AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.4, while OpenText is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 0.6% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

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88% willing to recommend

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText Data Protector and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery compete in data protection and disaster recovery. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery holds the upper hand for its innovative features deemed worth the investment.

Features: OpenText Data Protector offers comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities, seamless integration with various environments, and strong customer support. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is preferred for its cloud-native design, scalable infrastructure, and seamless integration with AWS services.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector needs a more modern interface, better support for newer technologies, and enhanced performance. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery requires simpler initial configurations, better performance consistency, and reduced complexity in multi-region deployments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector is straightforward to deploy but has a learning curve. Customer support is responsive. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery presents deployment challenges due to complexity. AWS support is knowledgeable but sometimes slow in response.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector is cost-effective with predictable licensing costs and a good ROI for smaller and mid-sized deployments. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, though more expensive, offers superior value for cloud-focused environments due to its advanced features and comprehensive recovery options.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

25th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (18th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (16th)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

21st

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 August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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

"Customer service is quite helpful."

"We went from an organization with minimal to no disaster recovery. I was able to spin up the disaster recovery environment with AWS rather quickly and meet business requirements."

"AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is a robust and reliable solution for disaster recovery needs."

"Technical support has been very good. They usually respond quickly to our requests."

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

"The initial setup is really straightforward."

"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."

"The solution is dependent on the network bandwidth. For example, if they have a bandwidth of 10Mbps the solution will run a little heavier. If the bandwidth is good the solution runs well."

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"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."

"Data Protector's GUI is the most useful feature."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software."

"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."

"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."

"OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers."

"I like that it supports HPE UNIX servers since many backup solutions do not - this is the main reason why we chose this solution."

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Cons

"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."

"The only thing I would like to see is, they don't have a formal ticketing system. There is no way I can go back and see what questions we had six months back, what issues we had, and how they were resolved."

"I have not seen any areas that need improvement at this time."

"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."

"I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives."

"The cost of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is seen as expensive."

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

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"We have a lot of requests for the Micro Focus team, particularly in terms of the Japanese data pattern, as it's not as good now. The Japanese data pattern accuracy of the Micro Focus Data Protector needs to be improved because there are a lot of false negatives and false positives. We are currently testing this and our product team has been communicating with the Micro Focus team."

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

"In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that."

"The technical support is poor and should be improved."

"I'm uncertain if it supports virtual machine backup and restoration. If they could enhance this aspect, they could gain more support from end users."

"The product can be developed by including functionalities like DR, CDP, and SureBackup, which are currently unavailable in the solution."

"In general, you can say that Micro Focus Data Protector is behind in capabilities when compared with other backup solutions, such as Commvault, Symantec, NetBackup, but it is very strong for certain use cases such as array integration. We are using it in production even now. There should be some kind of cloud integration and archiving solutions. I think this is the area they need to focus on."

"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

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

"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."

"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."

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"They have two types of licensing, one is for storage capacity and the other is client licensing. The capacity licensing here is a bit expensive."

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

"The licensing cost is too high."

"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."

"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."

"The pricing is around $3,000 to $5,000. The charge additionally for support and to scale."

"Our licensing is on a capacity basis."

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

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.

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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...

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What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

I don't think there is any bad feature in AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery as such. It's more of when you do disaster recovery, you think of it more holistically. You want flexibility in terms of opti...

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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.

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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.

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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.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks

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

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