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Arcserve UDP vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

Arcserve and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Arcserve is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.0, while VMware is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.1. Arcserve holds a 2.4% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 8.1% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.
Arcserve UDP
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84% willing to recommend
VMware Live Recovery
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Arcserve UDP and VMware Live Recovery compete in data recovery solutions. VMware Live Recovery often holds an advantage due to its high availability and superior cross-platform support.

Features: Arcserve UDP offers real-time replication and global deduplication, catering to Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, and VMware environments. Notable for rapid restore and comprehensive data protection, it is ideal for various system backups. VMware Live Recovery excels with its stellar replication, seamless storage integration, and automated recovery processes, particularly beneficial for larger virtualized environments.

Room for Improvement: Arcserve UDP could enhance cloud service integration, multi-tenancy, and Linux support to provide a more unified virtual appliance experience. VMware Live Recovery may increase adoption by improving non-VMware environment integration and automation features, along with reducing costs for smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arcserve UDP deployment is simple across on-premises and hybrid cloud settings, though customer service experiences vary, with some users citing slow responses. VMware Live Recovery provides diverse deployment options with similar customer service feedback, achieving excellence in some cases and delays in addressing complex issues in others.

Pricing and ROI: Arcserve UDP offers moderate pricing and flexible licensing, deemed cost-effective for SMBs with notable ROI, especially in server cost savings. VMware Live Recovery's higher pricing reflects its comprehensive disaster recovery capabilities, making it a valuable choice for larger enterprises needing robust automation.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve UDP
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
11th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (19th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Arcserve UDP is 2.4%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 8.1%, down from 11.4% 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…
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Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga - PeerSpot reviewer
The capability and the functionality of the features are very helpful for us
We use VMware Live Recovery for creating new hosts and new servers. We synchronize all of our software from our data center to our co-location in real time, so when a disaster happens, we switch to the co-location The functionality of the features is helpful for us. We find the resource…
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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

"Our customers are happy with the product’s functionality."
"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"I would recommend it if there is a general case."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"It is very stable."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."
"VMware Live Recovery is a very useful tool for live recovery."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"The simplicity of VMware SRM is one of its most important features. SRM console is straightforward to manage. It offers simplicity in monitoring, managing, and deploying, making it a unique value proposition. Additionally, Nutanix solutions also provide a simple GUI, which helps in operational efficiency."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"The most valuable features are the backup and disaster recovery services."
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Cons

"We cannot restore each user's mailbox. Each user's mailbox should be independently restorable. Also, this solution is very slow. If you select all of the servers, it runs for a long time... It needs to be faster. Finally, If anything happens to one server we should be able to switch to another server."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"The initial setup was complex."
"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."
"A lot of their new technologies are not very good."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"I don't know whether the tool has VMware integrations. It would be good to cover this area if it doesn't have those."
"It should be easier to switch between backup locations. We have multiple data storage locations and sometimes one of those storages need to be replaced. It would be nice if they made it easier to reconfigure the backup configuration."
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"It would be ideal if they added advanced analytics or AI to the solution."
"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."
"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"The solution currently has a five-minute RPO, meaning if the VM goes down we can lose up to five minutes of data which is a big deal when it relates to database replication."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."
"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 very expensive."
"Pricing is most likely comparable."
"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."
"In comparison to other vendors, it is a low-cost solution."
"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."
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"The price could be lower, in general. My clients pay for an annual license."
"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"
"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
"The software is expensive. There is a one-time cost involved in purchasing the license."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."
"The price of VMware SRM depends on how many VMs the customer has to move. There is a difference between the standard and enterprise license. I'm presenting the standard license to my customers because the total of VMs is not more than 50. The customer needs only the standard license and the cost is very effective for him."
"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Non Profit
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
We use a three-year license, and the cost for VMware Live Recovery can be high. Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially a...
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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
The licensing area needs improvement as the cost per virtual machine is high. If they offered discounts or minimized their prices, it would be more beneficial.
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Compared 24% of the time
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Compared 21% of the time
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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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.
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VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.
VMware
 

Sample Customers

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