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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$12.00 1 Endpoint Per Year
Arcserve UDP
Star Rating
(135)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Arcserve UDPBDRShield
Star Rating
(155)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.00 1 Endpoint Per Year
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Arcserve UDP excels in File Server Backup with a score of 9.2, while BDRSuite Backup & Replication closely follows with a score of 9.4, indicating that both products are highly capable in this area, but BDRSuite may have a slight edge.
- Reviewers mention that Arcserve UDP's Ease of Use is rated at 7.9, which is lower than BDRSuite's 8.6, suggesting that users find BDRSuite more intuitive and user-friendly for everyday tasks.
- G2 users highlight that BDRSuite Backup & Replication offers superior Quality of Support with a score of 8.9 compared to Arcserve UDP's 8.2, indicating that users feel more supported when using BDRSuite.
- Users on G2 report that Arcserve UDP shines in Incremental Backup functionality with a score of 9.6, which is crucial for minimizing backup times and storage usage, while BDRSuite also performs well but slightly lower at 9.0.
- Reviewers mention that BDRSuite Backup & Replication has a better Backup Automation feature, scoring 9.7, which allows for more efficient scheduling and management of backups compared to Arcserve UDP's score of 9.0.
- Users say that both products perform well in Disaster Recovery, with Arcserve UDP scoring 8.7 and BDRSuite at 8.5, but the slight advantage of Arcserve indicates a more robust recovery process according to user feedback.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arcserve UDP
No pricing availableBDRShield
Endpoint/Workstation Backup
$12.00
1 Endpoint Per Year
Windows, Linux, Mac
- Disk Image and File level Backup & Recovery
Free Trial
Arcserve UDP
Free Trial is available
BDRShield
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
81
8.8
117
Ease of Use
7.9
83
8.6
118
Ease of Setup
7.7
69
8.4
102
Ease of Admin
8.0
69
8.6
102
Quality of Support
8.2
82
8.8
110
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
65
8.9
96
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
82
8.1
113
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.2
60
9.2
52
9.2
55
8.8
43
9.3
52
9.3
55
8.8
43
8.4
43
Management
8.8
53
8.9
52
8.8
50
8.9
54
8.9
56
8.9
55
9.0
45
8.7
42
8.2
53
8.3
52
Compliance
8.6
45
8.8
44
8.2
32
8.2
34
9.0
52
8.3
43
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
8.5
18
9.3
25
9.2
20
8.9
25
8.8
17
9.1
22
9.0
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
9.5
22
9.0
22
9.3
22
9.2
23
9.1
20
9.0
21
Management
9.4
15
8.5
17
9.3
18
9.3
20
9.3
20
9.6
16
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - SaaS Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.1
44
9.2
8
8.8
41
8.5
8
Feature Not Available
8.1
8
Management
9.2
49
9.4
8
9.0
49
9.0
8
8.4
38
9.2
8
Security
8.8
35
9.0
8
9.1
44
8.7
9
Feature Not Available
9.1
9
Agentic AI - File Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
48
9.5
10
9.0
49
9.7
10
8.2
39
9.1
9
8.4
39
8.9
9
Admin
8.6
50
8.9
11
Agentic AI - Database Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
19
9.4
9
8.6
13
8.1
8
9.0
17
9.2
8
8.6
17
8.8
8
9.6
15
9.0
8
Management
8.8
20
9.3
9
9.0
21
8.9
9
8.6
19
9.0
8
8.9
18
8.8
8
9.0
17
9.0
8
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Solution Provision
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.6
9
Performance
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Reliability
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Agentic AI - Email Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arcserve UDP and BDRShield are categorized as Database Backup, Disaster Recovery, Online Backup, Server Backup, and File Recovery
Unique Categories
Arcserve UDP has no unique categories
BDRShield is categorized as Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Email Backup, PC Backup, and SaaS Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arcserve UDP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
BDRShield
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Financial Services
5.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Government Administration
5.0%
Building Materials
5.0%
Other
73.3%
Information Technology and Services
30.1%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Telecommunications
3.8%
Education Management
3.8%
Computer Software
3.8%
Other
51.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
HOW CAN IT BE SOLVED IF THE DESTINATION DISK FILLS UP?
1 Comment
MD
If there are Folders\Files that you can archive to an external drive and remove from the backup you can gain space. The other option is to get a larger drive.Read more
Why there are so many problems with our tape backup? I really astonished if a backup job just works
1 Comment
MD
There can be many variables for backup failure-open files, permissions etc..It is usually an issue with the software you are using for backups. Arcserve is a...Read more
Why is Arcserve CA not still called RHA or HA? Why is the product not promoted? Why is the topic of workload migration with UDP / CA not being promoted? Here are great opportunities to generate revenue
1 Comment
LK
Hi Georg,
The RHA product product was renamed Arcserve Continuous Availability, because that's what it provides. We actually developed a new product,...Read more
Does Vembu support archiving the data to the tape library?
2 Comments
TN
Yes in the enterprise version.Read more
What is the difference between the free and paid edition of Vembu BDR Suite?
2 Comments
TN
The free edition only allows one backup job, unlimited servers in the job, but only one. This may have changed in version 5.0.Read more
What Vembu BDR is all about?
1 Comment
AP
Vembu BDR Suite is the one-stop backup solution for both physical and virtual environments like VMware, Hyper-V, Windows & Linux based workstations and...Read more
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