BDRSuite Backup & Replication vs NetVault Plus comparison

Vembu Technologies and Quest Software are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Vembu Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.4, while Quest Software is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.0. Vembu Technologies holds a 1.6% mindshare in DRS, compared to Quest Software’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Vembu Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 19, 2025

BDRSuite Backup & Replication and NetVault Plus are two strong competitors in the backup and recovery solutions category. BDRSuite is seen as cost-efficient and user-friendly, while NetVault Plus is noted for its scalability.

Features: BDRSuite offers automatic backup replication, MSP rebranding, and integrates smoothly with VMware ESXi, enabling quick VM restoration. NetVault Plus provides extensive database coverage and emphasizes reliability in large-scale deployments.

Room for Improvement: BDRSuite users report issues with backup disruptions, lack of granular scheduling, and weak cloud connectivity. NetVault Plus is encouraged to enhance security, backup performance, and support structure.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BDRSuite is praised for flexible deployment across various environments, although customer support can be inconsistent. NetVault Plus accommodates diverse deployments but faces customer service delays.

Pricing and ROI: BDRSuite is recognized for affordability and licensing flexibility, appealing to budget-conscious organizations. NetVault Plus has a higher initial cost but is valued for its feature set and reliability, promising significant ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

BDRSuite Backup & Replication

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

13th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

MSP Backup (1st)

NetVault Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

39th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

26th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of BDRSuite Backup & Replication is 1.6%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetVault Plus is 1.2%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Isa Safii

Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia

Comprehensive data protection and reliable backup capabilities enable smooth disaster recovery operations

The features of Quest NetVault Plus that are most valuable include the ability to pick up and restore to tape servers and external hard disks. It allows us to pick up from devices and then restore to the same devices or external server storage. Additionally, the application supports scanning files for malware before backup operations.

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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

"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."

"When you're looking at your dashboard, you can see all your active jobs. You can see exactly if they're successful or failed and you can actually drill down and see what caused the problem. The fact you can see that right away is nice."

"The main benefit is that it's inexpensive. We get a lot for a little bit of money. I'm very happy with the savings and with the features. It allows me to do everything I need."

"The product is very reliable and works well out of the box; many of our customers are buying it."

"We only use BDRSuite to back up two VMs in our current environment. It helps us with maintenance, monitoring, etc. We are satisfied with BDRSuite so far and plan to add a few more VMs in the future, including Citrix VMs and XenServer."

"The most valuable feature is the Hyper-V backup - it's just one click. I don't have to worry about it."

"The main difference I see between Vembu and the other solutions we've tried is that with Vembu, you don't need anybody to tell you what to do. Once you have done the installation you just look at the user interface — it's very friendly — and you can do things yourself without resorting to help from anybody."

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"Having the web-based interface is important to us because we can access it from any computer in the network, rather than having it installed and available for use only on a specific one."

"If a job is pending, the solution communicates it to us through emails."

"The solution allows us to block off our network and only give access to whatever we want."

"It has File and SQL backup, which is the main benefit for us."

"The user interface is good."

"The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complicated. Deployment took maybe about 15 minutes."

"Quest NetVault Plus is quite effective for managing backups across multiple systems because we don't need to log in to the backup server to manage it; it's web-based, so from any system in the network, you can log in and manage everything."

"The platform helps us with efficient QoreStor deduplication (DD) capabilities and configuration."

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Cons

"BDRSuite could improve support for XenApp Citrix Backup."

"It is very easy, unless you know exactly what you're doing, to corrupt the virtual machines and they get locked up. Just brief detail: When you are creating a system, if you don't have absolutely every other little background processes in place, it creates Snapshots of the virtual machines. Once it does that, it then won't be able to have a backup. From that point on you have to destroy the virtual machine, which is completely counterproductive on a large system. There is a fundamental flaw in the setup that can be very dangerous, potentially."

"I don't know if it exists, but it would be helpful to get email notifications when there are issues with the backup. I'm sure it probably exists, but I just don't know how to do it. They also have an Azure proxy feature where you can restore to Azure. It's not really well documented. I think they should document how to do that a little better."

"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."

"The phone [support] system is a negative five on a scale from one to ten, where one is the worst. They wanted me to leave a message. When there is a problem with the product and you call in, you want to talk to somebody or wait to talk to somebody, not leave a message."

"They had a good product and tried to change things by going to a different product. They should have tried to stay with a product that is a proven solution and successful."

"I have had issues where it was working and then it stopped and I had to diagnose what had changed or gone wrong to get it back up."

"There's a feature that does syncing with AWS Cloud backup online. It's not that straightforward to get it set up."

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"There are command-line limitations. There is not a very strong possibility to work with the command line. The commands that are there are not that powerful, and you need to be very good at scripting, for example, in PowerShell or in Bash in case it is running on Linux systems. You need to combine a lot of commands together, and still, you will not get a great output that is presentable to others. You cannot work with it as easily."

"Improvements should come, particularly in compatibility, backup performance, or better troubleshooting."

"Improvements could be made in the deduplication and data management capabilities. There is also a need for better security measures, as security is critical to ensure backups are safe and free from malware."

"The storage capacity is very low."

"There are certain issues with the product that we report to Quest, and we get offered a workaround instead of a fix. There could be better interaction with the development teams, perhaps in terms of transparency."

"In the next version, I would like to see support for the MongoDB database. As it is now, there is no component that works with it and we cannot back the data up using NetVault."

"The product’s SQL backup plugin needs improvement."

"The stability of the solution is poor."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"It's just the license per host with one CPU, but if I did choose offsite cloud replication, they do charge for the data. They charge per gigabyte, or something like that. They have plans."

"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."

"We were able to take advantage of a promotional pricing campaign."

"The high availability is too expensive for our customers."

"The pricing is pretty reasonable."

"For our company, the current price of Vembu against Veeam is a few times cheaper. In our infrastructure, if we picked Veeam, we would have to pay about $20,000 per year. Now, we are currently paying about $2,000 per year for Vembu. You can do the math. The price is great."

"We chose this solution because it was cheaper and easier to use than Veeam and other solutions of this type."

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"The price of our 12-month contract is approximately $1,500 AUD ($1,100 USD)."

"When we purchased four licenses, we were given a very good price. However, it is still on the high side when compared to some other vendors."

"The tool is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

87%

Educational Organization

Retailer

Performing Arts

Computer Software Company

12%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 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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What do you like most about Quest NetVault?

NetVault is a great cloud-ready enterprise backup software for hybrid data centers. Here are some of the things I really like about the solution: It is easy to use right out of the box and scales ...

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What needs improvement with Quest NetVault?

There's always scope for improvement with any backup software we discuss, whether it's Quest NetVault Plus or Backup Exec, and I don't think any software is 100% foolproof or satisfactory. Improvem...

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What is your primary use case for Quest NetVault?

We have customers in the pharma industry. Our customers' main use cases for this backup are file system backup and different databases such as MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle, and bare metal recovery.

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Also Known As

Vembu BDRSuite

NetVault Backup, Quest NetVault, Quest NetVault Backup, BakBone

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

NetVault Plus is a dependable backup and recovery solution that efficiently manages and protects data across multiple environments, supporting scalable operations through user-friendly features and extensive compatibility with databases and virtual systems.

NetVault Plus offers a comprehensive approach to data backup and recovery, suitable for large-scale implementations across various industries. With capabilities in snapshot-based backup, swift recovery, and malware scanning, it ensures stable operations. The platform supports numerous databases and virtual machines, providing network access control and timely email updates on job statuses. Users benefit from its straightforward recovery processes and the ability to create backup jobs and tape server restoration. Though improvements are needed in web interface speed, pricing transparency, restore accuracy, and compatibility with newer technologies like MongoDB and Microsoft updates, it remains a significant tool for robust data protection.

What are the core features of NetVault Plus?

Efficient Search: Quickly locates tables and databases for easier management.
Built-in Reports: Offers built-in reporting capabilities for insightful data analysis.
User-Friendly Interface: Ensures ease of use for managing backup and recovery tasks.
Snapshot-Based Backup: Provides reliable snapshots for faster data restoration.
Malware Scanning: Protects data with integrated scanning for threats.

What should users expect in terms of benefits and ROI?

Scalability: Supports large-scale deployments efficiently.
Wide Support: Compatible with many database types and virtual machine setups.
Fast Recovery: Enables quick restore requests across regions.
Stable Operations: Ensures consistent performance over time.

In specialized industries like pharmacy and retail, NetVault Plus enhances client data management and security log processes, leveraging application snapshotting to protect virtual environments such as Nutanix Xi. It provides robust protection and backup solutions tailored to diverse server versions, including Oracle, SQL, and bare metal recovery scenarios.

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Sample Customers

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

intel, Mars, MERK, Microsoft, Uber, Visa

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