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Arcserve UDP vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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 NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

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 NetBackup Appliance is 0.6%, down from 0.7% 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.
RifkanHasan - PeerSpot reviewer
A Flexible, scalable and high performance solution to protect data from edge to core to cloud
Our main challenge was deciding on the right capacity for expansion, but once we settled on two NAS servers with sixteen TB, things have been smooth. We haven’t faced major challenges, just the initial capacity decisions. We got good reviews from other partners before installing it. We haven’t had much hands-on experience since it’s under warranty and we rely on 24/7 support from the service provider. We handle any errors by monitoring and notifying the provider as needed.

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 ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"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."
"It is very stable."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."
"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"The solution is useful for backups."
"NetBackup is easy to use and user-friendly."
"The solution uses minimal resources."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is a total backup solution. We don't have to buy other applications to do it."
"It has been our go-to product for backup."
"The solution is very stable...The solution is very scalable."
"The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors."
 

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 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."
"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"We cannot restore each user's mailbox. Each user's mailbox should be independently restorable. Also, this solution is very slow. If you select all of the servers, it runs for a long time... It needs to be faster. Finally, If anything happens to one server we should be able to switch to another server."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"One area for improvement in Arcserve UDP is its capability to interact with other cloud servers."
"I had an issue with Arcserve UDP during the failover and the secondary machine didn't get back online, even though it ran automatically. I faced the issue during a crisis situation. However, I haven't faced such a problem again."
"More licensing options could be introduced to the software. It is currently based on capacity only. Compared to competitors, it is difficult to position it economically everywhere. From the usability point of view, they are making many improvements on new interfaces, the SaaS offering, etc."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance could improve the configuration, it could be more user-friendly."
"The response from the support team has not always been quick, so sometimes there is a risk."
"Veeam has a verification action, which is good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"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."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"I feel that the product is fairly priced."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
"The solution is expensive."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"Appliances do not come cheaply."
"Renewing subscriptions for appliance support is costly."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is competitive. There are different models of Veritas NetBackup Appliance, such as perpetual licenses and subscriptions. Having the choice is good."
"The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals."
"The price of this solution is very high compared to other solutions."
"The licenses are purchased on appliances with the capacity they require."
"The licensing costs for this solution are very high."
"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."
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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
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
NetBackup Appliance is expensive, yet not excessively when compared to its features and capabilities. It's more costly than Commvault, which offers similar features at 70% of the price.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
One area needing improvement is to facilitate Oracle database restores using the GUI on the NetBackup Appliance. Having a wizard to streamline the process would be a great feature.
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
NetBackup Appliance
 

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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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