Arcserve UDP vs Bacula Enterprise comparison

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We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and Bacula Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution.""It's simple to set up.""The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy.""Easy restoration and the solution works quickly.""The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication.""The recovery part of the product is very good.""The product's deployment process was straightforward.""This product is extremely user-friendly and it is capable of performing large-scale archive/backup (five+ years worth). It is easy to store, maintain, and check backups."

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"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure.""It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers.""The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community.""Bacula is pretty stable.""It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light.""It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite.""The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."

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Cons
"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow.""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.""Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive.""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.""Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly.""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.""I had an issue with Arcserve UDP during the failover and the secondary machine didn't get back online, even though it ran automatically. I faced the issue during a crisis situation. However, I haven't faced such a problem again."

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"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy.""The initial setup could be a bit easier.""A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed.""It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company.""We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist.""We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI.""Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."

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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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  • "This is an open-source solution."
  • "We have a perpetual license."
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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:It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light.
    Top Answer:It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company. A managerial user who wants more information beyond the operational technician should be able to access it. It… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution as a complete backup solution for virtual machines and databases in Prodap - Data Processing in Amapá. Its very lean and simple architecture, with its deduplications not covering… more »
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    18th
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    5,055
    Comparisons
    3,419
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    Average Words per Review
    487
    Rating
    7.8
    29th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
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    1,431
    Comparisons
    1,054
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    420
    Rating
    9.0
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    Also Known As
    StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
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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.

    Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable, especially robust and secure data backup and recovery software. Its unique low cost subscription model empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. With a high degree of flexibility and customizability, Bacula offers native integration with a wide range of hypervisors, databases, file systems, cloud interfaces and containers. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom or Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise backup software in mission critical environments because of its advanced features and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost.

    Sample Customers
    ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
    NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Construction Company22%
    Non Tech Company11%
    Wholesaler/Distributor6%
    Educational Organization6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government7%
    Non Profit7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    University9%
    Government9%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise23%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise47%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business56%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 41 reviews while Bacula Enterprise is ranked 29th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Bacula Enterprise 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 Bacula Enterprise writes "Very cost-effective and well organized with good compression". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Rubrik, whereas Bacula Enterprise is most compared with Bareos, Veeam Backup & Replication, UrBackup and Acronis Cyber Protect.

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