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Backup Recovery Time Calculator

Calculate optimal RTO/RPO targets, analyze downtime costs, and compare backup strategies with cost-benefit analysis

RTO/RPO Calculator - Free Backup Recovery Time Planning Tool

Plan your disaster recovery strategy with our comprehensive backup recovery time calculator. Calculate optimal Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) targets based on your business requirements. Essential for business continuity planning.

Example: BCDR Analysis

Business Parameters:

Revenue: $50K/hour • Data generation: 10GB/hour • Backup frequency: Daily

Calculated Targets:

RTO: 4 hours (max tolerable downtime) • RPO: 1 hour (max data loss: 10GB)

Cost Analysis:

24-hour outage cost: $1.2M • Current backup gap risk: $200K potential loss

What You Can Calculate:

• Recovery Time Objective (RTO) targets
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO) targets
• Hourly and daily downtime costs
• Data loss cost estimates
• Backup strategy ROI analysis
• Business impact assessments

Analysis Features:

• Cost-benefit comparison
• Multiple backup strategy evaluation
• BCDR planning recommendations
• Visual recovery timeline charts
• Exportable reports

All calculations run in your browser. Also try our MTBF/MTTR Calculator for system reliability or SLA/SLO Calculator for availability targets.

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Calculate Backup and Recovery Times

Estimate how long backups and restores will take based on data size and transfer speeds.

Inputs

Data size (GB/TB)
Network/storage speed
Compression ratio
Incremental vs full backup

Output

Backup window duration, recovery time objective (RTO) feasibility, storage requirements.

ℹ️ Disclaimer

This tool is provided for informational and educational purposes only. All processing happens entirely in your browser - no data is sent to or stored on our servers. While we strive for accuracy, we make no warranties about the completeness or reliability of results. Use at your own discretion.