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Pros
"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy.""The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication.""The most valuable features are that it is able to restore quickly and that it is able to virtually restore on Hyper-V.""It's simple to set up.""One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature.""We are satisfied with Arcserve UDP. The most important feature that we use and why we choose this product is the RHA feature.""The most valuable feature is the duplication.""I would recommend it if there is a general case."

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"The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.""The interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues.""Reverse Delta is Altaro proprietary backup deduplication technology. With Reverse Delta, the latest version of a file is always made available in its entirety, not as a delta file.""The intuitive interface allows you to set up and perform backups and restores easily.""The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency.""It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent.""All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me.""Ability to restore to any host."

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Cons
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information.""Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue.""We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive.""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.""Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup.""The solution can use a lot of bandwidth when the scheduling is not done, it should auto-schedule itself. For example, if there are 50 users connected in the network at 12 o'clock and the backup is not scheduled. At this time the network offices are going to have performance issues when it is doing a backup. Having a feature to auto-schedule a time when the network is not being used often would be beneficial.""A lot of their new technologies are not very good.""StorageCraft ShadowProtect can improve by making one console that can control backups of all desktops and servers in one place. Additionally, the recovery process of the backups is very slow and could improve. It's very slow when we went to recover a complete disc but to recover one file is very fast."

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"It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once.""Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on.""The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement.""Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't.""The application could include a feature to install a set size of data, such as the ability to store a single application with all its registry information for easy transfer.""Stability.""Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup.""Migrating the physical through a backup and restore to a virtual environment would be very helpful."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
  • "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."
  • "Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
  • "The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
  • "It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
  • "There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
  • "Pricing is most likely comparable."
  • "The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."
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  • "There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
  • "There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
  • "No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
  • "​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
  • "Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."
  • "The pricing is okay,"
  • "VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
  • "Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
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    Top Answer:The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution.
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    Also Known As
    StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
    Altaro VM Backup
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    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.

    Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

    Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

    Sample Customers
    ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
    Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
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    Construction Company22%
    Non Tech Company11%
    Wholesaler/Distributor6%
    Educational Organization6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government7%
    Non Profit7%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Government17%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise47%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business71%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 41 reviews while Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is ranked 54th in Backup and Recovery with 29 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup writes "Offers a comprehensive feature set offered at a competitive price". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Rubrik, whereas Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect and Azure Backup.

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