BDRSuite Backup & Replication vs Unitrends comparison

Vembu Technologies and Kaseya are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Vembu Technologies is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0, while Kaseya is ranked #33 with an average rating of 9.0. Vembu Technologies holds a 0.6% mindshare in BRS, compared to Kaseya’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Vembu Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Kaseya users who would recommend it.

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

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84% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

BDRSuite Backup & Replication and Unitrends compete in the data protection market. Users are generally happier with BDRSuite's pricing and customer support, but Unitrends is noted for its robust feature set, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize comprehensive functionality over cost.

Features: BDRSuite Backup & Replication is praised for its easy-to-use setup, scalability, and reliable performance. Unitrends stands out due to its extensive feature set, including integration with various platforms and advanced disaster recovery capabilities. While both products offer valuable features, Unitrends edges out with its breadth of advanced options.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest BDRSuite could enhance its reporting capabilities and speed of backup. For Unitrends, users recommend improvements in technical support response time and simplification of configuration settings. Both products have room for refinement, though the areas of improvement differ.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BDRSuite Backup & Replication is noted for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. Unitrends, while offering quick deployment, occasionally faces criticism for its technical support responsiveness. BDRSuite has an edge in ease of deployment and customer service.

Pricing and ROI: BDRSuite is often favored for its competitive pricing and perceived high value for investment. Unitrends, though potentially more costly, is regarded by users as delivering a solid ROI due to its advanced features. Despite a higher price point, Unitrends is seen as worth the investment for those needing comprehensive data protection.

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Categories and Ranking

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (8th), MSP Backup (2nd)

Unitrends

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

33rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of BDRSuite Backup & Replication is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Unitrends is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BDRSuite Backup & Replication	0.6%
Unitrends	0.5%
Other	98.9%

Backup and Recovery

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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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Todd Guthrie

Director Of Information Technology at Creation Technologies

The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive

I wouldn't rate Unitrends a ten out of ten because we had some hard drive failures in the appliance. Typically, when you have OneDrive, you can get it replaced. For some particular reason, the situation caused the entire system to crash. We had to reinstall the CentOS operating system on it, and we lost all our backups. They said there was no way to retain it, and it was pretty devastating and concerning that a drive failure would cause the loss of all the data on the appliance. It was extremely disappointing, and we had to start from scratch after three years worth of backup data. I rate Unitrends a nine out of ten for stability.

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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

"It backs up our virtual machines with the CBT, Changed Block Tracking."

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

"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."

"Backup of the VMware server is the most valuable feature."

"Quick backup and restore; very simple and understandable interface."

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

"The scalability is good. It can scale. Adding a new server to a foreign location is easy."

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

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"They have great support."

"The ability to diversify jobs within the same server helps break down a large chunk of data into more manageable and concentrated chunks."

"It's not easy to scale it."

"The ability to backup both physical and virtual machines, along with having an appliance store the backups locally instead of on a file server, NAS, or SAN."

"When I have had to use tech support, they've been very good."

"The backup feature and recovery option are good because they allow the instant recovery of Hyper-V nodes and files."

"It is very easy to set up and get started. Almost too easy. We racked this device and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes."

"Replication to Forever Cloud."

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Cons

"There are some limitation in Vembu that can be improved. When you take the backup from any server, the full incremental backup is limited. For example, if you run a weekly full backup and monthly backup, they cannot be run at the same time. I should not have to create a new job, but in this scenario, I am creating two jobs. The limitation is created because if I select monthly backup, then I cannot select weekly backup."

"It would be good to have a volume licensing discount. We're a managed IT service provider, so we're backing up not just our own systems but all our clients'. In that regard, as we grow, we're putting business through Vembu. There is not any specific partner incentive at all. So that would be nice to see."

"I have not been impressed by the data compression of the backup images. They seem to take up nearly as much space on the backup drive as they do on the server."

"The support is a bit slow in resolving an issue. It takes a long time to recover."

"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."

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

"The interface could be better because I have to fumble around to find things. I can't just sit down at the terminal and know exactly what to do. It could be just me, but I have used a number of different backup products, and I found them simpler. However, its features are very good, so I don't mind sacrificing a bit of extra time to do what I need."

"The deduplication could be better. It doesn't give the level of deduplication that I would get with a product that's stored in a more standard file format. I would prefer to be able to use a non-deduplicated store on a third-party deduplicated medium."

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"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."

"It seems like Unitrends moved away from enterprise customer engagement and moved more towards the managed service provider market."

"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."

"It could be a little more customizable."

"Making the seeding process more accessible and easier to understand. Also, make more of the undocumented best practices easier to find."

"There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data."

"There's a lot that can be made better. For example, it could be more scalable."

"Unitrends can be challenging to scale."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is fair enough. What was not clear enough in the documentation on the website was that that you're licensing per CPU socket and you are only licensing on the restore sockets, not the backup sockets. It's a bit technical, but it was very well explained during the demonstration that we had during the evaluation period."

"It is very cost efficient, effective. I’d say it's one-third the cost of Veritas when compared to the server backups. I even tried image backups on Acronis, but Acronis is very expensive. So these are some of the key reasons why I opted for it."

"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."

"It's very affordable. We are very satisfied with the cost. It's very affordable for us."

"The price for BDRSuite is justified."

"It helps us deliver an enterprise-level data protection solution and reduce budgets at a price that - and we don't want to encourage them to change their pricing - is a great value."

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

"The pricing structure is in line with other solutions. However, the option to replicate offsite to a unit at another office or at home is a big cost benefit. Instead of paying monthly for cloud storage, you replicate offsite for free."

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"When you purchase initially, get into the program which gives replacement hardware for free when you renew your support agreement."

"Based on a scale of one to ten, with one being low and ten being high, I would rate the pricing of this solution as a three. Also, there are no additional costs involved in the standard licensing of the solution."

"No comment."

"When we renew the Unitrends maintenance contract and update it to the latest version, the cost would be $5,000 per year. There are no hidden costs. They've been transparent with the costs."

"You should be aware how much the monthly costs are to use, what the initial costs for hardware are, and what the options to expand are, if needed."

"Initial pricing is competitive. Renewal pricing is steep, so make sure to project costs for the lifetime of the appliance(s)."

"Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package."

"Pricing model constantly changes."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

88%

Educational Organization

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Educational Organization

11%

Non Profit

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	8

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?

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 really don't know what could be improved about BDRSuite Backup & Replication. I've never had anything that I thought would be nice if that was possible. Every time I thought that, it was alre...

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What do you like most about Unitrends?

The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback

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What needs improvement with Unitrends?

In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses—I had to hover over to find that information. Figuring out the scripting part wasn't s...

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What is your primary use case for Unitrends?

I use Unitrends to back up my VMware virtual machines and files, ensuring redundancy for both disks and protection against ransomware. I have implemented an air gap strategy by keeping some backups...

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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)

Vembu Technologies

Unitrends offers cloud replication, remote management, and instant recovery, making it highly versatile for backup needs across physical and virtual nodes. Its seamless functionality and robust support ensure enhanced operational efficiency.

Unitrends is known for its ability to integrate with physical and virtual environments, ideal for backing up Azure VMs, local systems, and diverse operating systems. Users employ Unitrends for daily backups, disaster recovery, and file recovery tasks, protecting servers, VMware, Hyper-V clusters, and legacy systems. Real-time synchronization and monitoring are key to its efficiency, although some areas like interface and support structure require refinement. Pricing and stability concerns, as well as SQL backup sensitivity, suggest room for improvement. Users often encounter issues with billing, renewals, and dual VPN support, seeking more scalable and affordable options.

What are the key features of Unitrends?

Cloud Replication: Enables seamless backup across cloud environments.
Instant Recovery: Provides immediate access to data during disruptions.
Remote Management: Facilitates easy management of backup tasks remotely.
Global Deduplication: Significantly reduces backup sizes.
Real-time Synchronization: Ensures up-to-date data storage.

What benefits should users expect from Unitrends?

Operational Efficiency: Enhanced through its seamless interface and powerful reporting.
Reliability: Offers robust protection against ransomware.
Versatility: Supports diverse operating systems and environments.
Technical Support: Provides consistent and reliable assistance.

In industries like healthcare, financial services, and education, Unitrends plays a critical role in maintaining data integrity and accessibility. It is implemented to simplify backup processes, minimize downtime, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations, offering a comprehensive security strategy.

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

NHL Players Association, Salvation Army, Sligro Food Group, Mason General Hospital, Tec Group, Saldab IT, Baker Tilly, Clinton Savings Bank, Ennit Magna Bank, Manukau Institute of Technology

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