AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. OpenText Data Protector

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

29th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (18th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (15th)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

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 June 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 0.7%, up from 0.6% 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

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

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

"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."

"The initial setup is really straightforward."

"The strong points are the stability and scalability of the solution, as well as the convenience of it being cloud-based."

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

"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."

"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution."

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"The solution is easy to use."

"The feature that was most valuable was that we could restore one mailbox and we could do different backups for different databases."

"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."

"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."

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

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

"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."

"I like that Micro Focus keeps a separate catalog of our data."

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Cons

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

"The bandwidth is a constant upload communication to the AWS DR environment, so if you do not have the proper bandwidth, it will definitely eat up your internet line."

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

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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"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."

"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."

"Other tools seem to be easier to use."

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

"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."

"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."

"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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"Data Protector's pricing is very competitive and we have no issues in this regard. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."

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

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

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

"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 solution requires paying for a license."

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

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

10%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

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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.

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.

OpenText

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