Head-to-head · Virtual Machine Backup Software
Storware Backup and Recovery vs Druva Data Resiliency Cloud
Storware Backup and Recovery leads on 1 check, Druva Data Resiliency Cloud on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreStorware Backup and Recovery · 8.7/10
- Free planonly Storware Backup and Recovery
- Free trialboth
- Most featuresStorware Backup and Recovery · 5 of 5
Storware Backup and Recovery scores higher on our rubric for virtual machine backup software: 8.7 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #9.
Storware Backup and Recovery offers free plan; Druva Data Resiliency Cloud doesn't. On deployment model, Storware Backup and Recovery gives you Hybrid where Druva Data Resiliency Cloud offers Cloud.
Storware Backup and Recovery is the better fit for broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access. Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is the better fit for cloud-managed multi-hypervisor backup.
- Storware Backup and Recovery fits best
Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access
- Druva Data Resiliency Cloud fits best
Cloud-managed multi-hypervisor backup
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Side by side
| Feature | Storware Backup and Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗ | Druva Data Resiliency Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| Ranking | #6 in Virtual Machine Backup Software | #9 in Virtual Machine Backup Software |
| Best for | Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access | Cloud-managed multi-hypervisor backup |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Free plan · 60-day trial | — |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | 60 days | 30 days |
| Free trial length | 60 days | 30 days |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Web |
| Support | Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 | Community, Docs |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, GDPR | SOC 2, HIPAA |
| Integrations | 11 integrations | 10 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Storware Backup and Recovery 5/5 · Druva Data Resiliency Cloud 4/5 | ||
| Application-aware backup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Immutable backup storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant VM recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud backup target | ✓ | ✓ |
| Off-site replication | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Hypervisor coverage | 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 | VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, Azure Local |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Cloud |
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| Our verdict | 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 → |
Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a cloud-managed, agentless backup and recovery platform for organizations protecting virtual machines alongside files, databases, and NAS. It covers VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE,… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
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
Druva Data Resiliency Cloud — where it wins
- Agentless coverage for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, and Azure Local
- Immutable, air-gapped storage with instant VM recovery
- Cross-hypervisor recovery and automated disaster-recovery orchestration
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is consumption-based and requires contacting sales
- There is no free plan
- Data Lock and instant VM recovery with TurboTier are limited to higher tiers
- 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 → - Druva Data Resiliency Cloud8.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial
A cloud-managed, multi-hypervisor backup platform with broad recovery and resilience controls.
Visit DruvaFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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