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Arcserve UDP vs IBM Tivoli CDP for Files comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th)
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
76th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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.
reviewer1035033 - PeerSpot reviewer
Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable
We are currently using Tivoli to backup 15 terabytes within our Oracle Database using a RMAN backup script. The RMAN's utility and restoration has been perfect, we have yet to experience any issues. It's very reliable The restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable. We would like to…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."
"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."
"The ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."
 

Cons

"Licensing can be quite difficult."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."
"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."
"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."
"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."
"The pricing is moderate."
"Pricing is most likely comparable."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Non Profit
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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