Continuity2 vs eFront ERM BCP

Meridian BCMS is Continuity2’s web-based platform for creating, storing, managing and distributing business continuity plans. Its business impact analysis module identifies products, services, activities, resources, dependencies and recovery requirements. Teams can build plans with the Template Creator and use templates aligned with ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines, DRI International and ITIL. Risk tools support custom frameworks, assessments, aggregated registers and automated notifications. Operational resilience features help identify important business services and analyze their impact. Users can schedule exercises, invite participants by email, generate approval reports, track corrective actions and conduct audits online. Incident management supports email, SMS and voice messages, and incident tools are available through native Android and iOS apps. An IT disaster recovery module supports automated plans based on system recovery priorities. The platform also lets customers customize its appearance with their own imagery. Continuity2 says it supports customers 365 days a year. The listed annual license for organizations with 0–500 staff costs £20,000 a year and allows unlimited users within the organization.

eFront ERM BCP helps organizations prepare continuity plans and coordinate responses to business interruptions. Its Business Impact Analysis tools assess potential financial, legal, reputational, and human consequences, then calculate Maximum Allowable Downtime. Teams can identify the human, IT, and logistical resources needed for recovery and model degraded operations and a return to normal. During a crisis, users can activate response plans, manage degraded operations, coordinate recovery, and track decisions and events in real time. A unified repository holds continuity plans, entities, contacts, suppliers, and services. Dashboards group activities by supplier, service, and criticality, and monitor key performance indicators. Teams share procedures, actions, and simulations in a workspace. For ICT continuity, the product supports documenting critical activities, crisis scenarios, and measures, and regularly testing plans for DORA Article 11 alignment. eFront ERM is modular, so organizations can activate modules as needed. eFront ERM Ready is described as a preconfigured solution deployable in a few weeks. Pricing is available on request through the product page’s contact form.