Eon vs. Druva

Why Are Modern Teams Replacing Druva with Eon in 2025?

Feature Comparison:Eon vs. Druva

1. Deployment & Architecture

Druva delivers SaaS-based backup, focusing primarily on hosted snapshots, which offer less control over the data plane and deployment optimization.

Eon is infrastructure-free and fully cloud-native, with native integration for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud workloads.

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Deployment & Architecture
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Agentless deployment
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No extra infrastructure to deploy, manage, and pay for
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Multi-cloud support (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
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Limited

2. Backup Posture Management

Druva requires tagging and policy creation to enforce protection coverage, increasing complexity at scale.

Eon removes this entirely:

  • Auto-discovers workloads in real time
  • Classifies data sensitivity
  • Enforces policy at the resource level
  • Detects gaps or misconfigurations proactively
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Backup Posture Management
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Manual tagging required
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Autonomous resource discovery
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App-aware backup for enterprise apps
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3. Recovery & Access

Druva’s recovery options are limited to full system or image-based restores, with restrictions on the level of granularity available for recovery.
Eon offers:

  • Direct access to files, records, and tables
  • Global search across all backups
  • Cross-region, cross-account, cross-cloud granular restore
  • Recovery in seconds, not hours
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Recovery & Access
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Instant record-/file-level restore
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Limited
Global snapshot search
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Limited
Application latency after restore
Low (instant)
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Medium
Cross-Cloud Backup & Recovery
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Supports Very Large Buckets & Databases
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SaaS app protection & recovery
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Microsoft 365, Google Workspace

4. Ransomware Protection

While Druva provides immutability, it lacks built-in detection and rollback. Eon includes:

  • Ransomware posture monitoring
  • Snapshot anomaly detection
  • Clean version hold post-retention
  • Guided rollback and restore workflows
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Ransomware Protection
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Immutable backups
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Cloud resource detection
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Anomaly monitoring
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Clean snapshot hold
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Snapshot rollback + clean restore tools
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Physically air-gapped backup option
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5. Cost & Operational Efficiency

Druva pricing includes storage and support, but can still obscure costs through over-retention and inefficient backup models.

Eon lowers cost via:

  • True incremental S3 backups
  • No need for versioning or replication copies
  • Deduplication across cloud accounts
  • Exposes backup data in open, queryable formats (data lake)
  • Flat, usage-based pricing
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Cost & Efficiency
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Incremental S3 backup (no versioning)
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Cross-region deduplication
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Transparent, usage-based pricing
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Built-in data classification/search
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Transform backups into a data lake
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Optimized for Cost Savings
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