Backup & Recovery Pricing Benchmarks 2026: 6 Products Compared
Quick Answer

Backup & Recovery pricing across 6 tracked products: entry-tier median $1.50, top-tier median $48. Cheapest: Backblaze. Most premium: Veeam. Updated April 2026.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Market Median (6 products)

Backup & Recovery pricing varies across per-seat, per-usage, and enterprise-quoted tiers. Published list prices on vendor pricing pages form the basis of this benchmark; negotiated deals typically land 15-40% below list for teams over 20 seats.

Entry-tier median is $1.50, top-tier median $48. Negotiated enterprise deals typically land 15-40% below list.

Per-Product Pricing

Product Entry Median Top Unit
Acronis $4.17 $7.29 $10 month
Backblaze $0 $99 $99 month
Carbonite $4.91 $16 $83 month
Druva $3.00 $7.00 $12 month
Rubrik $0 $0 $0 month
Veeam $0 $300 $450 month

What this table shows

Low is the entry-tier price (often a free or starter plan). Median is the middle price across published tiers. High is the top published tier — enterprise contracts with negotiated discounts usually land 15-40% below the published high.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What do backup & recovery actually cost?

Across 6 tracked products, the entry-tier median is $1.50 and the top-tier median is $48. Individual products vary significantly — see the per-product table above.

02 Which backup & recovery is cheapest?

Backblaze has the lowest entry-tier price in our tracked set.

03 Which backup & recovery is most premium?

Veeam has the highest top-tier list price among tracked products.

04 How accurate is this pricing data?

Prices are sourced from vendor pricing pages and automatically re-checked. Any tier marked 'custom' has no public list price; negotiated deals aren't shown here.