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Arcserve UDP vs VMware vDPA [EOL] comparison

Arcserve and Broadcom are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 85% of Arcserve users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
Arcserve UDP
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85% willing to recommend
VMware vDPA [EOL]
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Arcserve UDP
    Average Rating
    7.6
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.7
    Number of Reviews
    44
    Ranking in other categories
    Backup and Recovery (23rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)
    VMware vDPA [EOL]
    Average Rating
    0.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Q&A Highlights

    it_user571875 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user571875
    Works
    Mar 21, 2020
    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 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.
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    Featured Reviews

    Sergio Itikawa - PeerSpot reviewer
    Sergio Itikawa
    Software Solutions Architect at SPEData
    Has supported hybrid IT environments effectively and offers strong data protection
    With Arcserve UDP, the most valuable feature is to improve persistent data, which I consider important. I use other products too, not only Arcserve UDP, as we use TrueNAS as well. Arcserve UDP improves the precision of data. I have utilized Arcserve UDP's data deduplication feature, and the data deduplication feature helps my storage efficiency significantly. I have used Arcserve UDP's continuous data protection. It is beneficial for operational continuity because we use it constantly and have no objections to Arcserve UDP technology; I think it is very good. Arcserve UDP's integration with multiple operating systems is very good and very efficient. This brings value for me since many of my clients have different operating systems like Windows and Linux; there is no problem. Regarding the deduplication and compression with Arcserve UDP, I think Arcserve UDP is still a solid solution that we primarily use.
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    it_user6405 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user6405
    Engineer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    vSphere Data Protection 5.1 Impressions
    With the release of vSphere 5.1, VMware has retired VMware Data Recovery (VDR) and replaced it with vSphere Data Protection (VDP). From my experience, there were not a lot of fans of the old VMware Data Recovery product, so this is a welcomed change. I decided to give it a spin, and see how it…
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    Answers from the Community

    it_user571875 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user571875
    Works
    Mar 21, 2020
    Mar 21, 2020
    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 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...
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    it_user183315 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user183315
    Solution Architect with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Dec 19, 2016
    Stop sending me anything –please
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    it_user102333 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user102333
    President and Chief Consultant with 51-200 employees
    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.
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Computer Software Company
    17%
    Manufacturing Company
    11%
    Comms Service Provider
    7%
    Government
    7%
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    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business24
    Midsize Enterprise10
    Large Enterprise9
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    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?
    Regarding the setup cost for Arcserve UDP, it is significantly important, but the price is similar to all our options where clients need to have backup on-premises and replication in the cloud.
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    Also Known As

    StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
    vDPA, vSphere Data Protection Advanced
     

    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
    VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced (vDPA) is a backup and recovery solution that was introduced with vSphere 5.1. VDP leverages mature, proven technology from EMC Avamar to provide reliable, space-efficient, disk-based data protection for VMware virtual machines (VMs). vDPA is fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server and the vSphere Web Client.
    Broadcom
     

    Sample Customers

    ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
    Ideosity, The Waddington Group, MVS Consulting, Federal Government, Educational Institution
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