Best Disaster Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is ranked #1 of 24 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud and Veeam Agent for Mac. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Veeam Agent for Mac. The lowest first paid tier on this page is NetApp Disaster Recovery at $0.03/mo.
Disaster recovery software is intended to help plan restoration when systems or workloads are disrupted. Compared on deployment model, supported workloads, and RPO target, the entries also cover failover and failback orchestration, recovery runbooks, and test failover. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost considerations. Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud, and Veeam Agent for Mac are among the options, along with Axcient x360Recover, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes, Unitrends Backup, NetApp Disaster Recovery, and Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows. Consider what you need to recover and compare the stated recovery capabilities with your requirements.
24 disaster recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Disaster Recovery Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 9 of the 24 on this page can be tried for free.
- 1 Veeam Recovery OrchestratorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 2 Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Veeam Agent for MacFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 4 Axcient x360Recover
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 Veeam Kasten for KubernetesFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 6 Unitrends Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 NetApp Disaster RecoveryPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 8 Awanio Disaster Recovery Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 9 Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 Zerto
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 12 Capacia Disaster Recovery Platform
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 13 Arcserve ShadowProtect
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 14 AWS Elastic Disaster RecoveryPaid from $0.03/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 Disaster Recovery Linux Manager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 16 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 18 Trilio Site Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 19 FailZeroPaid from $149/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 20 Datto SIRIS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 21 VMware Live Site Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 22 Azure Site Recovery
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 23 JetStream DR
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 24 NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Failover orchestration | Deployment model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veeam Recovery Orchestrator | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 2 | Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud | 7.2 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 3 | Veeam Agent for Mac | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 4 | Axcient x360Recover | 7.0 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 5 | Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 6 | Unitrends Backup | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 7 | NetApp Disaster Recovery | 6.8 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 8 | Awanio Disaster Recovery Manager | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 9 | Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 10 | Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 11 | Zerto | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 12 | Capacia Disaster Recovery Platform | 6.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 13 | Arcserve ShadowProtect | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 14 | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery | 6.2 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | No | hybrid |
| 15 | Disaster Recovery Linux Manager | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | on-premises |
| 16 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 17 | StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 18 | Trilio Site Recovery | 6.2 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
| 19 | FailZero | 6.1 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | Yes | hybrid |
| 20 | Datto SIRIS | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 21 | VMware Live Site Recovery | 6.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 22 | Azure Site Recovery | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 23 | JetStream DR | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
| 24 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which disaster recovery software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 7.7. Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud is second and Veeam Agent for Mac 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 how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.