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Arcserve UDP vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
24th
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
1st
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
429
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 1.1%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 10.0%, down from 18.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform10.0%
Arcserve UDP1.1%
Other88.9%
Backup and Recovery
 

Q&A Highlights

Mar 21, 2020
 

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…
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

"I like the tool's speed."
"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is its decompression capability."
"It is easy to configure."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"This product is extremely user-friendly and it is capable of performing large-scale archive/backup (five+ years worth). It is easy to store, maintain, and check backups."
"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."
"Veeam Backup Replication is easy to use and has high performance. The backups are very fast. It's a complete solution that fulfills our current needs."
"Replication is most valuable."
"Storage Snapshot is a good feature and very safe."
"It is a good solution for backups and reporting."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup Replication are efficient backup and replication. Additionally, Veeam Backup Replication supports all products and vendors."
"The solution's most valuable feature is that its reports are detailed compared to other tools."
"My customers find the backup and recovery ease of use is the most beneficial feature."
"The documentation is very good. It's also easy to install Veeam Backup and Replication."
 

Cons

"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"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 could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"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."
"The direct SAN backup integration can be perfected by improving the snapshot removal mechanism and process from the storage volumes."
"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."
"The recovery and integration features of Veeam Backup Replication could improve. For example, all VM integration could improve, such as with Hyper-V and VMware."
"Add an archive option to support legal obligations."
"We'd like to see them add more custom templates."
"When you want to restore files, you first need to restore the machine, and then you have to mount it, and then restore the files."
"The web interface could be more visual."
"There is room for improvement in the application backups, particularly for Oracle and SaaS systems. Veeam Backup & Replication offers a plugin specifically designed for Oracle and SAP HANA databases. In version twelve, they introduced enhancements that allow deploying the plugin from the backup server. However, manual configuration is still required on each server to schedule the backup and specify the backup repository. Additionally, transitioning from a Windows server to a Linux server requires converting the existing model. Previously, Veeam heavily relied on Windows and Microsoft SQL databases for their solution. Fortunately, in version twelve, they introduced an enhancement by offering the option to use a Postgres SQL database, which is an open-source alternative."
 

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 expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
"The pricing of the product can be considered to be reasonable enough for the Asian region."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"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 solution is priced well compared to other solutions."
"The tool’s licensing is yearly and flexible. I would rate the solution’s pricing a seven out of ten."
"Several licensing schemes are available."
"The price of Veeam Backup Replication could be reduced. The customers are looking at other products because the price is higher than some of the competition."
"The price of Veeam Backup Replication has been increasing their price and my customers are asking why. They have CPU-based licenses and a Universal License, the prices should be reduced."
"I think the price is good when you choose the Essentials Suite, but when you buy a full featured version (for instance the Enterprise Plus) the price is a little bit expensive."
"Veeam ONE is offered at a good price."
"We are fine with its pricing policy."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2014
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Answers from the Community

Mar 21, 2020
Mar 21, 2020
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 products to those requirements. All the products you have listed do very well in specific niche markets, all of them also have cons as well, without a clear understanding of what your requirements ar...
2 out of 21 answers
it_user183315 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 19, 2016
Stop sending me anything –please
it_user102333 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 19, 2016
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 products to those requirements. All the products you have listed do very well in specific niche markets, all of them also have cons as well, without a clear understanding of what your requirements are a product comparison doesn't mean a great deal.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Non Profit
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

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 Business216
Midsize Enterprise99
Large Enterprise138
 

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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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