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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BDRShield

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AVembu BDR Suite is a universal backup solution catering to the backup, recovery, and disaster recovery needs of diverse IT environments. It is also optimized for service providers who deliver BaaS and DRaaS to their customers.

    $12

    per year per endpoint

    CodeTwo Backup

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACodeTwo’s backup solution for Microsoft 365 & Office 365 lets users create secure copies of Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint Online sites, and OneDrive for Business data. The granular recovery feature aims to help users quickly find and restore individual items at any time.N/A
    Pricing
    BDRShieldCodeTwo Backup
    Editions & Modules
    Endpoint / Workstation Backup
    $12
    per year per endpoint
    SaaS Backup
    $12
    per year per user
    VMs, Servers & Cloud Backup
    $48
    per year per VM
    Apps & DB Backup
    $72
    per year Apps
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BDRShieldCodeTwo Backup
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    BDRShieldCodeTwo Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of BDRShield and CodeTwo Backup
    Feature
    BDRShield
    9.6
    61 Ratings
    12% above category average
    CodeTwo Backup
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Universal recovery9.950 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.751 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection9.243 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.758 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.848 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots9.845 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.854 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.659 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform support9.459 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.857 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption9.851 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of BDRShield and CodeTwo Backup
    Feature
    BDRShield
    -
    Ratings
    CodeTwo Backup
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SaaS Product Integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BDRShieldCodeTwo Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.4
    (64 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (62 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BDRShieldCodeTwo Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vembu Technologies
    It provides reliable daily backup tasks and it is important for us to have no worries of system crush. BDRSuite is full featured, I had been using BDRSuite to replicate servers from Hyper-v to ESXi, it's quite useful and easily to process than other VM migration tools between different platform. BDRSuite costs less than other backup product because I can decrease/increase/allocate license between VMs easily. The license charge two ways, server or VM. We choose VM license.
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    CodeTwo Software
    CodeTwo Backup for Office 365 is the rare type of software that works for both SMB's and larger businesses. The built in backup and restore features of Office 365 are too rudimentary and PowerShell based to allow lower level IT people the ability to use them. CodeTwo opens the door to allowing day to day helpdesk employees the ability to assist customers with restore needs. As with anything Office 365, there is a limit on how well is works with the system and CodeTwo does not backup Archive mailboxes so if your organization is one that uses them extensively, you should go into the deal realizing that archive restores would still need to use the built in MS offerings
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    Pros
    Vembu Technologies
    • Seed an offsite backup. A simple checkbox to seed a large backup prior to backing it up to our datacenter. Previously with another well knows backup provider this was convoluted and time-consuming.
    • Backup Speed. Vembu BDR is fast and allows me to schedule multiple jobs within time constraints that prohibit some backup products from working.
    • DR - Vembu BDR provides an option to mirror your backups to an offsite datacenter without taxing production servers with a secondary backup job.
    • Bare Metal Recovery: the ability to create a custom bootable ISO that you can quickly recover a failed physical server or workstation.
    • Ease of use: The console is consistent and very easy to use. From initial install to being fully configured takes just a few minutes.
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    CodeTwo Software
    • Backup all the information in Microsoft Exchange mail accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365.
    • Backup all the information in Microsoft Sharepoint / OneDrive accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365.
    • Restoring all the data in Microsoft Sharepoint / OneDrive accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365 without any complications.
    • Restoring all the data in Microsoft Exchange mail accounts on premise and also Microsoft 365 without any complications.
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    Cons
    Vembu Technologies
    • User interface on the servers do not have enough tools to better monitor the systems and finding information is difficult.
    • User interface at portal is difficult to navigate and confusing
    • Support documentation is too generic and rarely answers my questions.
    • Licensing and acquisition. As a reseller and partner the licensing model is confusing and the portal interface to manage licensing should be scrapped and rebuilt. It is difficult to navigate and the available information is too vague.
    • Recently, communication with new channel contact. My previous contact was articulate and answered my questions.
    • Did I mention licensing? This is the most confusing and difficult process I've dealt with in 25 years. Makes Microsoft look simple.
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    CodeTwo Software
    • None offhand
    • This is really a solid product
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Vembu Technologies
    Because of the product functions and possibilities: - it's easy to use through WEB browser - installation process is not complicated - Vembu BDR solution is reliable, and works properly. It does the job. This product could get extra points for the appliance that could be imported to virtual environment (no need for windows server license or some linux knowledge).
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    CodeTwo Software
    Great product. Easy to use, does the job without extra overhead.
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    Usability
    Vembu Technologies
    Friendly web interface very clear, nicely and professionally designed. Usability, setup and forget. It has all features you need for hybrid environments even if you don't use it. You know the features are there when you needed. Email report is so informative. You get all the details about completed backup without logging in the system
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    CodeTwo Software
    The software is very user-friendly, easy to install and configure and the user interface is very intuitive and easy to navigate throughout. We are am able to get restores of our Microsoft Data (on premise and cloud) easily without any hussle. With the help of the marvelous CodeTwo support team we've been able to overcome any obstacles we encountered.
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    Support Rating
    Vembu Technologies
    It often takes a very long time to get an issue fixed. the support folks seem committed to getting it fixed but they often seem to be trying different things and hoping something works. I did not get the sense that they had a clear idea what was wrong.
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    CodeTwo Software
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    Implementation Rating
    Vembu Technologies
    It wasn't difficult at all, it fact, it was mostly simple, implementation doesn't require much skills and knowledge, but the configuration part does require some skills to create the jobs and configure certain settings, overall, its an easy implementation, especially for experienced IT People
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    CodeTwo Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Vembu Technologies
    I tested Vembu against Veeam and for the price, Vembu was the better option. I also had a great support experience as I had to contact Vembu twice after mistakes I made. While using Veeam the software was not as intuitive and support responses were not as swift and accurate.
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    CodeTwo Software
    Code two works well and is pretty easy to use. As long as you have the storage space for the backups it works great. If you lose that local storage however then you've lost those backups. Allowing for me to offload those backups to cloud storage (Azure, AWS) would make this a really good solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Vembu Technologies
    • For organizations that use different tools for Backup and recovery, this could be the single tool for Storage and Backup Administrators to automate and work effectively.
    • Software cost is lesser thus the money can be invested for other tools/software procurement
    • I don't think there is any negative impact as of now
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    CodeTwo Software
    • It allows us the ability to maintain some lower level IT employees and lower the load on level 3 support...lessening our overhead salaries.
    • The ease to use interfaces speeds up the ability to restore data which in turn gives our users a heads up on doing what they need to do without having to wait for fixes/restores.
    • The cost of a lost file(s) is almost immeasurable. Having this extra layer of protection is such a benefit, we often mention it to our customers as a benefit of working with us.
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    ScreenShots

    BDRShield Screenshots

    Screenshot of EncryptionScreenshot of Multiple recovery optionsScreenshot of ReportsScreenshot of RetentionScreenshot of SchedulingScreenshot of VM Selection

    CodeTwo Backup Screenshots

    Screenshot of A user-friendly GUI lets you easily create, manage and monitor all your backup jobs.Screenshot of Create separate jobs for your data backup, recovery and archive tasks.Screenshot of Browse through the backed-up data or search for items that you want to preview or restore.Screenshot of Control the size of your backup storages by archiving the oldest data or applying a retention policy.