Dbvisit Standby
Database backup software
Data replication software
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What is Dbvisit Standby
Dbvisit Standby is a database disaster recovery and replication product designed to maintain a standby copy of a primary database for failover and business continuity. It is used by database administrators and IT operations teams to implement high availability and disaster recovery for supported database platforms, including Oracle Database and PostgreSQL. The product focuses on log-based replication, automated role transitions (switchover/failover), and monitoring to reduce recovery time objectives compared with restore-from-backup approaches.
Log-based standby replication
Dbvisit Standby uses transaction log shipping and apply to keep a secondary database synchronized with the primary. This approach supports disaster recovery use cases where near-real-time replication is required without relying solely on periodic full backups. It also enables maintaining a warm standby that can be promoted during an outage.
Switchover and failover tooling
The product includes operational workflows for planned switchovers and unplanned failovers between primary and standby systems. This helps standardize DR runbooks and reduces manual steps during incidents. It is oriented toward DBA-led operations rather than general-purpose backup administration.
Cross-environment DR flexibility
Dbvisit Standby is commonly deployed across separate hosts and sites to support DR separation, including on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure. This provides options for organizations that want database-level DR without adopting a full-stack backup platform. It can fit alongside existing enterprise backup tools by focusing on database replication and role management.
Narrower scope than suites
Dbvisit Standby is primarily a database replication and DR product rather than a broad backup platform. Organizations still need separate tooling for endpoint, VM, SaaS, and heterogeneous application backups. If a team wants unified policy management across many workload types, this product may not cover those requirements.
DBA-centric operational overhead
Successful deployment typically requires database administration expertise for configuration, monitoring, and DR testing. Ongoing operations can include managing replication lag, storage growth, and network dependencies between sites. Teams without dedicated DBAs may find implementation and runbook maintenance more demanding than managed backup services.
Platform and feature constraints
Capabilities depend on the supported database engines and versions, and some advanced HA/DR patterns may require specific database configurations. It does not replace native database clustering for local high availability scenarios where zero/near-zero downtime is required. Buyers should validate compatibility for their database edition, OS, and cloud environment before standardizing.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle SE - Standard (Protect 1-4 Databases) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 1–4 databases; Standard edition feature set; licensing is per database with minimum 1 primary + 1 standby. |
| Oracle SE - Enterprise (Protect 5+ Databases) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 5+ databases; enterprise scale; licensing is per database. |
| Oracle SE - Migrations (3 month project protection) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | 3-month term license for migration projects; full features for project duration. |
| SQL Server - Standard (Protect 1-4 Instances) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 1–4 SQL Server instances; licensing is per instance with minimum 1 primary + 1 standby. |
| SQL Server - Enterprise (Protect 5+ Instances) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 5+ instances; enterprise scale; licensing per instance. |
| SQL Server - Migrations (3 month project protection) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | 3-month term license for migration projects. |
| PostgreSQL - Standard (Protect 1-4 Clusters) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 1–4 clusters; licensing is per cluster with minimum 1 primary + 1 standby. |
| PostgreSQL - Enterprise (Protect 5+ Clusters) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | Protects 5+ clusters; enterprise scale; licensing per cluster. |
| PostgreSQL - Migrations (3 month project protection) | Instant quote / Contact sales (price not published on site) | 3-month term license for migration projects. |
Notes: The vendor provides an "Instant Quote" / "Find my price" flow and also explicitly asks customers to contact sales (sales@dbvisit.com) for pricing. The site documents that licensing is sold per database (Oracle), per instance (SQL Server), or per cluster (PostgreSQL), and that both perpetual and term (1/2/3 year) licenses are offered; support may be included (term) or purchased separately (perpetual). Pricing amounts are not published on the official site and require contacting Dbvisit or using the instant-quote flow.
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Dbvisit Software Limited
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