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Arcserve UDP vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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
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 (11th)
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.7%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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…
Pawel Augustyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplified interface with good performance but needs monitoring
I need to use PowerStore and Veritas Backup Exec. It is a direct backup to types, and it is supported by my backup. It offers good performance and stability, and it works properly. I am happy with this program. It is still working on aligning with security requirements and data encryption for Amazon or ATAC. It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is the speed and the compression of the backups. The compressed backed-up files do not take up as much storage. Additionally, the incremental backups can be done in one minute and be backed up on a disc very fast."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."
"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."
"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"One nice feature with Backup Exec is mainly that disaster can happen to any server and the disk image can be destroyed very easily. It's also easy to fully email the backup image and restore the server."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
 

Cons

"The solution's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."
"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."
"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."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"We are looking at scaling up to the cloud and using immutable copies on the cloud. Arcserve UDP 8.0 does have the immutable feature supporting AWS, but I'm looking for multi-cloud support. So, I'm waiting for Arcserve to release that in the next release."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"One area for improvement is Veritas's pricing."
"Something within the software itself isn't quite right. There may be a bug or glitch. It will work fine for weeks and then all of a sudden it just tanks."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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 solution is very 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."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"There is an evaluation license available to test this solution."
"The pricing is good."
"The product is inexpensive compared to enterprise software."
"I rate the price of Veritas Backup Exec a four out of five."
"It is cheap compared to the other backup technologies. It all depends on the requirements."
"Depending on the scenario, it can cost less than half of the price of other methods."
"Its price is a bit high. There is only the standard fee. There is no additional fee."
"Licensing depends on the part of the backup you're using. If you have SQL backup, then you must have a SQL license. If you have normal data backup, you would require a license for that."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Non Profit
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 ...
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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?
Pricing for SPX MRP/MSP is under $400 per server (Single VM) with a 1-year subscription. After discounts, it could decrease by 20%-30%, and opting for a 3/5/10 server pack may offer even better (lo...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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