Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service

C
C tier on Cloud Disaster Recovery SoftwareScore 6.5· #7of 27
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Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Summary

Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a managed service for bringing business workloads online in the Unitrends Cloud during a disruption and recovering them afterward. It protects physical and virtual servers and applications, with listed environments including Windows, Linux, macOS, NAS, Unix, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Citrix XenServer, Azure, AWS, SQL, Oracle Database, Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory. Setup uses backups from a Unitrends Recovery Series appliance or Unitrends Backup Software at the primary site, paired with Unitrends Forever Cloud. An authorized contact declares a disaster by calling Support to start a full or partial workload spin-up; customers then get secure network access to those workloads. Automated Recovery Assurance runs recovery tests in isolation and reports recovery time and recovery point results. When ready to return workloads to the local site, Unitrends says it ships encrypted backup data overnight. A dedicated DRaaS team is available around the clock to help execute the recovery runbook. Pricing is by request, with a 30-day trial; the maker describes its pricing as flat-rate without ingress, egress, or DR-testing charges.

Who it is for

It suits businesses that need recovery support for mission-critical workloads and want service levels matched to workload criticality and recovery objectives. It is also aimed at organizations with a Unitrends appliance or backup software at the primary site.

What is good

  • Protects physical servers, virtual servers, and applications.
  • Automated recovery tests report time and point results.
  • Dedicated DRaaS support is available 24/7/365.
  • Offers full or partial workload spin-up.
  • FIPS Mode is available for regulated environments.

What to know first

  • No free plan; pricing is available on request.
  • Requires Unitrends backup software or a Recovery Series appliance.
  • Disaster declaration requires a call to Unitrends Support.

Verdict

Unitrends DRaaS combines managed cloud failover, recovery testing, and a support team to help carry out a disaster recovery runbook. Buyers should account for the required Unitrends backup setup and request a tailored price.

Unitrends Disaster Recovery as a Service plans and pricing

All plans
Premium DRaaS 1-hour RTO SLA · full failover · weekly Recovery Assurance testing · configured per server or VM unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Standard DRaaS Best-effort SLA · full failover · onboarding testing · configured per server or VM unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Elite DRaaS 24-hour RTO SLA · full failover · monthly Recovery Assurance testing · configured per server or VM unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Unlimited DRaaS Best-effort SLA · full failover for unlimited systems · onboarding testing · capacity-based configuration unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Supported workloads
Windows OS; Hyper-V VMs; VMware VMs; Exchange Databases; SQL Databasesunitrends.com

Facts

Service
Unitrends DRaaS is a fully managed disaster recovery service that installs, manages, fails over, and recovers business operations in the Unitrends cloud.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Workloads
The service protects physical servers, virtual servers, and applications.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Support
A dedicated DRaaS team is available 24/7/365 to help execute the customer’s disaster recovery runbook.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Testing
Automated Recovery Assurance tests DR runbooks in an isolated environment and reports recovery time and recovery point results.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Pricing
The maker describes DRaaS pricing as flat-rate and says it does not charge for ingress, egress, or DR testing; it directs buyers to request pricing for a tailored plan.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Setup requirement
The service starts with backups from a Unitrends Recovery Series appliance or Unitrends Backup Software at the primary site, paired with Unitrends Forever Cloud.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Disaster declaration
An authorized organizational contact initiates a full or partial workload spin-up by calling Unitrends Support.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Recovery access
After workloads are spun up, customers receive secure network access to the protected workloads in the Unitrends Cloud.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Failback
When customers are ready to fail back, Unitrends says it ships encrypted backup data overnight to the local site.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Covered environments
The maker lists Windows, Linux, macOS, NAS, Unix, VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Citrix XenServer, Red Hat, Azure, AWS, SQL, Oracle Database, Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory among the environments it protects.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Security and compliance
The maker describes the Unitrends Cloud as secure and offers FIPS Mode for regulated and compliance-driven environments.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026
Intended users
The maker presents DRaaS as a service for businesses protecting mission-critical workloads, with levels intended for different workload criticality and recovery objectives.unitrends.com · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
1989unitrends.com · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Columbia, South Carolina, United Statesunitrends.com · 28 Sept 2026

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