Arpio vs ControlMonkey: cloud disaster recovery compared
Arpio scores 71.1 and ControlMonkey scores 66.3 on this site's weights, so Arpio ranks higher overall. Arpio wins on recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, data protection and pricing transparency; ControlMonkey wins on infrastructure coverage, drift and change history and restore as code.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | Arpio | ControlMonkey | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 72 | 86 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 90 | 76 | Arpio |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 90 | 70 | Arpio |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 35 | 88 | ControlMonkey |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 25 | 85 | ControlMonkey |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 78 | 20 | Arpio |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 90 | 45 | Arpio |
| Weighted total | 71.1 | 66.3 | Arpio |
Arpio wins 4, ControlMonkey wins 3, ties 0
- DATA
- Restored Continuous replication; RPO as low as 15 min.
- CONFIG
- Restored Replicates infrastructure with dependency mapping.
- NETWORK
- Partial or not itemized Complex networking support listed in Enterprise.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Restored Continuous replication; RPO as low as 15 min.
- Configuration
- Restored Replicates infrastructure with dependency mapping.
- Network
- Partial or not itemized Complex networking support listed in Enterprise.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not itemized on pages reviewed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- DATA
- Not covered or not published Configuration only.
- CONFIG
- Restored Daily cloud configuration snapshots on AWS, Azure, GCP.
- NETWORK
- Partial or not itemized Part of cloud configuration; not itemized.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Okta and Entra ID configuration; cloud IAM not itemized.
- DNS
- Partial or not itemized Cloudflare configuration; cloud DNS not itemized.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published Configuration only.
- Configuration
- Restored Daily cloud configuration snapshots on AWS, Azure, GCP.
- Network
- Partial or not itemized Part of cloud configuration; not itemized.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Okta and Entra ID configuration; cloud IAM not itemized.
- DNS
- Partial or not itemized Cloudflare configuration; cloud DNS not itemized.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How do Arpio and ControlMonkey differ in approach?
Arpio is ranked in the cloud DR orchestration category, with the ranking note "Best for orchestrated failover with published pricing". ControlMonkey is ranked in the configuration backup and recovery category, with the ranking note "Best for cloud and SaaS configuration snapshots".
Arpio
- Automated cloud disaster recovery orchestration for AWS and Azure, covering outages and ransomware.
Source: Arpio home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Cross-account and cross-region failover on AWS; cross-subscription orchestration on Azure.
Source: Arpio home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Dependency mapping across services and resources, and failover testing without disrupting production.
Source: Arpio home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
ControlMonkey
- Describes itself as an AI-powered cyber resilience platform that continuously captures cloud and SaaS configuration.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Daily snapshots of cloud and SaaS stacks, with a time-machine restore to a known-good state.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Drift detection with granular alerting, and Terraform generation for resources not in code.
Source: ControlMonkey home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Where does each one score higher?
Arpio
- Recovery automation: 90 vs 76. One-click testing and failover in every tier, automated failback in Premium, and orchestrated ransomware recovery in Enterprise.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 90 vs 70. Cross-account and cross-region failover on AWS and cross-subscription orchestration on Azure are stated on the home page.
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 78 vs 20. Continuous replication with RPOs as low as 15 minutes in Standard and real-time RPOs in Premium.
- Pricing transparency: 90 vs 45. All three tiers are on the pricing page, with Standard at $12k single-cloud and Premium at $36k single-cloud per year.
ControlMonkey
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 86 vs 72. Daily snapshots of cloud configuration on AWS, Azure and GCP plus SaaS configuration for Okta, Entra ID, Cloudflare, Cisco Meraki and Zscaler.
- Drift and change history: 88 vs 35. Drift detection with granular alerting and a ClickOps scanner are core features.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 85 vs 25. Discovers resources that are not in code and generates Terraform for them.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arpio | Billed annually. Standard: $12k single-cloud or $18k multi-cloud, 25 core resources. Premium: $36k single-cloud or $54k multi-cloud, 50 core resources. Enterprise: custom, 100+ core resources. No storage charges from Arpio; cloud provider costs apply. All three tiers are on the pricing page, with Standard at $12k single-cloud and Premium at $36k single-cloud per year. | Source: Arpio pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| ControlMonkey | Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales. A free resilience assessment is published with limits; Pro and Enterprise are Contact sales. | Source: ControlMonkey pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
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Which should you choose?
Choose Arpio if you want the rebuild to run with as little manual work as possible during an incident, or you must be able to rebuild into another region or a clean account after ransomware. Arpio scores 90 on recovery automation and 90 on cross-region and cross-account rebuild.
Choose ControlMonkey if you need a continuous record of what changed and drift detection against a known-good state, or you need the widest capture of cloud infrastructure beyond data: networking, identity, DNS and SaaS configuration. ControlMonkey scores 88 on drift and change history and 86 on infrastructure coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arpio or ControlMonkey better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights Arpio scores higher (71.1 vs 66.3). ControlMonkey is ahead on infrastructure coverage, drift and change history and restore as code. Which fits better depends on how much those criteria matter to you; the calculator lets you re-weight them. Open the calculator.
Do Arpio and ControlMonkey publish their prices?
Arpio: Billed annually. Standard: $12k single-cloud or $18k multi-cloud, 25 core resources. Premium: $36k single-cloud or $54k multi-cloud, 50 core resources. Enterprise: custom, 100+ core resources. No storage charges from Arpio; cloud provider costs apply. ControlMonkey: Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales.
Do Arpio and ControlMonkey back up data?
Arpio: Restored, continuous replication; RPO as low as 15 min. ControlMonkey: Not covered or not published, configuration only. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.