Commvault Cloud Rewind vs Veeam: cloud disaster recovery compared
Commvault Cloud Rewind scores 70.7 and Veeam scores 52.0 on this site's weights, so Cloud Rewind ranks higher overall. Cloud Rewind wins on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, drift and change history and restore as code; Veeam wins on data protection and pricing transparency.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | Cloud Rewind | Veeam | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 84 | 35 | Cloud Rewind |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 88 | 62 | Cloud Rewind |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 78 | 60 | Cloud Rewind |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 50 | 15 | Cloud Rewind |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 60 | 10 | Cloud Rewind |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 80 | 94 | Veeam |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 25 | 70 | Veeam |
| Weighted total | 70.7 | 52.0 | Cloud Rewind |
Cloud Rewind wins 5, Veeam wins 2, ties 0
- DATA
- Restored Point-in-time, in-sync copies of workloads.
- CONFIG
- Restored Protects configurations across compute, storage and databases.
- NETWORK
- Restored Networking named; security groups and load balancers per G2 description.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Security resources named; IAM not itemized.
- 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 Point-in-time, in-sync copies of workloads.
- Configuration
- Restored Protects configurations across compute, storage and databases.
- Network
- Restored Networking named; security groups and load balancers per G2 description.
- IAM
- Partial or not itemized Security resources named; IAM not itemized.
- 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 Widest listed workload data coverage in this ranking.
- CONFIG
- Partial or not itemized Amazon VPC and Azure Virtual Networks listed; detail not published.
- NETWORK
- Partial or not itemized Listed as services; configuration detail not published.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Restored Widest listed workload data coverage in this ranking.
- Configuration
- Partial or not itemized Amazon VPC and Azure Virtual Networks listed; detail not published.
- Network
- Partial or not itemized Listed as services; configuration detail not published.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How do Cloud Rewind and Veeam differ in approach?
Cloud Rewind is ranked in the cloud application recovery category, with the ranking note "Best for application rebuild inside a Commvault estate". Veeam is ranked in the cloud data backup category, with the ranking note "Best data backup depth across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud".
Cloud Rewind
- Positions Cloud Rewind for complete application recovery across compute, storage, networking, databases and security.
Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Captures point-in-time, in-sync copies of AWS and Google Cloud workloads and discovers Azure resources to protect configurations.
Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Markets the product as a way to skip complex infrastructure as code.
Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · Reviewed Sep 2026
Veeam
- Veeam Backup for AWS lists Amazon EC2, EBS, RDS, VPC, S3, S3 Glacier, AWS Outposts, DynamoDB, Redshift, EFS, Aurora and FSx.
Source: Veeam: Backup for AWS · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Always-immutable, encrypted, air-gapped backups are standard.
Source: Veeam: Backup for AWS · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Veeam Backup for Azure supports Azure VMs and managed disks, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL and Azure Files, and lists Azure Virtual Networks.
Source: Veeam: Backup for Azure · Reviewed Sep 2026
Where does each one score higher?
Cloud Rewind
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 84 vs 35. Covers compute, storage, networking, databases and security on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud; the G2 description adds containers, Kubernetes clusters, security groups and load balancers.
- Recovery automation: 88 vs 62. Automated point-in-time capture and one-step recovery of multi-layer application stacks are the core of the product.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 78 vs 60. Restores to the production VPC or to isolated recovery environments; cross-account steps are not detailed on the product page.
- Drift and change history: 50 vs 15. Point-in-time copies give a history, but drift detection against a known-good state is not published.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 60 vs 10. Commvault says recovery environments are programmed with IaC, while marketing the product as a way to skip IaC; a Terraform export is not published.
Veeam
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 94 vs 80. The widest listed data coverage in this ranking (EC2, EBS, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, EFS, FSx, S3, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Cloud SQL, Spanner) with always-immutable backups.
- Pricing transparency: 70 vs 25. The SaaS offering is published at $42 per TB per month; software pricing varies.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Rewind | Contact sales. Listed on the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud marketplaces. No public price; available through the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud marketplaces, otherwise Contact sales. | Source: Cloud Rewind pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| Veeam | SaaS: $42 per TB per month. Software: price varies. The SaaS offering is published at $42 per TB per month; software pricing varies. | Source: Veeam pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
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Which should you choose?
Choose Cloud Rewind if you want the rebuild to run with as little manual work as possible during an incident, or you need the widest capture of cloud infrastructure beyond data: networking, identity, DNS and SaaS configuration. Cloud Rewind scores 88 on recovery automation and 84 on infrastructure coverage.
Choose Veeam if protecting the data inside the environment, such as volumes, databases and object storage, is your main gap, or you need to model the cost from public pricing before a sales call. Veeam scores 94 on data protection and 70 on pricing transparency.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cloud Rewind or Veeam better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights Cloud Rewind scores higher (70.7 vs 52.0). Veeam is ahead on data protection and pricing transparency. Which fits better depends on how much those criteria matter to you; the calculator lets you re-weight them. Open the calculator.
Do Cloud Rewind and Veeam publish their prices?
Cloud Rewind: Contact sales. Listed on the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud marketplaces. Veeam: SaaS: $42 per TB per month. Software: price varies.
Do Cloud Rewind and Veeam back up data?
Cloud Rewind: Restored, point-in-time, in-sync copies of workloads. Veeam: Restored, widest listed workload data coverage in this ranking. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.