AI Software Index · August 2026

Best backup software according to AI

80 real buyer questions, asked on the live ChatGPT and Gemini apps. Filter the leaderboard by engine, buyer type, and region.

Microsoft 365 is the answer AI gives most often — it was the first recommendation in 35% of the 80 answers we collected.

A high win rate for this category — the answer stays fairly stable however you phrase the question.

The leaderboard

EngineRegion
Buyer

Mention rate = share of 80 answers naming the brand. Top pick = share where it was the first recommendation.

#BrandMentionedTop pick
1Acronis83%
0%
2Microsoft 36578%
35%
3Backblaze74%
16%
4Veeam69%
19%
5IDrive66%
8%
6Google Workspace60%
11%
7Ransomware Protection53%
3%
8not41%
0%
9immutable backups33%
0%
10Druva19%
0%
Citations

The sources behind the answers

Which domains ChatGPT and Gemini cite when recommending backup software — and which ones move the outcome.

Most-cited domains

  1. 1.techradar.com16
  2. 2.acronis.com16
  3. 3.pcmag.com15
  4. 4.idrive.com14
  5. 5.backblaze.com14
  6. 6.veeam.com14
  7. 7.iperiusbackup.com13
  8. 8.gartner.com11

Sources that swing this category

When these domains show up in the citations, one brand wins far above its baseline. Correlation, not causation — but the pattern is consistent.

Citing iperiusbackup.comBackblaze wins 39% (baseline 16% · 2.37× lift · n=13)
Citing pcmag.comBackblaze wins 27% (baseline 16% · 1.64× lift · n=15)

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Methodology: 80 structured buyer prompts (generic, audience-framed, US/UK-localized) run on the real ChatGPT (gpt-5.5) and Gemini web apps, August 2026. “Top pick” = first brand recommended in the answer. Part of the GetIntel AI Software Index.

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