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Alternatives to Arcserve UDP
21 backup tools sit alongside Arcserve UDP in this directory. Below is what separates each from Arcserve UDP on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Arcserve UDP starts at
- $25/month
Why people look past Arcserve UDP
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Arcserve UDP entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Arcserve UDP carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 12 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
There is only one tier
Arcserve UDP publishes a single plan, UDP Premium at $25/month. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Modern data protection for enterprise workloads
- Can be used without paying; Arcserve UDP cannot.
- Starts $225 a year dearer, at $250/year.
Enterprise-grade intelligent data management
- 4 tiers to Arcserve UDP's 1.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Can be used without paying; Arcserve UDP cannot.
- Starts $24.8 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
- Sold on a Per node hour model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Arcserve UDP's 1.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
- Can be used without paying; Arcserve UDP cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- Can be used without paying; Arcserve UDP cannot.
- Sold on a Per node per year model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Arcserve UDP's 1.
Kubernetes-native backup, disaster recovery and application mobility
- Can be used without paying; Arcserve UDP cannot.
- Sold on a Per worker node model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Arcserve UDP's 1.
Every Arcserve UDP alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcserve UDP (this page) | $25/month | Subscription | 1 | |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationComprehensive backup and disaster recovery with fast recovery capabilities and extensive hypervisor support | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Commvault Complete Data ProtectionEnterprise data protection platform with unified backup and disaster recovery across multiple infrastructure types | On request | - | 4 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs Arcserve UDP |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs Arcserve UDP |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Arcserve UDP badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Velero , Free
- Trilio , Free
- Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes , Free
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- rustic , Free
- UrBackup , Free
Cheaper than Arcserve UDP (3)
Entry price under Arcserve UDP's $25/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Clumio , $0.01/month
- Comet Backup , $19/month
What you would be giving up
Arcserve UDP is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Arcserve UDP is broadly right and the question is cost, the Arcserve UDP pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Backup category lists everything the directory holds, and best backup tools ranks them.
Arcserve UDP runs on windows, linux. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Arcserve UDP alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Arcserve UDP?
- 21 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Portworx Backup, Velero. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Arcserve UDP?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Veeam Backup & Replication, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Arcserve UDP?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Arcserve UDP's $25/month: Portworx Backup at Free, then $0.2/node hour, Clumio at $0.01/month, Comet Backup at $19/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Arcserve UDP?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Arcserve UDP?
- Arcserve UDP is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Arcserve UDP?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Arcserve UDP alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Backup, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Arcserve UDP against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Arcserve UDP covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every backup tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Backup category, 21 tools beside Arcserve UDP. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.