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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
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
1
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…
Hemant Krishnakumar - PeerSpot reviewer
AI Ops Lead at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real-time geospatial analytics has transformed how we manage large-scale fleet and IoT data
The best features Heavy.AI offers are the CPU processing, analytics, and real-time geospatial visualization, which is excellent. The real-time geospatial visualization helps my team by allowing us to create native dashboard maps instantly from large amounts of data, especially time-series data, along with multi-layer geographical data. Heavy.AI handles complex data very well. Heavy.AI has impacted my organization positively, considering that geospatial data processing is one of our biggest services. Heavy.AI has been an integral part of providing these services to our clients.

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."
"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."
 

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
35%
Insurance Company
20%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
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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