Arcserve UDP vs Nutanix Disaster Recovery comparison

Arcserve and Nutanix are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.3, while Nutanix is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.3. Arcserve holds a 2.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to Nutanix’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Nutanix Disaster Recovery compete in data protection and disaster recovery. Nutanix Disaster Recovery stands out for its advanced features and user satisfaction, even though it may incur higher costs.

Features: Arcserve UDP is noted for its reliable backup and recovery, integration capabilities, and data deduplication. Nutanix Disaster Recovery offers scalable solutions, strong orchestration, and automation abilities. Its advanced features make it a comprehensive choice for robust disaster recovery.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP provides a straightforward deployment process with robust support, making it suitable for businesses with limited IT resources. Nutanix Disaster Recovery requires more technical expertise but offers extensive support and training resources, along with a flexible deployment model.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is recognized for its cost-effectiveness and compelling ROI, ideal for budget-conscious organizations. Nutanix Disaster Recovery, despite higher upfront costs, offers superior long-term value through its advanced capabilities and efficiency enhancements.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (32nd)

Nutanix Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

20th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 Nutanix Disaster Recovery is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Nutanix Disaster Recovery	1.5%
Arcserve UDP	2.1%
Other	96.4%

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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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Vijay-Patel

Technical asst. at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Integrated backups and orchestration have protected critical workloads with zero downtime

Pricing is always a consideration because nowadays the price has increased a lot. We bought our system five years ago and we paid in advance, so we are not yet affected by the price increase. However, we are planning to buy another solution in the very near future because the old one is now phasing out. We are planning to buy a replacement of the existing infrastructure and we are facing a lot of cost issues because they increased the price. Previously it was per socket. Now they moved to per core with many other restrictions. Our experience over the last five years has been very positive, but nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support. Their new functionality is not as stable. Nutanix has added Kubernetes cluster creation, segmentation, and micro-segmentation. Even their support people are not fully knowledgeable. Their support people are trained for VM-based systems, but now their own internal services are running using Kubernetes and containerization. Their support staff does not have enough knowledge to provide proper support. This may be a transition period where a lot of new functionality has been added and the support staff is not yet well acquainted with it.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Arcserve UDP's integration with multiple operating systems is very good and very efficient, which brings value for me since many of my clients have different operating systems like Windows and Linux; there is no problem."

"The ease of use is the best feature of the product."

"The most valuable feature of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is the speed and the compression of the backups, as the compressed backed-up files do not take up as much storage and the incremental backups can be done in one minute and be backed up on a disc very fast."

"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup, so our IT staff don't waste time doing unnecessary work and can set up and focus on other tasks."

"It's an extraordinary product."

"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."

"I like the tool's speed."

"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."

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"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the local storage solution, which significantly boosts performance, especially when transitioning from traditional architecture."

"The main benefits I've seen from using Nutanix Disaster Recovery include its single platform, which is significantly better than VMware, offering improved security, scalability, and multiple communication options."

"The product is very simple and very easy to use."

"The initial setup of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is straightforward and easy."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

"For the last five years, we have had zero downtime."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the reliability and scalability of being able to swing our workloads across the country."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery."

Cons

"One of the biggest drawbacks of Arcserve UDP is that it does not have a single console, making it an area that needs to be considered for improvement."

"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."

"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."

"The initial setup was complex."

"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."

"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"What I have noticed is that UDP can support some test versions of the OS like Linux 6.0 and macOS also 10.0 and 12.0, but sometimes with customers that are using older infrastructure, the UDP doesn't support the infrastructure."

"StorageCraft ShadowProtect can improve by making one console that can control backups of all desktops and servers in one place."

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"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

"The major issue with Nutanix is its appliance-based model, which can lead to vendor lock-in."

"Nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support."

"The product must allow users to create a production domain on the main site in one hypervisor and a backup site on another."

"The solution's bandwidth utilization can be improved further."

"The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level."

"The dashboard could be a bit refreshed, and some configuration parts could be less confusing."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."

"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."

"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."

"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."

"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."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a four or five out of ten."

More Arcserve UDP pricing and cost advice

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."

"The solution’s pricing is good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

University

Healthcare Company

Company Size

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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	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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 ...

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What do you like most about StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

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 needs improvement with Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

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What is your primary use case for Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

We are already working with Veeam but we don't have the product under subscription. We have a perpetual license. We are using it for virtual machine backup. We have an on-premise HCI setup and we a...

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What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

Both solutions have their merits. If we have to take a replication backup on the DR cluster, then Nutanix Disaster Recovery product is better. However, when we are planning outside of the cluster b...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

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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.

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Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a natively integrated DR solution that helps organizations stay prepared in the face of a disaster while minimizing data loss and downtime.

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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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