AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0Visit Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery8.6Visit

Higher score AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery #4 in Disaster Recovery Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit AWS DRS

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery #9 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Infrascale

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery fits best

  AWS-centric teams with transparent hourly pricing

• Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery fits best

  SMBs wanting guided hybrid DR

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Disaster Recovery Software	#9 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	AWS-centric teams with transparent hourly pricing	SMBs wanting guided hybrid DR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.03/unit usage-based	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2	ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, 2FA
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 3/4 · Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery 4/4
Failover orchestration	—	✓ (best)
Failback orchestration	✓	✓
Test failover	✓	✓
Recovery runbooks	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported workloads	physical servers, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon EC2, other cloud infrastructure, Windows and Linux applications, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, SAP	Physical servers, virtual machines, Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Exchange Server
RPO target	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Continuous block-level replication with point-in-time recovery Recovery plans support ordered server groups and recovery drills Failback supports on-premises and other source infrastructure	Combines local and cloud backup with dedicated recovery infrastructure Automates failover, failback, runbooks, and recovery verification Supports Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V, SQL Server, and Exchange
Cons	No free plan; pricing is charged per source server per hour Traffic redirection during failover requires DNS or another service AWS resource and data-transfer costs are billed separately	Pricing uses a contact-sales model There is no free plan Its broad DR scope may exceed basic backup needs
Our verdict	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is a paid disaster recovery service for replicating supported physical, virtual, cloud, and AWS workloads into AWS. It supports Windows and Linux applications, including environments using VMware vSphere,… Read the review →	Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is a hybrid-cloud disaster recovery product for businesses and managed service providers. It protects files, folders, physical machines, virtual machines, and system images through local and cloud… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Continuous block-level replication with point-in-time recovery
  • Recovery plans support ordered server groups and recovery drills
  • Failback supports on-premises and other source infrastructure

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; pricing is charged per source server per hour
  • Traffic redirection during failover requires DNS or another service
  • AWS resource and data-transfer costs are billed separately

• Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Combines local and cloud backup with dedicated recovery infrastructure
  • Automates failover, failback, runbooks, and recovery verification
  • Supports Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V, SQL Server, and Exchange

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model
  • There is no free plan
  • Its broad DR scope may exceed basic backup needs

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · Paid

  A focused AWS recovery service with clear hourly pricing and separate traffic management.

  Visit AWS DRSFull verdict →
• Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A guided hybrid DR platform with failover orchestration, testing, and broad workload coverage.

  Visit InfrascaleFull verdict →