Head to head
Arpio vs Gambit Security: which gets cloud infrastructure back faster?
Short answer
On our published weights Arpio scores 7.5 against 2.2 for Gambit Security. Arpio scores higher on rebuild scope, recovery orchestration, region and account loss, published recovery targets, recovery testing, data inside the rebuild and pricing transparency; Gambit Security scores higher on bad-change rollback. Arpio documents 2 of 3 incidents and Gambit Security documents 0 of 3.
Gambit Security validates recoverability; it does not describe rebuilding infrastructure itself.
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 | Gambit Security | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuild scope 20% | 7.2 | 2.5 | Arpio |
| Recovery orchestration 15% | 9.0 | 1.0 | Arpio |
| Region and account loss 15% | 9.0 | 1.0 | Arpio |
| Bad-change rollback 15% | 3.5 | 4.5 | Gambit Security |
| Published recovery targets 10% | 7.0 | 0.0 | Arpio |
| Recovery testing 10% | 9.0 | 3.0 | Arpio |
| Data inside the rebuild 10% | 7.8 | 2.5 | Arpio |
| Pricing transparency 5% | 9.0 | 4.0 | Arpio |
| Total | 7.5 | 2.2 | Arpio |
Which incidents does each document?
| Incident | Arpio | Gambit Security |
|---|---|---|
| Outage | Documented. Orchestrated failover for outages, with tests that do not touch production. Source: Arpio home page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not documented. Validates recoverability; recovery itself is left to other tools. Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Read 11 Oct 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. Drift detection and healthy restore point discovery, without a restore of its own. Source: Gambit Security home page · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Region loss | Documented. Cross-region and cross-account failover on AWS; cross-subscription on Azure. Source: Arpio home page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not documented. Rebuilding in another region or account is not described. Source: Gambit Security: Balens · 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.
Gambit Security
RTO
Not published
RPO
Not published
No RTO or RPO figure is published.
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
Gambit Security
- AWS: Not documented
- Azure: Not documented
- Google Cloud: Not documented
Named clouds are not published on Gambit's site. Its AWS Marketplace listing is a SaaS product deployed on AWS.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Balens by Gambit · 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
Gambit Security
- Pricing
- AWS Marketplace: 12-month contract, $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options; the unit is not defined. Full refund within 30 days, per the listing. No price on the vendor site.
Source: AWS Marketplace: Balens by Gambit · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- SaaS, agentless; REST API and MCP
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 Gambit Security if
Misconfigurations and bad changes are your most likely incident and you need to price it before talking to sales.
Best for: Teams that need to map and prove recoverability across backups, IaC and cloud, and produce DORA, NIS2 or SOX evidence.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, Arpio or Gambit Security?
Arpio scores 7.5 against 2.2 on our default weights. The recovery time estimator lets you change the weights.
Do Arpio and Gambit Security publish recovery targets?
Arpio publishes no RTO. Its published RPO is as low as 15 minutes (Standard); real-time (Premium). Gambit Security 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. Gambit Security: AWS Marketplace: 12-month contract, $1,000,000 per unit for the Gambit Platform, with 24- and 36-month options; the unit is not defined. Full refund within 30 days, per the listing. No price on the vendor site. Neither figure includes the cloud resources a recovery uses.