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Arcserve UDP vs Veeam Data Platform vs Veritas NetBackup 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 Veeam Data Platform is 14.5%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.4%, down from 5.2% 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…
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…
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

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 allows us to back up all the servers and centrally manage them."
"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."
"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."
"The most valuable feature is the duplication."
"While I do not recall whether the latest version is 10.0 or 11.0 I do know that it allows one to make a back up repository that is very scalable and simple."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"Integration with various applications, such as on-premises laptops and desktop backups, as well as applications and databases, is excellent."
"I'm satisfied with tech support, because the solution is so stable that I haven't had the need to engage any of the engineers yet."
"Its backup capabilities in general are great."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Replication is most valuable."
"Veeam One is a centralized management and centralized reporting tool. The tool has supportive infrastructure to create specialised applications and some server application. You can add all the resources and infrastructure. You will get the reports, can easily manage and monitor any feature."
"The most valuable feature is that you don't need any special connectivity - you just need to give your seller name, and then it automatically discovers all your virtual machines, which is a great benefit, especially in a bigger environment."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"Veritas NetBackup Automatic Image Replication and CloudCatalyst features allow me to replicate deduped backup images from one site to a remote site, as well as duplicating deduped images to the Cloud (i.e. AWS S3, etc.)"
"What I like most is it is a professional product. It supports all kinds of technologies, and I consider it one of the best backup products available."
"The support from Veritas NetBackup is very good."
"Management interface was simple to use once understood."
"This is the best solution that I know of."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
 

Cons

"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."
"One area for improvement in Arcserve UDP is its capability to interact with other cloud servers."
"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."
"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."
"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"There is some complexity we have experienced when using the solution that should be simplified."
"The initial setup can get complex."
"When you have some small issues, you should be able to go through it by yourself and solve the issue instead of opening the ticket and waiting for the engineers to troubleshoot."
"Technical support can be improved."
"The solution could improve by having a version to be compatible with the Linux system. They have improved the storage depository using the Linux proxy and Linux storage, but it can completely run on the Linux environment it would be much better."
"The deduplication feature could be improved by changing to global deduplication."
"The appliance doesn't have a domain. If there was a competitor with a domain, I'd likely use them."
"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
"Veritas NetBackup has some limitations and it would be a benefit if we had better documentation."
"The deployment time is longer than it is with other products."
"They need to improve their support. In the beginning, their engineers had trouble understanding the issue we were presenting. It took a lot of conversations for them to start troubleshooting the problem."
"There may be a learning curve."
"It would be helpful, in future releases, if the solution could add WORM (Write Once Read Many) support right within the product."
"I do not really like NetBackup as it is coming from a mix of other software packages."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"As an MSP partner, I believe that the prices are fair."
"Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
"There are annual subscription fees and there are licensing costs for three computers. It is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is moderate."
"It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"The solution is very expensive."
"It is a bit pricey, considering the reliability problems. If the tool worked flawlessly, the price would be fair, even cheap."
"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."
"Pricing is not the cheapest, but you get a lot of value for your money."
"The pricing depends on the number of clients. We pay 10,00 USD per year. On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"My understanding is that it is a fairly small price point."
"The price of Veeam Backup & Replication is high and that is why I am choosing an alternative."
"We use the community edition of the Veeam Backup Replication and it is a software-based license. It can be a little expensive."
"The price is quite competitive compared to other products in my region."
"I have not used the resale license in our testing environments. Sometimes, our customers used the trial license for 30 days and so on."
"Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product."
"It was on a yearly basis. During the annual review, when we asked them about our licensing, they couldn't explain it. For example, we had reduced by a factor of 40%, but our license only dropped by 5%. We would then ask Veritas people if we've reduced this much and shut down these servers, why has our license changed so less? They were never able to give us a straight answer. They weren't able to say, "Well, you're using this, and this is more expensive." In many cases, as we reduced our capacity and what we were using with Veritas NetBackup, our licensing actually went up, and they were often unable to explain why."
"The price is okay."
"When you compare NetBackup's software licensing system with Veeam's, which is simpler and based on instances (or how many physical machines or virtual machines you want to protect), NetBackup isn't that competitive for smaller scale companies. However, if you're running many large workloads, then NetBackup may be the better option."
"It is slightly more expensive than Commvault, but it is pretty much the same. It is an enterprise solution, so it scales quite well. It has a lot of features. So, you pay for what you get. It is not cheap, but it is fit for the purpose."
"The pricing, of course, can always be better."
"The price of NetBackup is okay. I think it's a little bit expensive but manageable. It has a lot of features, and the backup is better than most applications, so I think the price is competitive."
"The licensing model for this solution is very powerful."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Non Profit
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
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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