Cooper

Best Backup & Recovery according to AI

How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity rank backup and recovery solution in the Edition 8 snapshot for Week 35, August 30, 2026: 24 products named across 4 core questions, backed by 168 sources cited and 586 mentions.

Shows which products assistants recommend when asked for the best options in this category. This is Cooper’s primary public ranking.Shows which products assistants recommend for buyers prioritizing affordability. It is scored as its own direct question.Shows which products assistants recommend for buyers prioritizing ease of setup. It is scored as its own direct question.Shows which newer or emerging products assistants recommend. It is scored as its own direct question.Summarizes the cited pages and verified product mentions behind this category’s measured answers.

Buyer Question Guide

Best
Shows which products assistants recommend when asked for the best options in this category. This is Cooper’s primary public ranking.See the query matrix
Most Affordable
Shows which products assistants recommend for buyers prioritizing affordability. It is scored as its own direct question.See the query matrix
Easiest to Set Up
Shows which products assistants recommend for buyers prioritizing ease of setup. It is scored as its own direct question.See the query matrix
Rising
Shows which newer or emerging products assistants recommend. It is scored as its own direct question.See AIQ scoring scopes
Sources & Mentions
Summarizes the cited pages and verified product mentions behind this category’s measured answers.See evidence methodology

Column Guide

Rank
The product’s position in the selected ranking, ordered by AIQ. Lower numbers are better.How to interpret AIQ
Product
The canonical software product Cooper identified in the assistants’ answers.See product validation
AIQ
A 1–100 score for how strongly tracked AI assistants recommend the product in this category and question scope. Higher is better.Learn how AIQ works
ChatGPT
The product’s position within ChatGPT’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.See how positions affect AIQ
Gemini
The product’s position within Gemini’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.See how positions affect AIQ
Claude
The product’s position within Claude’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.See how positions affect AIQ
Perplexity
The product’s position within Perplexity’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.See how positions affect AIQ
Sources
Distinct publisher domains behind the verified cited pages for this product, across every buyer question this week.See evidence methodology
Mentions
Distinct cited pages Cooper verified as naming or representing the product, across every buyer question this week.See evidence methodology
Change
The change in ranking position since the previous weekly snapshot. New means there was no prior position.See snapshot policy
Rank		The canonical software product Cooper identified in the assistants’ answers.A 1–100 score for how strongly tracked AI assistants recommend the product in this category and question scope. Higher is better.The product’s position within ChatGPT’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.The product’s position within Gemini’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.The product’s position within Claude’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.The product’s position within Perplexity’s answers for the selected buyer-question view. Lower numbers are better.Distinct publisher domains behind the verified cited pages for this product, across every buyer question this week.Distinct cited pages Cooper verified as naming or representing the product, across every buyer question this week.The change in ranking position since the previous weekly snapshot. New means there was no prior position.
Backblaze Business Backup
551---46No change
EaseUS Todo Backup
29-14-1223Up 4 positions
Druva Data Security Cloud
282---46New This Week
4
Backblaze
19-61-2135No change
5
Keepit
183---67New This Week
6
AOMEI Backupper
16-25-89New This Week
7
HYCU R-Cloud
144---36No change
8
IDrive
13-52-1422Up 6 positions
9
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
115---711New This Week
10
Unitrends
96---88New This Week
11
Simple Data Backup
8-3--11New This Week
12
Carbonite Safe Pro
87---12New This Week
13
MSP360 Backup
6-4--59New This Week
14
SimpleBackups
5---111Up 8 positions
15
Carbonite
5--3-914New This Week
16
MiniTool ShadowMaker
4-7--33New This Week
17
Hasleo Backup Suite
3-8--44New This Week
18
Backup Exec
3---278New This Week
19
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
3--6-69Down 2 positions
20
Iperius Backup
2--7-57New This Week

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