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Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
(135)
4.2 out of 5
Arcserve UDP
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
(36)
4.5 out of 5
Synology Active Backup Suite
At a Glance
Star Rating
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
135 reviews
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
36 reviews
Market Segments
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
Mid-Market (59.4% of reviews)
Information
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
No pricing available
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
No pricing available
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Arcserve UDP vs Synology Active Backup Suite

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Synology Active Backup Suite easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Synology Active Backup Suite overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Synology Active Backup Suite meets the needs of their business better than Arcserve UDP.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Synology Active Backup Suite is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Synology Active Backup Suite over Arcserve UDP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arcserve UDP
No pricing available
Synology Active Backup Suite
No pricing available
Free Trial
Arcserve UDP
Free Trial is available
Synology Active Backup Suite
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
81
9.2
32
Ease of Use
7.9
83
9.3
34
Ease of Setup
7.7
69
8.7
29
Ease of Admin
8.0
69
9.2
25
Quality of Support
8.2
82
8.8
27
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
65
8.8
26
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
82
9.6
32
Features by Category
Server BackupHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.8
596
9.0
246
Compatibility
9.2
60
9.2
22
9.2
55
8.1
22
9.3
52
9.0
21
8.8
43
8.9
19
Management
8.8
53
8.9
22
8.8
50
9.0
18
8.9
56
9.1
21
9.0
45
9.2
21
8.2
53
8.8
21
Compliance
8.6
45
9.3
21
8.2
32
9.1
19
9.0
52
9.1
19
Online BackupHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.2
189
Not enough data
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
SaaS BackupHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.2
91
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
Compatibility
8.3
12
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Management
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
File RecoveryHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
8.9
300
8.6
216
Compatibility
9.1
44
8.9
24
8.8
41
8.8
24
Feature Not Available
7.4
21
Management
9.2
49
9.1
25
9.0
49
8.9
25
8.4
38
8.3
25
Security
8.8
35
8.9
22
9.1
44
8.8
25
Feature Not Available
8.1
25
Database BackupHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
8.7
225
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
Disaster RecoveryHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.9
176
8.6
196
Functionality
9.4
19
8.9
21
8.6
13
8.8
18
9.0
17
8.3
20
8.6
17
8.1
19
9.6
15
8.9
18
Management
8.8
20
9.1
20
9.0
21
9.0
21
8.6
19
8.4
20
8.9
18
7.9
21
9.0
17
8.4
18
BackupHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
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
Arcserve UDP
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
Arcserve UDP and Synology Active Backup Suite are categorized as Disaster Recovery, Server Backup, and File Recovery
Unique Categories
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP is categorized as Database Backup, Online Backup, and SaaS Backup
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
26.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
59.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
13.9%
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
80.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
0%
Reviewers' Industry
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
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%
Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
Information Technology and Services
19.4%
Manufacturing
8.3%
Consulting
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Computer & Network Security
8.3%
Other
47.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Prasanth V.
PV
Prasanth V.
Verified User in Consumer Services

Arcserve UDP (Unified Data Protection) is a comprehensive data backup and recovery solution that offers a range of advanced features for protecting critical business data Like Unified Management,Global Deduplication,Instant VM Recovery,High...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Warehousing

I dislike the maintenance renewal. I think they over charge. I'm a previous backup exec user so I would prefer seeing similar functionality. I find Arcserve not as intuitive as backup exec. Backup exec had many more features than arcserve.

Synology Active Backup Suite
Synology Active Backup Suite
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Taher A.
TA
Taher A.
Verified User in Wholesale

I was able to backup all my office Servers (Linux Suse and Windows Server 2022), my Virtual servers also all of my client computers and laptops running (Windows 7,8,8.1,10,11) It can back up Linux/Windows Servers, windows Computers, Other NAS, File...

Most Helpful Critical Review
PP
Paul P.
Verified User in Manufacturing

When I was new to linux I accidentally dumped a directory. > 100k files lost! I had to buy other s'ware to recover, still not out of the woods, as all 'filenames' were irretreivably separated from the files contents. The backup was *WORTHLESS*.

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Discussions
Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP 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
Leslie K.
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
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