Arpio vs StackGuardian: cloud disaster recovery compared
Arpio scores 71.1 and StackGuardian scores 39.8 on this site's weights, so Arpio ranks higher overall. Arpio wins on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, data protection and pricing transparency; StackGuardian wins on 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 | StackGuardian | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 72 | 30 | Arpio |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 90 | 35 | Arpio |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 90 | 30 | Arpio |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 35 | 80 | StackGuardian |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 25 | 85 | StackGuardian |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 78 | 5 | Arpio |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 90 | 50 | Arpio |
| Weighted total | 71.1 | 39.8 | Arpio |
Arpio wins 5, StackGuardian wins 2, 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 No data protection.
- CONFIG
- Partial or not itemized Codifies unmanaged resources; no restore workflow.
- NETWORK
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published No data protection.
- Configuration
- Partial or not itemized Codifies unmanaged resources; no restore workflow.
- Network
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published No recovery product.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How do Arpio and StackGuardian differ in approach?
Arpio is ranked in the cloud DR orchestration category, with the ranking note "Best for orchestrated failover with published pricing". StackGuardian is ranked in the IaC codification and governance category, with the ranking note "Best for codifying unmanaged resources on a budget".
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
StackGuardian
- Discovers unmanaged cloud resources and converts them into version-controlled Terraform or OpenTofu code.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Continuous drift detection with audit reports, and policy guardrails with OPA/Rego.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
- No backup or cloud disaster recovery product is described on the home page.
Source: StackGuardian home page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Where does each one score higher?
Arpio
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 72 vs 30. Replicates infrastructure and data with dependency mapping on AWS and Azure; a full list of covered resource types is not published on the pages we reviewed.
- Recovery automation: 90 vs 35. 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 30. 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 5. Continuous replication with RPOs as low as 15 minutes in Standard and real-time RPOs in Premium.
- Pricing transparency: 90 vs 50. All three tiers are on the pricing page, with Standard at $12k single-cloud and Premium at $36k single-cloud per year.
StackGuardian
- Drift and change history: 80 vs 35. Continuous drift detection with audit reports.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 85 vs 25. Codifies unmanaged resources into Terraform or OpenTofu.
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 |
| StackGuardian | Free tier with no credit card; enterprise plans: Contact sales. A free tier with no credit card is published; enterprise plans are Contact sales. | Source: StackGuardian 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 StackGuardian if you want recovery to produce infrastructure as code your team can review and keep, or you need a continuous record of what changed and drift detection against a known-good state. StackGuardian scores 85 on restore as code and 80 on drift and change history.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arpio or StackGuardian better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights Arpio scores higher (71.1 vs 39.8). StackGuardian is ahead on 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 StackGuardian 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. StackGuardian: Free tier with no credit card; enterprise plans: Contact sales.
Do Arpio and StackGuardian back up data?
Arpio: Restored, continuous replication; RPO as low as 15 min. StackGuardian: Not covered or not published, no data protection. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.