Backup · head to head
BDRShield vs Trilio
BDRShield
Backup
Low-cost backup for virtual machines, servers, endpoints and SaaS from Vembu
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Trilio
Backup
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Trilio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: BDRShield published per-workload pricing has been replaced by a custom quote form, so the cost transparency that was a main reason to shortlist it no longer exists and you must go through sales.; Trilio coverage is deliberately narrow, so a mixed estate with VMware and physical servers needs a second backup product and two sets of restore procedures.
- They diverge on capability: BDRShield covers Agentless VM backup, Trilio covers OpenStack backup.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which BDRShield and Trilio actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in BDRShield
- Agentless VM backup
- Proxmox support
- SaaS backup
- Hybrid storage
- Cloud or on-premises console
- MSP multi-tenancy
Only in Trilio
- OpenStack backup
- Kubernetes backup
- OpenShift Virtualization
- Open format backups
- Incremental forever
- Self-service restore
- Free basic edition
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
BDRShield
- A managed service provider whose margins do not survive Datto or Veeam per-endpoint pricingnot Trilio
- An organisation running Proxmox VE that finds the major backup vendors do not support it properlynot Trilio
- A small business needing virtual machine, server, endpoint and Microsoft 365 backup from one consolenot Trilio
- A company wanting backup data in its own cloud bucket rather than a vendor-controlled repositorynot Trilio
Trilio
- A telco running an OpenStack cloud whose incumbent backup vendor supports it only through generic agentsnot BDRShield
- An organisation migrating virtual machines from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization and needing protection on the new platform from day onenot BDRShield
- A research institution protecting tenant workloads where each tenant should restore its own data without a ticketnot BDRShield
- A platform team wanting to evaluate Kubernetes backup properly on ten nodes before committing budgetnot BDRShield
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
BDRShield
- Published per-workload pricing has been replaced by a custom quote form, so the cost transparency that was a main reason to shortlist it no longer exists and you must go through sales.
- The product was renamed from BDRSuite to BDRShield, so documentation, forum answers and third-party reviews are split across two names and searching for help is harder than it should be.
- Recovery orchestration and instant recovery performance trail Veeam and Rubrik, which is invisible in an evaluation and expensive during an actual outage.
- Support is priced to match the low licence cost, and complex escalations move more slowly than customers used to premium vendors expect.
- The integration ecosystem is thin compared with the incumbents, so monitoring, ticketing and professional services automation tool connections are limited for MSPs running mature stacks.
Trilio
- Coverage is deliberately narrow, so a mixed estate with VMware and physical servers needs a second backup product and two sets of restore procedures.
- Trilio is a small vendor next to the backup incumbents, and buyers with ten year retention obligations should assess the risk of the company being acquired or wound down.
- Enterprise pricing is per node or per virtual machine and is not published, which makes it hard to compare against per-terabyte competitors without going through sales.
- The free basic edition stops at ten nodes with community support only, so the step from evaluation to production is a full commercial negotiation rather than a tier upgrade.
- Restore performance depends on the object storage or NFS target you supply, and egress charges from a cloud object store during a large recovery sit outside the vendor quote entirely.
Pricing, plan by plan
BDRShield
On request- BDRShield$undefined/year
- Per-workload licensing quoted through a custom quote form
- Separate licensing tracks for MSPs and for end-user organisations
- Free 30-day trial with full feature access
Trilio
Free- Basic EditionFree
- Up to ten nodes
- No time limit
- Community support only
- Enterprise Edition$undefined/year
- Priced per node or per virtual machine annually
- No scale limits
- OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenShift and Red Hat Virtualization
Which should you pick?
Choose BDRShield if
- You need agentless vm backup.
- You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
- You also want proxmox support.
Choose Trilio if
- You need openstack backup.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Web.
- You also want kubernetes backup.
Questions people ask
- Is BDRShield or Trilio better?
- Neither clearly leads. BDRShield starts at On request and Trilio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, BDRShield or Trilio?
- Trilio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for BDRShield and Free for Trilio.
- Does BDRShield or Trilio run on more platforms?
- BDRShield runs on Windows, Linux, Web. Trilio runs on Linux, Web.
- Can I use Trilio for free?
- Yes. Trilio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BDRShield starts at On request.
- What is BDRShield best used for?
- BDRShield is most often used for a managed service provider whose margins do not survive datto or veeam per-endpoint pricing, an organisation running proxmox ve that finds the major backup vendors do not support it properly, a small business needing virtual machine, server, endpoint and microsoft 365 backup from one console, a company wanting backup data in its own cloud bucket rather than a vendor-controlled repository. Of those, a managed service provider whose margins do not survive datto or veeam per-endpoint pricing and an organisation running proxmox ve that finds the major backup vendors do not support it properly are not what Trilio is typically brought in for.
- What can BDRShield do that Trilio cannot?
- BDRShield covers Agentless VM backup, Proxmox support, SaaS backup, Hybrid storage. Trilio covers OpenStack backup, Kubernetes backup, OpenShift Virtualization, Open format backups.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
BDRShield: Is BDRSuite the same product?
Yes. BDRSuite was renamed BDRShield, and bdrsuite.com now redirects to bdrshield.com. Same company, Vembu Technologies.
Trilio: Is the free edition production usable?
It is functionally complete up to ten nodes with community support only. Use it to evaluate, but understand that production incidents have no vendor behind them at that tier.
BDRShield: Is pricing published?
Not any more. The pricing page now routes to a custom quote form for both MSPs and end-user organisations, despite marketing that emphasises a few dollars per workload.
Trilio: Does it support OpenShift Virtualization?
Yes, which is the main reason it appears on shortlists for organisations moving virtual machines off VMware.
BDRShield: Does it back up Proxmox?
Yes, agentlessly, which is a genuine reason to shortlist it since several larger vendors support Proxmox poorly or not at all.
Trilio: Where are backups stored?
On NFS or S3-compatible object storage you provide, in an open format rather than a proprietary vendor container.
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