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BigMind DR vs. Macrium Reflect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BigMind DR
Score 0.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
BigMind DR — Local Disaster Recovery for Windows BigMind DR is a local Disaster Recovery and Disk Imaging solution for Windows developed by Genie9. The platform is designed for IT professionals and regulated small offices in the legal, medical, and accounting sectors that require local Disaster Recovery capabilities without cloud dependency. Core Features BigMind DR utilizes Block-Level Imaging technology to capture system…
$59.99
one-time fee per user
Macrium Reflect
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Macrium Reflect is an endpoint and server backup and cloning solution from Macrium Software (aka Paramount Software UK), available in personal and professional editions.N/A
Pricing
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Editions & Modules
BigMind DR Plus
$59.99
one-time fee per user
BigMind DR Pro
$119
one-time fee per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBigMind DR uses per-account pricing, not per-endpoint or per-device. The Plus plan covers 10 users and up to 20 devices for a one-time $59 lifetime payment. The Pro plan covers 15 users and up to 45 devices for $119 lifetime. Unlike competitors such as Acronis and Veeam which charge $50–$130 per workstation annually, BigMind DR offers a single lifetime price with no recurring fees and no cloud storage costs — the customer brings their own storage device.—
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Community Pulse
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Considered Both Products
BigMind DR

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Macrium Reflect
Chaim Moykopf | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chaim Moykopf
Researcher
Chose Macrium Reflect
I am with Macrium Reflect for many years and even don’t remember what I prior to this program.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Macrium Reflect
Previously, I used Acronis as my company purchased licensing for years. It's great, but I found Macrium Reflect more straightforward, and the free version has been perfect for personal use.
Wells Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Wells Anderson
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Chose Macrium Reflect
Veeam offers Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, a product we also install and use. It compares favorably with Macrium Reflect; however, for small firms and individual wanting an added cloud backup of their full hard drive, Macrium wins out in requiring less cloud storage space …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Macrium Reflect
We used IBM and Freesync, but all other software had file differences. Architecture kind of backups take a long time for our 10tb storage. We compared times and it's x5 faster because Macrium is a block-based backup system instead of file comparison, and won't affect …
Features
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
BigMind DR
-
Ratings
Macrium Reflect
8.6
Ratings
0% above category average
Recovery verification00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Platform support00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
BigMind DR
-
Ratings
Macrium Reflect
8.8
Ratings
3% above category average
Continuous data protection00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Replication00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.0
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Usability
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9.0
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
BigMind DRMacrium Reflect
Likelihood to Recommend
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Macrium Reflect creates synthetic full images for fast recovery in case of disaster. It also works pretty well on creating SQL server database backups. It can send a report of taken backups and failures to get users' attention if backups are being taken. It has a good management interface called Macrium Site Manager that connects to installed agents on different servers and has 1 site management configuration for all site servers.
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Pros
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  • Image drives/disks/volumes.
  • Provide incremental backups through imaging.
  • Provide mountable disk or volume images.
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Cons
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  • Capability to create an image file to restore directly to a cloud computer
  • Use a different default naming pattern for backup files
  • Support for Linux
Wells Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Wells Anderson
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Usability
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There is a small learning curve in the beginning, but altogether a great tool for my purpose.
Chaim Moykopf | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chaim Moykopf
Researcher
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Support Rating
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We have not been opening tickets for support from Macrium at the moment, only for licencing issues, but good attention and fast response by the support team. They respond pretty fast to our emails and fixed our issues giving us a good explanation of our case without any complications. Due to the good functionality of the software we have not opened a ticket for support in years.
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Alternatives Considered
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Veeam offers Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, a product we also install and use. It compares favorably with Macrium Reflect; however, for small firms and individual wanting an added cloud backup of their full hard drive, Macrium wins out in requiring less cloud storage space by a significant margin. ShadowProtect is a rock solid competitor with a higher price and no free version. It is highly dependable, but more complicated to install and set up. The number of technical issues and quality of technical support have ruled out Acronis products. MSP360 Backup has impressive technology, but we encountered issues with restore times and full drive image restores.
Wells Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Wells Anderson
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Return on Investment
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  • Impossible to specify.
Chaim Moykopf | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chaim Moykopf
Researcher
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ScreenShots

BigMind DR Screenshots

Screenshot of BigMind DR's central dashboardm, offering a setup guide — install the agent, create your first DR image, and plant ransomware canaries.Screenshot of the Disaster Recovery screen showing full coverage status across all devices, total images taken, storage used, and next scheduled backup — plus one-click USB recovery drive creation.Screenshot of the available operating systems. BigMind DR runs on Windows (19.3 MB lite setup), Linux (329.9 MB), and macOS coming soon. Version 2.1.43 — ARM64 and full installer editions also available.Screenshot of the hub where users can automate image retention policies, set storage threshold alerts, and schedule email reports — daily, weekly, or monthly — no manual intervention needed.