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Cristie CloneManager
What Cristie CloneManager is
Cristie CloneManager Replication is a system replication product for organizations protecting workloads across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. It provides continuous replication using either file-based or block-based methods; block-based replication can lower recovery point objectives compared with file-based replication. It can write to virtual disk images in VHDX, QCOW2, and VMDK formats, and names AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and S3 blob storage as targets.
CloneManager monitors source systems and can trigger automatic failover after an outage, including DNS changes when required. Teams can manage multiple systems and their automated failover and failback in one interface. For recovery planning, they can create sandbox test environments, including on physical systems, without interrupting continuous replication. RPO monitoring and reporting includes email reports when replication falls outside target RPOs. The Cristie Recovery Hub supports ring-fenced environments for departments or divisions, with unique S3 access and secret keys for each client. Cristie lists support for Windows and Linux operating systems and virtualization platforms including VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Replication costs $500 a year per protected system, with 12 months of support and maintenance included.
Who it suits
CloneManager suits enterprise teams that need continuous replication across legacy physical systems, virtual environments, and cloud environments. It is also relevant to organizations that need automated failover, centralized management, or ring-fenced environments for departments or clients.
What it does well
- Supports both file-based and block-based replication.
- Can fail over automatically and change DNS when required.
- Replicates to VHDX, QCOW2, and VMDK disk images.
- Sandbox recovery tests can run without interrupting replication.
- Central interface manages multiple systems and failover.
- Includes 12 months of support and maintenance with a replication license.
What to know first
- Replication is a paid annual subscription per protected system.
- There is no free plan.
- Migration pricing is billed per migration.
Limits
The lowest listed replication plan costs $500 a year per protected system. The license includes 12 months of free support and maintenance.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CloneManager Migration | per migration · token-based licensing · one token for each full replication or migration | $150, paid once |
| CloneManager Replication | annual subscription per system · one license per protected system · 12-month support and maintenance included | $500 a year |
As cristie.com lists them, read 21 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit Cristie’s CloneManager Replication product page.
- Check that your Windows or Linux systems and virtualization platform are supported.
- Choose the annual CloneManager Replication license for each protected system.
- Use the free trial to evaluate the product before purchasing.
Verdict
Choose CloneManager Replication if your organization needs continuous system replication across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, with failover management and recovery testing. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or do not want an annual per-system subscription.
Questions
How much does CloneManager Replication cost?
The listed plan costs $500 a year per protected system. The general pricing note says pricing starts at $500/yr.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. Cristie offers a free trial.
What platforms does it support?
The listed platforms are Linux, Windows, web, and self-hosted. Cristie’s support matrix includes VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
What replication modes are available?
CloneManager supports file-based and block-based replication. Block-based replication can lower RPOs compared with file-based replication.
Who makes CloneManager?
CloneManager is a Cristie product. Cristie is headquartered in Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, and was founded in 2008.
Is there a migration plan?
CloneManager Migration is listed at $150, paid once, billed per migration. Multiple migrations per system are allowed during a 90-day subscription period.
Facts from Cristie CloneManager's own pages
- API
- Cristie publishes an HTTP API with deployment, event-monitoring, replication-schedule creation and schedule-query endpoints for CloneManager. · source.cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- API deployment
- The deployment endpoint accepts source address, credentials, product name, port, contract ID and installation directory, with contract ID 0 documented for trials. · source.cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Central management
- Multiple systems and their automated failover and failback can be managed from a single interface. · cristie.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Cloud targets
- Supported replication destinations include AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company founded year
- LinkedIn states that Cristie Software Ltd was founded in 2008. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The registered office is New Mill, Chestnut Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3EW, United Kingdom. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Company incorporation
- Companies House records incorporation on 10 October 2007. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- The UK Companies House record identifies Cristie Software Limited as active company number 06395450. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- Cristie’s team page identifies Ian Cameron as founder and majority shareholder. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Cristie Software Ltd as having 51–200 employees and headquarters in Stroud. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Disaster recovery testing
- Users can create a sandbox test environment, including on physical systems, without interrupting continuous replication. · cristie.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Disk images
- It can replicate directly to virtual disk image files, including VHDX, QCOW2, and VMDK formats. · cristie.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Official documentation provides Windows, Linux Intel, Linux PPC, AIX and Solaris installation, licensing, quick-start and user guides. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Failover
- It can monitor source systems and automatically fail over when an outage is detected, with automatic DNS changes if required. · cristie.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Failover and failback
- A single interface can manage automated failover and failback for multiple systems across physical, virtual and cloud targets. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- File and block replication
- Block replication is presented as a way to reduce recovery-point objectives compared with file replication. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008 · cristie.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom · cristie.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Independent company profile
- Crunchbase lists Cristie Software Ltd as a private, active, for-profit company headquartered in Stroud, United Kingdom. · crunchbase.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The support matrix lists VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as virtualization or cloud targets. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Cristie describes CloneManager as serving enterprise replication needs across legacy physical systems, virtual environments, and cloud environments. · cristie.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: block replication prerequisites
- Online block replication requires Virtual Appliance 4.1 and CloneManager agents 9.2 or newer, and switching an existing job causes a full replication again. · forum.cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: dynamic disks
- The support matrix marks dynamic disks as unsupported for offline replication on listed Windows Server versions. · cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: filesystem scope
- The online block-replication article lists NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 and xfs filesystems. · forum.cristie.com, 21 Oct 2026
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