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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs AWS Server Migration Service [EOL] comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th), Cloud Backup (10th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (9th)
AWS Server Migration Servic...
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

KS
Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Continuous replication has protected critical servers and supports seamless disaster recovery drills
Some features that I personally feel can be improved are more simplified monitoring and reporting. As I previously mentioned, the console shows the replication status. If it had more detailed dashboards or built-in reports for DR readiness, it would make it easier for the teams to track everything in one place. Another improvement would be cost visibility and optimization guidance in optimizing the cost and also giving us visibility of it. Because the staging resources and replication storage are running continuously, it would be very helpful for organizations and users if AWS provided clearer cost insights, recommendations, and remediations to optimize the DR environment. It would also be useful if AWS added more automation options for application-level recovery, such as easier ways to handle IP changes, domain name system (DNS) updates, or application dependencies during failover. Additionally, we can simplify the setup and configuration process. For someone new to the service, understanding the staging settings, launch templates, and networking configurations can take some time. Setup simplicity and more detailed monitoring and alerting features would be beneficial. If we could add that, we can easily track the replication health, lag, and potential issues. Instead of relying on other additional tools for monitoring and alerting features, we can rely on AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery itself.
AD
Senior Web Developer at freelancer
A cloud solution for operating and managing the AWS Server, EC2, and S3 bucket
Some of the functionalities are increasing day by day. Some points are yet to be explored according to the requirements. While working with others, I will get some insights and create more challenges to improve. It will be helpful for me to enhance my skills in the AWS server mode because different challenges make a person perfect. AWS is a very good server with flexibility and 99% uptime. Most applications and e-commerce are also using AWS servers. We always advise using the AWS server because it is a very good server with 99% uptime. We can start with the initial level at the initial price. We can upgrade the AWS server. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CloudEndure is easy, and block-level replication will happen."
"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."
"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."
"Some of the most valuable features of this product include its ability to manage disaster recovery effectively."
"The solution's cost is reasonable."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward, it's not complex."
"There has definitely been a lot of improvements in recovery time with very less downtime because we already understand how to recover using the clear process that AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery provides."
"AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery has positively impacted our organization by improving our overall resilience and reducing downtime risk."
"The solution's setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The tool is automatic and makes migration easy."
"AWS Server Migration Service is seamless and mature."
"Mature, resilient, and seamless database and server migration solution that's stable and scalable."
 

Cons

"I have not seen any areas that need improvement at this time."
"When I started working with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, one of the major issues I faced during my learning phase was understanding the initial setup and replication process."
"The product could be improved by incorporating more AI-driven automation for deployment and additional security features. These enhancements would make the solution even more user-friendly and secure."
"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 would like to see better support for creating and working with archives. Right now, it is difficult and painful to do."
"Sometimes, one of the servers will get behind for one reason or another, and it does not notify us when that happens."
"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."
"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 push or pull."
"The product's cloud security could be improved. It also needs to improve its stability."
"There is no monitoring support available in the solution."
"The database schema conversion could be made more seamless for this solution. Widening the scope of features for database migration will also help."
"Because of the technical limitations, we had to change our migration strategy and had to do some convergence before we can do the migrations."
"The documentation and videos could be improved, especially in the area of migration. Live videos would be helpful. There are very limited videos available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."
"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."
"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."
"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."
"It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."
"They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed.​"
"There is no need to pay for any licensing since it is an open-source tool."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
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Midsize Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that pricing is fair, and you pay for the use.
What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
I believe AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery can be improved by providing more features, such as an automated or AI-based solution that detects issues before they happen, which is a feature I would want...
What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
My main use case for AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is to minimize downtime and data loss with fast recovery of our on-premises and cloud-based applications using storage, minimum compute, and point...
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Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
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