AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0Visit RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery8.5Visit

Higher score AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery #4 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software 9.0/10 From $0.03 ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS

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RO Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery #8 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Rubrik

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery fits best

  AWS-centric teams seeking low metered cost

• Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery fits best

  Enterprise cyber-recovery program owners

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗	RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software	#8 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software
Best for	AWS-centric teams seeking low metered cost	Enterprise cyber-recovery program owners
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 0/4 · Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery 1/4
Automated failover	Not published	Not published
Runbook editor	Not published	Not published
Failback support	Not published	Not published
Ransomware recovery	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not published
Workload support	Not published	Virtual
RPO target	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Continuously replicates block-level data and supports point-in-time recovery. Recovery plans can order server groups and include post-launch actions. Supports recovery drills and failback to on-premises or other source infrastructure.	Tests and validates cyber recovery plans before incidents Clones production data into isolated recovery environments for investigation Tracks recovery progress, execution time, and testing reports
Cons	Traffic redirection during failover must be handled with DNS or another service. AWS DRS pricing excludes EC2, EBS, and data transfer costs. Published support channels list documentation.	Pricing requires contacting sales Recovery plans focus on virtual-machine recovery Broader platform and integration details are limited
Our verdict	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery continuously replicates supported on-premises, cloud, and AWS workloads to AWS for recovery. It is aimed at teams that need to recover physical or virtual servers, Windows or Linux applications, and supported… Read the review →	Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery is part of Rubrik Security Cloud and is designed for organizations preparing for cyber incidents and disasters. It is aimed at enterprise teams that need to plan, test, and coordinate recovery rather than… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Continuously replicates block-level data and supports point-in-time recovery.
  • Recovery plans can order server groups and include post-launch actions.
  • Supports recovery drills and failback to on-premises or other source infrastructure.

  Where it doesn't

  • Traffic redirection during failover must be handled with DNS or another service.
  • AWS DRS pricing excludes EC2, EBS, and data transfer costs.
  • Published support channels list documentation.

• Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery — where it wins

  • Tests and validates cyber recovery plans before incidents
  • Clones production data into isolated recovery environments for investigation
  • Tracks recovery progress, execution time, and testing reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Recovery plans focus on virtual-machine recovery
  • Broader platform and integration details are limited

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · From $0.03

  Continuous replication and recovery planning for teams that run workloads on AWS.

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• RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A recovery-planning suite for enterprises coordinating cyber and disaster response.

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