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Arcserve UDP vs Rubrik vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

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 Rubrik is 7.4%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 14.5%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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…
AmarpreetSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimal data security and management achieved with smooth deployment and strong support
I plan to expand the number of users for Rubrik in the future. Currently, I have approximately 10 to 12 customers on Rubrik, as we are partners to Rubrik and a service provider, SIS. I am working with large to medium organizations, not small ones. Regarding Artificial Intelligence, Rubrik is in the initial phase, and I am expecting more from them. I can give them seven out of ten for their improvements in that area. I would recommend Rubrik to other organizations because it is easy to install, easy to manage, and very compact in terms of a solution, with good support from Rubrik. These features allow it to match from small scale to large scale customers very easily. The number of people who usually take part in maintenance from my side depends on the customer size. For large customers, we involve four to five people, but for small customers, one person is enough. I rate Rubrik eight out of ten.
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."
"The most valuable features are the replication to the cloud and the deduplication."
"It allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."
"We are satisfied with Arcserve UDP. The most important feature that we use and why we choose this product is the RHA feature."
"The ease of use is the best feature of the product."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"The most valuable features are that it is able to restore quickly and that it is able to virtually restore on Hyper-V."
"What I like the most about Rubrik is its user-friendly interface."
"The archiving, off-of-box, is awesome. It lets you put your data where you want it and gives you the peace of mind of having more than one copy of it. And it's smart about the way that it does the archiving. It doesn't just copy one-for-one. It does all of its processing of the deduplication and compression before it sends it off to the archive, which helps with our cloud costs."
"When it comes to saving time managing our backups, Rubrik has saved us a lot of time compared to what we were using. It feels like it has saved us lifetimes of time because the process used to be difficult. It's not just the day to time savings. When something goes wrong, that's where the real time savings comes into play. We are able to get back to where we need to be more confidently and with much fewer steps."
"Rubrik's customer service is excellent."
"The Auto-Snapshot SLA feature and recovery time are amazing. It took seven seconds to have a server back up and running in production from a total failure."
"Rubrik, when compared to Cohesity, Dell, and Veritas, was the best of the four."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Rubrik has led to improvement by reducing the amount of failed backups, leading to a reduced workload in IT operations."
"The most valuable data protection features in Veeam are encryption and error handling."
"Very flexible, all-in-one solution."
"The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast."
"The documentation is very good. It's also easy to install Veeam Backup and Replication."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are it is easy to use and manage."
"One thing we like about the product is that it's good and not as expensive as similar products. Right now, there are different ways to back up your information—you can back up directly to a disk or the cloud. It allows you to have various kinds of repositories."
"The standout feature for us is instant recovery."
"The product’s configuration and settings are very easy."
 

Cons

"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"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."
"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 would like to be able to do granular restores directly from Exchange. Also, more granular management of VM backups would help."
"It would be nice if they could work on the pricing a bit."
"I would like to see the entire Office 365 product suite backed up by Rubrik. For instance, they do SharePoint and Exchange online, but they don't back up Microsoft Teams. So, I would like to see more of the Office 365 suite added into their backup capabilities."
"A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters."
"I would like to see Rubrik better integrate with Microsoft Active Directory. Instead of just backing up a full domain controller, I would like the solution to have Active Directory object knowledge so we can restore specific objects in Active Directory versus restoring the whole domain controller."
"I would improve the cost part of Rubrik; they should improve in that area."
"The price of Rubrik is too high, especially when you are considering a change in the total backup solution."
"In terms of what could be improved with Rubrik, we need to improve the backup for remote sites. The competitors are stronger in terms of their remote office back up. Rubrik needs to improve to be stronger for backup. This is the main thing."
"The initial setup can get complex."
"I don't see much room for improvement except that the price could be better."
"OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future."
"If you upgrade too quickly, you may have issues."
"We would like to have the ability to perform more things on the web interface. The heavy client is still needed to perform advanced tasks."
"It would be preferable if they could introduce a complete Linux version instead of relying solely on Microsoft for management. There should be a unified integration of all their products. Currently, there are various products like cloud backup and others that exist separately. It would be better if they could create a single comprehensive platform or product, as opposed to having disparate products that lack proper communication between them."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"Its native capability for talking to the public cloud needs improvement. Connecting to a public cloud is a little bit more of a challenge when it comes to Veeam than it is with Rubrik or Commvault. There are still some hoops that you got to jump through in order to send Veeam backups out to public cloud repositories. It is not as simple as it is with other products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is not very expensive, but it is not cheap."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"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."
"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
"Pricing is most likely comparable."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"There are additional costs for add-ons, and they recently upgraded a new cluster, which also carries a price."
"It is an expensive product."
"Rubrik is quite expensive for small businesses."
"The initial setup cost includes support and maintenance costs, followed by a monthly fee."
"The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution."
"Rubrik was probably the most expensive solution but in the long run, it's justified by the value of the data that it protects."
"Rubrik is not the cheapest solution, but we've been happy with the time savings that we have seen. At least from what we have spent so far, we have been happy with the return on investment."
"You need to understand what you're getting for the price. You are getting a backup solution, which is state of the art and works absolutely flawlessly. You are getting the storage needed to store your backups. You have all the sexy features that a modern backup solution can provide you, like deduplication, erasure coding, compression, fast execution time, secured data, and top-notch customer support. So, it might be expensive on paper. It's not free, but when you analyze what you are getting and the time you can spend on other stuff, then Rubrik is very cost-efficient."
"Since pricing is per socket, it is not expensive to add capacity as you go along."
"We pay every month for Enterprise Plus. There are no additional costs."
"I understand from management that the DR component is too expensive."
"We dont have the exact licensing costs, but we pay for a comprehensive service package that includes technical support, cloud services, and data center services. There may be additional costs beyond the standard license, but I'm not sure about the specifics. However, I believe the yearly cost is around five thousand dollars."
"The changes in pricing have been an interesting aspect. It seems to have become pricier, resulting in a reduction in affordability. There are extra expenses involved, including hardware requirements and the procurement of operating system licenses, which must also be taken into account. I would rate the price seven out of ten."
"The price is a bit high."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"The cost is expensive. It will depend on how you are managing your environment, your requirements, and if you can easily manage a license. It's not that difficult, so you can manage it, but the cost is high, so you need to check directly with Veeam as well as the local partner so you can get the discount prices."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Non Profit
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?
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Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
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What do you like most about Rubrik?
It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik?
Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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Sample Customers

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