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

Gane Index, October 2026 Edition. Asked as "backup and disaster recovery solution" and as "data backup and recovery service", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/2026-10

This is the permanent record of the October 2026 Edition, published October 1, 2026 and superseded since.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 38% of first choices; verdict contested. 55 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) | 38% | 2% | 48 |
| 2 | [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/druva-data-security-cloud/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 27 |
| 4 | [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acronis-cyber-protect/index.md) | 5% | 9% | 32 |
| 10 | [Rubrik Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rubrik-security-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 6% | 33 |
| 19 | [Commvault Complete Data Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/commvault-complete-data-protection/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 28 |
| 20 | [Cohesity DataProtect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cohesity-dataprotect/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 25 |
| 21 | [Datto SIRIS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datto-siris/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 24 |
| 22 | [Zerto](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zerto/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| 23 | [Arcserve UDP](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/arcserve-udp/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 24 | [AWS Backup](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/aws-backup/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |
| 27 | [Azure Site Recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-site-recovery/index.md) | 0% | 10% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 115 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 Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Druva Data Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Commvault Complete Data Protection, Datto SIRIS, HYCU R-Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Commvault Complete Data Protection, Datto BCDR, Druva Data Security Cloud, NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- Grok 4.20: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Arcserve UDP, Cohesity DataProtect, Datto SIRIS, Druva inSync
- Mistral Small: Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Axcient x360Recover
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto
- Llama 4 Maverick: TierPoint
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Kimi K2: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Quorum onQ, Rubrik Security Cloud
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Rubrik Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection
- MiniMax M2.5: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Azure Site Recovery, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud, Veritas NetBackup
- GPT-6 Luna: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Druva Data Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Rubrik Security Cloud

## Sources the answers cite

72 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- expertinsights.com: 36 answers, 50 citations
- solutionsreview.com: 30 answers, 46 citations
- veeam.com: 24 answers, 33 citations
- ninjaone.com: 24 answers, 31 citations
- eon.io: 23 answers, 27 citations
- byteplus.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- learn.g2.com: 18 answers, 19 citations
- g2.com: 17 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/the-top-business-continuity-and-disaster-recovery-solutions (22 answers)
- https://ninjaone.com/blog/best-data-backup-and-recovery-software (20 answers)
- https://byteplus.com/en/topic/581740 (18 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-backup-software (16 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/top-disaster-recovery-dr-software-solutions (15 answers)
- https://axcient.com/blog/backup-and-disaster-recovery-solutions (14 answers)
- https://eon.io/blog/enterprise-backup-solutions (11 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery (11 answers)
- https://solutionsreview.com/backup-disaster-recovery/whats-changed-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-enterprise-backup-and-recovery-software-solutions (10 answers)
- https://bestcloudbased.com/disaster-recovery (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Microsoft OneDrive: 3 of 3 labels negative. "Treating Cloud Sync Services (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox) as "Backup": Cloud drives are designed for productivity and file-sharing, not disaster recovery." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 3 of 32 labels negative. "Caution level: Medium-High. If you must use it, allocate ample time for testing, and keep a secondary backup copy independent of Acronis." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt)
- Cohesity DataProtect: 3 of 25 labels negative. "though it's more appliance-anchored with limited coverage outside VMware environments" (Kimi K2, comparative prompt)
- Datto SIRIS: 3 of 24 labels negative. "product packaging and current positioning can change, so I'd want to verify the latest official details before making a strong recommendation" (GPT-5.4 mini, comparative prompt)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Veeam Data Platform at 38%.

- Datto SIRIS: 12% to 0%, −12. Cleared the floor by 1 point · rank 3 → 21 of 111.
- IDrive Business: 12% to 2%, −10. Inside the floor by 1 point · rank 4 → 9 of 111.
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 15% to 6%, −9. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 2 → 4 of 111.
- Veeam Data Platform: 32% to 38%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 1 of 111, unchanged.
- Arcserve UDP: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 6 → 23 of 111.
- Druva Data Security Cloud: 5% to 9%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 5 → 3 of 111.
- Rubrik Security Cloud: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 13 → 8 of 111.
- Commvault Complete Data Protection: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 14 → 19 of 111.
- Cohesity DataProtect: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 15 → 20 of 111.
- Zerto: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 16 → 22 of 111.
- Azure Site Recovery: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 30 of 111.

## Record

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