ControlMonkey vs Gambit Security: cloud disaster recovery compared
ControlMonkey scores 66.3 and Gambit Security scores 22.8 on this site's weights, so ControlMonkey ranks higher overall. ControlMonkey scores higher on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, drift and change history, restore as code and pricing transparency, and Gambit Security does not score higher on any criterion.
Ranking updated 2026-10-13 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | ControlMonkey | Gambit Security | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 86 | 20 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 76 | 10 | ControlMonkey |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 70 | 10 | ControlMonkey |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 88 | 60 | ControlMonkey |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 85 | 10 | ControlMonkey |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 20 | 20 | Tie |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 45 | 40 | ControlMonkey |
| Weighted total | 66.3 | 22.8 | ControlMonkey |
ControlMonkey wins 6, Gambit Security wins 0, ties 1
- 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.
- DATA
- Not covered or not published Maps and validates backups; does not back up data.
- CONFIG
- Not covered or not published Maps configuration and drift; does not restore it.
- NETWORK
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published Maps and validates backups; does not back up data.
- Configuration
- Not covered or not published Maps configuration and drift; does not restore it.
- Network
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not restored; mapping only.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How do ControlMonkey and Gambit Security differ in approach?
ControlMonkey is ranked in the configuration backup and recovery category, with the ranking note "Best for cloud and SaaS configuration snapshots". Gambit Security is ranked in the cyber resilience posture management (CRPM) category, with the ranking note "Best for mapping and proving recoverability across backups and IaC".
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
Gambit Security
- Balens is described as an autonomous resilience platform that maps, controls and proves recoverability across cloud, IaC and backups in one live view.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Listed capabilities: cyber resilience posture management, vendor-agnostic backup coverage mapping, infrastructure drift detection, healthy restore point discovery, immutability validation and recovery gaps by disruption type.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Its pages describe mapping and validating recoverability; they do not describe rebuilding infrastructure or running failover drills.
Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Reviewed Sep 2026
Where does each one score higher?
ControlMonkey
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 86 vs 20. Daily snapshots of cloud configuration on AWS, Azure and GCP plus SaaS configuration for Okta, Entra ID, Cloudflare, Cisco Meraki and Zscaler.
- Recovery automation: 76 vs 10. A time-machine restore to a known-good state; the recovery speed claim (85% faster) is a customer figure without an RTO.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 70 vs 10. Replication to a secondary region or account is listed in the Pro tier.
- Drift and change history: 88 vs 60. Drift detection with granular alerting and a ClickOps scanner are core features.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 85 vs 10. Discovers resources that are not in code and generates Terraform for them.
- Pricing transparency: 45 vs 40. A free resilience assessment is published with limits; Pro and Enterprise are Contact sales.
Gambit Security
Gambit Security does not score higher than ControlMonkey on any of the seven criteria.
Tied
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 20 each. ControlMonkey: Configuration only; ControlMonkey does not position itself as a data backup product. Gambit Security: Maps backup coverage across vendors and validates immutability and healthy restore points, but does not back up data itself. The company emerged from stealth in February 2026.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gambit Security | AWS Marketplace: 12-month contract, $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options; the unit is not defined. Full refund within 30 days, per the listing. No price on the vendor site. AWS Marketplace lists a 12-month contract at $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform without defining the unit; the vendor site shows no price. | Source: Gambit Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
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Which should you choose?
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.
Choose Gambit Security if protecting the data inside the environment, such as volumes, databases and object storage, is your main gap. Gambit Security scores 20 on data protection against 20 for ControlMonkey.
Frequently asked questions
Is ControlMonkey or Gambit Security better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights ControlMonkey scores higher (66.3 vs 22.8). Gambit Security is ahead on no criterion. Which fits better depends on how much those criteria matter to you; the calculator lets you re-weight them. Open the calculator.
Do ControlMonkey and Gambit Security publish their prices?
ControlMonkey: Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales. Gambit Security: AWS Marketplace: 12-month contract, $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options; the unit is not defined. Full refund within 30 days, per the listing. No price on the vendor site.
Do ControlMonkey and Gambit Security back up data?
ControlMonkey: Not covered or not published, configuration only. Gambit Security: Not covered or not published, maps and validates backups; does not back up data. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.