# Backup and disaster recovery for small business buyers: 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 small B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/2026-11/smb

**Standing:** Acronis Cyber Protect leads with 30% of first choices; verdict contested. 54 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/acronis-cyber-protect/index.md) | 30% | 0% | 54 |
| 2 | [IDrive Business](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/idrive-business/index.md) | 19% | 3% | 33 |
| 3 | [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veeam-data-platform/index.md) | 11% | 6% | 52 |
| 4 | [Datto SIRIS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datto-siris/index.md) | 11% | 8% | 37 |
| 5 | [Backblaze Business Backup](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/backblaze-business-backup/index.md) | 7% | 0% | 16 |
| 6 | [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nakivo-backup-replication/index.md) | 6% | 0% | 20 |
| 7 | [Backblaze](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/backblaze/index.md) | 6% | 5% | 20 |
| 8 | [Carbonite Safe](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/carbonite-safe/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 11 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 102 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; alternatives AWS Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Backblaze, Veeam Data Platform
- GPT-5.4 mini: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives Veeam Data Platform
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Veeam Data Platform; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto BDR, Synology Active Backup + Synology C2 Cloud
- Perplexity Sonar: Datto SIRIS; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform
- Grok 4.20: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives IDrive Business, Veeam Data Platform
- Mistral Small: Datto SIRIS; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Data Platform
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives Backblaze Business Backup, Datto SIRIS, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Veeam Data Platform
- Llama 4 Maverick: Datto SIRIS; alternatives Acronis Cyber Protect, Cove, Veeam Data Platform
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Acronis Cyber Protect, IDrive Business; alternatives Backblaze Business Backup
- Kimi K2: Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS; alternatives IDrive Business, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Veeam Data Platform
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives Datto SIRIS, IDrive Business, Veeam Data Platform
- MiniMax M2.5: Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Data Platform; alternatives IDrive Business, NAKIVO Backup & Replication
- GPT-6 Luna: Veeam Data Platform
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Acronis Cyber Protect; alternatives Backblaze Business Backup, Datto SIRIS, IDrive Business, NAKIVO Backup & Replication

## Sources the answers cite

65 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 13 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- softwareadvice.com: 30 answers, 36 citations
- veeam.com: 25 answers, 32 citations
- g2.com: 21 answers, 23 citations
- cisa.gov: 19 answers, 27 citations
- simplyit.biz: 19 answers, 19 citations
- axcient.com: 16 answers, 17 citations
- pcmag.com: 15 answers, 16 citations
- cloudwards.net: 14 answers, 14 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://softwareadvice.com/disaster-recovery/small-business (27 answers)
- https://simplyit.biz/resources/best-cloud-backup-disaster-recovery-small-business-2026 (19 answers)
- https://pcmag.com/picks/the-best-cloud-backup-services-for-business (15 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/disaster-recovery/small-business (14 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/smb (14 answers)
- https://mdrepairs.com/blog/disaster-recovery-plan-small-business (13 answers)
- https://cloudwards.net/best-online-backup-for-small-business (12 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/disaster-recovery/for-small-business (12 answers)
- https://cisa.gov/audiences/small-and-medium-businesses/secure-your-business/back-up-business-data (10 answers)
- https://msp360.com/resources/blog/the-best-cloud-backup-solutions-for-small-business (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Dropbox: 7 of 7 labels negative. "Free cloud storage (like personal Google Drive or Dropbox) lacks business-grade security, compliance features, and recovery guarantees" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt)
- Google Drive: 7 of 7 labels negative. "Consumer-Grade Cloud File Syncing Services (Used as a Sole Backup) * Examples: Basic Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive sync folders." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- Microsoft OneDrive: 6 of 8 labels negative. "Tools like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, iCloud, etc. that keep files "in sync" across devices... No true backup" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Microsoft 365: 4 of 6 labels negative. "SaaS providers (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, etc.) operate under a shared-responsibility model... you are responsible for your actual data." (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Acronis Cyber Protect at 30%.

- Acronis Cyber Protect: 23% to 30%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 102, unchanged.
- IDrive Business: 12% to 19%, +7. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 2 of 102, unchanged.
- Veeam Data Platform: 7% to 11%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 4 → 3 of 102.
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication: 2% to 6%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 12 → 6 of 102.
- Backblaze Business Backup: 4% to 7%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 5 of 102.
- Datto SIRIS: 9% to 11%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 → 4 of 102.
- Carbonite Safe: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 10 → 8 of 102.
- Backblaze B2: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 11 → 13 of 102.
- Backblaze: 7% to 6%, −1. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 5 → 7 of 102.
- Microsoft OneDrive: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 110 → 100 of 102.
- Dropbox: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 111 → 101 of 102.
- Google Drive: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 109 → 102 of 102.

## 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.