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Arcserve UDP vs Dell NetWorker comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)
Dell NetWorker
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell NetWorker is 2.3%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dell NetWorker2.3%
Arcserve UDP1.1%
Other96.6%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

TeresitaSabile - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers seamless integration and cost-saving benefits with enhanced recovery capabilities
Currently, in my organization, I am using Dell NetWorker for open-source solutions like PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, and some large VM environments. It also supports the Dell library and is used for the library archiving system Dell NetWorker allows for extensive customization, supporting…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"It's simple to set up."
"Arcserve has a feature called virtual standby (VSB), which has been very helpful because I already have a hot standby copy of my critical infrastructure. If something breaks, I can spin up that virtual standby copy in less than five minutes and ensure that my data is available to everyone and that business continuity is maintained."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
"The recovery part of the product is very good."
"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"Stability and the ease of taking backups are the biggest benefits of Dell NetWorker."
"It's easy to use."
"When it was required that data had to be restored for our customer, it was accomplished successfully and this has kept our end users satisfied."
"Dell NetWorker allows for extensive customization, supporting various open-source databases like PostgreSQL."
"The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful."
"Anybody could drive the GUI."
"Taking backups is faster."
"The backup software has been much faster since we've deployed the solution."
 

Cons

"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."
"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."
"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."
"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."
"Licensing is an area that needs improvement."
"One area for improvement in Arcserve UDP is its capability to interact with other cloud servers."
"A lot of their new technologies are not very good."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"I would like to see better support for the container systems, and we would like to see more support for image backups instead of pure file backups."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"They need more support for image backups."
"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"I would like to see encryption included in the next release to encrypt the data that we are backing up."
"The UI needs some enhancement to be more user-friendly."
"There are some limitations regarding scalability of the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"I feel that the product is fairly priced."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."
"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."
"The tool is pricey."
"The price is a little on the high side, but it's reliable and provides a good service."
"The solution follows a subscription model for licensing. We pay annually to use the solution and the price is high."
"They are not cheap."
"The licensing model can be traditional licensing or capacity-based licensing."
"It is a relatively inexpensive product compared to one of its competitors."
"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."
"Low cost is key."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Non Profit
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise37
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Dell NetWorker?
The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell NetWorker?
The licensing cost is somewhat expensive. While we use a traditional license, there is a capacity-based license available, but our customer is not comfortable switching to it. A five to seven perce...
 

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
NetWorker
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport
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