Who analysts call Leaders

244 reports · 352 vendors

Backup and data protection

Backup, recovery and SaaS data protection. Evaluated by Gartner Magic Quadrant, GigaOm Radar, IDC MarketScape and The Forrester Wave, 2020 to 2026: 14 reports, 7 vendors. Each firm below runs newest first, with who moved since its edition before.

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Backup and Data Protection Platforms

Gartner Magic Quadrant · 7 editions, 2020 to 2026

  1. 20265 Leaders, 1 in other tiers2026-06-29

    2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms

    Changes since 2025

    • Cohesity · New Leader
    • Druva · New Leader
    • Rubrik · New Leader
    • HYCU · New in Visionaries
  2. 20252 Leaders

    2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms

    No change in the Leaders since 2024.
  3. 20242 Leaders

    2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

    No change in the Leaders since 2023.
  4. 20232 Leaders

    2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

    No change in the Leaders since 2022.
  5. 20222 Leaders2022-08-01

    2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

    Changes since 2021

    • Veeam · New Leader
  6. 20211 Leader

    2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

    No change in the Leaders since 2020.
  7. 20201 Leader

    Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions

Every vendor, year by year

Vendor2020202120222023202420252026
CommvaultLeadersLeadersLeadersLeadersLeadersLeadersLeaders
Veeam··LeadersLeadersLeadersLeadersLeaders
Cohesity······Leaders
Druva······Leaders
Rubrik······Leaders
HYCU······Visionaries

LeadersChallengersVisionariesNiche Players· not placed

Kubernetes Data Protection

GigaOm Radar · 4 editions, 2021 to 2024

  1. 20241 Leader

    GigaOm Radar for Kubernetes Data Protection v5.0

    Changes since 2023

    • Veeam · New Leader
    • Commvault · No longer a Leader
  2. 20231 Leader

    GigaOm Radar for Hybrid Cloud Data Protection for Large Enterprises

    No change in the Leaders since 2022.
  3. 20221 Leader

    GigaOm Radar for Kubernetes Data Protection

    No change in the Leaders since 2021.
  4. 20211 Leader

    GigaOm Radar for Hybrid Cloud Data Protection

Every vendor, year by year

Vendor2021202220232024
Veeam···Leaders
CommvaultLeadersLeadersLeaders·

LeadersChallengersEntrants· not placed

Worldwide SaaS Data Protection

IDC MarketScape · 2 editions, 2025 to 2026

  1. 20262 Leaders

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS Data Protection 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment

    Changes since 2025

    • HYCU · New Leader
    • Keepit · New Leader
    • Commvault · No longer a Leader
  2. 20251 Leader

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cyber-Recovery 2025 Vendor Assessment

Every vendor, year by year

Vendor20252026
HYCU·Leaders
Keepit·Leaders
CommvaultLeaders·

LeadersMajor PlayersContendersParticipants· not placed

Data Resilience Solutions

The Forrester Wave · 1 edition, 2024

  1. 20241 Leader

    The Forrester Wave: Data Resilience Solutions, Q4 2024

Placements as each vendor or analyst firm publicly announced them; the tracker lists tiers only, never a report's chart or the positions inside a tier.