Commvault Cloud vs Recovery Manager for Active Directory comparison

Commvault Cloud vs. Recovery Manager for Active Directory

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

113

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), eDiscovery (1st), Cloud Backup (4th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), SaaS Backup (2nd), Container Backup Software (2nd), Autonomous Operational Resilience (2nd)

Recovery Manager for Active...

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

23rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Active Directory Recovery (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 6.3%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Recovery Manager for Active Directory is 0.4%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	6.3%
Recovery Manager for Active Directory	0.4%
Other	93.3%

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Featured Reviews

Sanjay Singh Bisht

Assistant Manager - Datacenter at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

Unified data protection has simplified hybrid backups and has improved ransomware recovery speed

Commvault Cloud's best feature in terms of protection is that it provides data protection and accomplishes its job effectively. It offers a unified approach to backup across all environments, including on-premises, public cloud, and SaaS applications such as M365 and Salesforce. I also use it for virtual machines and databases. The unified protection approach helps my team manage different environments effectively. Before Commvault Cloud, I used a separate VM backup tool to protect the VMware environment. For database backup, I had to use the native tool or backup scripts. For the cloud part, I had to use the native AWS or Azure cloud tools. After moving to Commvault Cloud, a single policy or a set of backup policies is applied across virtual machines, databases, workloads, and cloud workloads. I can protect my environments, which reduces manual configuration errors. Regarding visibility, it provides one dashboard to manage and centralize monitoring of all workloads. It is very easy to track backup success or failure. I can see the SLA compliance and storage usage without needing to jump between tools to check or have visibility of it. Regarding the recovery experience, the recovery time has been reduced drastically by using Commvault Cloud. It has simplified cloud management and provides easier manageability to manage retention policies, encryption policies, and compliance rules. This helps reduce operational workloads. Commvault Cloud has impacted me very positively. It simplifies and unifies data protection across hybrid workloads. Instead of managing multiple backup tools for virtual machines, databases, and SaaS applications, I now have a single platform with consistent policies and centralized visibility. This has really reduced my operational complexity and improved backup reliability. Regarding the cyber resiliency posture, the immutable backups and ransomware recovery workflow give me greater confidence in recovering quicker from potential risks. Commvault Cloud has positively impacted me in several key areas: unified backup management across environments, reduced operational overhead, improved ransomware resiliency, faster recovery times, better visibility for compliance, and easier management of hybrid or cloud workloads.

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Nick Hairapetian

Technical Expert II TEC05 - Technical Manager at WTW

Good automation and worth the money with helpful disaster recovery

The initial setup requires a design and engineering phase. You can't just pick the product and click next, next, finish - especially if you're planning on making sure that it's going to be available during a disaster. It does require sitting down and designing it. So it's not like a home-use product that you can just go and install and start using it with no consequence.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Commvault just doesn't have any weaknesses in their product lineup, so it is the ability to do everything that really sets Commvault apart."

"The 1-Touch recovery feature is helpful for all customers."

"I like the product because of its simplicity and the fact that it provides one single interface for managing everything, including storage, data, and policies."

"Commvault provides the status of a backup or restore operation."

"Metallic is user-friendly, cost-effective, and the technical support is impressive."

"The most valuable features of Commvault Cloud include deduplication and compression."

"It's the leader in backup and archiving."

"The product's stability is good enough."

More Commvault Cloud pros

"Our impression of the solution for providing a clean, malware-free recovery and protecting our AD backups from compromise is that it is probably one of the best options available."

"I like the zero-touch or zero-intervention aspect the most when it comes to performing a forest restoration (FOHO). It is really automated. If you set everything correctly, it will restore your forest without any manual steps."

"The feature that automates most of the tasks is the most valuable since you do not have to worry about making sure that you follow the steps one by one manually during a disaster."

Cons

"Sometimes, for customers, the setup is difficult compared to Veeam, which we sometimes also sell to much smaller customers."

"Tape backups can be unreliable, restores are slow and they are expensive to manage."

"They can always improve the interface design to make it easier. Sometimes, you need to click two or three times to do something. They should look at what tabs are used most and make them more accessible, to cut the time it takes to get to that information."

"We previously had difficulty with the support being foreign."

"I would like to see some of the code execute a little bit better when I add new licenses and assign licenses to users. I'd like to see that information update a little quicker."

"The functional integration could be better."

"It would be nice to have just one email report come in, then we can filter out failures. If everything is backed up, we really don't need to see the report. If it is in a single report. A simpler customised report would be good."

"I would like to have a manager-level dashboard to review the backups. This is not from an administrative perspective where you can see the details of the execution. Rather, it would only show the percentage of completeness for each one."

More Commvault Cloud cons

"One of the things they can do is give the user the ability to skip the prechecks and verifications."

"I identified a gap with their Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition. That software can't recover for us if we have a complete malware/ransomware-type scenario where we lose all our domain controllers. If you lose the entire forest, you can't get it back up with the Forest Edition. You have to use their Disaster Recovery Edition."

"Inside the console, when you change something in the computer collection, there's no history or log showing what's been done. For example, if I add or remove a domain controller from the compare collection, the console doesn't record the time or the user who made the change. This makes it difficult to manage the console, especially for auditing purposes. It lacks login capability within Recovery Manager for Active Directory."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We like that there is no extra cost for SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive. It is all mimicking Microsoft's model. Every user has one terabyte of space. When users start using OneDrive, everybody has one terabyte that will be backed up included in the price."

"The complete license gives us options for all the features. Commvault does not license based on storage or the management components. It can integrate with any storage vendor. That means that when we are out of storage and need more, we can integrate without additional licensing. In my opinion, Commvault needs to reduce the licensing cost by 20 to 40 percent to make it cost-efficient."

"It is a bit more than other products, but when you consider the time savings, it is saving money."

"Commvault licensing is a perpetual license so only the support is being renewed yearly."

"In India, this is a very expensive product."

"It is a little too high. I would like to get more of a consumption model or more of a periodic true-up type of model that is more friendly to the ups and downs that you may have in your data instead of locking into multi-year agreements."

"Some of our customers say that Commvault is a very expensive solution, but Commvault has many features that the competitors don't have. It is not a good choice for a small or medium business, but it is a good choice for enterprise businesses."

"The cost of an integrator license is moderate and its features cover most customers."

More Commvault Cloud pricing and cost advice

"Comparing it to other vendors, it seems to be affordable. So, it is worth the money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

22%

Government

11%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	58
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

What needs improvement with ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is a very powerful tool, but it can be improved in various ways. Commvault Cloud can be improved by simplifying its interface, reducing configuration complexity, and making more adv...

What is your primary use case for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud's main core use case is backup and recovery for protecting on-premises workloads, databases, the file system, NAS, and on-premises infrastructure. Another primary use case is immuta...

What is your primary use case for Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

We use Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory to test disaster recovery, and we use it to restore objects as they get deleted by mistake or mistakes happen.

What needs improvement with Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

One of the things they can do is give the user the ability to skip the prechecks and verifications.

What advice do you have for others considering Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

Be willing to pay the extra money. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

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Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.

Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust disaster recovery and compliance, while optimizing storage strategies. Extensive application compatibility and integration with IT infrastructure solutions allow for efficient data movement and enhanced security.

What are the key features of Commvault Cloud?

Backup and Recovery: Reliable data protection across environments.
Data Management: Seamless operations in hybrid and multi-cloud contexts.
Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive recovery features.
Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards.
Security: Advanced encryption and threat detection.
Cost Optimization: Efficient strategies and resource utilization.
Integration: Supports a wide array of IT applications.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information effectively.
Scalability: Adapts to extensive infrastructure needs.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses through optimization.
Simplified Management: Streamlined for better operations.
Comprehensive Support: Enhances compatibility and usability.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and technology, Commvault Cloud supports the protection of virtual machines, databases, and physical systems. It facilitates Office 365, SQL, and VMware backups, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance, while meeting the demanding storage requirements and safeguarding data integrity per industry standards.

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Recovery Manager for Active Directory is designed to provide a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution for Active Directory environments. It offers features that streamline restoration processes, improve efficiency, and reduce downtime.

Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows IT professionals to quickly address and resolve disruptions with its restoration and data protection capabilities. It minimizes the interruption caused by unforeseen errors by allowing administrators to restore data to a previous state. This is particularly important in maintaining continuity and ensuring data integrity within Active Directory environments.

What are the key features of Recovery Manager for Active Directory?

Automated Backups: Facilitates regular and automatic backup schedules, ensuring latest configurations are always safe.
Granular Restore: Provides flexibility by allowing restoration of entire domains or specific objects.
Reporting: Delivers detailed reports on backup status and potential issues for proactive management.
Integration: Works seamlessly with existing Active Directory to ensure consistency and reliability.

What benefits or ROI should users consider in reviews?

Reduced Downtime: Quick recovery times mean businesses resume operations faster.
Data Integrity: Consistent backups ensure no data loss during recovery.
Ease of Use: Streamlined processes simplify management tasks.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Recovery Manager for Active Directory implementation revolves around safeguarding critical data and maintaining service continuity. These sectors often require robust and swift recovery mechanisms to protect sensitive information and comply with stringent regulatory requirements. Recovery Manager for Active Directory serves as a reliable choice to meet these demands.

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Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

American Airlines, Bank of America, Ebay, intel, Uber, at&t, Ford, Microsoft, Visa, Barclays, Mars, Merck

Commvault Cloud vs. Recovery Manager for Active Directory