Bareos vs BDRShield
Bareos
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BDRShield
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| Figure | Bareos | BDRShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €40/mo | $1/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 8 |
| Spec score · Cloud Backup Services | 9.4 (#1) | 9.3 (#4) |
| API | The developer documentation describes scripting the Director and building GUI interfaces, including API modes, BVFS and a REST API. | Its Web Services API uses HTTP requests to initiate backups, monitor jobs, retrieve recovery status and configure the system programmatically. |
| Founded | 2012 | 2002 |
| Licence | The software is released under the GNU AGPLv3 and its source code is public. | The product is distributed under Vembu commercial licensing with subscription and perpetual options; no open-source licence is stated. |
| Ransomware protection | Yes | The product page lists immutable backups with retention lock, air-gapped and offsite copies, encryption in transit and at rest, anomaly detection, and malware scanning before backup and restore. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review | 4.3 out of 5 from 155 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 22 reviews |
| Storage targets | Bareos can write backups to disk and tape, and the official site also describes S3-compatible object storage targets. | Backups can be stored on DAS, NAS, SAN, BDRShield Cloud, AWS S3, Azure Blob, Google Cloud, Wasabi, MinIO, Backblaze and other S3-compatible storage. |
| What it does | Bareos is a networked client-server system for backing up, recovering and verifying data, including deployments running on one computer. | BDRShield is a cloud-managed hybrid backup and disaster-recovery platform with centralized management, local/cloud storage and ransomware protection. |
Plans
Bareos
- CommunityFree
- Subscription€480 a year
- Subscription€480 a year
- Setup Review€800, paid once
- Training€810, paid once
- Consulting€900, paid once
- Basic Support€1,080 a year
- Bareos Health Check€1,800, paid once
- Standard Support€2,850 a year
- Advanced Support€5,700 a year
BDRShield
- 30-day trialFree
- Free EditionFree
- Endpoint / Workstation Backup$12 a year
- SaaS Backup$12 a year
- VMs, Servers & Cloud Backup$48 a year
- Apps & DB Backup$72 a year
- BDRShield Enterprise Edition perpetual licensePriced on request
- BDRShield Enterprise Edition subscriptionPriced on request
In their own words
Bareos
Bareos is backup software for computers and servers, with mixed backup scope and restore modes. It includes ransomware protection and supports Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosted environments. The Community plan is open source, requires no subscription, and provides access to the public repository and complete source code at free. The paid Subscription plan starts at €480 a year and has a minimum of 10 units. Bareos is made by Bareos, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The combination of computer and server backup can suit environments where both kinds of systems need protection. Its listed platform range includes desktop operating systems and web access, while self-hosted use is also supported. Buyers can choose the free Community edition or a paid annual subscription, whose stated minimum is 10 units.
BDRShield
BDRCloud provides backup, disaster recovery, and data protection for virtual, physical, SaaS, and cloud workloads. Its centralized management console can be hosted in the cloud or self-hosted. Supported sources include Windows, Linux, and Mac endpoints and servers; Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace; VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Proxmox VE, and oVirt; AWS and Azure virtual machines; NAS and file shares; and databases and applications. Backups can be stored in BDRShield Cloud, on-premises or remote DAS, NAS, or SAN, and public cloud storage such as Amazon, Azure, Google, Wasabi, Backblaze, MinIO, and other S3-compatible storage. Listed protections include immutable backups with retention lock, air-gapped and offsite copies, encryption, anomaly detection, and malware scanning before backup and restore. Recovery tools include automated backup verification, instant recovery for virtual machines and physical servers, granular restores, and cross-platform migration. There is one edition, Enterprise Edition, with custom pricing based on licensing. A fully featured 30-day free trial is available; installing the backup server software costs nothing, but protected workloads require licenses.