Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs Storware Backup and Recovery

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.1Visit Storware Backup and Recovery8.7Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #3 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Commvault

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Storware Backup and Recovery #6 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Storware

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Security-focused enterprise VM recovery

• Storware Backup and Recovery fits best

  Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Storware Backup and Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Virtual Machine Backup Software	#6 in Virtual Machine Backup Software
Best for	Security-focused enterprise VM recovery	Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	Free plan · 60-day trial
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	10 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 1/5 · Storware Backup and Recovery 5/5
Application-aware backup	✓	✓
Immutable backup storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Instant VM recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Cloud backup target	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Off-site replication	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Hypervisor coverage	Not checked yet	Azure Stack HCI, Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, OpenStack, OpenShift Virtualization, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, oVirt, Proxmox VE, Red Hat Virtualization, SC//Platform, Virtuozzo, VergeOS, VMware vSphere, XCP-ng
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup storage Application-aware backup and bare-metal recovery Cleanroom recovery with anomaly detection and access controls	Supports 15 listed hypervisor platforms Includes immutable, air-gapped, and instant VM recovery Offers REST API, CLI, RBAC, and web management
Cons	No free plan is offered The product is positioned for enterprise-scale data resilience The named VM plan is focused on virtual machine backup	Commercial pricing is quote-based Licensing varies by host, VM, or capacity No open-source edition
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a paid data-protection platform for organizations managing virtual machines across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. Its Virtual Machine Backup plan supports VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V,… Read the review →	Storware Backup and Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing virtual machines, containers, storage, and endpoints. Its VM capabilities cover VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, OpenStack,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup storage
  • Application-aware backup and bare-metal recovery
  • Cleanroom recovery with anomaly detection and access controls

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • The product is positioned for enterprise-scale data resilience
  • The named VM plan is focused on virtual machine backup

• Storware Backup and Recovery — where it wins

  • Supports 15 listed hypervisor platforms
  • Includes immutable, air-gapped, and instant VM recovery
  • Offers REST API, CLI, RBAC, and web management

  Where it doesn't

  • Commercial pricing is quote-based
  • Licensing varies by host, VM, or capacity
  • No open-source edition

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.1/10 · Paid

  A security-focused enterprise choice for VM recovery across hybrid environments.

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• Storware Backup and Recovery8.7/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  A broad VM backup platform with free access, recovery controls, and wide ecosystem coverage.

  Visit StorwareFull verdict →