Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs Quest Rapid Recovery

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2Visit QRQuest Rapid Recovery8.6Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #3 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Commvault

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QR Quest Rapid Recovery #8 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Quest

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Enterprise-scale cyber-resilient recovery

• Quest Rapid Recovery fits best

  Verified recovery for physical and virtual systems

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗	QRQuest Rapid Recovery 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software	#8 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Enterprise-scale cyber-resilient recovery	Verified recovery for physical and virtual systems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs, Tickets
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	10 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 0/3 · Quest Rapid Recovery 0/3
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery orchestration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Protected workloads	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Protects cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS workloads Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped copies support cyber recovery Cleanroom recovery, anomaly detection, and bare-metal restoration	Application-aware snapshots at intervals as short as five minutes Recovery from individual files through full physical and virtual machines Verified Recovery, replication, standby, and cloud archiving in one product
Cons	Paid product with no free plan Application-aware protection applies to supported applications Enterprise breadth may exceed basic backup requirements	Licensing requires contacting Quest sales There is no free plan The 14-day trial stops taking snapshots after expiry
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. It supports virtual machines, containers, databases, applications, endpoints,… Read the review →	Quest Rapid Recovery is backup, replication, and disaster-recovery software for organizations protecting physical servers, virtual machines, applications, and cloud workloads. Its hybrid deployment supports web, Windows, Linux, and API… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Protects cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS workloads
  • Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped copies support cyber recovery
  • Cleanroom recovery, anomaly detection, and bare-metal restoration

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Application-aware protection applies to supported applications
  • Enterprise breadth may exceed basic backup requirements

• Quest Rapid Recovery — where it wins

  • Application-aware snapshots at intervals as short as five minutes
  • Recovery from individual files through full physical and virtual machines
  • Verified Recovery, replication, standby, and cloud archiving in one product

  Where it doesn't

  • Licensing requires contacting Quest sales
  • There is no free plan
  • The 14-day trial stops taking snapshots after expiry

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2/10 · Paid

  Enterprise recovery with immutable copies, cleanroom recovery, and hybrid workload coverage.

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• QRQuest Rapid Recovery8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A broad hybrid recovery platform with verified recovery and sales-led pricing.

  Visit QuestFull verdict →