Arcserve UDP vs Quorum OnQ comparison

Arcserve and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Arcserve is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.0, while Quorum is ranked #46 with an average rating of 8.3. Arcserve holds a 1.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

Arcserve UDP

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84% willing to recommend

Quorum OnQ

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Arcserve UDP and Quorum OnQ are both backup and disaster recovery solutions that compete in the data protection category. While both products offer robust features, Arcserve UDP is often noted for its cost-effectiveness, and Quorum OnQ is recognized for its advanced disaster recovery capabilities.

Features: Arcserve UDP provides comprehensive backup options, including virtual, physical, and cloud support. It also ensures extensive data protection. Quorum OnQ is known for instant recovery capabilities, overall reliability, and advanced features suitable for critical disaster recovery scenarios.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP users suggest enhancements in management capabilities, reporting tools, and user interface. Quorum OnQ could improve its documentation, provide more flexible configuration options, and enhance its scalability features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. On the other hand, Quorum OnQ is highly regarded for its simplicity in deployment and proactive customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP is noted for its attractive initial cost, offering a good return on investment by meeting needs at a reasonable price point. Quorum OnQ, while more expensive, provides a high ROI due to superior features and recovery capabilities, making it worth the additional cost for critical environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

11th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

46th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

21st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (37th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.2%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Mohamed Iqbal

Presales Information Technology Consultant at JBA

A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery

The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

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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 recovery part of the product is very good."

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

"The ease of use is the best feature of the product."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"It's simple to set up."

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"It is a very scalable solution."

"The most useful feature is the one-click recovery."

"It is a stable solution."

"The solution is very cost effective."

"One of the most valuable features was the usability, since many of the features were very straightforward. The backup and restoration process was also very fast. Although we weren't able to fully test the scenarios, one of the features was that we could have it restored on a remote site. However, since we were on-prem, we weren't able to test the remote site restoration."

"It's easy to implement, easy to spin up, easily configurable, to drop-in appliances and network. There wasn't a lot of time needed to spin it up."

"Quorum OnQ provides an elevated ability to filter on everything from people's location to age to their voting history."

"From a disaster-recovery point of view, one of the things I really like is that I can test the virtual copy of the physical server on a test network and compare the servers side-by-side, without interfering with the production network. So I can see and make sure that the latest copy of the server is the physical copy of the server, without interfering with production."

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Cons

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

"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."

"Licensing can be quite difficult."

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"It would be beneficial if file culling could be more granular."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments with different needs."

"Better integration with cloud-based solutions like Azure and Office 365 is needed."

"I don't love the scheduler, as I think that interface could use an overhaul."

"The cost could be reduced."

"The price of Quorum OnQ could be improved. We were exploring the product in terms of having a partnership with the distributor so that we could operate as a service, but for our own use, within the company, we couldn't justify the price unless the servers would become an option later on. The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive."

"Quorum OnQ's user interface is not very attractive and should be made more attractive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"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."

"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."

"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 solution is expensive."

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

"The solution is very expensive."

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"When we quote the price of Quorum to customers, they find it expensive."

"The cost is higher than other software and services, but it is an absolute must-have."

"The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"The pricing is about $1,400 a month. It's a little bit on the higher side. But it's one of those situations where time is valuable for me. So if it costs a little bit more money for me to have a solution that just works and requires less of my day-to-day management, I'm willing to pay a little bit more."

"Quorum OnQ can be described as a medium-priced product...There are no ingress and egress charges in the product."

"The total for our current solution's licensing is about $14,000 for 12 servers for three years."

"We have never questioned whether it is worth it because it so obviously is a great value."

"I am not sure how much it costs, but I know it's expensive."

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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?

Pricing for SPX MRP/MSP is under $400 per server (Single VM) with a 1-year subscription. After discounts, it could decrease by 20%-30%, and opting for a 3/5/10 server pack may offer even better (lo...

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What do you like most about Quorum OnQ?

It is a very scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quorum OnQ?

It's a little expensive. That said, the cost aligns with other advocacy tools we have evaluated.

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What needs improvement with Quorum OnQ?

They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments wit...

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

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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.

Arcserve

Quorum onQ is the global leader in 1-click instant recovery, providing full immediate recovery of your critical systems after any storage, system or site failure. It does this by automatically maintaining up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of your physical and virtual servers stored on a dedicated appliance – clones that will transparently take over for failed servers within minutes.

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

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