Head to head
ControlMonkey vs Gambit Security: which gets cloud infrastructure back faster?
Short answer
On our published weights ControlMonkey scores 6.2 against 2.2 for Gambit Security. ControlMonkey scores higher on rebuild scope, recovery orchestration, region and account loss, bad-change rollback, published recovery targets and pricing transparency; Gambit Security scores higher on data inside the rebuild. They tie on recovery testing. ControlMonkey documents 2 of 3 incidents and Gambit Security documents 0 of 3.
Gambit Security validates recoverability; it does not describe rebuilding infrastructure itself.
ControlMonkey protects cloud and SaaS configuration, not data or workloads, by its own pricing FAQ.
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 | ControlMonkey | Gambit Security | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebuild scope 20% | 8.6 | 2.5 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery orchestration 15% | 7.6 | 1.0 | ControlMonkey |
| Region and account loss 15% | 7.0 | 1.0 | ControlMonkey |
| Bad-change rollback 15% | 8.8 | 4.5 | ControlMonkey |
| Published recovery targets 10% | 2.0 | 0.0 | ControlMonkey |
| Recovery testing 10% | 3.0 | 3.0 | Tie |
| Data inside the rebuild 10% | 2.0 | 2.5 | Gambit Security |
| Pricing transparency 5% | 4.5 | 4.0 | ControlMonkey |
| Total | 6.2 | 2.2 | ControlMonkey |
Which incidents does each document?
| Incident | ControlMonkey | Gambit Security |
|---|---|---|
| Outage | Documented. One-click recovery to a previous known-good state from daily snapshots with dependencies. Source: ControlMonkey: cloud disaster recovery solution · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not documented. Validates recoverability; recovery itself is left to other tools. Source: Gambit Security: Balens · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Bad change | Documented. Time-machine restore to a known-good state, with drift detection and remediation. Source: ControlMonkey 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 | Partial. Replication to a secondary region or account is listed in the pricing table; a rebuild procedure is not published. Source: ControlMonkey pricing · 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?
ControlMonkey
RTO
Not published
RPO
Not published
ControlMonkey claims predictable RTO and RPO outcomes across accounts, regions and clouds but publishes no figure.
Gambit Security
RTO
Not published
RPO
Not published
No RTO or RPO figure is published.
Which clouds does each cover?
ControlMonkey
- AWS: Documented
- Azure: Documented
- Google Cloud: Documented
ControlMonkey's disaster recovery page names AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and more than 30 SaaS and third-party providers such as Cloudflare and Okta.
Source: ControlMonkey: cloud disaster recovery solution · 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?
ControlMonkey
- Pricing
- Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets, with detection-only drift. Pro and Enterprise: contact sales; the FAQ says pricing is based on the scope of cloud and SaaS configuration and also names Cloud DR Essentials and Cloud DR Enterprise plans.
Source: ControlMonkey pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- SaaS, with a self-hosted agent option
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 ControlMonkey if
Misconfigurations and bad changes are your most likely incident and you need the most complete rebuild of the environment, not only the data.
Best for: Teams that want daily snapshots of cloud and SaaS configuration and a one-click return to a known-good state, including identity and network SaaS settings.
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, ControlMonkey or Gambit Security?
ControlMonkey scores 6.2 against 2.2 on our default weights. The recovery time estimator lets you change the weights.
Do ControlMonkey and Gambit Security publish recovery targets?
ControlMonkey publishes no RTO or RPO. Gambit Security publishes no RTO or RPO. Published figures are vendor claims.
Which is easier to price?
ControlMonkey: Free Resilience Assessment for up to 50,000 cloud assets, with detection-only drift. Pro and Enterprise: contact sales; the FAQ says pricing is based on the scope of cloud and SaaS configuration and also names Cloud DR Essentials and Cloud DR Enterprise plans. 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.