Continuity2

Continuity2’s Meridian BCMS is a web-based platform for creating, managing, storing, and distributing business continuity plans. Its business impact analysis module maps products, services, activities, resources, dependencies, and recovery needs. Teams can use or create plans with templates aligned to standards such as ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines, DRI International, and ITIL. Risk tools support assessments, custom frameworks, aggregated registers, and notifications, while operational resilience tools help identify important business services and assess their impacts. Users can schedule exercises, invite participants by email, generate reports for approval, track corrective actions, and conduct audits online. Incident management supports email, SMS, and voice messages, with native Android and iOS apps; IT recovery plans can be automated around system priorities. The listed annual license for organizations with 0–500 staff is £20,000 a year and allows unlimited users. Pricing is based on staff count, and Continuity2 says it supports customers 365 days a year.

Meridian BCMS combines continuity planning with risk, exercise, incident, and IT recovery tools. Its listed annual license allows unlimited users but is priced by organization staff count.

It suits organizations that need to manage continuity plans, exercises, disruption response, and operational resilience. Listed sectors include finance, logistics, public services, telecommunications, emergency services, utilities, and communications.

Overview

Continuity2’s Meridian BCMS is a web-based system for business continuity and operational resilience. It is best suited to organizations coordinating plans, risk work, exercises, and incident response across teams. Its broad toolkit is compelling for a formal resilience program, but custom pricing makes it harder to compare costs upfront.

Key features

The business impact analysis module maps products, services, activities, resources, dependencies, and recovery requirements. That gives teams a structured foundation for continuity plans and recovery priorities, rather than treating plans as isolated documents. The Template Creator supports existing or newly created plans, with templates aligned to ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines, DRI International, and ITIL—a practical fit for organizations already working to those frameworks.

Risk tools support customizable frameworks, assessments, aggregated risk registers, and automated notifications. The operational resilience module helps identify important business services and analyze their impact, including support for FCA requirements. These capabilities are most relevant to organizations that need to connect risk and resilience analysis to continuity planning; teams seeking only basic plan storage may not need this breadth.

Exercise and scenario testing can be scheduled with email invitations. Meridian generates completion reports for approval and audit readiness, while users can track corrective actions and conduct audits online. Incident management supports email, SMS, and voice messages, with mobile incident tools. The IT disaster recovery module supports automated plans organized around system recovery priorities. Continuity plan management, disruption response, dependency mapping, and RTO/RPO tracking are also supported.

Native Android and iOS apps complement the web platform. A theming engine lets customers use their own imagery, useful for organizations that want the interface to reflect their brand. Continuity2 says it supports customers 365 days a year.

Pricing

Meridian BCMS is paid, with pricing available on request. The annual license is £20,000.00 per year for organizations with 0–500 staff, and it allows unlimited users within the organization. Pricing is based on staff count, not the number of users, so the license can accommodate broad internal participation without a per-user cap. Organizations outside the stated staff band should ask about custom pricing.

There are no cheaper published tiers to weigh against the full platform. This single stated price is a substantial annual commitment, so Meridian is a better fit for organizations that will use its planning, risk, exercise, and response capabilities together than for smaller teams with narrow continuity needs.

Platforms

Meridian supports Android, iOS, and web. The native mobile apps extend incident tools to Android and iOS devices, while the web platform provides the broader management environment.

Who it's for

Continuity2 says its software serves organizations in finance, logistics, public services, telecommunications, emergency services, utilities, and communications. Meridian is strongest for teams managing continuity and operational resilience across organizational functions, especially where exercises, audits, incident communication, and IT recovery priorities all matter. A smaller organization seeking only a straightforward planning tool may find its scope and annual license difficult to justify.

Pros and cons

• Pros: BIA, plan templates, risk registers, exercises, audits, incident communications, and IT recovery tools sit within one platform, supporting a connected continuity workflow.
• Pros: Unlimited users on the annual license avoids user-count ceilings for organizations within the 0–500 staff band.
• Pros: Native Android and iOS apps support mobile incident response, and customer support is offered 365 days a year.
• Cons: The £20,000.00 annual license is a significant commitment, particularly for organizations that would use only a small portion of the feature set.
• Cons: Pricing is tied to organization staff count, and the stated annual price applies only to the 0–500 staff band.

Alternatives

Compare business continuity management software if you want to consider a broader set of options.

• Quantivate Business Continuity Software is a paid Android, iOS, and web alternative; contact Quantivate for pricing, and its product page offers a demo request.
• Noggin Business Continuity Software is another paid Android, iOS, and web option, with estimates available from sales consultants and a 30-minute demonstration offered.
• Riskonnect is a paid Android, iOS, and web alternative; pricing depends on project size, complexity, and customization.
• Preparis is a paid option for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows; request a demo for pricing.
• Strobe Business Continuity is a paid web option.
• Onspring is a paid API and web option; its Silver tier includes more data storage, a development environment, a non-production department environment, and 1K/month SMS messages beyond Bronze.
• Bedrock is a paid alternative with an Enterprise plan at $30,000 a year for unlimited BCP plans.
• ContinueOps is a paid alternative for Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows, with add-ons including five additional named-user logins for £100 a month and 600 DR test minutes for ££150 once.

Verdict

Choose Meridian BCMS if your organization needs a connected continuity and resilience program spanning impact analysis, plans, risk, exercises, incident response, and IT recovery—and can justify £20,000.00 per year for up to 500 staff. Its unlimited-user license and breadth are strong reasons to shortlist it. Look elsewhere if your needs are narrower or if that annual commitment is out of reach.