Firefly vs Commvault Cloud Rewind for cloud infrastructure recovery
Firefly scores 73.5 and Commvault Cloud Rewind 70.7. Cloud Rewind is the better choice when you want data and configuration back together in one automated step; Firefly is the better choice when you want the recovered environment as Terraform with a full drift and change history.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
Verdict by criterion
| Criterion | Firefly | Cloud Rewind | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 86 | 84 | Firefly |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 84 | 88 | Cloud Rewind |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 82 | 78 | Firefly |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 92 | 50 | Firefly |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 94 | 60 | Firefly |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 30 | 80 | Cloud Rewind |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 55 | 25 | Firefly |
| Weighted total | 73.5 | 70.7 | Firefly |
Firefly wins 5, Cloud Rewind wins 2, ties 0
- DATA
- Not covered or not published Does not document backing up data contents.
- CONFIG
- Restored Resource configuration restored as Terraform.
- NETWORK
- Restored VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs, WAF in coverage table.
- IAM
- Restored IAM roles, policies and users in coverage table.
- DNS
- Restored Route 53 and Azure Private DNS zones in coverage table.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
- Data
- Not covered or not published Does not document backing up data contents.
- Configuration
- Restored Resource configuration restored as Terraform.
- Network
- Restored VPC, subnets, security groups, NACLs, WAF in coverage table.
- IAM
- Restored IAM roles, policies and users in coverage table.
- DNS
- Restored Route 53 and Azure Private DNS zones in coverage table.
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.
- 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.
Which one restores more of the environment?
Both go well beyond data backup. Cloud Rewind covers compute, storage, networking, databases and security on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and captures the data with the configuration. Firefly documents 190 AWS and 86 Azure resource types, itemizes IAM and DNS, and does not back up data contents. On infrastructure coverage alone they are close (86 and 84); add the data and Cloud Rewind restores more of a working application in one product.
Which recovers with less work during an incident?
Cloud Rewind. Its model is automated, one-step recovery of multi-layer application stacks into the production VPC or an isolated environment, and Commvault markets it as a way to skip IaC. Firefly generates Terraform that goes through a review and deploy flow, which adds a step but gives the team code to inspect before it runs.
Which is easier to evaluate and budget?
Firefly. It offers a 14-day trial with all capabilities and publishes its Essential tier, although Backup and DR is in the custom-priced Enterprise tier. Cloud Rewind has no public price; it is Contact sales or a marketplace listing.
Which should you choose?
Choose Firefly if your data backup is already solved, you want every rebuild as reviewable Terraform, and you also need drift detection and IaC governance.
Choose Cloud Rewind if you run Commvault already, want data and infrastructure recovered together, or need Google Cloud recovery today.
Frequently asked questions
Is Commvault Cloud Rewind better than Firefly for ransomware recovery?
It depends on what you lost. If you need data and infrastructure back together, Cloud Rewind covers both. If your data backups survived and you need a clean rebuild of the environment in a new account or region, Firefly documents that path and produces the rebuild as code.
Do Firefly and Cloud Rewind both support Azure?
Yes. Both state Azure support. Cloud Rewind also states Google Cloud; Firefly's Backup and DR coverage table lists AWS and Azure.
Can I use both?
Nothing prevents it, but most teams would pair one infrastructure recovery tool with their existing data backup platform rather than run two recovery tools.