Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs Arcserve UDP

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2Visit Arcserve UDP8.5Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #3 in Server Backup Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Commvault

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Arcserve UDP #10 in Server Backup Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Arcserve

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Security-intensive enterprise recovery

• Arcserve UDP fits best

  Validated disaster recovery across major hypervisors

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Arcserve UDP 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Server Backup Software	#10 in Server Backup Software
Best for	Security-intensive enterprise recovery	Validated disaster recovery across major hypervisors
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 4/4 · Arcserve UDP 4/4
Virtual server backup	✓	✓
Bare-metal restore	✓	✓
Application-aware backup	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Free retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies Bare-metal recovery across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms Anomaly detection with isolated cleanroom recovery	Agentless protection for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Proxmox Bare-metal, instant VM, virtual standby, and granular recovery options Automated recovery testing, immutable storage, and anomaly detection
Cons	Paid product with no free plan Broad enterprise scope may exceed narrow backup needs Listed plan coverage centers on virtual machine backup	Pricing requires contacting Arcserve No permanent free plan Hypervisor support is focused on four platforms
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. It supports virtual machines, containers, databases, applications, endpoints,… Read the review →	Arcserve UDP is backup and recovery software for organizations protecting physical, virtual, hyperconverged, and cloud workloads. It combines centralized management with image-based backup, replication, virtual standby, instant VM… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies
  • Bare-metal recovery across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms
  • Anomaly detection with isolated cleanroom recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Broad enterprise scope may exceed narrow backup needs
  • Listed plan coverage centers on virtual machine backup

• Arcserve UDP — where it wins

  • Agentless protection for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and Proxmox
  • Bare-metal, instant VM, virtual standby, and granular recovery options
  • Automated recovery testing, immutable storage, and anomaly detection

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Arcserve
  • No permanent free plan
  • Hypervisor support is focused on four platforms

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2/10 · Paid

  A security-focused platform for hybrid backup, cyber recovery, and bare-metal restoration.

  Visit CommvaultFull verdict →
• Arcserve UDP8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad recovery toolkit for organizations protecting mixed physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

  Visit ArcserveFull verdict →