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Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) vs Heavy.AI comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appr...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (35th), SaaS Backup (16th)
Heavy.AI
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) and Heavy.AI aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) is designed for Cloud Backup and holds a mindshare of 1.1%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Heavy.AI, on the other hand, focuses on Relational Databases Tools, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix)1.1%
Veeam Data Platform6.7%
Commvault Cloud4.6%
Other87.6%
Cloud Backup
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Heavy.AI0.7%
SQL Server10.4%
Oracle Database10.4%
Other78.5%
Relational Databases Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1370448 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ecosystem Solution Architect Lead for UK, Ireland, Arfica at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Provides operational efficiencies and recovers virtual instances quickly
For our clients, we use the solution to protect their virtual instances and instantly recover them in the event of a compromise  The solution has provided operational efficiencies. The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment. They…
reviewer2886843 - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Cloud Gb Strat High Technology Enterprise Account Executive at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Interactive analytics has revealed territory gaps and now needs simpler, more conversational guidance
I think whenever you're using these tools, you want it to be as conversational as possible, and I think more of that would be helpful for Heavy.AI. Allowing you to ask questions on how to do things inside of Heavy.AI and have it actually show you how to do it as you're doing it would be beneficial. That way you don't have to spend a lot of time trying things out through trial and error. Trial and error can be helpful because you're learning it that way, but at the same time, when you're just trying to do things quickly and you're not a professional or a user that uses it all the time, you might not have that. So you want to be able to get that information quickly and easily. Some aspects I didn't like, but some of it's just like, "of course not." I wish I could snap my fingers and have everything be perfect, but that's not realistic. The infrastructure is probably fairly expensive. I can't afford to do that. I would need my business, the company that I work for to do it for us. Otherwise I can't really do it. It's just expensive. I did feel that it was pretty easy to use, but I'm a little bit more experienced than the average person, so maybe someone less technical like my colleagues would struggle initially to figure it out. I think maybe enhancing the user-friendliness for people that are not coders, just kind of setting up the workflows and things so it's just easier would help. It seems to be more purpose-built for spatial stuff, for location plus time and things, but general purpose BI is kind of an important thing. I don't think people were actually taking advantage of that, and when they're not doing that, it creates a little bit of trouble.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment."
"Heavy.AI being able to do these things without having that background was powerful for me."
"We did see a saving of time and cost because we had a one-stop shop where we could access GPU utilization along with plotting of geographical data."
 

Cons

"They could add more intelligence features in the workflow through automation."
"Heavy.AI can be improved since it is a very large and comprehensive tool. For someone who does not have expertise in the tool, they will struggle somewhat, so I think it could be made easier for people."
"My experience with that was expensive to do for myself, so I had to get the company to sort of allow me to do it for Heavy.AI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The additional cost is cloud storage, which the public cloud provider charges."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
26%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
34%
Insurance Company
19%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
I rate the product pricing a seven. The additional cost is cloud storage, which the public cloud provider charges.
What needs improvement with Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
They could add more intelligence features in the workflow through automation, removing more of the human element. Additionally, improvements in the reporting features would be beneficial.
What is your primary use case for Appranix Cloud Application Resilience?
For our clients, we use the solution to protect their virtual instances and instantly recover them in the event of a compromise.
What needs improvement with Heavy.AI?
Heavy.AI can be improved since it is a very large and comprehensive tool. For someone who does not have expertise in the tool, they will struggle somewhat, so I think it could be made easier for pe...
What is your primary use case for Heavy.AI?
Heavy.AI is my main tool for large-scale data plotting and analysis. We have a lot of geographical data which we process for IoT vehicle fleets and cell tower pings. For this, we analyze and plot t...
What advice do you have for others considering Heavy.AI?
My advice to others looking into using Heavy.AI is to understand data and concepts in depth before using the tool rather than using it blindly. I give Heavy.AI a rating of 9.
 

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Pactriglo, TUTELA, Skyhook, npm, Inc., Simulmedia
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