Backup & Disaster Recovery ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Backup & Disaster Recovery. We recorded 150 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 150 ads from 48 advertisers. Most often shown: GetApp, Bocada and Miles IT.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Backup & Disaster Recovery conversations
top 25 of 48Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 150 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocada | 16 | 10.7% |
| 2 | GetApp | 16 | 10.7% |
| 3 | Box | 14 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Miles IT | 14 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Cutover | 13 | 8.7% |
| 6 | Contabo | 9 | 6.0% |
| 7 | Bitwarden | 5 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Ironclad | 5 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Aura Consolidated Group | 3 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Ceeva | 3 | 2.0% |
| 11 | CyberFortress | 3 | 2.0% |
| 12 | Zaden Technologies | 3 | 2.0% |
| 13 | Zoho | 3 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Compass365 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 15 | CSI | 2 | 1.3% |
| 16 | DataBank Holdings | 2 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Genius Monkey | 2 | 1.3% |
| 18 | ManageEngine | 2 | 1.3% |
| 19 | nOps | 2 | 1.3% |
| 20 | orangehardwares.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 21 | Redswitches | 2 | 1.3% |
| 22 | Ace Cloud Hosting | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Arctic Wolf | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Arovy | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Bitdefender | 1 | 0.7% |
23 more advertisers shared the other 23 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 148 | 98.7% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 2 | 1.3% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- GetAppText ad
Free Top Software List
Shown 13 times
- BoxText ad
Secure File Sharing: Plans & Pricing
Shown 8 times
- ContaboText ad
VPS 4 – 8 GB, from $5.28/mo
Shown 7 times
- Miles ITText ad
A Top-Rated MSP, Nationwide
Shown 7 times
- BocadaText ad
MSP Backup Reports Automated
Shown 6 times
- CutoverText ad
Choosing a DR Platform?
Shown 4 times
- Zaden TechnologiesText ad
AI Cloud Security
Shown 3 times
- CyberFortressText ad
Disaster Recovery as a Service for Veeam
Shown 3 times
- CeevaText ad
Ceeva | Pittsburgh's Trusted IT Service Provider
Shown 3 times
- Aura Consolidated GroupText ad
Breach Happened? Act Now
Shown 3 times
- Compass365Text ad
Top-Rated SharePoint Experts
Shown 2 times
- BitwardenText ad
Bitwarden
Shown 2 times
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “acronis cyber protect vs cove for an msp that wants backup and security in one agent”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Bocada.
Text ad: “MSP Backup Reports Automated”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 02:04 ET
In a conversation that began “druva pricing per user”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Miles IT.
Text ad: “A Top-Rated MSP, Nationwide”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:33 ET
In a conversation that began “best backup and disaster recovery for a 50 person company with two file servers and everything else in microsoft 365”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Compass365.
Text ad: “Top-Rated SharePoint Experts”
Best for question · Oct 4, 05:47 ET
In a conversation that began “our remote workforce saves everything locally and we lost a laptop with a month of work, what endpoint backup would you deploy for 150 users?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hemmersbach.
Text ad: “Remote IT support”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 23:12 ET
In a conversation that began “how to test backups regularly”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Trainual.
Text ad: “Stop repeat mistakes”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:13 ET
In a conversation that began “our backups were encrypted along with our servers during a ransomware attack, how do we prevent that next time”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Arctic Wolf.
Text ad: “Arctic Wolf Exposure Management”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:25 ET
In a conversation that began “azure site recovery vs zerto for disaster recovery of on-prem vmware to azure”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Cutover.
Text ad: “Choosing a DR Platform?”
Comparison question · Oct 3, 23:24 ET
In a conversation that began “best way for a small accounting firm to back up quickbooks and client files offsite automatically”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Zoho.
Text ad: “A reliable Workspace alternative”
Best for question · Oct 4, 02:51 ET
In a conversation that began “our microsoft 365 tenant has 400 users and we just learned microsoft doesn't really back it up, which m365 backup product should we choose?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Bitwarden.
Text ad: “A password manager built for teams”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 23:20 ET
In a conversation that began “is backblaze b2 good for business”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Contabo.
Text ad: “VPS 4 – 8 GB, from $5.28/mo”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:22 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does veeam data platform cost for 50 vms and offsite copies to wasabi”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Redswitches.
Text ad: “10-25 Gbps+ High Bandwidth Dedicated Servers”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:02 ET
In a conversation that began “what rpo and rto should we target”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from internationalsos.com.
Text ad: “Critical Event Management”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:19 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 30 | 20.0% |
| Fix or choose | 23 | 15.3% |
| Long scenario | 23 | 15.3% |
| Comparison | 22 | 14.7% |
| Price | 22 | 14.7% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.0% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.0% |
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How this data was captured
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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