# BDRShield vs Unitrends Backup and Recovery Comparison

| | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 155 | 455 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (56.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (62.6% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $12.00 1 Endpoint Per Year | Contact Us With One-Time Purchase | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### BDRShield

Pros:
- Ease of Use (13 reviews)
- Backup Solutions (10 reviews)

Cons:
- Licensing Issues (4 reviews)
- Confusing Interface (3 reviews)

### Unitrends Backup and Recovery

Pros:
- Backup Solutions (7 reviews)
- Reliability (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Customer Support (5 reviews)
- Backup Issues (4 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (117 reviews) | 8.7 (337 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (118 reviews) | 8.5 (353 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (102 reviews) | 8.2 (330 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (102 reviews) | 8.6 (316 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.8 (110 reviews) | 8.5 (334 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (96 reviews) | 8.5 (312 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (113 reviews) | 7.7 (311 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### BDRShield

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Endpoint/Workstation Backup

Price: $12.00 1 Endpoint Per Year

Description: Windows, Linux, Mac

Key Features:
- Disk Image and File level Backup & Recovery

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/bdrshield/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Unitrends Backup and Recovery

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Unitrends Recovery Series Appliances

Price: Contact Us With One-Time Purchase

Description: Unitrends all-in-one physical backup appliances support more than 200 versions of operating systems, applications and hypervisors. Intelligent automation cuts down on manual tasks, eliminates management hassle and deliver tested hardware and software resilience. 

Unitrends Recovery Series are capacity-based purpose-built backup appliances ranging from 2-120TB of capacity. All appliances pre-provisioned with compute, storage, networking and backup software. This includes supplemental functions like data reduction (deduplication, compression), WAN-accelerated replication, encryption, recovery testing and reporting without the need for add-ons or proxies.

Visit https://www.unitrends.com/products/unitrends-backup-appliances to learn more.

Key Features:
- File-, Image-, Host-, and Application-level backups
- Instant Recovery
- Recovery Assurance automated DR testing

[Learn more about Unitrends Backup and Recovery](https://www.g2.com/products/unitrends-backup-and-recovery/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | N/A | N/A |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.3/10 | 25 |

#### Administration

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.5 (22 reviews) | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | 8.6 (19 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console** | Not enough data | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 

#### Operations

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Service Management** | Not enough data | 8.2 (15 reviews) | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | 7.7 (14 reviews) | 
| **IT Discovery** | Not enough data | 7.8 (13 reviews) | 
| **Intelligent Automation** | Not enough data | 7.4 (14 reviews) | 

#### Recovery

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 
| **Incident Reports** | Not enough data | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Server Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 8.7/10 | 71 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.5/10 | 165 |

#### Compatibility 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Server Backup** | 9.2 (52 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 
| **Database Server Backup** | 8.8 (43 reviews) | 8.7 (141 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines** | 9.3 (55 reviews) | 8.9 (148 reviews) | 
| **Repository Models** | 8.4 (43 reviews) | 8.3 (119 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Continuous Backup** | 8.9 (52 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Disaster Recovery** | 8.9 (54 reviews) | 8.5 (139 reviews) | 
| **Storage Capacity** | 8.9 (55 reviews) | 8.2 (142 reviews) | 
| **Remote Backup** | 8.7 (42 reviews) | 8.3 (111 reviews) | 
| **Activity Monitoring** | 8.3 (52 reviews) | 8.3 (126 reviews) | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Standards** | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 8.5 (122 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Data Protection** | 8.2 (34 reviews) | 8.3 (93 reviews) | 
| **Data Deduplication** | 8.3 (43 reviews) | 8.3 (135 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Server Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Online Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 9.0/10 | 26 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.1/10 | 31 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-time Sync** | 8.5 (18 reviews) | 7.9 (28 reviews) | 
| **Storage Capacity** | 9.2 (20 reviews) | 8.4 (30 reviews) | 
| **Remote Backup** | 8.8 (17 reviews) | 8.2 (27 reviews) | 
| **Versioning** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 8.4 (28 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Backup Application** | Feature Not Available | 6.2 (26 reviews) | 

#### Compatibility 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disk Backup** | 9.0 (22 reviews) | 7.8 (29 reviews) | 
| **Local Backup** | 9.2 (23 reviews) | 7.5 (29 reviews) | 
| **Storage Formats** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | 8.4 (27 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 8.3 (25 reviews) | 
| **Security Standards** | 9.3 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 
| **Encrypted Storage** | 9.6 (16 reviews) | 8.8 (25 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Online Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### SaaS Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 9.0/10 | 5 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.2/10 | 11 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-time Sync** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.0 (10 reviews) | 
| **Storage Capacity** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 7.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Remote Backup** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Versioning** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 

#### Compatibility 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint Variety** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **SaaS Application Variety** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 7.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Storage Formats** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.2 (10 reviews) | 
| **Security Standards** | Not enough data | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Encrypted Storage** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - SaaS Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### File Recovery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 8.9/10 | 9 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Compatibility 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Formats** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Partitions** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Backup** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Storage** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Scan** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Encryption** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Protection** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **File Deletion** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - File Recovery

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Database Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 9.2/10 | 11 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Backup** | 9.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Backup Automation** | 9.7 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Diverse Database Handling** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Admin

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Backup Management** | 8.9 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Database Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Disaster Recovery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 9.0/10 | 9 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.2/10 | 72 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **On Premises Recovery** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 8.7 (66 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Recovery** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 8.0 (60 reviews) | 
| **Prior State Recovery** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 8.4 (58 reviews) | 
| **Recovery Automation** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 8.0 (61 reviews) | 
| **Replication** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (59 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Local Management** | 9.3 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (58 reviews) | 
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | 8.5 (62 reviews) | 
| **Solution Integration** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 8.1 (57 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Analytics** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 7.9 (55 reviews) | 
| **RTO and RPO Management** | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 7.9 (54 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | N/A | N/A |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 8.3/10 | 73 |

#### Solution Provision

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Service Provision** | Not enough data | 8.3 (49 reviews) | 
| **Pay by Usage** | Not enough data | 8.2 (35 reviews) | 
| **System Failover** | Not enough data | 8.0 (48 reviews) | 
| **Off-Site Data Storage** | Not enough data | 8.6 (55 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.7 (52 reviews) | 

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Infrastructure Compatibility** | Not enough data | 8.8 (60 reviews) | 
| **Solution Integration** | Not enough data | 8.2 (55 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.1 (60 reviews) | 
| **RTO and RPO Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (52 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### PC Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 9.5/10 | 9 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | 7.9/10 | 15 |

#### Functionality 

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Incremental Backup** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.3 (15 reviews) | 
| **OS Boot Recovery** | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | 
| **Bootable Disk** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 
| **Online Restore** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.0 (11 reviews) | 

#### Performance

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Backup Versions** | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 7.6 (13 reviews) | 
| **Unlimited Backup** | 9.8 (8 reviews) | 7.7 (13 reviews) | 
| **Deduplication** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 7.6 (12 reviews) | 
| **Lag Free Operation** | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 7.5 (12 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - PC Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Email Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | 8.7/10 | 9 |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Compatibility** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Sort and Filter** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Conversion** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Usability

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Batch Handling** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Scheduling** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Granular Retention Management** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Reliability

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud-to-cloud Backup** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Address detection** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | 9.3 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Email Backup

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Backup

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **BDRShield** | N/A | N/A |
| **Unitrends Backup and Recovery** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduled Backups** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **On-Demand Restoration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Documentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts/Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security and Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Deduplication ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (6):** [Online Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/online-backup), [Server Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-backup), [Disaster Recovery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/disaster-recovery), [Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/disaster-recovery-as-a-service-draas), [PC Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/pc-backup), [SaaS Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/saas-backup)

**Unique to BDRShield (3):** [Database Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-backup), [Email Backup Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-backup), [File Recovery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/file-recovery-software)

**Unique to Unitrends Backup and Recovery (2):** [IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/it-resilience-orchestration-automation-itro), [Archive Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/archive-storage-solutions)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | BDRShield | Unitrends Backup and Recovery | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 56.4% | 26.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 38.3% | 62.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 5.3% | 10.8% | 

### By Industry

#### BDRShield

- **Information Technology and Services:** 30.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 6.8%
- **Computer Software:** 3.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.8%
- **Education Management:** 3.8%
- **Accounting:** 3.0%
- **Construction:** 2.3%
- **Financial Services:** 2.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Insurance:** 2.3%
- **Other:** 39.8%

#### Unitrends Backup and Recovery

- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.8%
- **Higher Education:** 5.6%
- **Primary/Secondary Education:** 4.9%
- **Government Administration:** 4.4%
- **Financial Services:** 3.9%
- **Education Management:** 3.9%
- **Automotive:** 2.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.8%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 50.7%

---
## Alternatives

### Alternatives to BDRShield

- [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (717 reviews)
- [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.g2.com/products/nakivo-backup-replication/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (352 reviews)
- [Cove Data Protection](https://www.g2.com/products/cove-data-protection/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (432 reviews)
- [MSP360 Backup](https://www.g2.com/products/msp360-backup/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (544 reviews)
- [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/druva-data-security-cloud/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (732 reviews)
- [CyberSentriq](https://www.g2.com/products/cybersentriq/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (388 reviews)
- [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.g2.com/products/acronis-acronis-cyber-protect/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (742 reviews)
- [IDrive Online and SaaS Backup, Object Storage e2](https://www.g2.com/products/idrive-online-and-saas-backup-object-storage-e2/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1924 reviews)
- [Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/acronis-cyber-protect-cloud/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1344 reviews)
- [NinjaOne](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (4302 reviews)

### Alternatives to Unitrends Backup and Recovery

- [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (717 reviews)
- [Cove Data Protection](https://www.g2.com/products/cove-data-protection/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (432 reviews)
- [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/druva-data-security-cloud/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (732 reviews)
- [MSP360 Backup](https://www.g2.com/products/msp360-backup/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (544 reviews)
- [CyberSentriq](https://www.g2.com/products/cybersentriq/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (388 reviews)
- [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.g2.com/products/nakivo-backup-replication/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (352 reviews)
- [Arctera Backup Exec](https://www.g2.com/products/arctera-arctera-backup-exec/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (275 reviews)
- [NinjaOne](https://www.g2.com/products/ninjaone/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (4302 reviews)
- [CrashPlan SMB](https://www.g2.com/products/crashplan-smb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (415 reviews)
- [IDrive Online and SaaS Backup, Object Storage e2](https://www.g2.com/products/idrive-online-and-saas-backup-object-storage-e2/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1924 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### BDRShield

- Title: [What is the difference between the free and paid edition of Vembu BDR Suite?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-the-free-and-paid-edition-of-vembu-bdr-suite) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The Free Edition of Vembu BDR Suite contains the mandate features which ensures data protection for both the physical and virtual environments with certain..."
- Title: [Does Vembu support archiving the data to the tape library?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-vembu-support-archiving-the-data-to-the-tape-library) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, Vembu provides an option to archive your backup data to tape libraries and also supports data restore from tapes.
"
- Title: [How will I recover individual application items from a backup?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-will-i-recover-individual-application-items-from-a-backup) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Using Vembu Universal Explorer free tool, you will able to restore the individual application items of Microsoft Exchange, SQL, SharePoint and Active..."
- Title: [What are the storage targets supported by Vembu BDR backup server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-storage-targets-supported-by-vembu-bdr-backup-server) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Vembu supports different storage media such as Local drives, NAS (NFS and CIFS) and SAN (iSCSI and FC).
"
- Title: [Can I scale-out storage repository of the Vembu BDR backup server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-scale-out-storage-repository-of-the-vembu-bdr-backup-server) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, based on your requirement you can scale-out the storage repository of your BDR Backup Server."

### Unitrends Backup and Recovery

- Title: [What does Unitrends Backup do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-unitrends-backup-do) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "I was a victim approximately seven months ago. Through  a phishing scam, a grifter gained access to my account. They made off with 2.8 BTC. I was horrified...."

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