Arcserve UDP
Database backup software
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Server backup software
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Disaster recovery software
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What is Arcserve UDP
Arcserve UDP (Unified Data Protection) is a backup and disaster recovery platform for protecting physical servers, virtual machines, and select cloud workloads. It supports image-based backup, replication, and recovery workflows used by IT teams and managed service providers to restore systems, files, and application data after outages or data loss. The product combines backup, recovery assurance testing, and optional offsite replication in a single management experience, with deployment options that include on-premises and cloud targets.
Unified backup and DR workflows
Arcserve UDP combines backup, replication, and disaster recovery orchestration in one product line, reducing the need to stitch together separate tools. It supports both file-level recovery and full-system recovery from image-based backups. This is useful for organizations that want a single operational model for day-to-day restores and larger-scale failover scenarios.
Broad infrastructure coverage
The platform is designed to protect mixed environments, including physical servers and common virtualization stacks. It supports multiple backup targets such as disk, deduplicated storage, and cloud/object storage depending on configuration. This breadth fits IT teams that manage heterogeneous infrastructure and want consistent policies across workloads.
Recovery assurance capabilities
UDP includes features intended to validate recoverability (for example, automated recovery testing and reporting) to help teams detect backup issues before an incident. This supports audit and compliance needs where proof of recoverability matters. It can reduce operational risk compared with backup approaches that rely only on job-success status.
Complexity for smaller teams
Because UDP spans backup, replication, and DR, initial design and ongoing administration can be heavier than simpler backup-only products. Policy design, storage planning, and DR runbook configuration often require experienced administrators. Smaller IT teams may find the learning curve and operational overhead higher than expected.
Licensing and packaging variability
Capabilities can depend on edition, licensing model, and add-ons (for example, advanced replication/DR features or specific workload support). This can make it harder to estimate total cost and compare like-for-like with other products in the space. Buyers typically need a detailed bill of materials to confirm what is included for their environment.
Not database-native focused
While UDP can protect databases via agent/application-aware methods and VM/image backups, it is not primarily a database-native backup tool. Organizations that need granular database object recovery, advanced log management, or deep database-specific automation may require additional database tooling. Database recovery objectives should be validated with proof-of-concept testing for each engine and deployment model.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price (official vendor site) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arcserve UDP — Premium Edition (Arcserve Store) | $19.99 per month (monthly subscription); $199.00 1-year; $537.30 3-year; $796.00 5-year (USD) | All-in-one data backup, recovery and protection platform; sold on Arcserve Store as subscription SKUs (monthly and multi-year). Source: Arcserve Store. |
| Arcserve UDP — Advanced Edition (subscription, Arcserve price list JP) | 1-year subscription: ¥52,000 (tax excl) — example SKU; 3-year: ¥156,000; 5-year: ¥260,000 (JPY) | Entry-level edition. Arcserve official price list (UDP 10.x subscription) shows per-SKU subscription pricing (Japan). See vendor price PDF. |
| Arcserve UDP — Premium Edition (subscription, Arcserve price list JP) | 1-year subscription (socket SKU): ¥132,000 (tax excl); 3-year: ¥394,000; 5-year: ¥657,000 (JPY) | Higher-feature edition (Premium). Official Arcserve UDP 10.x subscription price list (Japan) lists socket and managed-capacity SKUs. |
| Arcserve UDP — Premium Plus Edition (subscription, Arcserve price list JP) | 1-year subscription (socket SKU): ¥198,000 (tax excl); 3-year: ¥593,000; 5-year: ¥988,000 (JPY) | Top-tier edition (Premium Plus). Official Arcserve price list lists socket and managed-capacity SKUs. |
| Arcserve UDP — Managed Capacity (capacity-based) | Example: Advanced Edition Managed Capacity 1TB: ¥193,000 (1-year, tax excl); Premium Edition Managed Capacity 1TB: ¥383,000 (1-year, tax excl); Premium Plus Managed Capacity 1TB: ¥572,000 (1-year, tax excl) | Arcserve supports capacity-based (per protected TB) licensing (Managed Capacity) — price lists on arcserve.com include 1TB managed-capacity SKUs and multi-year options. |
| Arcserve Cloud Storage (UDP addon — Arcserve Store) | $24.99 per back-end TB per month (USD) | Add-on cloud storage sold on Arcserve Store; billed per back-end TB. |
Notes: Prices come directly from Arcserve's official store (buy.arcserve.com) and Arcserve's official licensing/price PDFs on arcserve.com (Japanese price-list PDFs for UDP 10.x). Arcserve offers multiple licensing models (subscription SKUs, perpetual license+maintenance via license program, and capacity-based managed licensing) — customers are instructed to purchase via Arcserve resellers for many license types and sales channels.
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