Arcserve UDP vs IBM Disaster Recovery Services comparison

"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."

"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."

"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."

"There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good."

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

"It is easy to configure."

"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."

"I would recommend it if there is a general case."

"The solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."

"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."

"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."

"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."

"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."

"Licensing is an area that needs improvement."

"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."

"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's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports."

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

"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."

"Stability could always be better."

"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."

"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."

"The price is based on the number of sockets. We use a four-socket price that includes two servers and the cost is $4,375."

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

"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."

"Pricing is most likely comparable."

"The solution is very expensive."

"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."

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

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."

"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."