Best Disaster Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud is ranked #1 of 24 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Veeam Recovery Orchestrator and Axcient x360Recover. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Veeam Recovery Orchestrator. The lowest first paid tier on this page is NetApp Disaster Recovery at $0.03/mo.
Disaster recovery software is intended to help restore systems and workloads after disruption. Compare supported workloads and RPO targets with failover and failback orchestration, then consider whether recovery runbooks and test failover suit your planning. Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud, Veeam Recovery Orchestrator and Axcient x360Recover are among the named options; Unitrends Backup is also included. Deployment model is listed as well, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide cost details to compare. Focus on the workloads your recovery process covers and the stated capabilities that matter to bringing them back.
24 disaster recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
24ranked
3free plans on this page
$0.03/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Disaster Recovery Software 24 channels on this page · 100 of 192 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromFailover orchestrationDeployment modelSupported workloadsRPO targetFailback orchestrationTest failover Spec sheet Score
01 Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsWindows Server, Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, Active Directory, Linux Server, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Nutanix, Scale Computing, Citrix XenServerRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 7.6
02 Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelon-premisesSupported workloadsVMware vSphere VMs, Hyper-V VMs, Veeam agent backups, CDP replicas, storage-replicated VMs, Microsoft Azure recovery workloadsRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 7.5
03 Axcient x360Recover Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
04 Unitrends Backup Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
05 Veeam Agent for Mac Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsKubernetes applications, containerized applications, virtual machines on Kubernetes, AI workloads, relational and NoSQL systemsRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
06 Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsWindows Server, Linux, VMware, Hyper-VRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
07 NetApp Disaster Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsVMware virtual machines; Kubernetes clustersRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
08 Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsKubernetes applications, containerized applications, virtual machines on Kubernetes, AI workloads, relational and NoSQL systemsRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
09 Awanio Disaster Recovery Manager Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelon-premisesSupported workloadsvirtual machines (VMs)RPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
10 Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsPhysical servers, virtual machines, Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Exchange ServerRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.8
11 AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationNoDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsphysical servers, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon EC2, other cloud infrastructure, Windows and Linux applications, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, SAPRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.6
12 NAKIVO Backup & Replication Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
13 Arcserve ShadowProtect Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsWindows and Linux systems; physical and virtual machines; Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, IIS, Hyper-V, Dynamics CRM, VMware vCenter, Oracle Database, custom applicationsRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
14 StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelon-premisesSupported workloadsKVM virtual machinesRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
15 Zerto Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
16 Capacia Disaster Recovery Platform Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 4/8spec lines stated 6.4
17 Trilio Site Recovery Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.4
18 Disaster Recovery Linux Manager Free planYesPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelon-premisesSupported workloadsGNU/Linux systems, including physical and virtual systemsRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 3/8spec lines stated 6.3
19 FailZero Free planNoPaid from$149/moFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsFiles, shares, databases, containers, virtual machines, Docker/Compose apps, LAMP/LEMP, SMB/NFSRPO target1,440 minFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failoverYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
20 VMware Live Site Recovery Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsvirtual machinesRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
21 Datto SIRIS Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsWindows Server, Linux, VMware, Hyper-VRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 5/8spec lines stated 6.1
22 Azure Site Recovery Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationYesDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsAzure VMs; VMware VMs; Hyper-V VMs; Windows physical servers; Linux physical servers; Azure Stack VMs; AWS Windows instancesRPO target0.5 minFailback orchestrationYesTest failoverYes 7/8spec lines stated 6.0
23 NAKIVO Backup & Replication Free planNoPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelnot statedSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.7
24 JetStream DR Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedFailover orchestrationnot statedDeployment modelhybridSupported workloadsnot statedRPO targetnot statedFailback orchestrationnot statedTest failovernot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.6
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Failover orchestration | Deployment model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud | 7.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 2 | Veeam Recovery Orchestrator | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 3 | Axcient x360Recover | 7.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 4 | Unitrends Backup | 7.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 5 | Veeam Agent for Mac | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 6 | Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 7 | NetApp Disaster Recovery | 6.9 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 8 | Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 9 | Awanio Disaster Recovery Manager | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 10 | Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 11 | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery | 6.6 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | No | hybrid |
| 12 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 13 | Arcserve ShadowProtect | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 14 | StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 15 | Zerto | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 16 | Capacia Disaster Recovery Platform | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 17 | Trilio Site Recovery | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
| 18 | Disaster Recovery Linux Manager | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | on-premises |
| 19 | FailZero | 6.3 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | Yes | hybrid |
| 20 | VMware Live Site Recovery | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 21 | Datto SIRIS | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 22 | Azure Site Recovery | 6.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 23 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 5.7 | No | $2.50/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 24 | JetStream DR | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
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Questions about this list
Which disaster recovery software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 7.6. Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is second and Axcient x360Recover third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, NetApp Disaster Recovery has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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