Continuity2 vs Preparis

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.

Preparis is a cloud-based suite for planning for and responding to business disruptions. Its tools cover continuity planning, emergency alerts, incident management, and reporting. Preparis Planner supports customizable plans, guided business impact analysis, risk assessments covering availability, IT, and third parties, exercises, and compliance reporting. Reports, dashboards, and metrics can be default or customized, with hundreds of default reports available. Preparis Alerts sends two-way messages across channels and lets administrators target people by location, department, group, or role. It includes online continuity training with more than 100 threat-specific topics, plus cloud or offline document sharing for times when a building is unavailable or servers are offline. Incident Manager supports incident documentation, action lists, dashboards, and virtual war rooms. Preparis presents solutions for government, financial services, insurance, professional services, manufacturing, and healthcare, and states that it is now part of Mitratech. The suite supports Android, iOS, Mac, web, and Windows. It is paid, with pricing on request; prospective customers can request a free demo, and no free trial is stated.