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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (56.7% of reviews)
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Arcserve UDP
Star Rating
(135)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(218)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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- Users report that Arcserve UDP excels in disaster recovery with a score of 8.7, highlighting its robust capabilities in restoring systems quickly. In contrast, Spanning Backup also scores 8.7 but users mention that its focus is more on cloud recovery, which may not be as comprehensive for on-premises solutions.
- Reviewers mention that Arcserve UDP's remote backup functionality is rated at 8.5, with users appreciating its seamless integration with various environments. Spanning Backup, however, scores slightly higher at 8.6, with users noting its ease of use and effectiveness in backing up SaaS applications.
- G2 users highlight that Arcserve UDP offers superior versioning capabilities with a score of 9.1, allowing for better management of backup states. In comparison, Spanning Backup also scores 8.9, but users say it lacks some advanced versioning features that Arcserve provides.
- Users on G2 report that Arcserve UDP's backup automation features are rated at 9.0, making it easier to schedule and manage backups without manual intervention. Spanning Backup, while also strong in this area with a score of 9.0, is noted by reviewers to have a more user-friendly interface for setting up automated tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Arcserve UDP shines in encrypted storage with a score of 9.7, emphasizing its strong security measures. Spanning Backup also performs well with a score of 9.0, but users report that Arcserve's encryption options are more comprehensive and customizable.
- Users say that Arcserve UDP's activity monitoring is rated at 8.2, providing decent insights into backup processes. However, Spanning Backup scores higher at 8.6, with users praising its detailed reporting and alerting features that help in maintaining compliance and security standards.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arcserve UDP
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Protect your Google Workspace data from human error, sync and misconfigurations, viruses, malware and more! Spanning provides daily, automated backups of Gmail, Drive (including Team Drives), Calendars, Contacts and Sites. A default unlimited retention policy guarantees that your valuable Google Workspace data will remain fully backed up and recoverable at all times.
- Daily, automated backups
- On-demand backups
- Point-in-time restore
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Arcserve UDP
Free Trial is available
Spanning Backup
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
81
8.7
154
Ease of Use
7.9
83
8.9
160
Ease of Setup
7.7
69
9.1
143
Ease of Admin
8.0
69
9.0
140
Quality of Support
8.2
82
8.4
140
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
65
8.7
137
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
82
8.0
150
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.2
60
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.3
52
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
Management
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Compliance
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
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Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.3
22
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
Management
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
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Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
94
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
87
Compatibility
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.8
84
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
84
Not enough data
9.0
88
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
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
9.2
49
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.4
38
Not enough data
Security
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - File Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
48
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
Admin
8.6
50
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
Management
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
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
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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 Spanning Backup share no categories
Unique Categories
Arcserve UDP is categorized as Database Backup, Disaster Recovery, Online Backup, Server Backup, and File Recovery
Spanning Backup is categorized as SaaS Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arcserve UDP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Spanning Backup
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
13.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.8%
Computer Software
6.7%
Financial Services
5.1%
Manufacturing
4.1%
Other
60.0%
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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
What Office 365 applications does Spanning currently back up?
25 Comments
MA
good work dear sir, I like it keep it up well done https://orgcrack.com/Read more
Office 365 runs in the cloud. Why do I need to back it up?
1 Comment
Official Response from Spanning Backup
Microsoft's data centers are designed with world-class disaster recovery capabilities protect your data from infrastructure threats, such as hardware or...Read more
What types and causes of Office 365 data loss does Spanning cover?
1 Comment
Official Response from Spanning Backup
Spanning Backup for Office 365 is a cloud-native, purpose-built solution providing powerful capabilities to protect your organization's critical data from...Read more
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