--- title: "Backup & Recovery for Active Directory | IDRecover | Commvault" type: "WebPage" language: "en-US" url: "https://www.commvault.com/capabilities/active-directory" date: "2023-10-10T15:38:26-04:00" modified: "2026-11-09T20:08:23-05:00" description: "Restore Active Directory and Entra ID objects, attributes, and forests after a cyberattack. Commvault helps you recover trusted identity. Book a demo." image: "https://www.commvault.com/ogimage/fb/4441/" breadcrumbs: - name: "Commvault Home" url: "https://www.commvault.com/" - name: "Capabilities" url: "https://www.commvault.com/capabilities" - name: "Active directory" --- # Active Directory - [Home](/) - Capabilities - Active Directory ID Recover Capability ## Active Directory Recovery Detect risky identity changes and recover Active Directory to a trusted state after cyberattacks or operational failures. - [Get self-guided tour](/gc/active-directory-entra-id-recovery) - [Free trial](/trials/active-directory-backup) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/fullwidth-background-generic-12.jpg) --- - [Benefits](#Benefits) - [Features](#Features) - [Analyst Report](#Analyst-Report) - [Solutions](#Solution) - [Use Case](#Use-Case) - [Our Reach](#testimonials) - [FAQs](#FAQs) [Get demo](/request-demo) --- Product demo ## See Active Directory recovery in action Watch how Commvault helps simplify and accelerate full AD forest recovery. [Watch video](/resources/demos/demo-automated-forest-recovery-for-active-directory) Play Video ![Video thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jcr5wbxQ_Tg/maxresdefault.jpg) --- Key benefits ## Active Directory Recovery Benefits Commvault helps identify risk, detect risky changes, and restore AD to a trusted state. --- ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Metric-Users.svg) --- ## Identify identity risk Find misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, like excessive privileges and insecure settings to help address identity risk. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Log-Streaming.svg) --- ## Spot and reverse malicious changes Detect risky changes and quickly roll back unauthorized activity to help stop attacks from spreading. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Devops.svg) --- ## Test plans before an incident Use repeatable recovery workflows to practice full forest recovery before a real attack. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Commserve-Livesync.svg) --- ## Restore access without full rebuilds Recover deleted or modified users, groups, roles and policies quickly without rebuilding the entire directory. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Auto-Recovery.svg) --- ## Restore AD to a trusted state Use runbooks that automate and orchestrate full forest recovery to restore AD to a trusted state after ransomware or critical failure. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Hyperscale-Storage.svg) --- ## Protect multi-IdP environments Protect Active Directory alongside Microsoft Entra ID and Okta through a single, unified control plane. --- How it works ## Features ## Granular object-level recovery Restore deleted or changed AD objects with precision. [Learn more](/resources/solution-brief/help-protect-and-recover-the-keys-to-your-enterprise) ## AD change monitoring and rollback Track directory changes, investigate suspicious activity, and rapidly roll back unauthorized changes. [Learn more](/capabilities/identity-rollback) ## Automated forest recovery Orchestrate complex recovery steps with runbooks and guided execution. [Learn more](/workloads/active-directory) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Identity-Resilience-650x650-1.png) --- Backup & Recovery for Active Directory pricing ## Active Directory Pricing | | Standard | Enterprise | |---|---|---| | | Starting at $0.75 / enabled user / month | Starting at $1.25 / enabled user / month | | Recover AD users, groups, computers, OUs, contacts, sites, and configuration | Yes | Yes | | Interactive, domain-wide comparisons of all objects and attributes | Yes | Yes | | Protect Group Policies, including settings, links, and security | Yes | Yes | | Rollback overwritten attributes across thousands of objects at once | Yes | Yes | | Recover Entra ID users, groups, licenses, conditional access, and role assignments | Yes | Yes | | Automated forest recovery for AD | No | Yes | | Simplify recovery planning with visual AD topology | No | Yes | | Automated forest recovery for AD | No | Yes | | Orchestrate the 50 – 100+ steps involved including AD restores, DC promotions, and critical AD hygiene tasks | No | Yes | | Support regular disaster recovery testing with interactive runbooks | No | Yes | --- Analyst report ## Simplifying and Accelerating Active Directory Recovery See Omdia’s technical review of how Commvault IDRecover can help simplify complex identity recovery processes, streamline manual recovery tasks, and restore trusted identity systems more efficiently. [Read the report](https://www.commvault.com/gc/identity-resilience-esg-report) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Frame-4931-scaled.png) --- ## Related to Active Directory Recovery Extend identity recovery with adjacent resilience capabilities. --- ai recovery Solution ## IDRecover IDRecover is Commvault’s solution for fast, trusted recovery of identity systems. It helps uncover identity risk, monitor and detect risky AD changes, and rapidly recover Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta to a trusted state following cyberattacks, corruption, or operational failure. [Learn more](/solutions/id-recover) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/id-recover-thumbnail-888x500-1.jpg) --- ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/App-Designer.svg) --- ## Microsoft Entra ID Recovery Protect and recover Entra ID users, groups, roles, conditional access policies, app registrations, and more. [See Entra ID](/capabilities/entra-id) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Clean-Room-Recovery.svg) --- ## Commvault Cleanroom Helps organizations test restored identity in isolation before reconnecting dependent applications. [See Cleanroom](/capabilities/commvault-cleanroom) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Arrays.svg) --- ## Commvault AirGap Adds immutable, isolated recovery copies and storage for last-line recovery protection. [See AirGap](/capabilities/commvault-air-gap) --- Use cases ## Explore identity recovery scenarios See how Commvault supports granular object-level recovery, mass rollback, and fully automated forest recovery to restore Active Directory to a trusted state. [Explore identity resilience](/use-cases/identity-governance-and-resilience) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Identity-Recovery-hero-650x650-1.png) --- Our Reach ## Supporting more than 100,000 organizations Customer perspectives on recovery from data-security-sensitive, always-on environments. - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__adidas.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__sony.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/astra-zeneca-case-study.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__merck.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__randstad.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/logo__panasonic.png) --- > “Commvault’s innovation with Active Directory forest recovery will provide us with the confidence and peace of mind that not only can we recover our Active Directory data, but we will be able to do so quickly and accurately.” > > Jeff Day > > Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Nevada Department of Transportation > “Active Directory serves as the core of our business operations and if compromised, key business functions could be impacted, Commvault's innovation with Identity Resilience will allow us to detect and roll back malicious identity changes as they happen so that we can maintain reliable authentication and access control while strengthening our overall cyber resilience.” > > Erich Beter > > Senior Director, Information Security, Jazwares​ > “With Commvault, we can build a defense mechanism to prevent cyberattacks and enable rapid recovery. With just a few clicks, we can restore a virtual machine or backups after an attack, which is vital in our line of work as a pharmaceutical company with very sensitive data.” > > Paul Vries > > IT Team Lead, Bilthoven Biologicals --- ## Frequently Asked Questions What is Backup & Recovery for Active Directory? Backup & Recovery for Active Directory helps protect AD data and configurations so teams can restore users, groups, policies, or entire forests to a clean, trusted state after cyberattacks, corruption, or operational mistakes. Recovery options range from single-attribute rollback to automated forest recovery. Why protect Active Directory? Active Directory is the identity foundation for authentication and authorization across business services. When it is compromised or unavailable, users and applications can be locked out, so recovery of AD becomes a prerequisite for broader business recovery. How is Commvault different from native tools? Commvault combines granular object recovery, interactive comparison reporting, and automated forest recovery with a SaaS-delivered control plane, helping teams recover faster and with less manual effort than scripts or point tools alone. Does Commvault also protect Entra ID? Yes. Commvault protects Active Directory alongside Microsoft Entra ID from the same platform, so organizations can recover users, groups, roles, and other identity objects across hybrid environments. --- See it live ## Book a demo Explore guided Active Directory recovery with a Commvault specialist. [Book a demo](/request-demo) [Chat with us](?q_showExperience=experience-1754504796335) - Hands-on tour - 30 minute consultation - Get faster and cleaner data recovery at scale ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/final-cta-women-talking.png)