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

Gane Index, November 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/2026-11

**Standing:** Veeam Data Platform leads with 40% 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) | 40% | 4% | 54 |
| 2 | [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acronis-cyber-protect/index.md) | 11% | 5% | 40 |
| 4 | [Druva Data Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/druva-data-security-cloud/index.md) | 4% | 4% | 28 |
| 6 | [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nakivo-backup-replication/index.md) | 4% | 15% | 13 |
| 10 | [Rubrik Security Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rubrik-security-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 0% | 38 |
| 21 | [Cohesity DataProtect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cohesity-dataprotect/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 25 |
| 22 | [Datto SIRIS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datto-siris/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 19 |
| 23 | [Commvault Complete Data Protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/commvault-complete-data-protection/index.md) | 0% | 21% | 33 |
| 24 | [Zerto](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/zerto/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 13 |
| 25 | [Azure Backup](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-backup/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 130 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: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery, Datto Appliances, Rubrik Security Cloud
- GPT-5.4 mini: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Grok 4.20: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Microsoft Azure Backup, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Mistral Small: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, N-able Cove Data Protection
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto
- Llama 4 Maverick: Acronis Cyber Protect, Arcserve UDP, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, N-able Cove Data Protection, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Zerto
- Kimi K2: N-able Cove Data Protection; alternatives Datto SIRIS, Veeam Data Platform
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Veeam Backup & Replication; alternatives Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- MiniMax M2.5: HYCU R-Cloud, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Rubrik Security Cloud
- GPT-6 Luna: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Cohesity DataProtect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud

## Sources the answers cite

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

- veeam.com: 22 answers, 33 citations
- byteplus.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- solutionsreview.com: 18 answers, 21 citations
- g2.com: 16 answers, 26 citations
- cohesity.com: 16 answers, 17 citations
- axcient.com: 16 answers, 16 citations
- eon.io: 14 answers, 16 citations
- expertinsights.com: 11 answers, 16 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://byteplus.com/en/topic/581740 (22 answers)
- https://axcient.com/blog/backup-and-disaster-recovery-solutions (11 answers)
- https://xopero.com/blog/en/top-15-backup-for-business-solutions (11 answers)
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-bdr-software (9 answers)
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-cloud-backup-services-for-business (9 answers)
- https://research.oz.spotlightar.com/reports/magic-quadrant-enterprise-backup-and-recovery-software-solutions-2024/leaders (9 answers)
- https://c4cgroup.co.uk/guides/veeam-vs-rubrik-cohesity-commvault (8 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/disaster-recovery/small-business (8 answers)
- https://eon.io/blog/best-cloud-disaster-recovery-solutions (7 answers)
- https://hycu.com/solutions/backup (7 answers)

## Warned against

- Commvault Complete Data Protection: 7 of 33 labels negative. "avoid the giants that require consultants (like Veritas NetBackup or Commvault)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, scale prompt)
- Google Drive: 4 of 4 labels negative. "Avoid relying on the following technologies as primary disaster recovery solutions: Cloud Syncing Tools (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Dropbox: 3 of 3 labels negative. "Avoid relying on the following technologies as primary disaster recovery solutions: Cloud Syncing Tools (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Microsoft OneDrive: 3 of 3 labels negative. "Avoid relying on the following technologies as primary disaster recovery solutions: Cloud Syncing Tools (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Veeam Data Platform at 40%.

- Druva Data Security Cloud: 11% to 4%, −7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 → 4 of 130.
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 5% to 11%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 4 → 2 of 130.
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 29 → 6 of 130.
- Veeam Data Platform: 38% to 40%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 1 of 130, unchanged.
- Arcserve UDP: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 23 → 14 of 130.
- Rubrik Security Cloud: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 10 of 130, unchanged.
- Cohesity DataProtect: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 20 → 21 of 130.
- Datto SIRIS: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 22 of 130.
- Commvault Complete Data Protection: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 19 → 23 of 130.
- Zerto: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 22 → 24 of 130.
- Azure Backup: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 34 → 25 of 130.
- AWS Backup: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 24 → 26 of 130.

## Record

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