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    Datto ALTO

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ADatto ALTO is a a BCDR solution built for MSPs to prevent data loss and minimize downtime. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, MSPs can offer their clients hybrid backup and recovery with a cloud-based repository and disaster recovery in the cloud. It is administered from a multi-tenant cloud portal that allows MSPs to view, manage and recover client data from a single interface. ALTO cross-platform support enables MSPs to protect their client’s data anywhere it lives, from physical servers…N/A

    Arcserve ShadowProtect

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AShadowProtect, from Arcserve company StorageCraft (merged in March of 2021), supports business continuity with data backup and system protection; the vendor boasts fast system restore capabilities relative to other similar solutions.N/A
    Pricing
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
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    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Considered Both Products
    Kaseya
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Datto ALTO and Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Feature
    Datto ALTO
    -
    Ratings
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Datto ALTO and Arcserve ShadowProtect
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    Datto ALTO
    -
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    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of Datto ALTO and Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Feature
    Datto ALTO
    -
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    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Disaster Recovery Planning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Hot Sites00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Small Businesses
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Datto SIRIS
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Datto SIRIS
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Datto SIRIS
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    HPE Zerto Software
    Score9.4 out of 10
    HPE Zerto Software
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Datto ALTOArcserve ShadowProtect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kaseya
    Datto Alto has been best suited for our customers who do not have an extremely large amount of data (Less than 2TB). We have had issues with customers that had limitations to how useful the cloud option was based on their internet speed (Rural)
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    Arcserve
    In situations where business continuity needs are high, ShadowProtect backups provide the ability to keep operations running with very minimal downtime, even in situations like crypto-locked data. If a backup server is set up in an environment to resume a live server from backup, this is even more helpful. In situations where clients don't care as much about quickly recovering their data, they can go without a solution like this.
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    Pros
    Kaseya
    • Support.
    • Consistency of Backup.
    • Ability to test backups with scripts.
    • Reporting.
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    Arcserve
    • You can virtualize your backups using Virtualbox, a free program that works on any PC.
    • Backups are versatile, and you can back up to any location you'd like.
    • Alerting can be set up for failed backups.
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    Cons
    Kaseya
    • local backup size limitations
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    Arcserve
    • The replication offsite can have issues over time. It takes manual involvement to keep it working right.
    • SPX remote management isn't easy out of the box.
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    Support Rating
    Kaseya
    No answers on this topic
    Arcserve
    We don’t need support often, but when we do, the support has been strong. Sometimes it is hard to determine how to access support for the exact issue we are having. There are a decent forum and online ticketing system. Support for the cloud center seems to be provided only by phone, though.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaseya
    Datto has been the best so far for backing up servers. Support is quick to resolve issues, and the Code Red team during recovery is calming during the whole process. Recovery is easy to do and does not require reaching out to support for a hidden method to get the recovery to work
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    Arcserve
    Speed, we rely on Shadowprotect to provide us with fast backups and also backups that are smaller in size compared to the other products.
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    Return on Investment
    Kaseya
    • We are able to offer our customers a relatively inexpensive offsite data storage option that can also act as a stop-gap if they were to have major hardware failures
    • we have not had any negative impacts from Datto
    • The ease of installation/setup of Datto Alto has enabled us to mail out the device to a customer and have them plug it into their network to save us time delivering and setting up if the customer was a long distance from us.
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    Arcserve
    • We have been with Shadowprotect for 5 years and are now only moving off of them due to limited functionality and Shadowprotect doubling our billing.
    • The product now requires a lot more babysitting so I have one person just stuck managing backups, which is not a fulfilling job and hard to keep someone in that seat.
    • While Shadowprotect has been fantastic for years, it is time for us to move on to something that makes financial sense and requires less labour.
    • Storagecraft Cloud is fairly expensive compared to competitors.
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