BDRSuite Backup & Replication vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

Vembu Technologies and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Vembu Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3, while VMware is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Vembu Technologies holds a 1.6% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 11.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Vembu Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

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91% willing to recommend

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between BDRSuite Backup & Replication and VMware Live Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (12th), MSP Backup (3rd)

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of BDRSuite Backup & Replication is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 11.9%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Niels Jensen

Owner at DataMate

Jul 17, 2023

Provides us with a way to instantly recover data

The only thing I would like to see covered in future updates is the possibility to store yearly or quarterly backups. Currently, you can only set a straight timeline, like 35 days backward or 37 days. It means that if you create a backup each day, you can only have a consecutive set of backups. I would prefer a new user feature to create yearly backups, for instance, and store them in the image with the current backup data. The API uses a common data image to store the data for the sets, but unfortunately, it's limited to consecutive sets only. That's the only limitation I have observed so far.

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Samuel Katwesigye

Systems Administrator at NSSF

Feb 14, 2024

Simplifies data center application and failover processes and helps achieve Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

There is room for improvement in the replication interface and functionality. Every time you open a remote site, you need to sign in again. Ideally, single sign-on after integrating with vCenter should provide secure credentials that avoid re-entering passwords for every remote site access. It takes time every single time. It has a ton of features, but ease of use could be improved. It gets better with automatic configuration over time, adapting to access. If you bring in a storage test application, maybe an automatic plug-in to the adapter, say for HPE or other storage providers, would be helpful. We wouldn't have to go to the provider's sites to download them. The product itself is smooth, but timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors. In our most recent environment, we left the virtual machines running at the recovery site, hoping to avoid redeployment.

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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

"Adding and removing backup jobs using BDRSuite is easy and also includes great documentation."

"Their support is great. I think they work 24 hours a day. I get a very quick turnaround time from them no matter the day or time that I send them an email."

"I am very pleased with the compression, especially with some of the larger SQL databases that need backup. The amount of compression is impressive."

"Its ease of use and price are most valuable. It is simple and straightforward. Someone who has never used any backup software will easily understand it from the first installation. It is that simple. Price-wise, it is much cheaper than its counterparts."

"If we do a backup of a machine at some point and the server crashes, then we can restore this machine to a different server with the same settings and setup. We will just have to tweak one or two things, like the IP. Then, it is ready to go."

"I enjoy the ease of the UI and how simple it is to use compared to other products."

"The most important feature, in terms of the hypervisor, is the ability to restore a virtual machine in a matter of minutes. We can take the backup of a virtual machine and we can restore it to the actual Vembu Backup server as a temporary solution, in a matter of minutes. We can just spin up a VM in no time; different hardware, even different processors. It's pretty dynamic in that sense."

"The automated backup of multiple virtual machines. We can back up two hypervisors, one is Microsoft Hyper-V and the other one is VMware Hypervisor."

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"The UI is very user-friendly and testing is easy."

"I like how VMware SRM is able to automate and orchestrate disaster recovery."

"The solution is very flexible."

"The stability of SRM has been excellent. It gets a nine-out-of-ten."

"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."

"VMware SRM replicates the VM from one site to another, and it helps us orchestrate the powering of VMs and DR when the DC goes down."

"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."

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Cons

"Vembu software runs on a Windows Server. The Windows Server has to be connected to the internet so it can connect with Vembu’s servers. It has to connect with Vembu. For some reason, if it doesn't connect, it stops working, and I don't know why on earth they do that. They require it to connect to the internet and connect with Vembu for it to continue to function. If the internet is down or if the server can't reach the internet, it stops working after a few days. That's not great because there are some people who want to do backups but they don't want to have their server accessible on the internet."

"The process is a bit cumbersome when you remove an agent, delete that job, and add the agent to the same server. Even though the agent is already installed in that server, the system does not recognize it. We have to uninstall the current agent, restart the server, install the push agent - a new agent - and then restart the server. I think they should try to avoid that."

"Windows 10 does not have application-aware backups. From my point of view, that's what's existing needs improvement."

"I had a small problem integrating VMware and Hyper-V when customers used a free VMware license to create VMs. This is a problem because many customers use the free version of VMware. There are also some issues backing up old systems. They have a little difficulty but can always get strong support from customer service."

"The reports are at a basic level and there is room for improvement there. It only has historical reports and VM backup job-level reports."

"I have had issues with new client registrations. There are frequent connectivity issues to the cloud servers. Multiple times, I have had to prove to support that it wasn’t a problem on my end. It always works out in the end, but it is troubling to have the same issues repeated across different clients. Issues eventually get escalated to the cloud team and are mysteriously resolved with no changes on my end."

"There are bugs. For one month, I encountered a big issue where my storage pool could not be identified. My backups were stopped because they were not able to locate the storage pool. So, I removed the settings and started the backups again. The application is not stable. It needs some debugging and testing on the build side of production."

"I would like to have a different set of products instead of having a single software which does everything."

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"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."

"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."

"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."

"There needs to be better stability during heavy capacity in future releases."

"We have had an issue when some customers have traditional designs and sites. For example, on one another site, they are using hyper-converged, using VMware, or Nutanix. We have a problem with the synchronization between the storage for site to site. This is the main issue. We are adding some other tools to support the synchronization to allow the movement of the workload from site to site easily."

"It has a lot of dependencies on VMware infrastructure, and testing can be complex. Testing often requires extensive approval at the organizational level."

"The infrastructure of the solution needs to be more software-based"

"Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"BDRSuite, although cost-efficient, is more expensive than most other providers."

"The pricing of Vembu could be better. They have a good product, and I know good products cost money, but they need to find a balance."

"It is affordable. It has value with respect to the features included in the software."

"When they changed to the newest version (4.1), they have more VMs allowed on the free version. Before, there were only three VMs allowed on the free version, and if you needed to back up more than three VMs, you had to get the paid version. Now, you can have up to 10 VMs on the free version."

"At the moment, I am doing Vembu for one host. My costs are about $25 USD a month for a single host up to 100 VMs."

"The product's pricing is of good value. It was much more affordable than the alternative solution to it, which was Veeam. That would be the closest competitor, and between those two, Vembu was much more affordable. It seemed reasonable for what we needed to do."

"The price for BDRSuite is justified."

"This solution helped us deliver an enterprise level data protection solution and reduced our budget by 50 percent. We spent $3,000 on Vembu's licenses where other solutions were almost double."

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"The price of VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery should be lowered in order to compete better in the market."

"The licensing costs for the product are perpetual in nature. A person needs to buy the license only once there is a need to buy support on a yearly basis. The licensing cost for VMware SRM is expensive."

"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for VMware SRM, which is not very expensive."

"VMware SRM is an expensive solution, and users need to pay extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"

"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."

"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Retailer

23%

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BDRSuite?

The best part of BDRSuite is how user-friendly it is and how it does not require any maintenance after the initial setup.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for BDRSuite?

The price for BDRSuite is justified. BDRSuite is affordable and a good fit for small businesses.

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What needs improvement with BDRSuite?

Our initial experience with BDRSuite highlighted the need for improved user onboarding materials. Technicians encountered difficulties learning the software, extending the initial setup time. Addit...

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.

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

Mature products like VMware SRM often have higher costs. Their capabilities are extensive, but the licensing model can be complex.

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

While there are no major drawbacks, some potential improvements could address complexities in implementing and maintaining SRM. The cost can be significant, and there's a resource overhead – meanin...

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Comparisons

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Compared 72% of the time

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Compared 11% of the time

Vinchin Backup & Recovery vs BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Compared 9% of the time

Acronis Cyber Protect vs BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Compared 5% of the time

MSP360 Backup vs BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Compared 4% of the time

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Veeam Backup & Replication vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 26% of the time

Zerto vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 25% of the time

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 17% of the time

Azure Site Recovery vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 7% of the time

Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 7% of the time

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Also Known As

Vembu BDRSuite

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

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Overview

BDRSuite by Vembu offers comprehensive and cost-effective Backup and Disaster Recovery software tailored to meet the diverse data protection requirements of Businesses and Service Providers. BDRSuite provides robust backup solutions for a wide range of IT workloads, including virtual machines, servers, endpoints, SaaS applications, cloud VMs, NAS/File Shares, and databases & applications. It offers the flexibility to store backups anywhere and centrally manage the entire backup infrastructure.

BDRSuite is designed to help businesses keep their data secure and ensure it is easily recoverable in the event of data loss or ransomware attacks. With BDRSuite, businesses can achieve reliable data protection and ensure business continuity – all at an affordable price.

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PRICING DETAILS

VMs, Servers & Cloud Backup at $48 per workload/year (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, oVirt, Proxmox, Windows, Linux, AWS, Azure, File Share-500 GB)

Endpoint/Workstation Backup at $12 per endpoint/year (Windows, Linux, Mac)

SaaS Backup at $12 per user/year (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace)

DBs & Applications Backup at $72 per application/year (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft Exchange Server, SharePoint Server)

VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.

Sample Customers

NASA, Intel, CISCO, PHILIPS, Atos, HEXAWARE, Motorola

Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

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