AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Arcserve UDP comparison

Arcserve and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.3, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3. Arcserve holds a 2.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery are two prominent tools for disaster recovery solutions. Arcserve UDP performs better in pricing and support. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery excels in functionality making it worth the additional cost.

Features: Arcserve UDP users value its ease of use, flexibility, and comprehensive backup options. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery users value its robust cloud integration, scalability, and automation capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP users suggest improvements in speed, system resource consumption, and more frequent updates. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery users recommend enhanced functionalities for non-cloud environments, better data visualization tools, and refinement for hybrid setups.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP requires a more extensive setup process but offers reliable customer support, aiding users through complexities. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers a smoother deployment process with detailed guidance but users feel support could be more responsive.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is noted for its cost-effectiveness, making it suitable for smaller budgets with significant ROI. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, though higher in price, provides extensive capabilities that justify the investment for larger enterprises.

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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. Arcserve UDP

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

Arcserve UDP achieved full ROI in 12 months through efficiency, storage benefits, and significant cost savings.

Sentiment score

7.3

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness by reducing costs, improving recovery, and streamlining system integration.

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However, with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service being a native service, integration is seamless, highlighting the return on investment.

Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

The recovery process requires fewer people and much less time, which has saved my organization engineering effort and operational time.

Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

We no longer have to schedule employees on weekends since the system automatically triggers alerts, allowing engineers to respond as needed.

Vamshidhar Gade

Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.0

Arcserve UDP support receives mixed reviews, with some praising responsiveness while others face delays and lack regional expertise.

Sentiment score

7.0

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery's responsive support is rated highly, with quick resolution and effective technical help for enterprise customers.

I have local support; we have a team that has expertise in the solution, so we usually resolve situations in-house without sending questions to Arcserve.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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In case of any issue, they are ready to provide support within the defined SLA timeline.

Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Helping us in troubleshooting each and every step if we face any issues.

Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

Higher tiers offer faster response time and more direct technical help.

Deva Rugved

Software Engineer at INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

4.6

Arcserve UDP is praised for scalability, with mixed views on cloud scaling, but favored for integration and management features.

Sentiment score

7.0

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is scalable, supporting seamless growth and replication across diverse environments with automatic recovery features.

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We can expand it to multiple data centers or different areas such as EMEA and APAC.

Vamshidhar Gade

Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is scalable because it can protect and replicate multiple servers and workloads, and it runs on AWS infrastructure.

Deva Rugved

Software Engineer at INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

The scalability is quite good and we were able to scale this service to many of the services that our company uses.

Harsh Shrivastava

Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Arcserve UDP is highly stable, with improved reliability, minimal issues, and successful data management, despite occasional legacy system concerns.

Sentiment score

7.5

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers reliable performance, minor lags seldom occur, though costs from data replication can be a concern.

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It is very good and very reliable.

Olusegun Akinnola

DevOps Engineer at DivVerse Labs

AWS is not difficult, but the cost associated with replicating data to another region can be significant.

Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is stable.

Vamshidhar Gade

Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan

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Room For Improvement

Arcserve UDP users face integration, performance, and support challenges, seeking better security, cloud interaction, and improved functionality.

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery users want improved monitoring, documentation, intuitive interface, automation, reporting, cost insights, support, and usability.

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Our RPO improved from approximately three to four hours to less than one minute.

reviewer2802339

Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

This would detail user activity directly in the ACL console for easier debugging and auditing.

Olusegun Akinnola

DevOps Engineer at DivVerse Labs

It would be beneficial to get some insights when a disaster happens, including identification and probable solutions to ensure effective recovery.

Vamshidhar Gade

Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan

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Setup Cost

Arcserve UDP offers flexible licensing and competitive pricing, though some users find it expensive compared to competitors.

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers a cost-effective pay-as-you-go model, despite varying opinions on fairness and contract flexibility.

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.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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In my case, since the cloud is basically a pay-as-you-go model, we only pay for the replication storage, data transfer, and small staging instances.

Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

Continuous replication minimizes data loss and the cost-efficient staging environment helps reduce infrastructure expenses compared to maintaining a full secondary disaster recovery site.

Deva Rugved

Software Engineer at INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

There is definitely a scope of improvement, and for year-end licensing, they should definitely improve the cost.

Harsh Shrivastava

Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters

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Valuable Features

Arcserve UDP provides efficient, user-friendly data protection with features like deduplication, cloud replication, and cross-platform support for easy management.

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery ensures efficient, secure, and cost-effective disaster recovery with seamless AWS integration and automated processes.

I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly.

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery supports a wide range of source environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, physical servers, and other cloud providers, making it versatile for different IT infrastructures.

Harsh Shrivastava

Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters

The low RPO at a seconds-level replication and a fast recovery with a low RTO provide the most cost-effective way, paying mostly for storage until failover.

reviewer2802339

Software Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

Overall, the best combination of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is its near real-time replication and quick recovery testing, and this makes the service very useful in real-world scenarios.

Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

32nd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

20th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 2.1%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 2.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery	2.3%
Arcserve UDP	2.1%
Other	95.6%

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

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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Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

Continuous replication has protected critical servers and supports seamless disaster recovery drills

Some features that I personally feel can be improved are more simplified monitoring and reporting. As I previously mentioned, the console shows the replication status. If it had more detailed dashboards or built-in reports for DR readiness, it would make it easier for the teams to track everything in one place. Another improvement would be cost visibility and optimization guidance in optimizing the cost and also giving us visibility of it. Because the staging resources and replication storage are running continuously, it would be very helpful for organizations and users if AWS provided clearer cost insights, recommendations, and remediations to optimize the DR environment. It would also be useful if AWS added more automation options for application-level recovery, such as easier ways to handle IP changes, domain name system (DNS) updates, or application dependencies during failover. Additionally, we can simplify the setup and configuration process. For someone new to the service, understanding the staging settings, launch templates, and networking configurations can take some time. Setup simplicity and more detailed monitoring and alerting features would be beneficial. If we could add that, we can easily track the replication health, lag, and potential issues. Instead of relying on other additional tools for monitoring and alerting features, we can rely on AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery itself.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Healthcare Company

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	7
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

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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 CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

The pricing has been fine, and regarding the setup cost as well, it is quite fine. There is definitely a scope of improvement, and for year-end licensing, they should definitely improve the cost.

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What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

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What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

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

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables real-time replication and rapid recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Key features include block-level data replication, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and automated recovery orchestration. Users benefit from increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced data management, significantly improving organizational performance and business continuity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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

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