BDRShield vs BackupAssist comparison

BackupAssist and Vembu Technologies are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. BackupAssist is ranked #71, while Vembu Technologies is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. BackupAssist holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to Vembu Technologies’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of BackupAssist users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Vembu Technologies users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2025

BDRShield and BackupAssist are competitors in the backup and disaster recovery space. BDRShield takes the lead with a robust feature set and ease of deployment.

Features: BDRShield offers robust data protection, automated backup scheduling, and comprehensive ransomware defense. BackupAssist provides advanced backup options for Windows environments, seamless integration with cloud storage, and supports system recovery with minimal downtime.

Room for Improvement: BDRShield could enhance cloud integration and improve compatibility with Windows-specific environments. BackupAssist might benefit from simplifying its deployment process, expanding Linux support, and enhancing its data encryption capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BDRShield provides straightforward deployment and strong customer support for quick setup and ongoing assistance. BackupAssist's deployment requires more steps, yet it benefits from a responsive support network.

Pricing and ROI: BDRShield offers a reasonable setup cost with high ROI by minimizing system downtime. BackupAssist is budget-friendly for small to medium-sized enterprises, prioritizing cost-efficiency with efficient resource utilization.

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Categories and Ranking

BackupAssist

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

71st

Ranking in MSP Backup

16th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

BDRShield

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

18th

Ranking in MSP Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of BackupAssist is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BDRShield is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BDRShield	0.8%
BackupAssist	0.5%
Other	98.7%

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RichardMukarakate

Director at Gemini Systems

Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case

The main challenge that I have had with it was no line of support, but I've anyway taken away the Linux machine that I was using. So, I don't need that anymore. I'm migrating my Exchange to the cloud. So, I probably will stop using the exchange backup side of it sometime next year, but the rest of the virtual machines that I have on-premises are very well covered by it. To be able to back up my online Exchange, I know there is a backup in the cloud, but I prefer to have something physical with something on my premises as well. It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it.

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Tony Ashvanian

IT Director at Boom Logic

Can automatically pull the virtual machines that we have in an environment

I like the fact that BDRSuite can connect to VMware ESXi and automatically pull the virtual machines that I have in that environment. I also like that you can choose to back up the compute to the backup server or go straight to the cloud. BDRSuite enables you to recover data instantly. When we need to recover data, I only need to start a backup job or a restore job. Depending on the speed of the server and the Internet, it should be able to download the files from the cloud and split them back up the way they were like nothing ever happened. The restore options BDRSuite provides are crucial because we use it for a lot of healthcare companies that have HIPAA requirements. BDRSuite is HIPAA compliant. We need it to be readily available and accessible in case something goes wrong. It lets you schedule backups to run every 15 minutes. I don't believe you can do it at shorter intervals because there's no way the original backups will finish in 15 minutes. It allows you to adjust the schedules. For example, if you don't want it to go during certain times, you can set that up. You can also choose between a full or incremental backup. There are settings you can adjust to make it work how you want it. Incremental backup is crucial because a full backup would increase fees or affect the local server because it would back up the entire volume every time. Instead, it does one full backup—say 12 terabytes— and adds to it in increments of 100 gigabytes, 200 gigabytes, etc. Whenever you want to add a backup job, there's a wizard that pops up telling you how to make a new backup job. It asks you what you want to name it and what you want to back up. Then, it asks you if you want to schedule it. There's an interactive display on how to do that.

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Pros

"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."

"We can configure the notifications themselves so that the right people get the notifications. This is very helpful. It allows key stakeholders to know if backups have happened and to remind each other to check the backups if something is not right."

"The most valuable features of BackupAssist are ease of use, configure is simple, and more importantly, ease of recovery. If you needed to do a complete system recovery or another recovery it is straightforward."

"I get my reports. It is generally very reliable. Unless there is a major change, it doesn't stop backing up. I've got my server room set up with everything connected to the same power, and I never have power issues or failures of backups because a sub-site has gone off."

"The smooth implementation is the most valuable aspect of BDRSuite."

"BDRSuite can help organizations save time and money by automating backup and recovery processes and reducing the need for manual intervention."

"I like the fact that BDRSuite can connect to VMware ESXi and automatically pull the virtual machines that I have in that environment. I also like that you can choose to back up the compute to the backup server or go straight to the cloud."

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

"I am very pleased with the compression, especially with some of the larger SQL databases that need backup. The amount of compression is impressive."

"The compression, encryption, and deduplication features all work fine."

"It's easy to restore."

"If we do a backup of a machine at some point and the server crashes, then we can restore this machine to a different server with the same settings and setup. We will just have to tweak one or two things, like the IP. Then, it is ready to go."

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Cons

"It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it."

"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."

"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."

"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."

"We are still exploring its features, but we want to see more features that we desire over time."

"We do a lot of internal automation, so the Vembu API definitely has some gaps. The Vembu API could definitely use some improvement. We do rely a lot on automation outside of just the regular interface. We've noticed that the Vembu GUI is good, but we do leverage the APIs for a lot of stuff, and there's definitely some room for improvement there."

"The response time of the support could be improved a little bit. Sometimes, I need to wait for two or three hours to get support. With VMware, we can get urgent support in an hour. Other than that, I'm pretty good with BDRSuite."

"There was one issue though with the hardware IDs. When I went to a different version of Hyper-V, the hardware IDs weren't restored and the machine got two new IDs. The preliminary unique IDs weren't restored, so I had to reactivate programs."

"One thing that I reported with the backups: When there are accentuated characters in a path, then we can't restore documents into a folder. There is a bug with the restoration and restoring files with accentuated characters in the path. Hopefully, they have repaired this because otherwise we will restore files and find out that they are not there."

"What I would love to see on the dashboard are graphs, per backup job. I want to see the month and the days in it... If a job has failed, when did it actually fail and what percentage of it failed? Did it fail completely, 75 percent or 100 percent or did it only fail partially?"

"The reporting can use some improvement. I still use the old StoreGrid Cloud while I'm migrating the rest of my clients over. I am able to export all of my clients' usage for the month, which I then import into my billing program. It helps me speed up the billing process. Also, I can generate a report that gives me statuses of everyone's backup, which I don't get from Vembu Backup Online either. I would like to have something similar where I can export everyone's usage at any time for all their backups, so I can use that to import them to my billing program."

"The only place where I would really want to see improvement, out the gate, is more granular scheduling... If I want to do an offset or to only do two backups on Friday and Saturday - versus whole hourly incrementals during the week - I don't have that granularity right now."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the solution is reasonable and there are add-on options that can be purchased. I have used other solutions that are a lot more expensive that are not as good. The ability to get support is very simple and very reasonable from a cost standpoint."

"The product pricing here in Zimbabwe is good, I cannot complain."

"It's on a yearly basis, but I'm not the one who does the licensing on that. I don't have any figures, but it's on a yearly basis, and I believe it's reasonable."

"There's a yearly licensing cost. The costs might be around $2000 USD annually."

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

"Its price is fair, and they still allow perpetual licensing, which is extremely important for us. They also have offline licensing. I am not aware of any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. In terms of the affordability of the solution for businesses with a tight budget, you aren't going to beat it."

"One thing to note is that when you configure which virtual machine you're going to back up, if it's on one physical machine, they license it there. If it automatically fails over to a second machine, the license doesn't automatically move over with it. If they could make that a little more streamlined, that would be an improvement."

"It is affordable. It has value with respect to the features included in the software."

"Its price is reasonable as compared to other solutions. There are no additional costs. While increasing the count on the server-side, we have to take care of managing or optimizing the license."

"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."

"It's more affordable than Veeam, so smaller companies can afford to have a solution like this in place, which is very nice."

"For someone who doesn't want the Application-Aware feature to work, everything else is up to par. The licensing is straightforward. They license it per CPU."

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Small Business	44
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	10

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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 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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Overview

BackupAssist is a comprehensive backup and recovery software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. It offers a wide range of features to ensure data protection and minimize downtime in case of system failures or disasters. With BackupAssist, users can easily create and manage backups for their critical data, applications, and systems.

One of the key features of BackupAssist is its support for multiple backup types, including full, incremental, and differential backups. This flexibility allows users to choose the backup strategy that best suits their needs and optimize storage space and backup time. Additionally, BackupAssist supports both local and remote backups, enabling users to store their backups on external drives, network shares, or cloud storage services.

BackupAssist also provides advanced features for application-specific backups, such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and Hyper-V. These features ensure that critical business applications are backed up correctly and can be quickly restored in case of data loss or system failures. Moreover, BackupAssist offers granular recovery options, allowing users to restore individual files, folders, or even specific application items.

To further enhance data protection, BackupAssist includes features like encryption, compression, and verification. Encryption ensures that backups are securely stored and can only be accessed by authorized users. Compression reduces the backup size, optimizing storage space and reducing backup time. Verification checks the integrity of backups, ensuring that they can be successfully restored when needed.

BackupAssist also offers a range of disaster recovery options, including bare-metal recovery and virtual machine backups. Bare-metal recovery allows users to restore their entire system to new or existing hardware, minimizing downtime in case of hardware failures or system crashes. Virtual machine backups enable users to protect their virtualized environments, ensuring business continuity in virtualized infrastructures.

BackupAssist

BDRShield offers seamless backup and recovery, catering to VMware and Hyper-V environments. It's designed for ease-of-use with high efficiency in data management and storage.

BDRShield offers a suite of capabilities designed for effective data protection and recovery. It is known for its user-friendly approach, allowing Java-free agentless backups, and high compression rates that optimize storage resources. central management provides straightforward setup and maintenance, reducing complications. Tailored to suit multi-tenant needs, it seeks to provide comprehensive backup solutions for managed service providers. Incremental backups and quick virtual machine recovery are standout features, alongside a focus on cost efficiency. While users find value in its core functionality, enhancements in customer support responsiveness and an intuitive dashboard are desired. Compatibility with technologies such as Red Hat Virtualization and improvements in data deduplication and cloud storage are areas of growth.

What are BDRShield’s main features?

User-friendly UI: Simplifies navigation for a better experience.
Efficient Backup & Restore: Ensures data security and swift recovery.
VMware & Hyper-V Compatibility: Supports leading virtualization platforms.
High Compression Rates: Saves storage space without sacrificing quality.
Centralized Management: Streamlines configuration processes.
Agentless Backup & Replication: Reduces overhead and simplifies deployment.
Encryption & Deduplication: Enhances security and storage efficiency.
Multi-tenant Support: Benefits managed service providers extensively.
Incremental Backups: Conserves storage and reduces bandwidth usage.

What benefits does BDRShield offer?

Cost Efficiency: Balances performance and value.
Quick VM Restoration: Minimizes downtime and accelerates recovery.
Disaster Recovery Options: Provides robust solutions for data protection offsite.

BDRShield is leveraged widely across industries to protect virtual and physical server environments. Its ability to back up crucial applications, databases, and files both on-premises and in the cloud makes it a versatile choice for various businesses. Small to medium-sized businesses benefit from file-level and image-level backups, ensuring data integrity across platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, and ESXi.

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Monash University, NASA, NYU, Pfizer, RAF Association, Rockwell Colins, University of Arizona, US Department of State, Volvo

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

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