Azure Site Recovery vs Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery

Azure Site Recovery9.3Visit RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery8.5Visit

Higher score Azure Site Recovery #1 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software 9.3/10 31-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Microsoft

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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

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure and hybrid enterprise environments

• Rubrik Orchestrated Recovery fits best

  Enterprise cyber-recovery program owners

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Site Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software	#8 in Disaster Recovery Orchestration Software
Best for	Azure and hybrid enterprise environments	Enterprise cyber-recovery program owners
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Azure Site 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	Replicates Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads Sequences multi-tier recovery with plans, runbooks, and failback Supports non-disruptive test failovers and disaster recovery drills	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	Post-trial pricing is displayed as "$-/month per instance protected" Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges The 30-second minimum replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload	Pricing requires contacting sales Recovery plans focus on virtual-machine recovery Broader platform and integration details are limited
Our verdict	Azure Site Recovery is Microsoft’s managed disaster recovery service for organizations that need to replicate workloads across Azure regions or move recovery from on-premises VMware, Hyper-V, or physical servers to Azure or a secondary… 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

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Replicates Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads
  • Sequences multi-tier recovery with plans, runbooks, and failback
  • Supports non-disruptive test failovers and disaster recovery drills

  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 minimum replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload

• 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

• Azure Site Recovery9.3/10 · 31-day trial

  A hybrid recovery service for orchestrating replication, failover, testing, and failback.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →
• RORubrik Orchestrated Recovery8.5/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit RubrikFull verdict →