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Arcserve UDP vs Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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 UDP
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (19th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (11th)
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data ...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Backup and Replication solutions, they serve different purposes. Arcserve UDP is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, down 1.4% compared to last year.
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 28.1% mindshare, down 29.7% since last year.
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

TeresitaSabile - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost savings and efficient decompression but needs better cloud integration
Our primary use case for Arcserve UDP is its decompression feature, which helped us save money by reducing storage needs. Despite moving to cloud applications, we have been using Arcserve UDP for backup and disaster recovery Arcserve UDP has helped our organization save considerable amounts of…
Faisal_Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers efficient data management with robust features and reliable performance
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) can be improved in terms of price. While Dell is providing a proper device, other solutions, such as Symantec, can replicate their data through any NAS storage. Although their deduplication and compression might not be as effective, they can still accomplish the task. Medium-level and SME-level businesses can easily utilize this feature, but Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is a relatively expensive solution to propose to customers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."
"Arcserve has a feature called virtual standby (VSB), which has been very helpful because I already have a hot standby copy of my critical infrastructure. If something breaks, I can spin up that virtual standby copy in less than five minutes and ensure that my data is available to everyone and that business continuity is maintained."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"It's simple to set up."
"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."
"The recovery part of the product is very good."
"It is easy to configure."
"The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups."
"PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments."
"By using Data Domain, we get the advantage of data deduplication, reducing data size."
 

Cons

"Licensing can be quite difficult."
"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."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."
"The only problem with the solution is that when I change the drive capacity, it has to do a full backup. It's a problem when I have five servers to backup. When I only want to change the size of the drive, I have to do a full backup that can take one week."
"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."
"The pricing could be lower."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"The price of the product is high."
"The licensing model was the biggest concern for our company, but the poor support after the initial implementation is of equal concern."
"The Data Domain solution appliance is quite expensive."
"Integration with cybersecurity measures can be enhanced, particularly with ransomware protection."
"Improvement is needed in terms of telemetry and high availability as the high availability feature is only present in the higher models of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."
"The solution is expensive."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"Its price seems reasonable. Its price is average as compared to the other products I've looked at. We have a three-year license right now. There are no other costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."
"We only have the maintenance of three standard UDP licenses. Each license is 50 Euro. There are some additional costs for the storage and software but it has nothing to do with the UDP."
"The price of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD could improve, it is expensive."
"The price of the solution and support for Dell PowerProtect DD is expensive. We have customers that cannot upgrade to a newer version of the solution because the support is too expensive."
"The yearly subscription is very affordable for our customers, but the price could be a little cheaper overall."
"The price is on the high side."
"Users have to pay a capacity-based licensing fee for the solution."
"The approximate license cost for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is around 5,00,000."
"The price is really high compared to other vendors. The licensing cost is huge. Normal, mid-tier companies or small-scale companies wouldn't be able to afford it easily."
"The price may be a bit higher than other products in the market, but you will receive ten out of ten support with next-business-day delivery on parts' availability."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Non Profit
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
 

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