Arcserve UDP vs Precisely Assure QuickEDD comparison

Arcserve and Precisely are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #16 with an average rating of 6.9, while Precisely is ranked #19 with an average rating of 9.0. Arcserve holds a 2.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to Precisely’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Precisely users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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85% willing to recommend

Precisely Assure QuickEDD

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100% willing to recommend

Arcserve UDP

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Precisely Assure QuickEDD compete in the data protection and disaster recovery category. Arcserve UDP has an advantage in setup cost and ROI, while Precisely Assure QuickEDD is noted for advanced features and ease of deployment at a higher price.

Features: Arcserve UDP offers comprehensive data backup, deduplication, and integrated cybersecurity measures. Precisely Assure QuickEDD provides advanced data replication, real-time disaster recovery capabilities, and seamless integration with IBM systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP has a streamlined deployment process with strong technical support. Precisely Assure QuickEDD features intuitive deployment for IBM systems and is known for responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP offers competitive pricing and clear ROI with lower setup costs. Precisely Assure QuickEDD has higher setup costs but is valued for generating robust returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

16th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (23rd)

Precisely Assure QuickEDD

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

19th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 2.1%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Precisely Assure QuickEDD is 1.3%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Arcserve UDP	2.1%
Precisely Assure QuickEDD	1.3%
Other	96.6%

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Featured Reviews

Sergio Itikawa

Software Solutions Architect at SPEData

Has supported hybrid IT environments effectively and offers strong data protection

With Arcserve UDP, the most valuable feature is to improve persistent data, which I consider important. I use other products too, not only Arcserve UDP, as we use TrueNAS as well. Arcserve UDP improves the precision of data. I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly. I have used Arcserve UDP's continuous data protection. It is beneficial for operational continuity because we use it constantly and have no objections to Arcserve UDP technology; I think it is very good. Arcserve UDP's integration with multiple operating systems is very good and very efficient. This brings value for me since many of my clients have different operating systems like Windows and Linux; there is no problem. Regarding the deduplication and compression with Arcserve UDP, I think Arcserve UDP is still a solid solution that we primarily use.

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reviewer2325741

Director of Information Technology at a construction company with 1-10 employees

Trustworthy and provides good availability

Our administrator found the solution easy to use, but once that administrator left, it felt very overwhelming to the individual who took it over. It could be more of a knowledge transfer situation that didn't happen, but we didn't know if it was easy to use. Precisely Assure QuickEDD is deployed on the cloud in our organization. The implementation of QLED helped us with our recovery time objective and was a seamless transition. In order to utilize the product to its fullest potential, users should be knowledgeable of what it offers. They should also form a relationship with the person who is their representative. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.

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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

"The most valuable features of this solution are that I can by just one click, copy and paste anything that I would want. I do not have to restore the whole virtual machine."

"The most valuable feature of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is the speed and the compression of the backups. The compressed backed-up files do not take up as much storage. Additionally, the incremental backups can be done in one minute and be backed up on a disc very fast."

"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."

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

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

"The most valuable feature is the duplication."

"The recovery part of the product is very good."

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

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"Synchronous applications are valuable."

"The most valuable feature of Precisely Assure QuickEDD is the backup system."

Cons

"We are looking at scaling up to the cloud and using immutable copies on the cloud. Arcserve UDP 8.0 does have the immutable feature supporting AWS, but I'm looking for multi-cloud support. So, I'm waiting for Arcserve to release that in the next release."

"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."

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

"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."

"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."

"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."

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

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

More Arcserve UDP cons

"There should be more interactive dashboards."

"Our administrator found the solution easy to use, but once that administrator left, it felt very overwhelming to the individual who took it over."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"The solution is very expensive."

"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."

"Pricing is most likely comparable."

"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."

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

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

"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."

More Arcserve UDP pricing and cost advice

"It is expensive. The cost varies based on your requirements. If you want to manage it, there is an extra cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Manufacturing Company

18%

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	9

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Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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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?

Regarding the setup cost for Arcserve UDP, it is significantly important, but the price is similar to all our options where clients need to have backup on-premises and replication in the cloud.

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What do you like most about Precisely Assure QuickEDD?

The most valuable feature of Precisely Assure QuickEDD is the backup system.

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What is your primary use case for Precisely Assure QuickEDD?

We used Precisely Assure QuickEDD for our backups.

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What advice do you have for others considering Precisely Assure QuickEDD?

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

Syncsort Assure QuickEDD, Syncsort Quick-EDD/HA, Quick-EDD/HA

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.

Arcserve

Protecting critical IBM i applications from downtime and guarding against data loss with simple, scalable, full-featured high availability and disaster recovery products

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Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services

Toyota Material Handling Australia, Westpac Pacific Banking, Symphony Health, Wimbledon, OCBC Bank

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