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Arcserve Cloud Direct vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve Cloud Direct
Ranking in Cloud Backup
62nd
Average Rating
5.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (17th)
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Cloud Backup
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Arcserve Cloud Direct is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 7.2%, down from 14.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform7.2%
Arcserve Cloud Direct0.5%
Other92.3%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1321896 - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Service Desk Operator at a cloud solution provider with 11-50 employees
Good backup retention but it is not a reliable platform and it doesn't giving any sort of alerts that things are not working
StorageCraft wasn't getting full backup coverage. It was backing up around 1 to 2% of the points. It was not a reliable platform and it wasn't giving any sort of alerts that things were not working. The majority of stuff wasn't backed up, so we really weren't happy with them. That's when we went on the look for a new solution.
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The backup retention was pretty good, and being able to archive users who had been backed up is good functionality because even if they've been deactivated it'll keep the backups and keep them protected."
"The backup retention was pretty good. Being able to archive users who had been backed up, is a good functionality. Even if they've been deactivated it'll keep the backups and keep them protected."
"The most valuable features of Veeam ONE are the backup reports, such as the status of the storage."
"Veeam Backup has many valuable features and every feature is different. I have created backups for file-level backup, VMware or hypervisor virtual machines, physical machines, and workstations as well. Every time, I learn something new."
"It's improved backup recovery time significantly, and makes backup testing a breeze."
"The benefits from using Veeam Data Platform include reliability and peace of mind; whenever you need a backup, you do not have to worry about it because we have experienced it, and Veeam Data Platform has never failed, with never an issue recovering data."
"The initial setup is not complex or too complicated; it's very easy and quite straightforward, and a company shouldn't have any issues with the process."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to restore the VMs into a test environment."
"Coming from tape backup environment to using Veeam and cloud upload dramatically changed and improved our backup process."
"It has very strong and useful features for a virtualized environment such as those based on VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V."
 

Cons

"StorageCraft wasn't getting full backup coverage. It was backing up around one to 2% of the points. It was not a reliable platform and it wasn't giving any sort of alerts that things were not working."
"StorageCraft wasn't getting full backup coverage. It was backing up around one to 2% of the points."
"Unfortunately, the software only runs on Windows."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"I am looking for the ability to: Backup physical machines Backup exchange mailboxes and retrieve a message in a mailbox Backup SQL servers and retrieve a record in a table Backup the Active Directory and retrieve a single object"
"Multithreading of health check process: This can take too much time to process on large jobs and/or large VMs."
"There needs to be more integration with VMware and the virtual machine."
"It's hard to answer because managing cloud storage in our version could be better, but now that they have improved it in the recent version, I cannot say it's a better point because I know it should be already fixed."
"The orchestration feature can be improved. They can improve the virtual machine orchestration to make it similar to VMware. They can also provide an option to automate the backup and recovery and schedule a backup."
"Tape support is still not performing as expected (at least for my opinion) as Veeam relates to tape backup as a repository instead of a long term archive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Veeam is much lower than the IBM solution."
"We have increased our scalability while being able to free up senior resources from recovery activities. I estimate our overall savings to about $20,000 per year."
"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."
"The price is reasonable."
"Veeam products are less expensive than other products. The licensing costs are low and they're pretty affordable."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."
"It comes with a higher cost and it is an all-inclusive solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business220
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise141
 

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Also Known As

StorageCraft Cloud Services, StorageCraft Disaster Recovery Services, StorageCraft Cloud Backup, Arcserve Cloud Services, Zetta Cloud Backup
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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