Rubrik Security Cloud vs Azure Site Recovery

RSRubrik Security Cloud8.9Visit Azure Site Recovery8.7Visit

Higher score RS Rubrik Security Cloud #5 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Rubrik

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Azure Site Recovery #7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.7/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Microsoft

• Rubrik Security Cloud fits best

  Cloud cyber recovery and ransomware response

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure and VMware failover orchestration

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Side by side

Feature	RSRubrik Security Cloud 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Azure Site Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Cloud cyber recovery and ransomware response	Azure and VMware failover orchestration
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	31 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA	ISO 27001
Integrations	9 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Rubrik Security Cloud 0/3 · Azure Site 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	Hybrid
Protected workloads	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Immutable and logically air-gapped backups Behavioral ransomware detection with threat investigation Clean-state recovery and orchestrated cyber recovery workflows	Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover. Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads. Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales Conventional backup coverage is less clearly defined Broader platform details require further evaluation	Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance. Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges. The service is available through the web platform only.
Our verdict	Rubrik Security Cloud is a data security platform for organizations protecting enterprise, cloud, and SaaS workloads. It combines immutable and logically air-gapped backups with ransomware monitoring, anomaly detection, threat… Read the review →	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for organizations protecting Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads. It supports replication between Azure regions, from on-premises environments… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Rubrik Security Cloud — where it wins

  • Immutable and logically air-gapped backups
  • Behavioral ransomware detection with threat investigation
  • Clean-state recovery and orchestrated cyber recovery workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • Conventional backup coverage is less clearly defined
  • Broader platform details require further evaluation

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover.
  • Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads.
  • Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance.
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges.
  • The service is available through the web platform only.

• RSRubrik Security Cloud8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused choice for immutable backup, ransomware detection, and orchestrated cyber recovery.

  Visit RubrikFull verdict →
• Azure Site Recovery8.7/10 · 31-day trial

  A broad disaster recovery service for Azure, VMware, and hybrid failover orchestration.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →