Arcserve UDP vs Precisely Assure MIMIX comparison

Arcserve and Precisely are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.3, while Precisely is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.0. Arcserve holds a 2.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to Precisely’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Precisely users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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85% willing to recommend

Precisely Assure MIMIX

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Precisely Assure MIMIX are competing products in the data protection and disaster recovery space. Arcserve UDP holds an advantage in pricing and customer support, while Precisely Assure MIMIX has superior features justifying its higher cost.

Features: Arcserve UDP offers integrated data protection and backup capabilities for physical and virtual environments, providing broader platform support. Precisely Assure MIMIX focuses on high availability and data replication specifically for IBM i environments, ensuring exceptional data accuracy and minimal downtime.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP is recognized for its straightforward deployment and extensive customer support, fitting various IT infrastructures. Precisely Assure MIMIX requires more specialized skills for deployment due to its IBM i focus but provides solid deployment capabilities.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is a cost-effective solution with reasonable setup costs and tangible ROI, appealing to budget-conscious organizations. Precisely Assure MIMIX has a higher initial investment yet demonstrates significant ROI through comprehensive offerings ensuring business continuity.

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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)

Precisely Assure MIMIX

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

14th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

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 Precisely Assure MIMIX is 1.8%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Precisely Assure MIMIX	1.8%
Arcserve UDP	2.1%
Other	96.1%

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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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Rob

Cyber Security Team/Governance, Risk, Compliance at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has enabled seamless disaster recovery with virtual rollovers and rapid failovers between systems

Improving Precisely Assure MIMIX is going to be a really hard one; over the years, the tech support started off kind of rough but gradually got better and better as I used it often, being on a first-name basis with many of the customer service reps because of having to call with issues that they were always able to resolve fairly quickly. I would have liked to see more reporting, maybe automation of reports, but as far as integration with other systems, I always used Precisely Assure MIMIX on an AS/400, iSeries, IBM iSeries machine, and I cannot speak to using it on any other device.

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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

"The recovery part of the product is very good."

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."

"It is easy to use and is an all-around solution for the backup of the Windows/Linux/Hyper-V/VMware environments."

"This product is extremely user-friendly and it is capable of performing large-scale archive/backup (five+ years worth). It is easy to store, maintain, and check backups."

"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."

"It is very stable."

"I would recommend it if there is a general case."

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"Precisely Assure MIMIX has positively affected our organization by reducing downtime because it takes 30 minutes from swapping from one box to another; production is back up and running within 30 minutes, and a lot of times, I could get it down to 20 minutes."

"Database replication is most valuable. It is multi-platform, so it can replicate from a variety of different database types to a variety of different database types."

"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and simple."

Cons

"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."

"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."

"The reason for this is that the support network for Arcserve appliances is not available in most of the countries outside USA or EU to replace broken units in less than 15 days."

"The product is not user-friendly."

"Bad. They delay completing the analysis of a problem and absence of contouring solution for unresolved problems."

"Backups are very slow and time consuming."

"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."

"The product requires too many VMs as intermediaries."

More Arcserve UDP cons

"It does data manipulation language (DML) replication, but it does not do data definition language (DDL) replication. In my opinion, it is a disadvantage. It would be nicer if it was able to do both DML and DDL. I'm not 100% certain of this, but it seems Oracle Golden Gate does both DML and DDL. MIMIX only does DML, and it would be very nice if they included DDL replication. This is one feature that would be very helpful to have."

"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The pricing was a little steep; I believe it could have been lower, but for what I received as far as the service, the price is pretty close."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."

"The price is based on the number of sockets. We use a four-socket price that includes two servers and the cost is $4,375."

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"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 StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."

"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."

"The solution is very expensive."

"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."

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"The cost of the product is too high."

"The licensing provides the access to support. I do know that there's an annual charge for being able to call into their support line and get a technical team from Precisely to assist with any issues we may have. I don't think there are any additional costs other than what we incur internally in terms of the infrastructure that we need to run and operate the product."

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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

22%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance 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

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Precisely Assure MIMIX?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Precisely Assure MIMIX is that the pricing was a little steep; I believe it could have been lower, but for what I received as far as the se...

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What needs improvement with Precisely Assure MIMIX?

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What is your primary use case for Precisely Assure MIMIX?

My main use case for Precisely Assure MIMIX is for a backup in case of disaster or a recovery or an outage. A quick specific example of how I have used Precisely Assure MIMIX for disaster recovery ...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

MIMIX Availability, Syncsort MIMIX Availability, Syncsort Assure MIMIX

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

Assure MIMIX DR protects your business from lost data and extended downtime by maintaining a real-time replica of your production server on a recovery server located on-site, off-site, or in the cloud.

Precisely

Sample Customers

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

Toyota Material Handling Australia, Westpac Pacific Banking, Symphony Health, Wimbledon, OCBC Bank

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