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Arcserve UDP vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

Arcserve and Oracle are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #24 with an average rating of 6.8, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.3. Arcserve holds a 1.1% mindshare in BRS, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Oracle users who would recommend it.
Arcserve UDP
Read 43 Arcserve UDP reviews
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84% willing to recommend
Oracle Data Guard
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  • 1,652 Views
  • 1,586 Comparison Views
94% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Oracle Data Guard compete in the data protection and disaster recovery category. Oracle Data Guard appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and reliability, although Arcserve UDP offers more competitive pricing.

Features: Arcserve UDP users find it comprehensive for data protection with features like ease of use, flexible recovery options, and integration with various platforms. Oracle Data Guard users value its high availability, automated failover capabilities, and data integrity. The advanced disaster recovery features of Oracle Data Guard make it stand out.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP could improve its reporting tools, offer a more intuitive setup process, and provide enhanced UI/UX. Oracle Data Guard needs better compatibility with non-Oracle environments, more streamlined patching procedures, and additional user-friendly documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP offers straightforward deployment and responsive customer support. Oracle Data Guard has a more complex deployment process but provides excellent technical support and comprehensive documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is cost-effective with flexible licensing, leading to a good ROI. Oracle Data Guard is more expensive, but its advanced functionalities and reliability justify the cost and offer a high ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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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
43
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)
Oracle Data Guard
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
31
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 Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Data Guard0.9%
Arcserve UDP1.1%
Other98.0%
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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…
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Azhagupandi Parthiban - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers near-real-time replication for data consistency and continuously introducing new features through upgrades
There are various advantages. First of all, easy to deploy. The only difficult part is the cost factor, licensing. In other ways, the implementation is very, very important. Like, we have not encountered any major challenges with replication. We were able to achieve near-real-time replication. Also, with the switchover failover, we were not getting any technical issues. It's a pretty stable product. Once you configure it, it goes through the rollback, and then Data Guard introduces this snapshot thing. So once the restoration happens, we can go back to the original thing, and we make that a standard. It's a pretty decent and key function for Oracle. So, enterprise organizations go for Oracle only for features like these.
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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

"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"It is very stable."
"I would recommend it if there is a general case."
"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."
"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 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."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
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"Oracle Data Guard is scalable. I rate it a ten out of ten."
"Oracle Data Guard has a nice feature called the DataGuard snapshot to open the solution in the read-write mode and make some changes to the database."
"Snapshot and Data Guard Manager are awesome features."
"The most valuable aspect for me is undoubtedly the failover capability and the assurance of data safety provided by Oracle Data Guard."
"The most valuable features are the backup and restore. With this in place along with the clustering, the database is safe from hacking, hardware failure, power failures, and system crashes."
"One of the most valuable features is real-time replication. The version we're using is reliable and easy to deploy."
"Data Guard also improved because customers with an active Data Guard license want to reduce the I/O in a production environment. Some application complaints to it for Oracle reporting purposes. It has a production environment that needs to be enhanced."
"You can see how the logs are applied, check the apply time, and how far behind the standby is at any given time."
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Cons

"The initial setup was complex."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."
"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."
"One of the biggest drawbacks of Arcserve UDP is that it does not have a single console, making it an area that needs to be considered for improvement."
"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
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"We would like to be able to see the date time stamp when you execute DGMGRL commands."
"The deployment cost is expensive."
"For Italian medium-sized companies, the main challenge lies in the cost associated with licenses."
"The product could improve its pricing."
"The only difficult part is the cost factor, licensing. Another area of improvement is support."
"I think it would be great to have a graphical interface assistant (like DBCA, ASMCA, NETCA, etc.) for initial configuration, monitoring, configuring Oracle Data Guard Broker and all the Data Guard Broker commands, without needing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control installed."
"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."
"The pricing of the solution is quite high. They should do what they can to bring it down so that it is more reasonable for customers like us."
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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."
"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."
"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."
"I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
"The solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."
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"This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid."
"​Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."
"It's a cost-effective solution."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"The cost is expensive."
"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."
"The licensing cost is significantly high."
"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."
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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
19%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software 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 Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise22
 

Questions from the Community

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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?
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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...
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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...
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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...
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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
Active Data Guard
 

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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Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

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