Arcserve Unified Data Protection vs AOMEI Cyber Backup

Arcserve Unified Data Protection8.5Visit AOMEI Cyber Backup8.1Visit

Higher score Arcserve Unified Data Protection #6 in Disk Imaging Software 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Arcserve

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AOMEI Cyber Backup #11 in Disk Imaging Software 8.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit AOMEI

• Arcserve Unified Data Protection fits best

  Enterprise and virtualized disaster recovery

• AOMEI Cyber Backup fits best

  Centralized Windows and VM backup

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Side by side

Feature	Arcserve Unified Data Protection 8.5/10 Visit ↗	AOMEI Cyber Backup 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.1
Ranking	#6 in Disk Imaging Software	#11 in Disk Imaging Software
Best for	Enterprise and virtualized disaster recovery	Centralized Windows and VM backup
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$59/device/yr
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Arcserve Unified Data Protection 5/6 · AOMEI Cyber Backup 6/6
Bare-metal restore	✓	✓
Bootable recovery media	✓	✓
Incremental images	✓	✓
Differential images	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Image encryption	✓	✓
Cloud image destination	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, Linux, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox	Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11, Windows Server 2008 R2–2025, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Our review
Pros	Bare-metal recovery supports replacement or dissimilar hardware. Protects VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Proxmox environments. Combines deduplication, encryption, replication, and virtual standby.	Centralized web console for Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, and SQL workloads Supports full, incremental, and differential backup methods Includes bare-metal recovery, bootable media, encryption, and S3 archiving
Cons	There is no free plan. Pricing is capacity-based and licensing can vary by region. Its broad recovery scope may exceed narrow imaging requirements.	Differential backup is not supported for Hyper-V workloads Customized plans require a minimum purchase of five workloads Unlimited workload plans can become costly as coverage expands
Our verdict	Arcserve Unified Data Protection is a paid data protection platform for small and midsize organizations and lean IT teams. It centrally manages image-based backup, replication, disaster recovery, and recovery operations across physical,… Read the review →	AOMEI Cyber Backup is enterprise backup software for organizations protecting Windows PCs, Windows Servers, VMware ESXi and Hyper-V virtual machines, and Microsoft SQL Server databases. Its centralized web console brings these workloads… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Arcserve Unified Data Protection — where it wins

  • Bare-metal recovery supports replacement or dissimilar hardware.
  • Protects VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Proxmox environments.
  • Combines deduplication, encryption, replication, and virtual standby.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • Pricing is capacity-based and licensing can vary by region.
  • Its broad recovery scope may exceed narrow imaging requirements.

• AOMEI Cyber Backup — where it wins

  • Centralized web console for Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, and SQL workloads
  • Supports full, incremental, and differential backup methods
  • Includes bare-metal recovery, bootable media, encryption, and S3 archiving

  Where it doesn't

  • Differential backup is not supported for Hyper-V workloads
  • Customized plans require a minimum purchase of five workloads
  • Unlimited workload plans can become costly as coverage expands

• Arcserve Unified Data Protection8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad disaster recovery platform for enterprise and virtualized environments.

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• AOMEI Cyber Backup8.1/10 · Free plan

  A centralized Windows and VM backup platform with broad recovery options and workload-based pricing.

  Visit AOMEIFull verdict →