Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs AWS Backup for Amazon EKS

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.3Visit AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #2 in Data Protection Tools 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Commvault

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AWS Backup for Amazon EKS #7 in Data Protection Tools 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS Backup

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Enterprise cyber-resilient backup and recovery

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS fits best

  Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Data Protection Tools	#7 in Data Protection Tools
Best for	Enterprise cyber-resilient backup and recovery	Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	10 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 0/4 · AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 0/4
Backup and recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data-loss prevention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Encryption & key management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included endpoints	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Protects workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments Combines immutable and air-gapped copies with cleanroom recovery Offers anomaly detection and integrations with security and IT tools	Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores
Cons	Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple file backup Virtual machine coverage spans multiple platforms, which can add operational complexity Paid product with no free plan	EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations that need to back up and recover workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise teams managing… Read the review →	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS is a managed cloud service for protecting Kubernetes cluster state and persistent storage. It is aimed at teams running Amazon EKS that want backup scheduling, retention, encryption, copies, and restore operations… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Protects workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments
  • Combines immutable and air-gapped copies with cleanroom recovery
  • Offers anomaly detection and integrations with security and IT tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple file backup
  • Virtual machine coverage spans multiple platforms, which can add operational complexity
  • Paid product with no free plan

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS — where it wins

  • Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage
  • Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability
  • Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores

  Where it doesn't

  • EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges
  • Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing
  • Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.3/10 · Paid

  A broad recovery platform for organizations protecting mixed infrastructure and SaaS workloads.

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• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8/10 · Paid

  Centralizes EKS cluster and persistent-storage backups with flexible restore options.

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