Commvault Named a Leader for 14th Consecutive Time in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Backup and Data Protection Platforms

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Commvault (NASDAQ:CVLT) has maintained its position as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms for the 14th consecutive time. The recognition is based on the company's Commvault Cloud platform, which provides unified data protection and cyber resilience across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid workloads.

The company has introduced several key innovations including Active Directory Forest Recovery for automated recovery of AD infrastructure, Cloud Rewind for rapid cloud environment restoration, Clumio Backtrack for Amazon S3 data recovery, and Recovery Range for cyber threat defense training.

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• Maintained Leader position in Gartner Magic Quadrant for 14 consecutive years, demonstrating sustained market leadership
• Successfully launched multiple innovative solutions addressing critical cyber resilience challenges
• Expanded cloud capabilities with new features for automated recovery and infrastructure protection

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Commvault's 14th consecutive Gartner leadership position reinforces its market dominance in backup and cyber resilience solutions.

Commvault's 14th consecutive placement as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant represents significant industry validation of their strategic direction and execution capability. The consistency of this recognition over such an extended period is exceptionally rare in the technology sector and demonstrates remarkable staying power in a rapidly evolving market.

The press release highlights several technological innovations that address critical enterprise pain points, particularly in cyber resilience. Their Active Directory Forest Recovery solution tackles one of the most complex recovery scenarios organizations face after cyberattacks. When Active Directory is compromised, the entire authentication infrastructure can collapse, making this automated recovery capability particularly valuable for business continuity.

Similarly, the Cloud Rewind feature addresses the growing complexity of cloud infrastructure recovery, while Clumio Backtrack specifically targets Amazon S3 environments - increasingly important as organizations store massive datasets in object storage. The introduction of Recovery Range shows forward thinking in addressing the human element of recovery through hands-on training.

What's particularly notable is Commvault's strategic pivot toward positioning themselves as a cyber resilience provider rather than just a backup vendor. This reframing aligns with enterprise priorities as ransomware and cyber threats have elevated data protection from an IT function to a board-level concern. The company appears to be successfully navigating the transition from traditional backup to comprehensive cyber resilience, which explains their continued leadership position despite significant market evolution.

Recognized by Gartner as a Leader for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

TINTON FALLS, N.J., June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms¹ for its Commvault Cloud platform. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company's overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

Commvault Cloud provides unified data protection and cyber resilience across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid workloads. The platform helps organizations accelerate recovery from ransomware and other cyber incidents through features like automated application and infrastructure recovery, advanced Active Directory protection, and comprehensive data visibility. By unifying these functions, Commvault can help customers improve cyber preparedness and resilience and operate in a state of continuous business.

"Our customers operate in a complex hybrid world where the threat of a cyberattack is more daunting than ever before. We feel this placement from Gartner reflects our relentless focus on addressing our customers' most critical cyber resilience challenges," said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Techology and AI Officer, Commvault. "The Commvault Cloud platform unifies the broadest workload protection with AI-enabled protection and rapid recovery, providing the confidence our customers need to move their business forward."

Over the last year, Commvault has continued to deliver innovations, including cloud-first technologies, that Commvault believes address some of the most pressing cyber resilience challenges customers are facing today. A sampling of these innovations include:

• Active Directory Forest Recovery: Brings a new level of resilience to Active Directory by enabling automated, rapid recovery of the Active Directory forest, which includes users, groups, permissions, and domain controllers across the organization. This new offering eliminates slow and error-prone manual processes often associated with Active Directory forest recoveries.
• Cloud Rewind: Designed to quickly restore an organization's entire cloud application and data environment – including all the necessary cloud infrastructure configurations – in a highly automated way.
• Clumio Backtrack: Leveraging Amazon S3 Versioning, Backtrack uniquely empowers organizations to recover datasets of practically any size, from individual objects to whole Amazon S3 buckets where billions of objects may be stored.
• Recovery Range: The first hands-on cyber range that enables defenders to battle sophisticated cyber threats and real-world attacks while also equipping them with the skills required to navigate and rapidly recover from cyber crises.

Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries, and Niche Players. The research enables you to get the most from market analysis in alignment with your unique business and technology needs.

Additional Resources
To learn more about Commvault's recognition from Gartner and to read the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms report, visit: www.commvault.com/gc/itleaders.

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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000 organizations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving forward. Today, Commvault offers the only cyber resilience platform that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere—at the lowest TCO.

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¹ Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms, By Michael Hoeck, Jason Donham, Rene Rodriguez, Rizvan Hussain, Sankalp Rastogi, Published 24 June 2025

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FAQ

What is Commvault's position in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection?

Commvault has been positioned as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms, marking its 14th consecutive time in the Leaders quadrant.

What new features has Commvault (CVLT) introduced in their Cloud platform?

Commvault has introduced Active Directory Forest Recovery for automated AD recovery, Cloud Rewind for cloud environment restoration, Clumio Backtrack for Amazon S3 recovery, and Recovery Range for cyber threat defense training.

What does Commvault Cloud platform offer for data protection?

Commvault Cloud provides unified data protection and cyber resilience across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid workloads, with features for automated recovery, Active Directory protection, and comprehensive data visibility.

How does Commvault's Active Directory Forest Recovery feature work?

The feature enables automated, rapid recovery of the Active Directory forest, including users, groups, permissions, and domain controllers across the organization, eliminating slow and error-prone manual processes.