Continuity2 vs Noggin Business Continuity Software

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.

Noggin Business Continuity Software helps organizations prepare for disruption, evaluate readiness and improve operational efficiency. Its business impact analysis tools walk users through the analysis process, while dependency maps show how business activities rely on assets and vendors. Teams can develop recovery strategies and response plans, maintain digitized continuity plans, manage exercises and disruption response, and track RTO/RPO. Custom reports can combine charts, recommendations and automated approvals, with export to PDF or Word. The cloud service is available across desktop, tablet and mobile; optional Apple and Android apps and offline forms are also listed. Integrations include Microsoft 365, Dataminr Pulse, SAP HR, Workday, ServiceNow, Twilio and PagerDuty. Noggin states that its AWS-powered platform provides 99.9% availability as standard, is certified under ISO 27001 and offers an IRAP Protected hosting option. It also says it complies with GDPR and privacy legislation, with data sovereignty options in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Pricing is on request.