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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$12.00 1 Endpoint Per Year
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 ExecBDRShield
Star Rating
(155)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
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 Backup Exec excels in File Server Backup with a rating of 9.3, while BDRSuite Backup & Replication closely follows with a rating of 9.4, indicating both products are highly effective in this area.
- Reviewers mention that BDRSuite shines in Cloud Recovery with a score of 8.1, compared to Backup Exec's lower score of 7.8, suggesting that BDRSuite may offer more robust cloud recovery options.
- G2 users highlight that Backup Exec's Quality of Support is rated at 7.8, which is significantly lower than BDRSuite's impressive 8.9, indicating that users may find better support experiences with BDRSuite.
- Users on G2 report that Backup Exec has a strong performance in Backup Automation with a score of 9.7, while BDRSuite also performs well but slightly lower at 9.1, suggesting Backup Exec may offer more advanced automation features.
- Reviewers say that BDRSuite's Versioning feature is rated at 9.0, outperforming Backup Exec's score of 8.5, indicating that BDRSuite may provide better options for managing multiple versions of backups.
- Users report that Backup Exec's Incremental Backup feature is rated at 9.6, which is on par with BDRSuite's performance, suggesting both products are effective in this critical area for minimizing backup times and storage usage.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arctera Backup Exec
No pricing availableBDRShield
Endpoint/Workstation Backup
$12.00
1 Endpoint Per Year
Windows, Linux, Mac
- Disk Image and File level Backup & Recovery
Free Trial
Arctera Backup Exec
Free Trial is available
BDRShield
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
216
8.8
117
Ease of Use
8.3
218
8.6
118
Ease of Setup
8.3
201
8.4
102
Ease of Admin
8.4
200
8.6
102
Quality of Support
7.8
203
8.8
110
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
192
8.9
96
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
209
8.1
113
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.3
103
9.2
52
8.8
97
8.8
43
8.8
94
9.3
55
8.1
77
8.4
43
Management
8.5
88
8.9
52
8.7
93
8.9
54
8.8
100
8.9
55
8.1
87
8.7
42
8.6
96
8.3
52
Compliance
8.7
94
8.8
44
7.6
64
8.2
34
8.5
81
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
7.8
12
8.5
18
8.9
12
9.2
20
8.3
11
8.8
17
8.5
12
9.0
18
5.8
11
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
9.4
12
9.0
22
9.3
12
9.2
23
8.8
12
9.0
21
Management
8.2
12
8.5
17
9.0
12
9.3
20
8.5
11
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
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Management
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Security
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.1
9
Agentic AI - File Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Admin
Not enough data
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
8.9
22
9.4
9
7.8
16
8.1
8
8.1
20
9.2
8
8.3
20
8.8
8
8.5
19
9.0
8
Management
9.0
21
9.3
9
9.2
20
8.9
9
8.5
19
9.0
8
8.0
19
8.8
8
8.5
19
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
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
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
Arctera Backup Exec and BDRShield are categorized as Server Backup, Online Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Unique Categories
Arctera Backup Exec is categorized as Data Replication
BDRShield is categorized as Database Backup, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Email Backup, File Recovery, PC Backup, and SaaS Backup
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arctera Backup Exec
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
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
30.1%
Computer & Network Security
6.8%
Telecommunications
3.8%
Education Management
3.8%
Computer Software
3.8%
Other
51.9%
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