Arcserve UDP Review (2026)
- Starting price
- Custom quote
- Free trial
- 30 days
- Deployment
- Cloud + on-prem
- Best for
- Mid-market and MSPs wanting unified backup, replication, and DR with simple per-terabyte (FETB) licensing
Our verdict
Arcserve UDP earns 7.6/10 in our review, weighted from 4.2/5 (~135 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. A unified backup-and-DR workhorse with refreshingly simple per-terabyte licensing, though pricing still runs through the channel. Best for mid-market and MSPs wanting unified backup, replication, and DR with simple per-terabyte (FETB) licensing. Starting price: Custom quote.
Backed by 4.2★ · 135 reviews on G2.
Pros & cons
✓ Pros
- Simple FETB licensing covers unlimited devices
- Unified backup + DR + HA in one
- Broad platform support (StorageCraft ShadowProtect heritage)
✕ Cons
- Quote/channel pricing
- Console can feel dated
- Top features gated by edition
Key features
- Unified backup + replication + DR
- Per-FETB universal licensing
- Image-based bare-metal recovery
- Instant VM / virtual standby
- Immutable storage + ransomware protection
- Cloud-direct DRaaS
How Arcserve UDP compares
| Arcserve UDP | Datto BCDR | Axcient x360 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Custom quote | Custom quote | Custom quote |
| Pricing model | quote | quote | quote |
| Free trial / tier | 30 days | — | Free trial |
| Best for | Mid-market and MSPs wanting unified backup, replication, and DR with simple per-terabyte (FETB) licensing | MSPs wanting turnkey appliance-based BCDR | MSPs wanting BCDR + M365 backup with flat per-protected pricing |
| Deployment | Cloud + on-prem | Hybrid (appliance + cloud) | Cloud + on-prem |
| G2 rating | 4.2/5 (135) | 4.5/5 (200) | 4.6/5 (90) |
| Capterra rating | — | — | — |
| Our score | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
Full review
Arcserve UDP review — 7.6/10
A unified backup-and-DR workhorse with refreshingly simple per-terabyte licensing, though pricing still runs through the channel. Our score weights 4.2/5 (~135 G2 reviews) against feature breadth and pricing value.
Pricing value
Arcserve UDP starts at Custom quote on a quote model after a 30 days free trial. See the full pricing breakdown.
Who should buy Arcserve UDP
Best for mid-market and MSPs wanting unified backup, replication, and DR with simple per-terabyte (FETB) licensing. If that is not you, weigh the alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Arcserve UDP worth it?
- Arcserve UDP earns 7.6/10 in our review, weighted from 4.2/5 (~135 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. A unified backup-and-DR workhorse with refreshingly simple per-terabyte licensing, though pricing still runs through the channel. Best for mid-market and MSPs wanting unified backup, replication, and DR with simple per-terabyte (FETB) licensing. Starting price: Custom quote.
- What does Arcserve UDP cost?
- From Custom quote — see the pricing page.
Based on aggregated third-party ratings (4.2/5 (~135 G2 reviews)) and Arcserve UDP's published feature and pricing data. Hands-on testing notes are added as we trial each tool — see how we test.