# Druva vs Google Cloud Backup and DR

| Attribute | Druva | Google Cloud Backup and DR |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 36.1 (76% (high)) | 47.5 (7% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A fully managed SaaS service providing backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense across multi-cloud environments using consumption-based pricing. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What is Druva?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Druva. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What platforms does Druva support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Druva is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"Can Druva be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Druva, including Splunk, Oracle, VMware, vCenter, Microsoft SQL, AWS, Azure and Amazon EFS, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/innovation-behind-consumption-based-pricing","question":"What does Druva integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Druva. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Druva not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.druva.com/blog/enable-big-data-analytics-and-enhance-compliance-with-the-cloud","question":"What security certifications does Druva have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A managed backup and recovery platform for Google Cloud workloads that protects data from deletion and enables recovery across single or multi-region deployments, with centralized monitoring and automated retention management. It is indexed under Disaster Recovery.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/backup-disaster-recovery","question":"What is Google Cloud Backup and DR?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Google Cloud Backup and DR supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/backup-disaster-recovery","question":"What platforms does Google Cloud Backup and DR support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Cloud Backup and DR, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/backup-disaster-recovery","question":"Can Google Cloud Backup and DR be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Google Cloud Backup and DR, including Terraform, gcloud CLI and Google Cloud APIs. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cloud.google.com/backup-disaster-recovery","question":"What does Google Cloud Backup and DR integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A fully managed SaaS service providing backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense across multi-cloud environments using consumption-based pricing. | A service that maintains backups of Google Cloud resources to enable recovery from data loss or system failures. Backups are stored securely in Google's managed infrastructure with protection against tampering, and can be tested in a separate environment before recovery to production systems. |
| features.capabilities | `{"deployment":"DRaaS","backup_method":"agent","pricing_model":"per-GB","licensing_model":"per-TB-capacity","deployment_model":"saas","instant_recovery":true,"multi_cloud_target":true,"multi_cloud_support":true,"orchestrated_failover":true,"granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true,"dr_orchestration_failover":true,"ransomware_anomaly_detection":true}` | `{"deployment":"DRaaS","immutable_storage":true,"non_disruptive_testing":true,"isolated_recovery_environment":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Oracle Enterprise Manager"},{"name":"VMware"},{"name":"vCenter"},{"name":"Microsoft SQL"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Amazon EFS"},{"name":"Amazon FSx"},{"name":"Ansible"}]` | `[{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"gcloud CLI"},{"name":"Google Cloud APIs"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.druva.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-24T12:05:43.533Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Disaster Recovery)

| Capability | Druva | Google Cloud Backup and DR |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Replication method | - | - |
| Rpo granularity | - | - |
| Orchestrated failover | ✓ | - |
| Non disruptive testing | - | ✓ |
| Immutable storage | - | ✓ |
| Isolated recovery environment | - | ✓ |
| Multi cloud target | ✓ | - |
| Kubernetes native | - | - |
| SLA guaranteed rto rpo | - | - |
| Deployment | DRaaS | DRaaS |
| SOC2 | - | - |
| Iso22301 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Per GB | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T23:28:31.402Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*