--- title: Disaster recovery (DR) solutions description: Disaster Recovery is a solution that allows you to securely protect your critical workloads and instantly recover your critical applications and data no matter what kind of disaster strikes. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/solutions/disaster-recovery/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- # Disaster recovery (DR) solutions Disaster Recovery is a solution that allows you to securely protect your critical workloads and instantly recover your critical applications and data no matter what kind of disaster strikes. [Try now](https://www.acronis.com/en/trial/?utm_webteam=solution-header) [Get a demo](https://www.acronis.com/en/solutions/request-demo/?utm_webteam=solution-header) [![Image 2: G2 Grid Leader for Endpoint Protection Suites](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/3ead81d51504df24bae6c7d4ce3a7cb9.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/customers-named-acronis-a-leader-across-seven-g2-fall-2026-grid-reports/) G2 Grid Leader for Endpoint Protection Suites ## Frequently asked questions ### What’s the difference between backup and disaster recovery solutions? Backups are simple; they are copy of your corporate systems and data that can be used to bring a failed system back online. Disaster recovery refers to a more advanced form of system copies that include processing capabilities. ### What is a disaster recovery solution? Disaster recovery solutions allow companies to quickly resume business-critical workloads after cyberattacks, natural disasters, or server failures. The disaster recovery process normally involves a separate physical or cloud site to restore data. Every disaster recovery solution aims to help businesses operate as usual. Since business continuity depends on high availability, disaster recovery strategies depend on tight RPOs and RTOs. ### What goes into a disaster recovery plan? Your business has its own unique data requirements, so a good plan will minimize the complexity of the disaster recovery process. To define the correct approach to creating a disaster recovery plan for your business, you will need to assess the applications, process, and cost versus risk. ### What data should I back up for effective disaster recovery? For reliable disaster recovery, you need to look beyond simply copying all of your databases and files. Your entire infrastructure – servers, PCs, NAS, SAN, hypervisors, and endpoints – contains vital production data. You’ll need to capture application settings, operating system configurations, bookmarks, and registry data for a full recovery. ### What’s the difference between RPO and RTO? A Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is the point in time that data, systems, and applications will be recovered to. A Recovery Time Objective (RTO) is how much time can pass before your business must be restored. ### What is the best method for disaster recovery? There are three different ways you can store business-critical data: local data center, in the cloud, or you can take a hybrid approach. With a data center, your critical data is stored off-site in a physical location, but disaster recovery can take days or weeks. Although this is considered the most secure storage option, it is also the most expensive as facilities, and additional systems and staff are required. Cloud disaster recovery is the most cost-effective and scalable option. With this option, you leverage a cloud data center to store your critical systems (whether physical or virtual), data, and applications. Cloud disaster recovery allows you to keep entire virtual environments at the ready, reducing recovery from a disaster or business outage to minutes or even seconds. A hybrid cloud disaster recovery method uses a public cloud and private data center (physical or cloud). This provides a great degree of flexibility, keeps costs down, while also meeting any regulatory and compliance needs. With all three methods, be sure to evaluate the pros and cons of each against your individual business requirements. Presales questions If you have trouble making a selection give us a phone call [+1 202-601-3104](tel:+1 202-601-3104) or find your local [reseller](https://www.acronis.com/en/partners/locator/) or [distributor](https://www.acronis.com/en/partners/distributor-locator/). ![Image 3](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/5941253108261e9a1a41f0507d6ebd39.png) Data Center Backup Software ![Image 4](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/b8f1875714fb1dfa5b5d89e11278c88f.png) Best Software Company ![Image 5](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/9de4fa52df70b5dd69701652aff23b62.png) Gartner Peer Insights ## Ensure business continuity with cyber resilient disaster recovery Disruption is no longer a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. Cyberattacks, human error, system failures and outages can bring business operations to a stop in minutes. Acronis disaster recovery helps you recover fast, recover safely and keep your business running. Built on a cyber protection platform, it combines backup, cybersecurity and disaster recovery in a single solution so you can restore operations with confidence. Protect critical workloads and recover applications and data in minutes — no matter what disrupts your business. ![Image 6: Ensure business continuity with cyber resilient disaster recovery](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/656c7176b2367435d776f273739607bf.png) ## Move beyond traditional disaster recovery Traditional disaster recovery solutions are complex, costly and difficult to maintain. They rely on separate tools, idle infrastructure and manual processes that often fail. Acronis simplifies disaster recovery by unifying backup, security and recovery in one platform. You eliminate complexity, reduce costs and close the gaps that cyberthreats exploit. With Acronis, disaster recovery is not about restoring systems. It’s about ensuring resilient recovery after any incident, including ransomware and cyberattacks. ![Image 7: Move beyond traditional disaster recovery](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/1be7e33c1f88030c7d79b0df55421076.png) ## Fast, flexible recovery for every workload Recover your entire environment quickly and reliably with automated orchestration and cloud-based failover. ### Instant failover to the cloud Run your workloads as virtual machines in a cloud environment and restore operations in minutes. ### Automated orchestration with runbooks Ensure systems recover in the right order, respecting dependencies across applications. ### Backup-based replication Achieve short recovery times without the cost and complexity of traditional replication technologies. ### Multi-environment support Protect physical, virtual and cloud workloads across on-premises and cloud environments. ## Recover clean, avoid reinfection Modern disasters are often cyber incidents. Recovering infected systems can spread malware and cause repeated outages. Acronis ensures safe recovery by integrating cybersecurity into disaster recovery: * Failover to clean recovery points. * Verify backups before restoration. * Reduce the risk of ransomware reinfection. * Restore operations with confidence. ![Image 8: Recover clean, avoid reinfection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/9f3c3745b261e395c9ca94d7ec2037ed.png) ## Simplify operations with one platform This integrated approach improves efficiency and reduces operational risk while delivering disaster recovery with ease: * Manage backup, cybersecurity and disaster recovery from a single console. * No need for multiple tools or vendors. * Unified management across environments. * Consistent workflows for backup and recovery. * Streamlined operations and reduced overhead. ![Image 9: Simplify operations with one platform](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/2e7ad2a6a67e8cec1a63cce211671d62.png) ## Flexible deployment for every business Adapt your disaster recovery strategy to your performance, compliance and cost requirements without compromise. Choose the recovery model that fits your needs: * **Cloud-based** disaster recovery for fast deployment without infrastructure investments. * **Hybrid** disaster recovery to combine on-premises and cloud environments (available through MSP only). * Multiple **cloud** targets including Acronis Cloud and Microsoft Azure (available through MSP only). ![Image 10: Flexible deployment for every business](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/0f9bbfaaef31c4e12713c0c9270b8bd3.png) ## Designed for service providers and businesses Support business continuity while improving margins and reducing operational overhead. Acronis Disaster Recovery enables you to meet strict service-level agreements without increasing complexity or cost: * Deliver rapid recovery time objectives (RTOs). * Offer disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). * Scale efficiently with a pay-as-you-go model. * Simplify service delivery with a unified platform. ![Image 11: Designed for service providers and businesses](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/2762fc7aeaccb9bd4aeac569da7f1df0.png) ## Enable cyber resilience with Acronis Disaster recovery is a critical part of cyber resilience. It ensures your business can continue operating even when prevention fails. With Acronis, you can: * Protect data, applications and systems. * Detect and respond to cyberthreats. * Recover operations quickly and securely. * All from a single, integrated cyber protection platform. ![Image 12: Enable cyber resilience with Acronis](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/ea79eec293dd23bbb74e549205ec622c.png) ## Gartner peer insights [![Image 13: Acronis DRaaS Earns Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice and Singled Out in the “Voice of the Customer” Report](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/f448ecca0b4a10668c17537d809bc421.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-draas-earns-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice-and-singled-out-voice-customer/) Gartner peer insights ### [Acronis DRaaS Earns Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice and Singled Out in the “Voice of the Customer” Report](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-draas-earns-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice-and-singled-out-voice-customer/) Customer satisfaction is the single most important aspect of any business as it leads to additional sales, reputational growth, and “word of mouth” recommendations. That’s why Acronis is honored to be named an October 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) offering. [Read report](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-draas-earns-gartner-peer-insights-customers-choice-and-singled-out-voice-customer/)