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We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Arcserve UDP vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup Report (Updated: May 2024).
772,679 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution.""It's simple to set up.""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.""I like the tool's speed.""It is very stable.""There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good.""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."

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"It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent.""The interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues.""The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency.""Excellent compression and deduplication with off-site WAN backup included.""The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups.""The ease of use of the solution is its most valuable feature. The interface is also excellent.""We use the latest feature in Altaro called CDP (Continuous Data Protection) to back up our VMs as often as every five minutes. It allows us to make sure no data is accidentally deleted or overwritten.""All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me."

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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.""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 initial setup was complex.""In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution.""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.""The solution's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports.""Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive.""The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"If you look into the performance of a virtual machine and you look to the performance of the physical machine, the correlation between these is totally unclear.""The scalability of the solution is limited.""Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't.""Migrating the physical through a backup and restore to a virtual environment would be very helpful.""To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time.""Availability of physical server backup would be an added advantage.""Stability.""It would be nice to be able to recover the items to their original location."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I do not work with the pricing or licensing issues of the solution for our organization."
  • "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."
  • "Normally our customers purchase the premium plus license, rather than the standard one, which provides more options."
  • "The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
  • "It is approximately $400 to purchase a virtual service outright."
  • "There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
  • "Pricing is most likely comparable."
  • "The retail fee is $1300 for a year for one server. Other than that, there is just the cost of your hardware."
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  • "There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
  • "There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
  • "No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
  • "​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
  • "Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."
  • "The pricing is okay,"
  • "VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
  • "Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is the initiative UI and the logs are clear and detailed that are generated when there has been an issue or failure on the user's system. We only have to log… more »
    Top Answer:The licensing cost is for one year. There are not any hidden costs involved in the pricing model of the solution.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.
    Top Answer:Altaro VM Backup is quite affordable in comparison to other products.
    Top Answer:Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup. Additionally, integrating… more »
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    Also Known As
    StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
    Altaro VM Backup
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    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.

    Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

    Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

    Sample Customers
    ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
    Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Construction Company21%
    Non Tech Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Wholesaler/Distributor5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government7%
    Non Profit7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Government17%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business59%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise47%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business71%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise47%
    Buyer's Guide
    Arcserve UDP vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Arcserve UDP vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 42 reviews while Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is ranked 55th in Backup and Recovery with 29 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup writes "Offers a comprehensive feature set offered at a competitive price". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Veritas Backup Exec, whereas Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto Cloud Continuity and N-able Cove Data Protection. See our Arcserve UDP vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup report.

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