Firefly vs Gambit Security: cloud disaster recovery compared
Firefly scores 73.5 and Gambit Security scores 22.8 on this site's weights, so Firefly ranks higher overall. Firefly scores higher on infrastructure coverage, recovery automation, cross-region and cross-account rebuild, drift and change history, restore as code, data protection 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 | Firefly | Gambit Security | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure coverage beyond data COV 20% | 86 | 20 | Firefly |
| Recovery automation AUTO 16% | 84 | 10 | Firefly |
| Cross-region and cross-account rebuild XREG 14% | 82 | 10 | Firefly |
| Drift and change history DRIFT 12% | 92 | 60 | Firefly |
| Restore as code (IaC generation) IAC 10% | 94 | 10 | Firefly |
| Data protection depth and cloud DR track record DATA 18% | 30 | 20 | Firefly |
| Pricing transparency PRICE 10% | 55 | 40 | Firefly |
| Weighted total | 73.5 | 22.8 | Firefly |
Firefly wins 7, Gambit Security wins 0, 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
- 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 Firefly and Gambit Security differ in approach?
Firefly is ranked as an infrastructure recovery platform, with the ranking note "Best for rebuilding cloud infrastructure as code". 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".
Firefly
- Backup policies select applications by tag and run On-Demand, Daily, Weekly or Monthly.
Source: Firefly docs: Applications Backup & DR · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Firefly captures the dependencies an application needs, such as VPC, subnet and IAM instance profile, and restores by generating Terraform code rather than making direct cloud changes.
Source: Firefly docs: Applications Backup & DR · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Documented limitation: restoration depends on Terraform provider support.
Source: Firefly docs: Applications Backup & DR · 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?
Firefly
- Infrastructure coverage beyond data: 86 vs 20. Docs list backup coverage for 190 AWS resource types across 48 services and 86 Azure resource types across 14 services, including IAM, Route 53, VPC, security groups, EKS and AKS; GCP is not in the coverage table.
- Recovery automation: 84 vs 10. Backup policies run on demand, daily, weekly or monthly and capture dependencies automatically; restore is a guided Terraform flow rather than a single failover button.
- Cross-region and cross-account rebuild: 82 vs 10. Firefly documents cross-region and cross-account rebuild, including into a clean, isolated region or account after ransomware.
- Drift and change history: 92 vs 60. Drift detection, mutation logs and a configuration history are core product features, not add-ons.
- Restore as code (IaC generation): 94 vs 10. Restores are generated as Terraform code, and codification covers Terraform, Pulumi and CloudFormation, so the recovered state is code the team keeps.
- Data protection depth and cloud DR track record: 30 vs 20. Firefly states that data backup is not service continuity and does not document backing up database or volume contents; it needs a data backup product alongside it.
- Pricing transparency: 55 vs 40. Essential is published at $2,499 a month billed annually, but Backup and DR sits in the Enterprise tier, which is custom priced.
Gambit Security
Gambit Security does not score higher than Firefly on any of the seven criteria.
What does each one cost?
| Vendor | Published pricing | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Firefly | 14-day free trial with all capabilities, no credit card. Essential: $2,499 per month billed annually, up to 20,000 assets. Enterprise (includes Infrastructure Backup and DR): custom pricing. Essential is published at $2,499 a month billed annually, but Backup and DR sits in the Enterprise tier, which is custom priced. | Source: Firefly 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 Firefly 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. Firefly scores 94 on restore as code and 92 on drift and change history.
Choose Gambit Security if you need a continuous record of what changed and drift detection against a known-good state, and other factors this ranking does not score, such as an existing contract or team skills, favor it. On the seven criteria here, Firefly scores higher on every one.
Frequently asked questions
Is Firefly or Gambit Security better for cloud disaster recovery?
On this site's weights Firefly scores higher (73.5 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 Firefly and Gambit Security publish their prices?
Firefly: 14-day free trial with all capabilities, no credit card. Essential: $2,499 per month billed annually, up to 20,000 assets. Enterprise (includes Infrastructure Backup and DR): custom pricing. 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 Firefly and Gambit Security back up data?
Firefly: Not covered or not published, does not document backing up data contents. 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.