional $2,000 for the renewal."

"The solution is expensive, but it's value for money."

"Customers require a perpetual license for the product. However, along with the license, they must also subscribe to the support service for one year or three years under a separate contract."

"Our licensing cost is $200 a year."

"Veeam has been raising its prices in the last two years, so it's now lacking some competitiveness in pricing."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the price a five."

"We pay every month for Enterprise Plus. There are no additional costs."

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Comparison Review

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

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Answers from the Community

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Works

Mar 21, 2020

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

2 out of 21 answers

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Solution Architect with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dec 19, 2016

Stop sending me anything –please

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President and Chief Consultant with 51-200 employees

Dec 19, 2016

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Non Profit

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

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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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

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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...

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Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?

Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting it up is a relatively simple affair. For the most part it prompts you from scre...

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Comparisons

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE

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Arcserve

Veeam Software

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.

Veeam Data Platform backs up and replicates virtual machines, protects server farms, provides database backup, and delivers disaster recovery solutions. Users utilize it for protecting Office 365 data, ensuring business continuity, monitoring environments, migrating snapshots, and securing data in offsite locations or the cloud.

Veeam Data Platform is recognized for its ease of setup, reliability, and ability to handle diverse IT infrastructures. It is popular among users for its data replication efficiency, fast virtual machine restoration, and robust reporting. With strong integration with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, it ensures scalability and adaptability across environments. The platform supports incremental backups, a comprehensive dashboard for monitoring and reporting, and a smooth recovery process. New features such as malware detection and an immutable Linux repository enhance its security offerings. However, there's room for improvement in full cloud integration, user interface, and support for more storage systems, as well as better documentation, additional automation, detailed reporting, and enhanced technical support. Users also ask for improved data recovery features, reduced pricing, and greater compatibility with non-Windows systems, Oracle, and SAP systems.

What are the most valued features?

Data replication efficiency: Ensures quick and reliable data replication.
Fast VM restoration: Enables quick recovery of virtual machines.
Easy user interface: Simplifies the backup and recovery process.
Robust reporting: Provides comprehensive reporting and monitoring capabilities.
Scalability: Adapts to growing infrastructure needs with ease.
Backup verification: Ensures the integrity of backups.
Adaptability: Works across different environments seamlessly.
Cloud integration: Integrates with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Incremental backup: Supports reliable incremental backups.
Malware detection: Enhances security with new malware detection features.
Immutable Linux repository: Offers an extra layer of security for backups.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Ease of setup: Reduces deployment time and effort.
Reliability: Ensures consistent backup and recovery performance.
Scalable solution: Grows with the business without hassle.
Comprehensive monitoring: Provides full visibility into backup operations.
Cost-effectiveness: Optimizes backup and recovery costs.
Data security: Enhances protection with features like malware detection and immutable repositories.
User-friendly: Removes complexity from backup management.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Veeam Data Platform provides critical data backup and disaster recovery solutions. Organizations in these sectors use Veeam for protecting sensitive data, ensuring compliance, and maintaining business continuity. By leveraging Veeam's robust features and integrations, companies can safeguard their IT infrastructures against data loss and cyber threats.

Sample Customers

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

Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg

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