Azure Site Recovery vs AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Azure Site Recovery9.4Visit AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0Visit

Higher score Azure Site Recovery #1 in Disaster Recovery Software 9.4/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery fits best

  AWS-centric teams with transparent hourly pricing

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Site Recovery 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Disaster Recovery Software	#4 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises	AWS-centric teams with transparent hourly pricing
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	$0.03/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	31 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs	Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001	SOC 2
Integrations	8 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Site Recovery 4/4 · AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 3/4
Failover orchestration	✓ (best)	—
Failback orchestration	✓	✓
Test failover	✓	✓
Recovery runbooks	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported workloads	Azure VMs; VMware VMs; Hyper-V VMs; Windows physical servers; Linux physical servers; Azure Stack VMs; AWS Windows instances	physical servers, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon EC2, other cloud infrastructure, Windows and Linux applications, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, SAP
RPO target	0.5 min	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points	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
Cons	Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload	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
Our verdict	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for enterprises protecting Azure, on-premises, and hybrid workloads. It replicates Azure VMs, VMware and Hyper-V VMs, physical servers, Azure Stack VMs, and AWS Windows instances… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads
  • Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows
  • Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges
  • The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload

• 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

• Azure Site Recovery9.4/10 · 31-day trial

  Broad hybrid workload coverage with orchestration, testing, and a 31-day trial.

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• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · Paid

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

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