Head to head
Commvault Cloud Rewind vs Gambit Security: which gets cloud infrastructure back faster?
Short answer
On our published weights Commvault Cloud Rewind scores 7.2 against 2.2 for Gambit Security. Commvault Cloud Rewind scores higher on rebuild scope, recovery orchestration, region and account loss, bad-change rollback, published recovery targets, recovery testing, data inside the rebuild and pricing transparency. Commvault Cloud Rewind 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 | Commvault Cloud Rewind | Gambit Security | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuild scope 20% | 8.4 | 2.5 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Recovery orchestration 15% | 8.8 | 1.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Region and account loss 15% | 8.2 | 1.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Bad-change rollback 15% | 6.0 | 4.5 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Published recovery targets 10% | 2.0 | 0.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Recovery testing 10% | 7.0 | 3.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Data inside the rebuild 10% | 8.0 | 2.5 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Pricing transparency 5% | 6.5 | 4.0 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
| Total | 7.2 | 2.2 | Commvault Cloud Rewind |
Which incidents does each document?
| Incident | Commvault Cloud Rewind | Gambit Security |
|---|---|---|
| Outage | Documented. Complete application recovery across compute, storage, networking, databases and security. Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · 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 | Partial. Point-in-time copies give a restore point; drift detection is not published. Source: Commvault: Cloud Rewind · 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. Recovery to a different region, zone or account; cross-account currently AWS only. Source: Commvault docs: Cloud Rewind overview · Read 11 Oct 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?
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.
Gambit Security
RTO
Not published
RPO
Not published
No RTO or RPO figure is published.
Which clouds does each cover?
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
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?
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
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 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.
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, Commvault Cloud Rewind or Gambit Security?
Commvault Cloud Rewind scores 7.2 against 2.2 on our default weights. The recovery time estimator lets you change the weights.
Do Commvault Cloud Rewind and Gambit Security publish recovery targets?
Commvault Cloud Rewind publishes no RTO or RPO. Gambit Security publishes no RTO or RPO. Published figures are vendor claims.
Which is easier to price?
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. 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.