Best Disaster Recovery Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is ranked #1 of 24 as of 8 October 2026, ahead of Veeam Agent for Mac and Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Veeam Agent for Mac. The lowest first paid tier on this page is AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery at $0.03/mo.
Recovering services after an outage involves both workload fit and preparation for restoration. Compared on deployment model, supported workloads, and RPO target, these tools also list failover and failback orchestration, recovery runbooks, and test failover. Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, Veeam Agent for Mac, and Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes are options to assess against the systems your team needs to recover. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context; compare those details with the recovery planning and testing capabilities shown.
24 disaster recovery software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
3 of the 24 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veeam Recovery OrchestratorWeb · Windows · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Veeam Agent for MacMac | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 3 | Veeam Kasten for KubernetesWeb | Two bars | — | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | |
| 4 | Datto Endpoint Backup for WindowsWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.6 |
| 5 | Infrascale Backup and Disaster RecoveryWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.5 |
| 6 | Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery CloudWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · iPhone · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 6 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 7 | Capacia Disaster Recovery PlatformWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 8 | Trilio Site RecoveryLinux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.4 |
| 9 | Datto SIRISWeb · Linux | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 10 | Disaster Recovery Linux ManagerLinux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.3 |
| 11 | Axcient x360RecoverWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 12 | Unitrends BackupWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 13 | Arcserve ShadowProtectWindows · Linux | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 14 | AWS Elastic Disaster RecoveryWeb · Windows · Linux · API | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 5.1 |
| 15 | JetStream DRWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | No signal | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 16 | NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationWeb · Windows · Linux | Two bars | — | — | 3 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 17 | NetApp Disaster RecoveryWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $0.03/mo | 5.1 |
| 18 | StorPool Disaster Recovery EngineWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 2 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 19 | Awanio Disaster Recovery ManagerWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 20 | FailZeroLinux | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | $149/mo | 5.0 |
| 21 | VMware Live Site RecoveryWeb · Self-hosted | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 22 | Azure Site RecoveryWeb | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 23 | ZertoWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 4.9 |
| 24 | NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationWeb · Windows · Linux · Self-hosted · API | One bar | — | — | 3 of 6 | $2.50/mo | 4.8 |
Compare all 24 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Failover orchestration | Deployment model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veeam Recovery Orchestrator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 2 | Veeam Agent for Mac | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 3 | Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 4 | Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 5 | Infrascale Backup and Disaster Recovery | 5.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 6 | Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery Cloud | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 7 | Capacia Disaster Recovery Platform | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 8 | Trilio Site Recovery | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
| 9 | Datto SIRIS | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 10 | Disaster Recovery Linux Manager | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | on-premises |
| 11 | Axcient x360Recover | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 12 | Unitrends Backup | 5.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 13 | Arcserve ShadowProtect | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 14 | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery | 5.1 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | No | hybrid |
| 15 | JetStream DR | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | — | hybrid |
| 16 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 17 | NetApp Disaster Recovery | 5.1 | No | $0.03/mo | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 18 | StorPool Disaster Recovery Engine | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 19 | Awanio Disaster Recovery Manager | 5.0 | No | — | No | — | Yes | on-premises |
| 20 | FailZero | 5.0 | No | $149/mo | No | 149 /mo | Yes | hybrid |
| 21 | VMware Live Site Recovery | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 22 | Azure Site Recovery | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | Yes | hybrid |
| 23 | Zerto | 4.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 24 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication | 4.8 | No | $2.50/mo | No | — | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which disaster recovery software is ranked first on Freedom251?
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator is ranked #1 of 24 with a score of 6.5. Veeam Agent for Mac is second and Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 24 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.03/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.