Head to head
Arpio vs Commvault Cloud Rewind: which gets cloud infrastructure back faster?
Short answer
On our published weights Arpio scores 7.5 against 7.2 for Commvault Cloud Rewind. Arpio scores higher on recovery orchestration, region and account loss, published recovery targets, recovery testing and pricing transparency; Commvault Cloud Rewind scores higher on rebuild scope, bad-change rollback and data inside the rebuild. Arpio documents 2 of 3 incidents and Commvault Cloud Rewind documents 2 of 3.
Vendor facts read September and October 2026, updated 2026-10-13. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do the scores compare?
| Criterion | Arpio | Commvault Cloud Rewind | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuild scope 20% | 7.2 | 8.4 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Recovery orchestration 15% | 9.0 | 8.8 | Arpio |
| Region and account loss 15% | 9.0 | 8.2 | Arpio |
| Bad-change rollback 15% | 3.5 | 6.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Published recovery targets 10% | 7.0 | 2.0 | Arpio |
| Recovery testing 10% | 9.0 | 7.0 | Arpio |
| Data inside the rebuild 10% | 7.8 | 8.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Pricing transparency 5% | 9.0 | 6.5 | Arpio |
| Total | 7.5 | 7.2 | Arpio |
Which incidents does each document?
| Incident | Arpio | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
|---|---|---|
| Outage | Documented. Orchestrated failover for outages, with tests that do not touch production. Source: Arpio home page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented. Complete application recovery across compute, storage, networking, databases and security. Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Bad change | Not documented. Rollback of a configuration change and drift detection are not described on the pages reviewed. Source: Arpio home page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Partial. Point-in-time copies give a restore point; drift detection is not published. Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Region loss | Documented. Cross-region and cross-account failover on AWS; cross-subscription on Azure. Source: Arpio home page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented. Recovery to a different region, zone or account; cross-account currently AWS only. Source: Commvault docs: Cloud Rewind overview · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
What recovery targets does each publish?
Arpio
RTO
Not published
RPO
Arpio publishes RPO targets by tier and describes predictable, validated RTO and RPO, but publishes no RTO figure.
Commvault Cloud Rewind
RTO
Not published
RPO
Not published
No RTO or RPO figure is published. Commvault states a 276X decrease in recovery time and a 99.9% cloud app resilience SLA as headline claims.
Which clouds does each cover?
Arpio
- AWS: Documented
- Azure: Documented
- Google Cloud: Not documented
Arpio documents AWS and Azure. Google Cloud is not currently supported; its June 2026 Series A announcement says the funding will expand support to Google Cloud.
Source: Arpio: Series A announcement · Read 11 Oct 2026
Commvault Cloud Rewind
- AWS: Documented
- Azure: Documented
- Google Cloud: Documented
Commvault names AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and its docs list all three. Cross-account recovery is currently AWS only.
Source: Commvault docs: Cloud Rewind overview · Read 11 Oct 2026
What does each cost?
Arpio
- Pricing
- Billed annually. Standard: $12k single-cloud or $18k multi-cloud, 25 core resources. Premium: $36k single-cloud or $54k multi-cloud, 50 core resources, up to a maximum of 250. Enterprise: custom quote, 100+ core resources. No charge on storage size; cloud provider costs apply.
Source: Arpio pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- SaaS
Commvault Cloud Rewind
- Pricing
- AWS Marketplace: $0.035 per instance per hour on demand (falling to $0.021 above 100,000 instances), or $291 per instance for a 12-month contract with $0.035 per unit overage; 24- and 36-month contracts are listed. Commvault's own page says pricing is based on actual usage and shows no figures.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Commvault Cloud Rewind (annual contract) · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- SaaS, direct or through the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud marketplaces
Which should you choose?
Choose Arpio if
You want recovery to run with as little manual work as possible and you must be able to come back in another region or account.
Best for: Teams on AWS or Azure that want orchestrated failover, regular failover tests and a price they can see before a sales call.
Choose Commvault Cloud Rewind if
You want recovery to run with as little manual work as possible and you need the most complete rebuild of the environment, not only the data.
Best for: Teams already buying from Commvault that want whole application stacks captured and rebuilt on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, Arpio or Commvault Cloud Rewind?
Arpio scores 7.5 against 7.2 on our default weights. The recovery time estimator lets you change the weights.
Do Arpio and Commvault Cloud Rewind publish recovery targets?
Arpio publishes no RTO. Its published RPO is as low as 15 minutes (Standard); real-time (Premium). Commvault Cloud Rewind publishes no RTO or RPO. Published figures are vendor claims.
Which is easier to price?
Arpio: Billed annually. Standard: $12k single-cloud or $18k multi-cloud, 25 core resources. Premium: $36k single-cloud or $54k multi-cloud, 50 core resources, up to a maximum of 250. Enterprise: custom quote, 100+ core resources. No charge on storage size; cloud provider costs apply. Commvault Cloud Rewind: AWS Marketplace: $0.035 per instance per hour on demand (falling to $0.021 above 100,000 instances), or $291 per instance for a 12-month contract with $0.035 per unit overage; 24- and 36-month contracts are listed. Commvault's own page says pricing is based on actual usage and shows no figures. Neither figure includes the cloud resources a recovery uses.