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Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service
Both stand on cloud disaster recovery software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery when server workloads need recovery into AWS with point-in-time options, recovery drills, and a failback process. Look elsewhere if the source servers require 32-bit support or Windows on arm64.
Visit Amazon Elastic Disaster RecoveryChoose Unitrends DRaaS if your organization needs managed recovery for mission-critical servers and applications, with runbook testing and a team available around the clock. Compare the plan levels against your recovery objectives: some offer best-effort SLAs, while Premium and Elite list one-hour and 24-hour RTO SLAs respectively.
Visit Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a ServiceThe facts
| Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery | Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Usage-based pricing: $0.03 a month | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | unitrends.com |
| On cloud disaster recovery software | #10 of 25 | #20 of 25 |
Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery: what it does well
- Recovers from the latest server state or a selected earlier point in time.
- Supports non-disruptive recovery drills and failback to the source.
- Accepts physical, VMware, Hyper-V, cloud, and EC2 sources.
- Can replicate AWS network configuration for recovery.
- Post-launch actions can run Systems Manager commands or automations.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- The replication agent does not support 32-bit systems or Windows on arm64.
- Linux arm64 sources are supported only for AWS-to-AWS recovery.
Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service: what it does well
- Protects physical servers, virtual servers, and applications.
- Automated isolated tests report recovery time and recovery point results.
- Dedicated recovery team is available 24/7/365.
- Supports full or partial workload spin-up.
- Maker says pricing excludes ingress, egress, and DR-testing charges.
What to know first
- Requires Unitrends backup software or a Recovery Series appliance plus Forever Cloud.
- No free plan; pricing requires a request.
- Failover is initiated by calling Unitrends Support.
- Plan options include best-effort SLAs as well as timed RTO SLAs.
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