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Archiware P5 Backup vs Retrospect Backup comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Archiware P5 Backup
Ranking in Cloud Backup
82nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Cloud Backup
69th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (79th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Archiware P5 Backup is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Archiware P5 Backup0.3%
Other99.2%
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Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
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