What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for disaster recovery services (remote teams) on 2026-10-13

Claude (Anthropic) with web search claude-opus-5 asked 2026-10-13

Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

The question asked, verbatim: best disaster recovery services for remote teams

Brands named, in the order the engine gave

1. Afi.ai mentioned
   Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.
2. Microsoft mentioned
   Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.
3. Microsoft 365 mentioned
   Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.
4. Google mentioned
   Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.
5. Google Workspace mentioned
   Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.
6. SharePoint mentioned
   Afi covers Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, with unlimited retention, immutable versions, and ransomware detection.
7. Druva mentioned
   Druva (inSync) - endpoint backup for the laptops.
8. CrashPlan mentioned
   CrashPlan - the cheaper endpoint alternative.
9. Linux mentioned
   Purpose-built for distributed workforces, continuous backup, unlimited storage per endpoint, long retention, Windows/macOS/Linux.
10. Keepit mentioned
    Keepit or Veeam - if you need the compliance story.
11. Veeam mentioned
    Keepit or Veeam - if you need the compliance story.
12. Datto SaaS Protection mentioned
    Datto SaaS Protection / Backupify - if you work through an MSP.
13. Datto SaaS Protection / Backupify mentioned
    Datto SaaS Protection / Backupify - if you work through an MSP.
14. Backupify mentioned
    Datto SaaS Protection / Backupify - if you work through an MSP.
15. AWS mentioned
    AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery - $0.028/server/hour plus storage, the cheapest real failover you can get;
16. Zerto mentioned
    Zerto (now HPE) - continuous replication with seconds-level RPO, roughly $580/VM/year or $50-200/VM/month as DRaaS.
17. Acronis mentioned
    Acronis - strongest all-in-one if you want backup, DR planning, and DR testing from one vendor, and it's built with MSP delivery in mind.
18. all-in-one mentioned
    Acronis - strongest all-in-one if you want backup, DR planning, and DR testing from one vendor, and it's built with MSP delivery in mind.
19. Notion mentioned
    The failure mode I see with remote teams isn't missing backups - it's that nobody can reach the recovery runbook because it was in the Notion workspace that went down, and nobody has ever tested a restore.
20. Microsoft 365 Backup mentioned
    - TechRepublic - 5 Best Microsoft 365 Backup Solutions for 2026 (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/)

Sources the engine cited

The answer, as recorded

For a remote team, "disaster recovery" usually means something different than it does for a company with a server room. Your data lives in SaaS tenants and on laptops scattered across time zones - not in a datacenter you'd fail over. So here's what I'd actually buy, in order: **1. Afi.ai - backup for Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace.** This is the first thing I'd put in place. Google and Microsoft do *not* back up your tenant in a meaningful way; retention windows are short and a deleted-then-purged Drive folder or a ransomwared OneDrive is gone. Afi covers Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, with unlimited retention, immutable versions, and ransomware detection. Around $3/user/month, five-user minimum - cheap insurance for the data a remote team actually lives in. It scored top of the pack in TechRepublic's 2026 M365 roundup. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/), [expertinsights.com](https://expertinsights.com/backup/backup-and-recovery-google-workspace)) **2. Druva (inSync) - endpoint backup for the laptops.** Cloud-native, no infrastructure to run, Windows + macOS, backups as often as every five minutes, immutable, and it has real regional presence so you can honor data-sovereignty requirements for staff in the EU or APAC. That last part matters a lot once your team is international. ([druva.com](https://www.druva.com/comparison/druva-vs-crashplan)) **3. CrashPlan - the cheaper endpoint alternative.** Purpose-built for distributed workforces, continuous backup, unlimited storage per endpoint, long retention, Windows/macOS/Linux. Trade-offs vs. Druva: 15-minute intervals instead of 5, and storage concentrated in a handful of US datacenters with no geo-fencing. Fine for a US-only team, a problem for a globally distributed one. ([expertinsights.com](https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/top-endpoint-backup-solutions), [fitgap.com](https://us.fitgap.com/products/crashplan-for-endpoints)) **4. Keepit or Veeam - if you need the compliance story.** Keepit is independent-cloud (your backups aren't sitting in the same vendor you're backing up), which auditors like. Veeam if you've got mixed workloads and want one vendor across SaaS, VMs, and cloud. Both called out in the 2026 M365 comparisons. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/)) **5. Datto SaaS Protection / Backupify - if you work through an MSP.** Built for SMBs that don't want to run this themselves; your managed-service provider probably already resells it. Convenience over best-in-class. ([expertinsights.com](https://expertinsights.com/backup/backup-and-recovery-google-workspace)) **If you also run actual servers or VMs, add one of these:** **6. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery** - $0.028/server/hour plus storage, the cheapest real failover you can get; obvious pick if you're already on AWS. **Azure Site Recovery** is the equivalent if you're Microsoft-shop with hybrid workloads. ([itcentralstation.com](https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/aws-elastic-disaster-recovery-pricing), [techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/draas-providers/)) **7. Zerto (now HPE)** - continuous replication with seconds-level RPO, roughly $580/VM/year or $50-200/VM/month as DRaaS. Worth it only if minutes of data loss genuinely costs you money. ([costbench.com](https://www.costbench.com/software/backup-recovery/)) **8. Acronis** - strongest all-in-one if you want backup, DR planning, *and* DR testing from one vendor, and it's built with MSP delivery in mind. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/draas-providers/)) One thing worth saying even though you didn't ask: the tooling is the easy half. The failure mode I see with remote teams isn't missing backups - it's that nobody can reach the recovery runbook because it was in the Notion workspace that went down, and nobody has ever tested a restore. Keep an offline copy of your recovery plan and contact tree, and do one restore drill a quarter. That's free and it's the part that actually saves you. Sources: - [TechRepublic - 5 Best Microsoft 365 Backup Solutions for 2026](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-best-microsoft-365-backup-solutions/) - [Expert Insights - Best Backup Solutions For Google Workspace (2026)](https://expertinsights.com/backup/backup-and-recovery-google-workspace) - [Expert Insights - Best Endpoint Backup Solutions For Business (2026)](https://expertinsights.com/backup-and-recovery/top-endpoint-backup-solutions) - [Druva vs CrashPlan](https://www.druva.com/comparison/druva-vs-crashplan) - [FitGap - CrashPlan for Endpoints](https://us.fitgap.com/products/crashplan-for-endpoints) - [TechRepublic - Top 5 Disaster Recovery Companies in 2026](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/draas-providers/) - [AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery pricing](https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/aws-elastic-disaster-recovery-pricing) - [Costbench - Backup & Recovery Software Pricing 2026](https://www.costbench.com/software/backup-recovery/)

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Other categories with a recorded answer: backup and recovery software, cloud hosting providers, compliance automation software, data loss prevention software.

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