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DRBD vs DxEnterprise comparison

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Categories and Ranking

DRBD
Ranking in High Availability Clustering
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
DxEnterprise
Ranking in High Availability Clustering
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Server Virtualization Software (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the High Availability Clustering category, the mindshare of DRBD is 13.3%, up from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DxEnterprise is 9.6%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
High Availability Clustering Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
DRBD13.3%
DxEnterprise9.6%
Other77.1%
High Availability Clustering
 

Featured Reviews

it_user302112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant IT Infrastructure at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
It's kept data synchronized between multiple nodes in different datacenters, though it should have its own filesystem which can be used in multi-master environments.
Working with DRBD can be complex and it takes time to understand how it works. Especially split-brain scenarios need to be handled carefully. When it comes to multi-master setups, which are possible with the latest DRBD version, you need to use a cluster filesystem. I think that DRBD should write their own filesystem which can be used in multi-master environments since most cluster filesystems are complex or simply have many flaws.
it_user609366 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Initial setup was relatively straightforward for a clustering solution.
SQL patching High availability We were looking for a better-than-Microsoft-SQL clustering solution. The interface can seem a little old school at times. By Old School, I simply mean from a graphics perspective it looks like word 97, not word 2013. I have used it for three years. The team from…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"DRBD helped me and many customers to provide data in an HA environment with low costs (since DRBD itself is free)."
"Customer service is excellent and technical support is excellent."
"Customer service has been excellent so far and technical support has been very helpful, quickly resolving any issues we encountered."
 

Cons

"Working with DRBD can be complex and it takes time to understand how it works."
"The interface can seem a little old school at times."
"Upgrading from DxDev to DxEnterprise was a bit more bumpy, but even that was pretty easy to do."
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Sample Customers

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