OpenText Data Protector vs Azure Site Recovery

ODOpenText Data Protector8.8Visit Azure Site Recovery8.7Visit

Higher score OD OpenText Data Protector #6 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit OpenText

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Azure Site Recovery #7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.7/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Microsoft

• OpenText Data Protector fits best

  Hybrid backup with database coverage

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure and VMware failover orchestration

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Side by side

Feature	ODOpenText Data Protector 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Azure Site Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#6 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Hybrid backup with database coverage	Azure and VMware failover orchestration
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	31 days
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, HIPAA, 2FA	ISO 27001
Integrations	13 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Data Protector 0/3 · Azure Site Recovery 0/3
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery orchestration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Protected workloads	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Centralizes physical, virtual, and cloud backup Supports application-aware, point-in-time, and bare-metal recovery Covers major databases, clouds, hypervisors, and immutable targets	Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover. Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads. Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.
Cons	Licensing details require contact with sales Broader cloud workload coverage uses separate capabilities Its enterprise scope may exceed simpler backup needs	Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance. Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges. The service is available through the web platform only.
Our verdict	OpenText Data Protector is enterprise backup and disaster-recovery software for organizations managing physical, virtual, and cloud environments. It centralizes protection for business-critical data and applications, with support for… Read the review →	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for organizations protecting Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads. It supports replication between Azure regions, from on-premises environments… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenText Data Protector — where it wins

  • Centralizes physical, virtual, and cloud backup
  • Supports application-aware, point-in-time, and bare-metal recovery
  • Covers major databases, clouds, hypervisors, and immutable targets

  Where it doesn't

  • Licensing details require contact with sales
  • Broader cloud workload coverage uses separate capabilities
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed simpler backup needs

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover.
  • Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads.
  • Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance.
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges.
  • The service is available through the web platform only.

• ODOpenText Data Protector8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hybrid backup platform for organizations protecting varied infrastructure and databases.

  Visit OpenTextFull verdict →
• Azure Site Recovery8.7/10 · 31-day trial

  A broad disaster recovery service for Azure, VMware, and hybrid failover orchestration.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →