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Backup and disaster recovery software · head to head

Commvault vs Rubrik

Sebastiaan Smits Editor Sebastiaan Smits · Published September 30, 2026 · Updated October 20, 2026

Commvault's case is coverage: one platform across physical servers, hypervisors, databases, Kubernetes, SaaS and the large clouds, with a 30-day free trial. Rubrik's case is recovery from an attack, the problem its data security platform is built around. Commvault's core platform is quote-only, though its Clumio AWS backup lists prices. Heterogeneous, regulated estates point to Commvault; ransomware-focused security teams point to Rubrik.

Side by side

CommvaultRubrik
What it isEnterprise data protection across everything a large estate holdsZero Trust Data Protection for cyber resilience at scale
Best forLarge enterprises with heterogeneous, regulated environmentsLarge, security-conscious enterprises prioritizing ransomware recovery
HeadquartersUnited StatesUnited States
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only, sales-led
PricingQuote-only for Commvault Cloud, with "request a demo" as the main path to a number and a separate Clumio pricing page for the AWS backup service; a 30-day free trial of Commvault Cloud is offered with no fees.Quote-only, enterprise sales-led with "Contact Sales" as the only path on product pages; no calculator, no published numbers and no self-serve trial found.
Free optionFree trialNone
Place in our backup and disaster recovery software ranking#10 of 12#11 of 12
Websitecommvault.comrubrik.com

Both are reviewed in full in Best Backup & Disaster Recovery Software in 2026. Position in that ranking can be paid for; the wording of a review or of this comparison cannot. Placement disclosure.

Which one to choose

Choose Commvault if

your estate mixes physical servers, several hypervisors, databases, Kubernetes and AWS services, you need eDiscovery and retention tooling, and you want to run a 30-day trial before talking to sales.

Commvault, #10 in the ranking · Visit Commvault →

Choose Rubrik if

the driving requirement is recovering quickly after ransomware across on-premises, cloud and SaaS data, and your security team, not just IT, will own the backup platform.

Rubrik, #11 in the ranking · Visit Rubrik →

Where they differ

Range of workloads under one platform

Commvault's supported-technology list spans Windows, Linux and macOS servers, VMware, Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV, databases from SQL Server and Oracle to SAP HANA and Db2, Kubernetes on EKS, AKS, GKE and OpenShift, and Microsoft 365, Salesforce and Dynamics 365. Clumio by Commvault adds S3, DynamoDB and RDS backup. Rubrik protects data across enterprise, cloud and SaaS. For an estate full of older systems, Commvault documents more of it.

Edge: Commvault

Designed-in attack recovery

Rubrik describes its mission as securing data and recovering it quickly after cyberattacks, insider threats and outages, and in the site's view its architecture starts from that threat. Commvault answers with AI-driven anomaly detection and Cleanroom Recovery, an isolated cloud environment for testing recovery plans and running forensics, built on air-gapped, immutable backups. Rubrik keeps the purer focus; Commvault's cleanroom closes much of the gap.

Edge: Rubrik

Trying it before a sales cycle

Commvault offers a 30-day free trial of Commvault Cloud with no credit card, letting you pick workloads such as databases, virtual machines, containers, SaaS apps, Active Directory and cloud environments, plus a 30-minute live demo. Rubrik's own site could not be reached when this page was checked, so its trial terms are not stated here. Whichever you trial, make the test a timed restore on your own data.

Edge: even

Compliance and legal requirements

Commvault applies consistent access, encryption and retention policies across its platform and includes eDiscovery plus remediation and redaction of sensitive data, which suits regulated organizations that must search and produce data on request. Rubrik frames its platform around data security, risk monitoring and recovery rather than legal process. Where auditors and legal teams have a stake in the backup platform, Commvault has the more direct answer.

Edge: Commvault

How much of the price is visible

Commvault's pricing page covers Clumio, whose AWS backup is metered by protected data: from $0.025 per GiB-month for S3 on SecureVault Standard and $0.045 for EC2 and EBS, with enterprise agreements above 500 TB. The main Commvault Cloud platform has no public price list, and Rubrik's own site could not be reached when this page was checked. For anything beyond AWS workloads, both mean a quote.

Edge: even

Tally: Commvault 2, Rubrik 1, even 2.

When neither fits

Neither makes sense for a company with a straightforward, mostly virtualized environment and no large security or compliance program. NAKIVO Backup & Replication publishes per-workload prices and needs no sales call, and Veeam is the usual benchmark for virtualized infrastructure at mid-market scale.

See NAKIVO Backup & Replication and Veeam among the 12 products in Best Backup & Disaster Recovery Software in 2026.

Questions and answers

Can I trial Commvault or Rubrik before talking to sales?

Commvault, yes: its 30-day free trial of Commvault Cloud needs no credit card and lets you choose the workloads to protect, and a 30-minute live demo is also offered. Rubrik's own site could not be reached when this page was checked, so its trial terms are not stated here. Either way, insist on a timed restore test.

Is Commvault or Rubrik better for databases and Kubernetes?

Commvault documents both: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SAP HANA and Db2, cloud databases such as Amazon RDS, and Kubernetes on EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift or any CNCF-certified distribution, discovered by namespace or label. Rubrik describes protection across enterprise, cloud and SaaS data; ask it to name your specific platforms.

How do Commvault and Rubrik compare on price?

Commvault's main platform has no public price list, but its Clumio AWS backup is priced per GiB, from $0.025 per GiB-month for S3 on SecureVault Standard plus restore charges. Rubrik's own site could not be reached when this page was checked, so its prices are not stated here. For a fair comparison, send both the same written configuration and ask whether storage and immutable copies are included.

Sources

Prices, plan limits and product facts on this page were checked against the vendors' own pages on September 30, 2026. Vendors change both without notice, so treat the figures as of that date.