Arcserve UDP vs Druva inSync vs IBM Spectrum Protect comparison

The compared Arcserve and Druva solutions aren't in the same category. Arcserve is ranked #19 in BRS , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 1.3% mindshare in the category. Druva is ranked #6 in B , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 4.5% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Druva users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

Druva inSync

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1,110 Comparison Views

85% willing to recommend

IBM Spectrum Protect

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2,925 Comparison Views

86% willing to recommend

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MukundKambli

Senior Solutions Architect at Team Computers

Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options

I give the solution ten out of ten. This solution offers one dashboard to manage the BC con, disaster recovery plan, DR solution, and backup as well as different licensing options, unlike other OEM products. We are the system integrators for our clients, so we design the solution as per the customer's requirements. We provide several solutions options to our clients such as Druva inSync, Druva Phoenix, and Arcserve UDP with the specifications and the client makes a decision based on their requirements. I would advise potential users to first be clear on whether they are going to use it as a backup solution for compliance purposes, just wanting to take the backups of files and servers, or for instant recovery. The IQ and RPO discussion with our customers usually takes 30 minutes. I recommend this solution.

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Ahmad Mohammed EL-DADA

Manager, Information Technology at KUN Sports

Provides server-side and backend application support but needs better interface

The last update made the interface look somewhat unfamiliar to users. Data recovery was technically flawless at some point. However, an update after a merger changed things. The current procedure for data encryption is not as straightforward as before, and we're facing some challenges. Specifically, one user encrypted their data, and since they have left the company, we cannot decrypt it. This has resulted in a loss of access to that data.

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Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Manageable and comprehensive and integrates robust backup features for core banking

It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum. This is why I am searching for another solution. The product also lacks any centralized graphical user interface (GUI), such as Jarek Pod, and I am limited to using a console-based text user interface, which my local partner handles completely.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"Our customers are happy with the product’s functionality."

"I like the tool's speed."

"The most valuable feature of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is the speed and the compression of the backups. The compressed backed-up files do not take up as much storage. Additionally, the incremental backups can be done in one minute and be backed up on a disc very fast."

"The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too."

"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."

"The most valuable feature is the duplication."

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"Druva is offered as a service so that we can access it from any enterprise-based browser or URL. We also have a single sign-on, which allows me to log in securely. Hence, I can easily access the system, configure it, perform day-to-day monitoring tasks, and check for any issues or configurations needed. Overall, it's a simple and easy-to-use tool with a high-speed and straightforward interface for management."

"The recovery aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."

"It is simple to implement and use. It's very flexible."

"The way they handle the backups is pretty good."

"It has a straightforward installation."

"We get control over authentication policies and create an agentless backup by generating a token for that."

"Users do not need to contact IT administrators to recover lost or deleted files. They can do it on their own, eliminating waiting time."

"Druva inSync is very easy to use."

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"High availability (HA): It is one of the best features."

"It covers all the different operating systems. If you need backup, it can pretty much do everything."

"The most valuable features of the product are data deduplication and disaster recovery."

"The solution offers very good flexibility."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the centralized enterprise backup."

"The deduplication and compression features are the most valuable features."

"Performance and recoveries are better. Our clients and customers are happier with the performance of it."

"We can scale. Today, we have an average backup volume of 100TB a day."

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Cons

"The only problem with the solution is that when I change the drive capacity, it has to do a full backup. It's a problem when I have five servers to backup. When I only want to change the size of the drive, I have to do a full backup that can take one week."

"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."

"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."

"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."

"Licensing is an area that needs improvement."

"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."

"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."

"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."

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"One functionality I would like is the ability to manage multiple Office 365 tenants from a single console."

"The support of other cloud services needs to be improved. It has very good cloud support for AWS but not with others."

"I would like to see security improved in the next release."

"The solution takes a lot of time during restoration."

"The one area that needs to improve is the pricing."

"The backup time is very poor. The backup runs continuously. It goes on from morning till night. The system performance also becomes very poor when Druva inSync is running."

"It would be good if bare metal backups were possible."

"The user quota is an area that needs to be improved."

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"RTO is a huge gap for us. If we had a disaster scenario and had to recover a bunch of stuff from tape, the RTO would be too long for us."

"There could be various client systems and process integration included in the product."

"There have been scalability issues. The core product does not support scale out. We needed to create a new system and manage resources separate from the existing one."

"Technical support could be improved."

"Restoring massive files is a very time-consuming process."

"The features should be a little bit closer together."

"It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum."

"No one can fix every solution for backup and restore."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."

"Its price seems reasonable. Its price is average as compared to the other products I've looked at. We have a three-year license right now. There are no other costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

"The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."

"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."

"We only have the maintenance of three standard UDP licenses. Each license is 50 Euro. There are some additional costs for the storage and software but it has nothing to do with the UDP."

"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."

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"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being very cheap and ten being very expensive."

"The pricing of Druva inSync is very high as compared to other cloud backup solutions."

"The pricing is good."

"It is an expensive product for the middle class or SMB customers in India. A lot of top-level big companies also cannot afford this solution. During the license period, one can download the entire data from the cloud without paying any additional cost. This way the data can be easily recreated from the stored data when a machine is lost or the data is compromised."

"Once you decide to go with this product the cost can be worked out with the vendor."

"Out of all the solutions we evaluated, Druva inSync was the most affordable."

"The price is quite good, It's approximately $4000.00 per user for one year."

"The product is fairly priced, I would rate its pricing five out of ten."

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"Going to IBM Tech University Conference saved me from making a major purchase of the wrong thing, which was very helpful."

"When compared to the cost of other enterprise products, it seems to be in the same range. However, compared to the cost of non-enterprise products, it is really high."

"Customers need to pay for licensing in order to use IBM Spectrum Protect. The customers that have been using it for a long time are okay and happy with it. From a cost point of view, it's better for them to renew their licenses than to go through the difficult process of changing a backup product in their environment, and migrate from one product to another."

"It is very scalable, but the downside is that it costs money."

"Licensing can be either complicated or simple depending on what type of licensing you wish to use and what works best for your environment."

"The pricing model of this solution is another difficult area, it's very sophisticated in the way they charge. It's based on PBU, which is a type of processor, how, many processors, and you need to put everything into an equation. However, they have different ways of charging or licensing. One way is a back-end volume or front-end volume, which is quite complicated."

"The price of IBM Spectrum Protect is expensive. However, there are a few packages and it is unclear because, for the entry suite they have both options, which are the back-end storage capacity and the front-end storage capacity."

"Its licensing is complex, and its price is not really reasonable. It is on the expensive side. IBM, in general, is slightly expensive, but with IBM Spectrum for the virtual environment, they are looking into the aspect of helping customers with the cost and providing a cost-effective solution."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Non Profit

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

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Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup ...

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What do you like most about StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-ten...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?

Pricing for SPX MRP/MSP is under $400 per server (Single VM) with a 1-year subscription. After discounts, it could de...

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What do you like most about Druva inSync?

Druva is offered as a service so that we can access it from any enterprise-based browser or URL. We also have a singl...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Druva inSync?

Pricing is average, but compared to the other solution, they need to revise their price list.

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What needs improvement with Druva inSync?

Real-time alerts are crucial for better incident management. Additionally, the support team generally needs to be mor...

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What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect?

IBM Spectrum Protect is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect?

It's expensive. I acknowledge the cost associated with it.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect?

It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible w...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

inSync

IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Overview

Arcserve UDP is a comprehensive solution that empowers even a one-person IT department to protect virtual and physical environments with a high degree of simplicity. It allows you to design and manage your entire data protection strategy with a unified management console, and enables you to scale your data backup coverage as your organization grows with the push of a button.

Arcserve

Druva inSync is a comprehensive data protection and governance platform that enables organizations to securely backup, recover, and manage their critical data.

With its cloud-native architecture, inSync offers scalable and efficient data protection across endpoints, cloud applications, and servers. It provides automated backups, ensuring that data is always protected and easily recoverable in case of any data loss or system failure.

In addition, inSync offers advanced data governance capabilities, allowing organizations to enforce data retention policies, monitor data usage, and comply with regulatory requirements.

With its intuitive user interface and robust security features, Druva inSync is the ideal solution for organizations looking to safeguard their data and ensure business continuity.

Druva

IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.

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