# Backup and disaster recovery: what AI models recommend, September 2026

Gane Index, September 2026 Edition. Asked as "backup and disaster recovery solution" and as "data backup and recovery service", six framings each, to twelve models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/2026-09

This is the permanent record of the September 2026 Edition, published September 17, 2026 and superseded since. The current standing: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md

**Standing:** Veeam Data Platform leads with 32% of first choices; verdict contested. 40 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veeam-data-platform/index.md) | 32% | 5% | 37 |
| 2 | [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acronis-cyber-protect/index.md) | 15% | 11% | 37 |
| 3 | [Datto SIRIS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datto-siris/index.md) | 12% | 14% | 22 |
| 4 | [IDrive Business](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/idrive-business/index.md) | 12% | 21% | 14 |
| 5 | [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/druva-data-security-cloud/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 16 |
| 6 | [Arcserve UDP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/arcserve-udp/index.md) | 5% | 7% | 14 |
| 13 | [Rubrik Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rubrik-security-cloud/index.md) | 0% | 4% | 24 |
| 14 | [Commvault Complete Data Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/commvault-complete-data-protection/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 23 |
| 15 | [Cohesity DataProtect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cohesity-dataprotect/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 20 |
| 16 | [Zerto](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zerto/index.md) | 0% | 9% | 11 |
| 21 | [Azure Site Recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-site-recovery/index.md) | 0% | 18% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 88 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Cohesity DataProtect, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Axcient x360Recover, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Datto SIRIS, Druva Data Security Cloud
- Grok 4.20: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives Arcserve UDP, Veeam Data Platform
- Mistral Small: Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS; alternatives Arcserve UDP
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Datto SIRIS, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect
- Llama 4 Maverick: Acronis Cyber Protect, Arcserve UDP, Veeam Data Platform
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Arcserve UDP, Datto SIRIS, Unitrends
- Kimi K2: Datto SIRIS; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery, Arcserve UDP, Datto SIRIS
- MiniMax M2.5: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Arcserve UDP, Cohesity DataProtect

## Sources the answers cite

61 of 72 answers came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- solutionsreview.com: 37 answers, 74 citations
- expertinsights.com: 35 answers, 48 citations
- eon.io: 24 answers, 33 citations
- axcient.com: 20 answers, 21 citations
- ninjaone.com: 18 answers, 20 citations
- veeam.com: 17 answers, 26 citations
- reddit.com: 15 answers, 42 citations
- worldmetrics.org: 14 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/top-disaster-recovery-dr-software-solutions (23 answers)
- https://axcient.com/blog/backup-and-disaster-recovery-solutions (19 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/backup-disaster-recovery/whats-changed-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-backup-and-recovery-software-solutions (18 answers)
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-data-backup-and-recovery-software (16 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/the-top-business-continuity-and-disaster-recovery-solutions (15 answers)
- https://hyperconvergence.com/best-backup-and-disaster-recovery-solutions-for-smbs (13 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/backup-disaster-recovery/the-best-it-resilience-platforms (12 answers)
- https://cygnet.one/feeds/blog/disaster-recovery-plan-software (11 answers)
- https://eon.io/blog/best-cloud-disaster-recovery-solutions (11 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/backup-disaster-recovery/the-best-backup-and-disaster-recovery-companies (11 answers)

## Warned against

- IDrive Business: 3 of 14 labels negative. "consumer-grade like IDrive (lacks B2B depth)" (Grok 4.20, paraphrase prompt)
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 4 of 37 labels negative. "Recent high-severity flaws (e.g., Linux privilege escalation ...) added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog" (Grok 4.20, negative prompt)
- Datto SIRIS: 3 of 22 labels negative. "What to Avoid - Expensive DRaaS appliances (like Datto SIRIS) unless you truly need sub-1-hour failover" (Kimi K2, budget prompt)
- Dropbox: 2 of 2 labels negative. "You should avoid using pure cloud sync (like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud) as your *sole* disaster recovery solution." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, September 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.