# Arcserve UDP alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 245 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Arcserve UDP holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/arcserve-udp/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Veeam Data Platform: 66
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 24
- Commvault: 10
- Druva Data Security Cloud: 10
- IDrive Business: 10
- Veeam Backup & Replication: 10

## Backup and disaster recovery

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Arcserve UDP.

- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 18 of those 83
- IDrive Business: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Backblaze: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Datto SIRIS: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Veeam Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Carbonite Safe: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Arcserve UDP (Arcserve UDP is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 30 of those 79
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Backblaze: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Backblaze B2: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Duplicati: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Arcserve UDP.

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Commvault: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Rubrik Security Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Cohesity DataProtect: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 3 of those 83
- AWS Backup: first choice in 1 of those 83

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