AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs Storware Backup and Recovery

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0Visit Storware Backup and Recovery8.4Visit

Higher score AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery #4 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit AWS

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Storware Backup and Recovery #8 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 8.4/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Storware

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery fits best

  AWS-based server recovery

• Storware Backup and Recovery fits best

  Cost-conscious multi-hypervisor VM recovery

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Storware Backup and Recovery 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#4 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#8 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	AWS-based server recovery	Cost-conscious multi-hypervisor VM recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.03/unit usage-based	Free plan · 60-day trial
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Linux
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2	ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	7 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 0/5 · Storware Backup and Recovery 0/5
Runbook automation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery plan management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Service dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated failover	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery testing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Continuously replicates block-level data to support recovery. Recovery plans can order server groups and run post-launch actions. Supports non-disruptive drills, point-in-time recovery, and failback.	Free plan plus a 60-day trial for evaluating core protection Native API, agentless VM backup across 15 listed hypervisors Recovery plans, scheduled testing, instant restore, and immutable protection
Cons	Traffic redirection during failover must be handled separately. Amazon EC2, EBS, and data-transfer charges are additional. Recovery is to AWS, which may not suit teams seeking another target.	Deployment is self-hosted rather than delivered as a SaaS service Commercial licensing is quote-based by host, VM, or capacity The product is proprietary rather than open source
Our verdict	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) replicates supported on-premises, cloud, and AWS workloads to AWS for recovery. It is aimed at teams that need to restore Windows or Linux servers, including physical servers, VMware vSphere,… Read the review →	Storware Backup and Recovery is a centralized data-protection platform for organizations running virtual machines across multiple hypervisors. It supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, OpenStack, and other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Continuously replicates block-level data to support recovery.
  • Recovery plans can order server groups and run post-launch actions.
  • Supports non-disruptive drills, point-in-time recovery, and failback.

  Where it doesn't

  • Traffic redirection during failover must be handled separately.
  • Amazon EC2, EBS, and data-transfer charges are additional.
  • Recovery is to AWS, which may not suit teams seeking another target.

• Storware Backup and Recovery — where it wins

  • Free plan plus a 60-day trial for evaluating core protection
  • Native API, agentless VM backup across 15 listed hypervisors
  • Recovery plans, scheduled testing, instant restore, and immutable protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Deployment is self-hosted rather than delivered as a SaaS service
  • Commercial licensing is quote-based by host, VM, or capacity
  • The product is proprietary rather than open source

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · Paid

  Continuous replication and recovery planning for workloads restored to AWS.

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• Storware Backup and Recovery8.4/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  A cost-conscious, self-hosted choice for multi-hypervisor VM recovery.

  Visit StorwareFull verdict →