Arcserve UDP vs Unitrends vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

Read 34 Unitrends reviews

911 Views
856 Comparison Views

84% willing to recommend

Veeam Data Platform

Read 425 Veeam Data Platform reviews

35,384 Views
26,184 Comparison Views

94% willing to recommend

Arcserve UDP

Veeam Data Platform

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP, Unitrends, and Veeam Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery.

To learn more, read our detailed Backup and Recovery Report (Updated: June 2025).

Download the complete report

Backup and Recovery

June 2025

Helped 861,803 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

As of July 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 Unitrends is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 14.8%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

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…

The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive

Todd Guthrie

Director Of Information Technology at Creation Technologies

I wouldn't rate Unitrends a ten out of ten because we had some hard drive failures in the appliance. Typically, when you have OneDrive, you can get it replaced. For some particular reason, the situation caused the entire system to crash. We had to reinstall the CentOS operating system on it, and we lost all our backups. They said there was no way to retain it, and it was pretty devastating and concerning that a drive failure would cause the loss of all the data on the appliance. It was extremely disappointing, and we had to start from scratch after three years worth of backup data. I rate Unitrends a nine out of ten for stability.

Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

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…

More Veeam Data Platform pros

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 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."

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

"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."

"The most valuable feature is the duplication."

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

"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 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."

More Arcserve UDP pros

"The ability to diversify jobs within the same server helps break down a large chunk of data into more manageable and concentrated chunks."

"Replication to Forever Cloud."

"Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration."

"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."

"Backup/archive to multiple locations."

"The simple and fast restore routine."

"I am impressed with the tool's reporting and UniView features."

"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback"

More Unitrends pros

"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."

"The solution's interface, GUI (graphical user interface), and backup are good."

"A simple and stable solution for small businesses that use virtualization."

"The solution is stable and the performance is good."

"I like all of Veeam's features, but the most important ones are the tape backups and replication. Those are the two options available for us, and it's enough for our needs."

"One of the standout features of Veeam Backup & Replication is its exceptional restore capability, enabling users to recover their data seamlessly. Another valuable functionality is the automated verification of backup restorations, made possible through the Sure Backup feature. The software boasts numerous other noteworthy features that offer immense value, including the NAS backup feature."

"The platform has a useful disaster recovery feature."

"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use. We don't have any issues with it."

Cons

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

"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."

"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."

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

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

"Licensing can be quite difficult."

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

"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."

More Arcserve UDP cons

"The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release."

"Network-based storage stability could be improved."

"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."

"The solution's base operating system needs to be improved."

"There are a few quirks where the GUI, agent, and back-end are not precisely meshed."

"There's a lot that can be made better. For example, it could be more scalable."

"It could be a little more customizable."

"Making the seeding process more accessible and easier to understand. Also, make more of the undocumented best practices easier to find."

More Unitrends cons

"Cross-hypervisor replication can be improved."

"Veeam ONE could improve by having capacity planning, intelligent automatization, and ransomware."

"The solution’s scalability could be improved."

"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."

"They can improve the features and Veeam Enterprise Manager. The interface and features are kind of limited. It would be good if they can provide more features and a better interface. For example, if I want to provide certain users with the privilege to back up and restore and do day-to-day tasks, I cannot do it in the current version. It is like you either give everything to everyone or no user can have access to anything. In version 9, a lot of features were missing, and it wasn't clear. Version 10 is easier from the communication perspective, and the disk backup option is very clear."

"I think that Veeam could improve some performance issues when the backup itself is restored. I'm also using HPE StoreOnce, which has deduplication, and when I'm trying to test or run backups, it takes a lot of time. I think they could improve the testing for backup copies."

"I only ever found one error. It was when we were doing a file copy job. After using it for ten minutes, it would slow down and cause a bottleneck error."

"The DR component should be part of the comprehensive package, not separate."

More Veeam Data Platform cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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

"I feel that the product is fairly priced."

"The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution."

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

"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."

More Arcserve UDP pricing and cost advice

"Make sure you do the homework to size the solution properly. Buy the Enterprise Plus licensing if you can afford it."

"Their licensing depended on the number of CPUs you had."

"The cost of Unitrends definitely draws you in. The licensing is all included in the appliance, which is a great incentive."

"With respect to cost, my advice is to get what you need."

"Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package."

"Initial pricing is competitive. Renewal pricing is steep, so make sure to project costs for the lifetime of the appliance(s)."

"No comment."

"When we renew the Unitrends maintenance contract and update it to the latest version, the cost would be $5,000 per year. There are no hidden costs. They've been transparent with the costs."

More Unitrends pricing and cost advice

"We are on an annual license for Veeam Backup Replication. We could expand or upgrade the license for the Office365 features. Next year we might go to a three-year plan for support on license."

"Veeam products are less expensive than other products. The licensing costs are low and they're pretty affordable."

"Veeam has been raising its prices in the last two years, so it's now lacking some competitiveness in pricing."

"The price is pretty cheap for our market."

"I rate the pricing a five, depending on the application and environment."

"The product is expensive for small businesses."

"Our licensing runs for five years, and after that time we do the renewal. There haven't been any further costs beyond our initial licensing plan because our customer is satisfied with the setup that has been configured and the overall backup environment."

"The tool is reasonably priced for the quality it provides."

More Veeam Data Platform pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Backup and Recovery solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

861,803 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Comparison Review

it_user159711

Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Non Profit

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

13%

Retailer

11%

Manufacturing Company

Non Profit

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup ...

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-ten...

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 de...

What do you like most about Unitrends?

The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Unitrends?

Unitrends is an expensive solution. We've negotiated deals where they've given us the $ 62,000 to $ 64,000 appliance ...

What needs improvement with Unitrends?

In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses—I had ...

How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file syste...

How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup...

Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?

Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting...

Acronis Cyber Protect vs Arcserve UDP

Comparisons

Compared 12% of the time

Rubrik vs Arcserve UDP

Compared 9% of the time

HPE StoreOnce vs Arcserve UDP

Compared 5% of the time

Arcserve Backup vs Arcserve UDP

Compared 5% of the time

Veritas Backup Exec vs Arcserve UDP

Compared 5% of the time

More Arcserve UDP Competitors

Rubrik vs Unitrends

Compared 15% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs Unitrends

Compared 10% of the time

Acronis Cyber Protect vs Unitrends

Compared 10% of the time

Veritas Backup Exec vs Unitrends

Compared 9% of the time

More Unitrends Competitors

Commvault Cloud vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 7% of the time

Rubrik vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 6% of the time

Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 5% of the time

HPE Zerto Software vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 3% of the time

Azure Backup vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 3% of the time

More Veeam Data Platform Competitors

Product Reports

Download Arcserve UDP product report

Arcserve UDP

July 2025

Download Unitrends product report

June 2025

Download Veeam Data Platform product report

Veeam Data Platform

June 2025

Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer

No data available

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE

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

Organizations rely on Unitrends to back up and protect both physical and virtual servers with compatibility for legacy systems and an appliance model.

Unitrends supports Microsoft Hyper-V clusters, VMware ESXi clusters, SQL databases, and Exchange DAGs. Valuable for K-12 schools for continuous monitoring via a graphical interface, it also offers real-time synchronization, file restoration, report generation, email status updates, redundancy, and ransomware protection. Features include effective technical support, instant recovery, detailed reporting, real-time synchronization, global deduplication, cross-compatibility for OS backups, and frequent updates. Easy to install for Hyper-V appliances, the platform benefits users with its dashboard insights, saving time and ensuring reliability. While improvements are needed in high availability features, customer engagement, cloud capabilities, storage options, and the free version, the UI, configuration complexity, pricing, and support costs also demand attention. Users find scaling challenging and desire better feature parity with competitors, clearer recovery information, improved scripting, and flexible retention settings based on repository.

What are the most important features?

Effective technical support
Instant recovery
Detailed daily and email reporting
User-friendly interface
Real-time synchronization
Global deduplication
Cross-compatibility for diverse OS backups
Frequent updates
Ease of installation for Hyper-V appliances
Automated feedback
UniView features
Instant power-on
Cost-effective pricing
Time-saving dashboard insights

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Time-saving features
Efficient data synchronization
Enhanced data recovery and protection
Accurate reporting and insights
Cost-effective and reliable solution

K-12 schools use Unitrends for continuous monitoring and verification via a graphical interface. Its real-time synchronization, file restoration, and report generation features support educational institutions' needs, ensuring data protection and operational efficiency.