ControlMonkey vs Veeam: cloud disaster recovery compared
ControlMonkey scores 66.3 and Veeam scores 52.0 on this site's weights, so ControlMonkey ranks higher overall. ControlMonkey 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 | ControlMonkey | Veeam | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 86 | 35 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 76 | 62 | ControlMonkey |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 70 | 60 | ControlMonkey |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 88 | 15 | ControlMonkey |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 85 | 10 | ControlMonkey |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 20 | 94 | Veeam |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 45 | 70 | Veeam |
| Weighted total | 66.3 | 52.0 | ControlMonkey |
ControlMonkey wins 5, Veeam wins 2, ties 0
- 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
- 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 ControlMonkey and Veeam differ in approach?
ControlMonkey is ranked in the configuration backup and recovery category, with the ranking note "Best for cloud and SaaS configuration snapshots". Veeam is ranked in the cloud data backup category, with the ranking note "Best data backup depth across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud".
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
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?
ControlMonkey
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 86 vs 35. 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 62. 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 60. Secondary region replication is listed in the Pro tier; cross-account rebuild is not detailed.
- Drift and change history: 88 vs 15. 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.
Veeam
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 94 vs 20. 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 45. The SaaS offering is published at $42 per TB per month; software pricing varies.
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 |
| 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 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 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 ControlMonkey or Veeam better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights ControlMonkey scores higher (66.3 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 ControlMonkey and Veeam publish their prices?
ControlMonkey: Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets. Pro (50,000 protected resources) and Enterprise: Contact sales. Veeam: SaaS: $42 per TB per month. Software: price varies.
Do ControlMonkey and Veeam back up data?
ControlMonkey: Not covered or not published, configuration only. Veeam: Restored, widest listed workload data coverage in this ranking. Most teams pair an infrastructure recovery tool with a data backup product.