Arcserve UDP vs IBM Tivoli CDP for Files comparison

Arcserve and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #24 with an average rating of 6.8, while IBM is ranked #75. Arcserve holds a 1.1% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and IBM Tivoli CDP for Files based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

24th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

75th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.1%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Arcserve UDP	1.1%
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files	0.4%
Other	98.5%

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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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reviewer1035033

Sr. Aix Admin at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable

We are currently using Tivoli to backup 15 terabytes within our Oracle Database using a RMAN backup script. The RMAN's utility and restoration has been perfect, we have yet to experience any issues. It's very reliable The restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable. We would like to…

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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

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

"I like the tool's speed."

"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."

"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."

"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."

"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."

"Our customers are happy with the product’s functionality."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

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"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

Cons

"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."

"The initial setup was complex."

"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."

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

"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."

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

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

More Arcserve UDP cons

"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"Pricing is most likely comparable."

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

"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."

"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."

"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."

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

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

More Arcserve UDP pricing and cost advice

"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

16%

Non Profit

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	9

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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.

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IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files is a continuous backup software that protects your most important files. This real-time, continuous data protection solution for file servers and user endpoints automatically backs up your most critical files the moment they are saved.

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