AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Arcserve UDP comparison

Arcserve and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.3. Arcserve holds a 2.4% mindshare in DRS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 1.4% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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87% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery are two prominent tools for disaster recovery solutions. Arcserve UDP performs better in pricing and support. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery excels in functionality making it worth the additional cost.

Features: Arcserve UDP users value its ease of use, flexibility, and comprehensive backup options. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery users value its robust cloud integration, scalability, and automation capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP users suggest improvements in speed, system resource consumption, and more frequent updates. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery users recommend enhanced functionalities for non-cloud environments, better data visualization tools, and refinement for hybrid setups.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP requires a more extensive setup process but offers reliable customer support, aiding users through complexities. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers a smoother deployment process with detailed guidance but users feel support could be more responsive.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is noted for its cost-effectiveness, making it suitable for smaller budgets with significant ROI. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, though higher in price, provides extensive capabilities that justify the investment for larger enterprises.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

11th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

29th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

15th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 2.4%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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TeresitaSabile

Head of Operation and IT at Elgrade Inc

Cost savings and efficient decompression but needs better cloud integration

Our primary use case for Arcserve UDP is its decompression feature, which helped us save money by reducing storage needs. Despite moving to cloud applications, we have been using Arcserve UDP for backup and disaster recovery Arcserve UDP has helped our organization save considerable amounts of…

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Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability

Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.

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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

"It is easy to configure."

"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is the initiative UI and the logs are clear and detailed that are generated when there has been an issue or failure on the user's system. We only have to log onto the client's system to retrieve the information. It is possible to precisely identify the problem's location. The system categorizes and logs every step in a structured manner, selectively displaying only the essential logs. However, to view a comprehensive log, one must access the line machine log and examine the actual client for detailed logging."

"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."

"I like the tool's speed."

"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."

"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."

"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."

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"It's on the cheaper side and not too expensive for users."

"Customer service is quite helpful."

"What I like about ECR AWS is that it is a fully managed service, so I don't need to manage the underlying infrastructure or worry about scalability in AWS concerning building, maintenance, security, and high availability."

"The setup is pretty straightforward."

"Since it is a managed service, I reduce my time to manage infrastructure and applications."

"The most valuable aspect of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is its instant block replication feature. This allows us to perform live block verification and eliminates the need to concern ourselves with recovery point objectives. This capability is particularly advantageous for critical workloads."

"It offers seamless integration with services like ACL, EKS, and Fargate for deploying containerized applications."

"AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is a robust and reliable solution for disaster recovery needs."

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Cons

"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"We are looking at scaling up to the cloud and using immutable copies on the cloud. Arcserve UDP 8.0 does have the immutable feature supporting AWS, but I'm looking for multi-cloud support. So, I'm waiting for Arcserve to release that in the next release."

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

"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."

"The problem is just reliability. If the promises in the marketing material were realized in real life, it would be the perfect solution, but it's just the reliability issues."

"Backups are very slow and time consuming."

"A lot of their new technologies are not very good."

"Licensing can be quite difficult."

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"Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status."

"An improved AWS pricing model is needed."

"Definitely there should be better logging. From a customer perspective I would like to see more logs on what is happening. If there is an issue, I would like to know what the problem is. Right now, we have to depend on the support of the vendor to check and let us know, because we don't have access to a lot of logging information."

"I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives."

"The solution's network setup and a lot of the control tower setup could be improved."

"I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work."

"The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive."

"The product could be improved by incorporating more AI-driven automation for deployment and additional security features. These enhancements would make the solution even more user-friendly and secure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."

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

"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."

"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."

"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

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"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."

"It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."

"Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."

"I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."

"We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."

"The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Non Profit

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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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-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too.

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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 decrease by 20%-30%, and opting for a 3/5/10 server pack may offer even better (lo...

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What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...

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What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as pu...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

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

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables real-time replication and rapid recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Key features include block-level data replication, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and automated recovery orchestration. Users benefit from increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced data management, significantly improving organizational performance and business continuity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services

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