We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and Dell Avamar 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."The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Instant recovery is the most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."
"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."
"The most valuable features of this solution are that I can by just one click, copy and paste anything that I would want. I do not have to restore the whole virtual machine."
"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the duplication."
"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"The backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"It's stable and offers good performance."
"What I found valuable in Dell Avamar is the deduplication feature. I also like that the solution can be integrated with Data Domain."
"Client deduplication."
"The solution scales well."
"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 solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."
"The technical support of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."
"Licensing can be quite difficult."
"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."
"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."
"The stability could improve, a lot of scheduled backups failed at one time."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 41 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Rubrik, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Arcserve UDP vs. Dell Avamar report.
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