Acronis Disaster Recovery vs NetApp Disaster Recovery

Acronis Disaster Recovery9.0Visit NDNetApp Disaster Recovery8.4Visit

Higher score Acronis Disaster Recovery #5 in Disaster Recovery Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Acronis

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ND NetApp Disaster Recovery #11 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NetApp

• Acronis Disaster Recovery fits best

  Businesses needing broad cloud DR orchestration

• NetApp Disaster Recovery fits best

  NetApp storage estates needing VM DR

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Side by side

Feature	Acronis Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗	NDNetApp Disaster Recovery 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Disaster Recovery Software	#11 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Businesses needing broad cloud DR orchestration	NetApp storage estates needing VM DR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Acronis Disaster Recovery 4/4 · NetApp Disaster Recovery 4/4
Failover orchestration	✓	✓
Failback orchestration	✓	✓
Test failover	✓	✓
Recovery runbooks	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported workloads	Windows Server, Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, Active Directory, Linux Server, Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Proxmox, Nutanix, Scale Computing, Citrix XenServer	VMware virtual machines; Kubernetes clusters
RPO target	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automates production failover, testing, runbooks, and incremental failback Supports servers, databases, applications, and major virtualization platforms Recovers to Acronis Cloud, Azure, or a hybrid cloud environment	Failover, failback, migration, and boot-order-based VM recovery Non-disruptive test failover with FlexClone volumes Application-consistent snapshots for supported Oracle and SQL Server configurations
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Service-provider pricing is usage-based or package-based Cloud recovery depends on VPN-based site connectivity	Workload support centers on VMware VMs and Kubernetes clusters Paid service with no free plan after the 30-day trial Pricing is metered by used source-volume capacity
Our verdict	Acronis Disaster Recovery is a disaster recovery as a service product for managed service providers and their customers. It protects physical and virtual workloads and provides recovery to Acronis Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or a hybrid… Read the review →	NetApp Disaster Recovery is a SaaS service in the NetApp Console for replicating and recovering workloads between on-premises and cloud environments. It is designed for teams managing NetApp ONTAP storage estates that need disaster… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Acronis Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Automates production failover, testing, runbooks, and incremental failback
  • Supports servers, databases, applications, and major virtualization platforms
  • Recovers to Acronis Cloud, Azure, or a hybrid cloud environment

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Service-provider pricing is usage-based or package-based
  • Cloud recovery depends on VPN-based site connectivity

• NetApp Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Failover, failback, migration, and boot-order-based VM recovery
  • Non-disruptive test failover with FlexClone volumes
  • Application-consistent snapshots for supported Oracle and SQL Server configurations

  Where it doesn't

  • Workload support centers on VMware VMs and Kubernetes clusters
  • Paid service with no free plan after the 30-day trial
  • Pricing is metered by used source-volume capacity

• Acronis Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad cloud DR orchestration for service providers managing mixed infrastructure.

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• NDNetApp Disaster Recovery8.4/10 · 30-day trial

  A focused DR service for NetApp storage estates protecting VMware and Kubernetes workloads.

  Visit NetAppFull verdict →