BDRSuite Backup & Replication vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

Barracuda Networks and Vembu Technologies are both solutions in the MSP Backup category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while Vembu Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4. Barracuda Networks holds a 4.6% mindshare in MB, compared to Vembu Technologies’s 4.7% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Vembu Technologies users who would recommend it.

Barracuda Intronis Backup

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Barracuda Intronis Backup and BDRSuite are competitors in the data protection and backup industry, focusing on enterprise-level solutions. Barracuda Intronis Backup appears to have the upper hand with its comprehensive email backup capabilities and phishing training, vital for enhancing data protection beyond standard backup features.

Features: Barracuda Intronis Backup provides an intuitive management console, Live Boot for critical services, and advanced granularity in file restoration, alongside comprehensive deduplication. BDRSuite offers flexibility in protecting data across various environments with significant integration support for VMware and Hyper-V, showcasing strong adaptability across platforms.

Room for Improvement: Barracuda Intronis Backup could enhance its backup speed, expand compatibility with more operating systems like Solaris, and reduce reliance on cloud control for management. BDRSuite users have noted a need for better usability, improved technical support, and more efficient backup speeds, as well as greater integration capabilities with third-party tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Barracuda Intronis Backup excels in hybrid and cloud environments, offering efficient deployment and top-notch customer support with quick response times. Conversely, BDRSuite primarily operates on-premises with some hybrid capabilities, but its customer support receives mixed reviews, indicating a need for improvement in response and guidance.

Pricing and ROI: Barracuda Intronis Backup offers a straightforward pricing model without per-user fees, including hardware upgrades within its five-year plan, leading to reduced overhead. BDRSuite presents a cost-effective alternative with flexible licensing options, appealing to small and medium businesses. While both solutions offer significant ROI, Barracuda's pricing model is particularly favored for eliminating equipment upgrades.

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup

Ranking in MSP Backup

8th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (11th)

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Ranking in MSP Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (13th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the MSP Backup category, the mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 4.6%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BDRSuite Backup & Replication is 4.7%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters

ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman

Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features

When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Redha Benlaksira

Technical Sales Director (Owner) at HSR IT Services SARL

The ability to maintain multiple restore points is critical because it lets customers choose to restore their data to an hour or a day ago

BDRSuite is better than competing solutions because it can protect, back up, and recover data. A feature called live migration allows you to recover the same data in different environments. For example, I can back up the data from a VMware machine and restore it to a Hyper-V. You can also create repositories and back up environments to a cloud platform like GCP and AWS S3 buckets. BDRSuite allows you to back up virtual machines hosted on an EC3 instance or Microsoft 365 mailboxes, SharePoint, etc. The solution allows us to recover data instantly. We can recover all our data in under 15 minutes. In a virtual environment, we can recover a virtual machine and all its data in under 15 minutes. It's the same for a NAS, SAN, or DAS disk. The ability to boot instantly enables customers to maintain their business operations without interruption. BDRSuite's ability to maintain multiple restore points is critical because it gives customers the option to restore their data to an hour or a day ago. They can choose a full, incremental, or synthetic backup. Incremental backup makes sense if you are backing up the same data daily and you want to save space and network resources. It only backs up the differences or updates in every block. I've worked with lots of backup solutions, and BDRSuite is the easiest to use. It's simple to install and create backup jobs. It doesn't require many tasks to install the solution. You can easily back up and restore from one console

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Pros

"We perform backup drills to test the functionality, and we don't have any problems."

"Of all the backup products we have used, this by far is the simplest to install and use."

"The main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."

"The scalability of the product is fine."

"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."

"The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."

"I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable."

"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."

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"We invest in the backup so the continuity of the data is not affected."

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

"It has improved our business continuity."

"The most important features are the backup and the availability of the Universal Explorer. The in-transit compression is great."

"The best thing about it is that it has been adaptable to our business model. We are in industrial networking, and they were adaptable to give us offline installers and offline licenses. That has been the biggest thing. They also allow us to order the licenses on a perpetual basis."

"It suits our needs, is versatile, and the functionality is there."

"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."

"Moving to cloud backups eliminated the need for clients to change USB drives or worry about drives being stored offsite."

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Cons

"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications."

"It is not always stable."

"When we manage the box physically, we don't have as much control as we do when we manage from the cloud. The best management is from the cloud."

"It would be nice to have some reports generated on the usage, but it is not essential."

"The solution is pretty expensive. This is the usual customer complaint."

"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."

"This solution could be improved with offering lower prices at scale."

"Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging."

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"Maybe they can add some features regarding working with the vCenter cluster to be able to have more power over the cluster overall, not just over a single or specific host. Also, I would like some enhancements in technology for the web interface, e.g., some interactive technologies to advance the interface of Vembu. Although the current interface is very good, maybe they can use more advanced technologies for its web development."

"It is not a well-known software. People do not know about Vembu."

"BDRSuite could improve support for XenApp Citrix Backup."

"There were issues with the implementation because of incompatibilities between the tool implementation and our current VMware installation. So, it was an implementation issue that doesn't allow me to use it for VMware backup in the manner in which we would want to use it. That wasn't clear from the evaluation stage nor was it clear from the first utilization of it because it worked in the environment that it was being evaluated in. Based on that, we went ahead and made the purchase of the full implementation. At that point, it became clear that there would be limitations in that implementation that could not be overcome without doing upgrades to the production environment."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"They can work on their cloud solution. In these days, the data becomes too much and you have to back up a lot of data to the site. They could offer cheaper storage to their clients with the cloud, making this a single source of truth solution. In our project, we are using two service providers: One who offers our storage and another who offers the software. If they work on their cloud solution and can offer their clients lower prices for this type of storage, this would be a really good improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."

"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."

"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."

"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."

"It is about 6,900 or 7,000 a year. It goes up a little every year. Its price includes live updates, support, antivirus, and cloud storage. If I increase the cloud space, then the price would increase. It has been consistent for us."

"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."

"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."

"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."

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"The pricing is pretty reasonable."

"The pricing is very good."

"Take a look at the pricing and licensing closely. When we installed the BDR disaster recovery server, which is the duplication of the backup data on one server onto a second one where the backup data resides, it was not clear that this DR server needed two other licenses. These licenses were to back up the copy of the first backup server that had two licenses for the two physical host that it was backing up in the first place. Moving files around to a second DR server, why would I need an extra two licenses? I don't know if it's to make money, but it was not very obvious and I had to abort the project from there because I didn't plan to pay for extra licenses to copy data of the first two physical servers. I also didn't understand why it was needed. Hopefully, they will improve the explanation in the documentation for this."

"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."

"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."

"I deployed Veeam and it worked very well, but the problem was that its price was very high. As a result, I searched for another solution and found Vembu. I deployed it and we have been happy with it. For us, the major difference was the pricing."

"The pricing is good. The tough part is estimating storage needs."

"BDRSuite is competitively priced."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

19%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Financial Services Firm

Non Profit

Computer Software Company

87%

Educational Organization

Retailer

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?

The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?

The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.

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What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?

Barracuda Backup's support could be improved because sometimes the support team is situated outside the country, leading to time zone issues. Adding AI features for security would also be beneficia...

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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?

BDRSuite is cost-effective because you can purchase a perpetual license that covers multiple environments. You only renew the support costs annually. It offers advanced features at roughly 75 perce...

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What needs improvement with BDRSuite?

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...

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Vembu BDRSuite

Overview

Barracuda Intronis Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed to safeguard critical business information. It offers secure and efficient backup and recovery capabilities for physical and virtual environments. With its user-friendly interface, businesses can easily manage and monitor their backups, ensuring data integrity and availability.

The solution supports a wide range of platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, making it suitable for diverse IT environments. Barracuda Intronis Backup utilizes advanced deduplication and compression techniques to optimize storage utilization and reduce backup windows.

It also offers flexible recovery options, allowing businesses to restore files, folders, or entire systems quickly and efficiently. The solution ensures data security through encryption and secure transmission protocols, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access.

With its robust reporting and alerting features, businesses can proactively monitor backup status and address any issues promptly. Barracuda Intronis Backup provides businesses with peace of mind, knowing that their critical data is protected and easily recoverable in the event of a disaster.

Barracuda Networks

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)

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Sample Customers

Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

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

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