AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. OpenText Data Protector

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

26th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (19th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (14th)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

23rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery

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Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability

Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.

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Jeroen Vranckaerts

System Engineer - Server & Storage, DBA at Audi Brussels

Though a highly stable tool, it needs to be made easier to use and configure

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten. OpenText Data Protector is complex to configure correctly, but the areas concerning the data and compression are good. Once you get the product to work, it works, but it's much too complex to configure and troubleshoot, as it takes a lot of time and energy, making it not so efficient. Once the tool is configured in your environment, it provides good backup and compression features. In my company, we use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our servers, and we have a team of 20 people to take care of the data backup using the tool. My company doesn't use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our client's computers. In my company, we have scheduled the process related to backup, which makes the tool run daily around 30 to 40 times.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"What I like about ECR AWS is that it is a fully managed service, so I don't need to manage the underlying infrastructure or worry about scalability in AWS concerning building, maintenance, security, and high availability."

"The initial setup is pretty straightforward, it's not complex."

"The most valuable aspect of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is its instant block replication feature. This allows us to perform live block verification and eliminates the need to concern ourselves with recovery point objectives. This capability is particularly advantageous for critical workloads."

"We have never had any issues with scalability."

"For regular backup and restore solutions, this product is fine."

"It offers seamless integration with services like ACL, EKS, and Fargate for deploying containerized applications."

"It's on the cheaper side and not too expensive for users."

"The setup is pretty straightforward."

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"The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature."

"Backup of SAP/Oracle -- they are more robust than the competition."

"It's user-friendly and not overly complicated to configure."

"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."

"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."

"What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."

"Data Protector's granular recovery features make it easy for us to create and restore backups in an understandable and user-friendly manner. With granular recovery, any database or even just a database table can be restored at will."

"In one of the projects involving a database and UCMDB integration, we needed to manage a large database. We used the scheduling feature in Data Protector to automate backups."

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Cons

"The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive."

"Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status."

"An improved AWS pricing model is needed."

"I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work."

"The product could be improved by incorporating more AI-driven automation for deployment and additional security features. These enhancements would make the solution even more user-friendly and secure."

"Definitely there should be better logging. From a customer perspective I would like to see more logs on what is happening. If there is an issue, I would like to know what the problem is. Right now, we have to depend on the support of the vendor to check and let us know, because we don't have access to a lot of logging information."

"The UI could be a little sleeker."

"The user interface, customer support, and the recovery time for the current customer query could use improvement."

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"It's very expensive compared to Veeam and other similar solutions."

"Microfocus needs to build a partnership with other vendors in addition to HPE as far as cloud consolidation of backups."

"This solution is not scalable."

"It has a lot of undeveloped functions like window searching and patent searching, and within the main backup processes like VMware and Microsoft Exchange. It's completely not user-friendly, and it has no built-in antivirus software. In my opinion, Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution."

"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."

"The technical support was very slow."

"The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match."

"The graphical interface needs to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."

"I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."

"The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."

"It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."

"They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed."

"We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."

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"The license for the solution is very expensive compared to the other products in the market."

"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."

"Our licensing is on a capacity basis."

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

"The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."

"The solution requires paying for a license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Healthcare Company

10%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as pu...

What do you like most about Micro Focus Data Protector?

I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

Overview

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables real-time replication and rapid recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Key features include block-level data replication, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and automated recovery orchestration. Users benefit from increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced data management, significantly improving organizational performance and business continuity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

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Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. OpenText Data Protector