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OpenText Core Endpoint Backup vs. Arcserve ShadowProtect

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Core Endpoint Backup, formerly Carbonite Endpoint, provides an enterprise-grade backup solution for all endpoints, including mobile devices or devices spread across a distributed enterprise network.

    $24

    per month

    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
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupArcserve ShadowProtect
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Computer Backup
    $24
    per month
    Advanced Endpoint Protection
    $34
    per month
    Basic Server Backup
    $50
    per month
    Basic Backup
    $55
    per month
    Advanced Server Protection
    $147
    per month
    Advanced Protection
    $199
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupArcserve ShadowProtect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupArcserve ShadowProtect
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of OpenText Core Endpoint Backup and Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Feature
    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Instant recovery8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification5.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression4.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment4.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Platform support4.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options4.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption4.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of OpenText Core Endpoint Backup and Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Feature
    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Replication9.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of OpenText Core Endpoint Backup and Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Feature
    OpenText Core Endpoint Backup
    -
    Ratings
    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
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupArcserve ShadowProtect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Core Endpoint BackupArcserve ShadowProtect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Carbonite Endpoint 360 is a great solution for any organization with compliance needs. Office 365 defaults to a 30 day backup of all data. Carbonite Endpoint 360 extends this well beyond 30 days and provides an all-inclusive source for retention for data in Office 365. Any small to medium business would greatly benefit from this solution as they can design their entire infrastructure in Office 365 and ensure it's all backed up.
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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
    OpenText
    • It is excellent at automating your backups. You don't need to manually do it, just set it up once and let it run in the background.
    • It's pretty simple to set up and use. It will automatically suggest the best options that work for most people and you can be up and running pretty quickly.
    • It's safe and reliable. We have been using it for a couple of years now and had no major issues.
    • Their phone support is excellent.
    • It's also really easy to maintain your backed up data to reduce redundancy.
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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
    OpenText
    • To be honest not so impressed with the amount of time it has taken to get data backed up to the cloud.
    • I have not had to do a restore at this time so I cannot comment on the restore process.
    • I was not aware at time of procurement that the upload process would take so long since we were not procuring their hardware. Sales rep mad it seem like upload would only take a day or two and we are now starting week 7 hoping to be done by week 8 for 1.5 TBs of data.
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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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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    I found their alerting to be very poor. I missed several days of backups without knowledge of this, until I signed into the portal. I would get daily emails reporting backups were in progress or done, but nothing indicating that a backup had been stuck or paused for 3 days. For this reason alone, I did not renew.
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    Arcserve
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Does what it needs to do quietly and efficiently in the background without interrupting the workflow. It offers instant automated back-ups without troubling the end user. As it is such an automated system, once it is up and running, there is little or no support needed from the service provider. From what I understand the support from Carbonite during the setup and implementation was absolutely fine.
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    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
    OpenText
    We have also used Mozy Pro and Dropbox. They are all pretty similar in functionality/features of backing up data (not system state or databases as I don't think any of the 3 are well suited for that). To me, it comes down to personal preference and choosing a product that is universal for multiple users, for ease of management.
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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
    OpenText
    • Carbonite Endpoint has demonstrated value in its ability to easily restore seemingly lost files for remote users.
    • While we haven't yet had to exercise it, knowing we have the option of remotely wiping endpoints containing sensitive data has brought confidence to our management team that we can mitigate data breaches through preventable means.
    • The privacy issue around device tracking is costing the company in terms of employee trust and morale and needs to be mitigated with appropriate messaging and/or disabling of this feature.
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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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