We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."
"The ROI is very good because of the speed of the backup."
"The product's deployment process was straightforward."
"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."
"The tool has enough documentation; you don't need to contact the support team."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"The initial setup of IBM Protect Plus is simple and not complex."
"The solution integrates well with other tools."
"The solution is scalable."
"Large-scale recoveries are very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is the deduplication functionality. The clients moved to this solution originally because of this feature."
"StorageCraft ShadowProtect can improve by making one console that can control backups of all desktops and servers in one place. Additionally, the recovery process of the backups is very slow and could improve. It's very slow when we went to recover a complete disc but to recover one file is very fast."
"Every time I change the disc, I have to do a full backup."
"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"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."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"We have to use a Microsoft hypervisor for installation which is expensive."
"The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix."
"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."
"Their first level of support can be improved. Often they are too junior to understand the issues we are having, and it takes too much time to get from them to the next level of support, which is what we actually need."
"I would like integration into where the VMware guys can do their own restores."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security."
"The software's technical support could improve its response time for different time zones."
"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."
"The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use."
Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 42 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 29 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Veritas Backup Exec, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup and Veritas NetBackup. See our Arcserve UDP vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.
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