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Compare Arctera Backup Exec and BackupAssist 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Arctera Backup Exec
Star Rating
(274)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Arctera Backup ExecBackupAssist
Star Rating
(19)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BackupAssistArctera Backup Exec vs BackupAssist
- Reviewers felt that BackupAssist meets the needs of their business better than Arctera Backup Exec.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BackupAssist is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BackupAssist over Arctera Backup Exec.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arctera Backup Exec
No pricing availableBackupAssist
No pricing availableFree Trial
Arctera Backup Exec
Free Trial is available
BackupAssist
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
216
8.8
12
Ease of Use
8.3
218
9.0
12
Ease of Setup
8.3
201
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.4
200
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.8
203
9.0
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
192
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
209
8.9
11
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.3
103
8.6
7
8.8
97
8.6
7
8.8
94
8.3
6
8.1
77
8.7
5
Management
8.5
88
8.6
6
8.7
93
9.0
5
8.8
100
8.6
6
8.1
87
8.0
5
8.6
96
7.8
6
Compliance
8.7
94
8.1
6
7.6
64
8.1
7
8.5
81
8.1
6
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
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.4
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
Management
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
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
8.9
22
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
Management
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.5
19
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Solution Provision
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
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
Arctera Backup Exec and BackupAssist are categorized as Server Backup
Unique Categories
BackupAssist has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arctera Backup Exec
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
BackupAssist
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
17.2%
Oil & Energy
3.4%
Computer Software
3.4%
Automotive
3.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.1%
Other
69.5%
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Accounting
15.8%
Education Management
10.5%
Real Estate
5.3%
Professional Training & Coaching
5.3%
Other
36.8%
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Discussions
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4 Comments
GS
Backup Exec comes with full functional with 60 days trial version. If the questions is about resore the answer is yes. After the data is backed up and it is...Read more
How does Backup Exec help optimize storage?
2 Comments
SS
Backup Exec have inbuilt features and capabilities to support storage deduplication which reduces your storage space needs, saving you money and reducing how...Read more
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