Arcserve UDP vs Quorum OnQ comparison

Arcserve and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.0, while Quorum is ranked #46 with an average rating of 8.3. Arcserve holds a 1.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Quorum OnQ are both backup and disaster recovery solutions that compete in the data protection category. While both products offer robust features, Arcserve UDP is often noted for its cost-effectiveness, and Quorum OnQ is recognized for its advanced disaster recovery capabilities.

Features: Arcserve UDP provides comprehensive backup options, including virtual, physical, and cloud support. It also ensures extensive data protection. Quorum OnQ is known for instant recovery capabilities, overall reliability, and advanced features suitable for critical disaster recovery scenarios.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP users suggest enhancements in management capabilities, reporting tools, and user interface. Quorum OnQ could improve its documentation, provide more flexible configuration options, and enhance its scalability features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. On the other hand, Quorum OnQ is highly regarded for its simplicity in deployment and proactive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is noted for its attractive initial cost, offering a good return on investment by meeting needs at a reasonable price point. Quorum OnQ, while more expensive, provides a high ROI due to superior features and recovery capabilities, making it worth the additional cost for critical environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

46th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

23rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (33rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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MukundKambli

Senior Solutions Architect at Team Computers

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.

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Mohamed Iqbal

Presales Information Technology Consultant at JBA

A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery

The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

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

"It is very stable."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

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

"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."

"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 most valuable feature is the duplication."

"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."

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"It does automated tests to the systems to make sure that you could spin them up if you needed to. And if something doesn't come back up in those tests, we get a notification saying the system didn't come back up."

"When it comes to recovering what you need from a backup, it's really easy. You just drill through the directory, find the file and the date that you want, and click to recover. You then pick the directory you want to save it in. Usually, it takes a minute or two and it's done. It's quick and easy."

"Quorum OnQ has taken the guesswork out of backup/recovery and disaster recovery."

"It is a stable solution."

"The biggest feature is being able to do a file recovery to the original server. That is extremely useful and has saved us a few times when we've had ransomware. In some of those cases, people's computers were locked down by viruses which spread to things they had access to, including server shares. But we were easily able to just restore to four hours prior, instead of a day or two or more ago."

"Being able to spin up a machine in a sandbox is amazing because it allows us to test things that we otherwise would not be able to do."

"I like this product because it is easy to use."

"The solution is very cost effective."

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Cons

"The problem is just reliability. If the promises in the marketing material were realized in real life, it would be the perfect solution, but it's just the reliability issues."

"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."

"The initial setup was complex."

"Licensing is an area that needs improvement."

"The solution's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports."

"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."

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

"The product is not user-friendly."

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"I would really like it if they followed comparable products from other vendors and had an option where you could offload to tape. I know it sounds incredibly antiquated, but the benefit I see is that there would be a better air gap than you have with backing up to an online source."

"Quorum OnQ's user interface is not very attractive and should be made more attractive."

"The user interface needs to be improved."

"There seems to be a lack of technicians. Sometimes they are very busy and I don't hear back for a day or two. The technicians they have are great. They are fantastic, but it seems difficult, at times, to get in contact with anyone."

"Lacks compatibility in terms of supporting other OS."

"At times the email notifications don't go out, but a quick reset always fixes that problem."

"The price of Quorum OnQ could be improved. We were exploring the product in terms of having a partnership with the distributor so that we could operate as a service, but for our own use, within the company, we couldn't justify the price unless the servers would become an option later on. The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."

"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 licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."

"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."

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

"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."

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

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"The initial expenditure for us was a little under $40,000 for the recent renewal. For the first three years after that, other than electricity, there's no cost. After that, their support contract has to be renewed annually. We spent close to $6,000, between the two offices, for support."

"When we first got the Quorum the licensing was different."

"The total for our current solution's licensing is about $14,000 for 12 servers for three years."

"The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"The pricing is about $1,400 a month. It's a little bit on the higher side. But it's one of those situations where time is valuable for me. So if it costs a little bit more money for me to have a solution that just works and requires less of my day-to-day management, I'm willing to pay a little bit more."

"The cost is higher than other software and services, but it is an absolute must-have."

"When we quote the price of Quorum to customers, they find it expensive."

"The solution’s pricing is economical."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Non Profit

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

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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 Arcserve UDP?

The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is the initiative UI and the logs are clear and detailed that are generated when there has been an issue or failure on the user's system. We only have to l...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arcserve UDP?

The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution.

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What do you like most about Quorum OnQ?

It is a very scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quorum OnQ?

It's a little expensive. That said, the cost aligns with other advocacy tools we have evaluated.

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What needs improvement with Quorum OnQ?

They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments wit...

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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.

Arcserve

Quorum onQ is the global leader in 1-click instant recovery, providing full immediate recovery of your critical systems after any storage, system or site failure. It does this by automatically maintaining up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of your physical and virtual servers stored on a dedicated appliance – clones that will transparently take over for failed servers within minutes.

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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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