Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness Standard Edition

We rely on Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness for the automated disaster recovery feature and the automated failover. We have multiple regions in our infrastructure, for example, AP South-1 as one region and Singapore or another region. We set up failover policies between both regions with the help of Arpio, which is a cloud-native disaster recovery as a service tool.

If one region fails, traffic automatically gets routed to the other region. There is also one-click recovery possible with Arpio.

Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness is primarily used for disaster recovery and backup. Other backup solutions restore only files or VMs, but Arpio restores everything including networking, security groups, IAM  configuration, load balancers, and databases. The application can come back online without manual rebuilding, and it automatically configures everything from scratch. That is a valuable aspect of Arpio.

Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness offers one-click recovery, automated failover and failback features, continuous replication, and disaster recovery testing capabilities. Disaster recovery testing has made the biggest difference for us.

We are able to test the failover and recovery, validate DR plans, and run isolated sandbox testing, which causes very little production downtime. This is helpful at the POC stage or the test stage. Another key feature is automated disaster recovery, which includes failover and failback, allowing us to recover everything with just one click. This is generally called application-aware recovery.

Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness has positively impacted our organization as we are able to quickly recover applications after outages, ransomware attacks, accidental deletions, or regional failures. A metric shows around 20% to 30% of our traffic downtime has been reduced due to this, and we are attempting to uplift that metric up to 50% if possible. Maintaining that metric ensures our downtime is less and latency is minimized.

The main feature that stands out is application-aware recovery. Unlike backup solutions that only restore files or VMs, Arpio can restore everything including networking, security groups, IAM  configurations, and more. This feature is incredibly useful because configuring everything from scratch involves substantial time and costs.

I would wish for Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness to be better suited for on-premises environments. It is generally well-suited for AWS  and Azure , but not very much for a hybrid environment such as AWS  and on-premises, which may not provide the same value. Arpio could improve significantly in on-premises environments, which is a primary concern.

The pricing is somewhat high currently, and there could be extended discounts for regular customers or subscribers. Those are the limitations that could be addressed for Arpio.

Usability of Arpio is very good, and the UI is user-friendly. However, initial DR planning always requires a comprehensive understanding of cloud architecture, which can be a challenge for non-technical individuals such as product managers or sprint managers. That could be improved.

I have been using Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness for approximately eight months to one year.

Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness is stable.

Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness has good scalability; it can scale up to multiple instances.

Customer support for Arpio is good. I have resolved many issues with their support team, and they have been very helpful.

We have not used any other solution previously, but we have relied on AWS in-house solutions for cross-region needs. I find that Arpio is a good solution that we discovered.

Usability of Arpio is very good, and the UI is user-friendly. However, initial DR planning always requires a comprehensive understanding of cloud architecture, which can be a challenge for non-technical individuals such as product managers or sprint managers. That could be improved.

We save about 40% of our time due to Arpio, and we have also managed to save between 20% to 25% in costs.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good at the moment. However, it could be better for regular customers if it were discounted.

We have not used any other solution previously, but we have relied on AWS in-house solutions for cross-region needs. I find that Arpio is a good solution that we discovered.

The advice I would give to others looking into Arpio Disaster Recovery & Readiness is to first review your requirements carefully. Document everything about your needs and compare it with what the product offers. Match  your needs with the product features; this will help you understand what aligns best. For Arpio, be cautious during the configuration; it is easy to deploy, but maintenance can be difficult. Neglecting this can have long-term impacts on your organization.

I would rate this product as an eight out of ten.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What do you like best about the product?

I like the ease of setup using the CloudFormation templates, and the ability to easily select the resources that make up our application(s) so that we can basically let Arpio take care of the hard part of cloning our resources into an alternate account and region & activating resources in the recovery environment.
I like the ability to test the recovery.
Failback is properly engineered as well.

What do you dislike about the product?

Certain niche AWS services may not be supported, but this can be solved for. AWS SES is a good example. You can manually setup this complicated service in your alt account and it'll be there when you need it.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arpio is solving our need for a secure DR recovery tool with a configurable RPO and retention period. We are able to meet the promises we make to clients about Disaster Recovery.

What do you like best about the product?

Arpio has really helped us streamline our Disaster Recovery process. It's ease of use and customer service make the product fantastic to work with.

What do you dislike about the product?

I really don't have any dislikes about the product.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arpio is allowing us a more streamlined approach to DR. With it's all inclusive nature it makes it easy to make sure we have the resources needed for DR.

What do you like best about the product?

Arpio gives me peace of mind knowing that my data and configuration are backed up and ready to use in an alternate environment at a moment's notice. From a compliance perspective, Arpio is incredible! Being able to run recovery tests very easily takes a huge load off of my team. Setup is easy, and above all, the service is reliable. I have used many other solutions; they all had major shortcomings and were painful to set up. Arpio is a well-thought-out solution that provides an end-to-end solution for recovery and testing. I am so grateful for the Arpio service and recommend it to my peers.

What do you dislike about the product?

I do not have any issues with Arpio; I am delighted with the service. I typically have at least a small complaint, but the service and the team at Arpio are awesome!

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Arpio solves compliance issues because we must be able to show disaster recovery tests as well as off site, cross account backup and replication. This was a major headache for us using traditional means. With Arpio on AWS we have really been able to focus on our core business needs.
One of the major pros to Arpio is the team behind it and the responsiveness to any questions that come up.

What do you like best about the product?

The easy-to-use interface handles the auto-discovery of dependencies and ensures critical components are not missed. As an orchestrator, it makes it such that the team member(s) do not need to have intricate and detailed knowledge of the AWS environment. The automation ensures AWS environments (production and DR) are kept in sync and air-gapped to avoid compromised data.
ARPIO is the best blend between DIY and a managed service: you have control over what and how you wish to replicate the data, and the automation takes care of all the rest.
New features and support are being added daily, and they take feedback seriously.
The team at ARPIO is heavily vested in your success. They exemplify what a partnership is and what it means.

What do you dislike about the product?

There are nuances within AWS that can get in the way of a successful implementation, and these can be confused as ARPIO limitations when it is an AWS issue. It can be challenging to determine where the issue lies (AWS or ARPIO), but having the ARPIO team with you every step of the way makes a world of difference.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

DR takes time: time to set up, time to keep in sync, time to monitor it, time to test it, time to update it as components change, etc. That time translates in to staff: people doing the work. We have a limited amount of staff, and while it is critical, DR keeps falling lower on the list of things "to do." ARPIO enabled us to have a junior information security analyst manage our DR, and we had complete confidence it was in good hands.
We are now not only compliant with regulations, we are far ahead of our original RTO and RPO metrics. We also have the comfort of knowing our DR is time sensitive and air-gapped to prevent an impact from malware.