# Azure Backup alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 245 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Backup holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/azure-backup/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Veeam Data Platform: 69
- Acronis Cyber Protect: 26
- Rubrik Security Cloud: 16
- IDrive Business: 15
- Veeam Backup & Replication: 10
- Datto SIRIS: 8

## Backup and disaster recovery

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Azure Backup.

- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 20 of those 84
- IDrive Business: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Datto SIRIS: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Backblaze: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Carbonite Safe: first choice in 3 of those 84
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication: first choice in 3 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Azure Backup (Azure Backup is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 29 of those 80
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Backblaze: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 80
- IDrive Business: first choice in 2 of those 80
- N-able Cove Data Protection: first choice in 2 of those 80
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Azure Backup.

- Veeam Data Platform: first choice in 33 of those 81
- Rubrik Security Cloud: first choice in 16 of those 81
- Commvault Complete Data Protection: first choice in 7 of those 81
- Cohesity DataProtect: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 81
- AvePoint: first choice in 1 of those 81

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