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Arcserve UDP vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th)
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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 Veritas Backup Exec is 2.2%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

MukundKambli - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Sameer Pansare - PeerSpot reviewer
Has a valuable feature for data encryption and good technical support services
Our primary use case for this solution is preliminary data restoration from tape media, disaster recovery, or recovering any data backed up to tapes The product's most valuable feature is encryption. The backup software is easy to use. They could include backup functionality for enterprise…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"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."
"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 most valuable features are the replication to the cloud and the deduplication."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."
"Our customers are happy with the product’s functionality."
"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."
"In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"This solution has a very good technical support department that is very responsive."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
 

Cons

"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."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"The solution's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports."
"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."
"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"It could provide better ease of management than one of its competitors."
"The one thing which could be improved, which we have informed Veritas about, is the ability to plug in to the cloud. Meaning, instead of using local storage if we're backing up a small user or end user, we want to be able to make it so they can direct the backups directly to the cloud. It can't be done at the moment. We can only back up to the storage then replicate to the cloud, but we cannot use the cloud as a source of storage."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high."
"It is currently missing the dynamic backup feature for virtual machines, which is available in NetWorker. I can create politics in NetWorker to add virtual machines with specific tags, but I cannot do this in Backup Exec, which is a minus point for me. Currently, a user has to send a request to the Backup administrator to add a machine to the backup, but I should be able to create rules to automatically add a new machine to the backup. This kind of functionality is very important in current times, especially when we are using cloud solutions. I should be able to create more than one stream in a policy and specify how many streams I want to run in parallel in one policy. Currently, I have to manually create more policies to backup more than one virtual machine at the same time. Their support can also be improved in terms of response time."
"We need to have duplication and better compression."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
"The solution is very expensive."
"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
"The pricing is moderate."
"The solution is expensive."
"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."
"I think it's sold at the right price. It's not expensive. The license is usually for a year."
"It has a good price-value ratio. Its price-value ratio is better than Veeam."
"The product is affordable."
"Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
"It is cheap compared to the other backup technologies. It all depends on the requirements."
"If your company can afford it, go for it."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"I would like to see a better licensing model. They changed it and it's just horrendous."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Non Profit
8%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

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 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...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Backup Exec?
I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being very expensive. The pricing is good. We have a yearly license. The total license cost is around 40,000 dollars. That's with add-ons and t...
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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Sample Customers

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