Azure Site Recovery vs Datto SIRIS

Azure Site Recovery9.4Visit Datto SIRIS8.7Visit

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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Datto SIRIS #8 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Datto SIRIS

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises

• Datto SIRIS fits best

  MSPs managing multi-tenant backup DR

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Site Recovery 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Datto SIRIS 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Disaster Recovery Software	#8 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises	MSPs managing multi-tenant backup DR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	31 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	ISO 27001	ISO 27001, SOC 2, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Site Recovery 4/4 · Datto SIRIS 3/4
Failover orchestration	✓	✓
Failback orchestration	✓	✓
Test failover	✓	✓
Recovery runbooks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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	Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V
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	Five-minute backup frequency with local and Datto Cloud backups Local and cloud virtualization with failback and recovery testing Immutable storage, ransomware detection, and centralized multi-tenant management
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	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than public plan comparison Multiple deployment options add architecture and planning decisions Its broad DR focus may exceed the needs of simple file backup
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 →	Datto SIRIS is a business continuity and disaster recovery platform for managed service providers and IT teams. It combines backup software, appliances, cloud replication, local and cloud virtualization, file-level restore, bare-metal… 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

• Datto SIRIS — where it wins

  • Five-minute backup frequency with local and Datto Cloud backups
  • Local and cloud virtualization with failback and recovery testing
  • Immutable storage, ransomware detection, and centralized multi-tenant management

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than public plan comparison
  • Multiple deployment options add architecture and planning decisions
  • Its broad DR focus may exceed the needs of simple file backup

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

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

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• Datto SIRIS8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid DR platform with five-minute backups, virtualization, failback, and multi-tenant management.

  Visit Datto SIRISFull verdict →