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RTO / RPO Calculator

Translate your tolerance into RTO/RPO targets and a recovery strategy. ResiPlan derives these from your BIA, fully traceable.

RTO / RPO calculator

RTO 4-24h

Pilot Light

RPO hours

Frequent backups

Why RTO/RPO matter

Downtime has a price

Every hour of outage costs revenue, SLA penalties and trust.

Regulators expect objectives

DORA, NIS2 and ISO 22301 require recovery objectives for critical services, derived from a real BIA.

Guesswork over- or under-spends

Too tight and you over-invest; too loose and you're exposed. The right target comes from the BIA, not a hunch.

How it works

1

Calculate

Turn your tolerance into RTO/RPO targets and a recovery strategy with the tool above.

2

Anchor in the BIA

In ResiPlan, those objectives derive from your Business Impact Analysis, process by process.

3

Test the failover

Rehearse recovery with exercises and stress tests; results feed maturity and audit evidence.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between RTO and RPO?

RTO is how fast you must recover; RPO is how much data loss you can accept. Both are set per critical process.

How do I choose a recovery strategy?

It follows your RTO: tighter objectives justify Warm Standby or Multi-region; looser ones allow Backup or Pilot Light. The calculator suggests a fit.

RTO / RPO Calculator + recovery strategy (free) | ResiPlan