VMware Live Recovery vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

Veeam Software and Broadcom are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Veeam Software is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.7, while Broadcom is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3. Veeam Software holds a 14.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to Broadcom’s 7.2% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Veeam Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

VMware Live Recovery and Veeam Data Platform are prominent players in the disaster recovery and data protection market. VMware Live Recovery is heavily integrated into VMware environments, offering a robust solution for those within this ecosystem. In contrast, Veeam Data Platform excels with its simplicity and broader infrastructure support, making it attractive for diverse setups.

Features: VMware Live Recovery offers seamless integration with VMware environments, advanced disaster recovery planning, and automated DR workflows. Its instant VMware integration and compatibility with storage vendors enhance its functionality. Veeam Data Platform shines with efficient backup capabilities, a single-file restoration option, and comprehensive protection across physical and virtual environments. Its speed and ease of use contribute to its widespread appeal.

Room for Improvement: VMware Live Recovery could improve its database management, simplify its configuration, and enhance storage integration. The complexity in licensing models may hinder scalability. Veeam Data Platform may need to improve its flexibility in complex scenarios, simplify licensing for larger setups, and expand automation and third-party integrations. VMware might focus on environment agnosticism and speed, while Veeam could enhance physical server support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery typically requires on-premises deployment and experiences with customer service can vary, depending on the support staff's knowledge. Veeam Data Platform is noted for its ease of installation and robust customer support that leads to higher satisfaction rates, with deployment in varied environments like hybrid and public clouds.

Pricing and ROI: VMware Live Recovery is considered pricey, heavily influenced by the number of VMs and additional infrastructure, with costs rapidly accumulating beyond 75 VMs. Despite high costs, it delivers significant ROI over time. Veeam Data Platform offers competitive pricing, positioning itself as a cost-effective alternative. Its flexible licensing models and reduced operational expenses offer a satisfactory ROI for resource-conscious enterprises.

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VMware Live Recovery vs. Veeam Data Platform

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform reduces backup time, management efforts, and costs, offering quick ROI through efficiency and uptime improvements.

Sentiment score

5.5

VMware Live Recovery offers strong ROI, reducing DR costs up to 50% and improving financial performance with effective resource planning.

I have seen a return on investment as it saves time and money by preventing us from being in a disaster situation.

Ranimshikho Ranimshikho

DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform receives high praise for effective support, despite some communication challenges and occasional slow response outside business hours.

Sentiment score

4.1

VMware Live Recovery customer service is generally effective, but occasional delays and improvement suggestions exist, especially with third-party issues.

Most cases are handled perfectly.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The escalation from first, second to third tier is sometimes very long-lasting, but the resolve rate is quite high.

Michael Schwarzer

Managing Director at INT/box GmbH

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They are knowledgeable.

Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga

IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI

Our team has dedicated personnel for support who engage with the supporting teams.

SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

The technical support from VMware is very good and operates based on a service level.

ErmiasGirma

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

Veeam Data Platform is scalable, adaptable, and suitable for diverse environments, with some cost concerns on additional licenses.

Sentiment score

5.4

VMware Live Recovery is scalable, supports various environments, though licensing and upgrades may challenge some users.

It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the scalability part of Veeam Data Platform 10 out of 10 because we have the ability to scale out the product at any time with scale-out backup repositories and can add licenses as needed.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Veeam Data Platform is praised for high stability, reliability, quick issue resolution, and continuous improvement through updates.

Sentiment score

8.5

VMware Live Recovery is generally stable and reliable, though some users face issues during upgrades or high-capacity use.

There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can say the stability of Veeam Data Platform is almost 8 to 9, as the cluster functionality was not there in earlier platforms such as version 12, but is provided in version 13.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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For our test labs, dev labs, and production, it is very stable.

SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

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Room For Improvement

Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, speed, support, flexibility, and affordability to meet user demands for large environments.

VMware Live Recovery needs better storage integration, automation, support, interface, documentation, pricing, cloud compatibility, and enhanced AI capabilities.

The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

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It's important for the cost to be justified based on the features used in production.

Sven Nimmich

Solution Architect at Lenovo

I would like to see improved integration services with other solutions, such as SIEM management or security monitoring.

Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga

IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI

They follow their SOP, but they initially engage very low-level personnel who are not able to answer or resolve the issue, so they escalate or take a very long time to resolve the issue.

SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

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Setup Cost

Veeam Data Platform offers reasonable pricing with predictable per-CPU socket licensing but can be costly for smaller businesses.

VMware Live Recovery costs depend on VM count and protection plan, with pricing complexity increasing after the Broadcom acquisition.

I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

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Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially after Broadcom joined VMware.

ErmiasGirma

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

For cloud-based solutions, the cost seems quite pricey, so we stick to on-premises deployment.

Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga

IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI

We mostly prefer to recommend this to customers due to ease of use, abundant features, and support.

SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

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Valuable Features

Veeam Data Platform offers ease of use, fast backups, reliable restores, seamless integration, and comprehensive insights for versatile backup strategies.

The solution provides automated disaster recovery, VMware integration, and seamless management for robust business continuity and operational efficiency.

The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The backup for specific disks feature has helped me by allowing us to take backups specifically for data we need, rather than for the whole server as a single disk, such as just backing up the root disk.

Ranimshikho Ranimshikho

DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees

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It is used for data replication between data centers and allows for quick response in times of failure, ensuring data availability.

ErmiasGirma

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

If I talk about vCenter and the auto failover of the VMs, such as live migration, that is a very cool feature that we require in our environment because we have different data centers, and if some of the servers fail, they automatically failover and move the VM from one side to another.

SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

The capability and the functionality of the features are very helpful for us.

Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga

IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI

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Categories and Ranking

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

431

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Cloud Monitoring Software (11th)

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 14.1%, down from 24.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 7.2%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform	14.1%
VMware Live Recovery	7.2%
Other	78.7%

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Featured Reviews

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection

Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

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SuhailAkhtar

Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd

Has enabled seamless VM management and automated failover while support response needs improvement

For support issues, they help with the issue, but it takes a very long time. The reason is that they engage a very initial resource and then escalate to another level, and during these level escalations, our time is wasted. They do not understand the severity of the issue. They go through step-by-step and then go to the upper level. This may be their SOP, but we require instant support and instant resolution of the problem, so here VMware Live Recovery is lacking. They follow their SOP, but they initially engage very low-level personnel who are not able to answer or resolve the issue, so they escalate or take a very long time to resolve the issue. The main issue is to improve the approach of resolving solutions. I may not be able to suggest new features because in these recent months, I have not been very close to it as we are exploring different solutions.

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it_user159711

Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…

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Answers from the Community

Abhishek Dungrakoti

Works at PrimaryIO

Jan 2, 2025

What are the differences between Zerto, VMware SRM and Veeam Backup & Replication?

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Msc Schober

Senior Enterprise Architect at Mondess IT-Architects & Consultancy GmbH

May 22, 2023

Hi Abhishek, That's a great question. In Europe/Austria most of the companies run Veeam - so do we. There a lot of advantages if you use Veeam as it's designed. Also, Zerto (more for Data migration) we use - but not for Backup. VM SRM is good for 1:n replication if you already use VMWare. There is a good comparison: https://community.veeam.com/vu... It's on the website from Veeam but still good. Cheers, Martin

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JonathanHarris

Storage Solutions Architect at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jan 2, 2025

Zerto = VM near-synchronous replication (RPO in seconds), Multi-site and Multi-Cloud, Migration-only licensing available, Options for Backup-like long-term retention of VM snapshots, Application-centric DR workflows, Super easy to set up and run DR workflows, RTOs usually = mins, Built-in real-time ransomware detection, Options for HPE integrated Cyber Recovery Vault SRM = Asynchronous VM replication, relies on Storage platform snapshots and replication, RPOs will vary depending on storage platform. RTOs usually = hours depending on the size and complexity of the environment, VMware to VMware only, Comprehensive DR workflows for recovery, complicated to setup and run. Veeam = Many options for VM and VM data protection. Options for VM replication or VM backup with backup replication for DR. Can support Multi-Site and Multi-Cloud, Extensive backup and archive options for long-term retention, Ransomware detection by scanning backups, RPO – hours or days depending on backup and replication scheduled. Simple setup, DR recovery workflows are more manual than Zerto or SRM unless you leverage a 33rd party automation solution, RTOs usually = hours or days depending on dataset sizes and environment complexity.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	218
Midsize Enterprise	99
Large Enterprise	139

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	40

Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

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How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...

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What do you like most about VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

We have been using VMware Live Recovery since 2015, and most of our effort relies on it. I personally feel that it is very easy to use, easy to manage, and provides many features compared to other ...

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Compared 32% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

Overview

Veeam Data Platform is a global leader in data resilience, offering protection and recovery solutions that keep businesses operational. It integrates secure backups with intelligent data insights, providing robust defense against cyber threats and ensuring data remains recoverable and adaptable.

Engineered to address modern cybersecurity challenges, Veeam Data Platform delivers reliable protection with orchestrated and verifiable recovery processes. Its platform extends beyond traditional backup, providing frictionless operations and ensuring that data is secure and always available. With features like built-in defenses, cleanroom recovery validation, and a streamlined software appliance, organizations maintain business continuity without disruption. As a trusted choice, Veeam empowers firms to effectively manage data across virtual and physical environments, fostering resilience in the face of adversity.

What are the key features of Veeam Data Platform?

Easy Installation: Simplifies deployment and management processes.
VM Integration: Offers seamless integration with virtual machine environments.
Instant Recovery: Provides fast backup and restore capabilities.
Granular Recovery: Enables detailed recovery options.
Robust Replication: Supports powerful data replication features.
Data Deduplication: Enhances backup efficiency.
WAN Acceleration: Optimizes data transfer speeds.
Application-Specific Backup: Tailors backup solutions to specific applications.

What benefits and ROI should users consider when reviewing Veeam?

Reliable Protection: Ensures data security and availability.
Scalability: Adapts easily to growing infrastructure needs.
Cloud Integration: Facilitates seamless cloud and on-premise interactions.
Centralized Management: Offers comprehensive data management solutions.
Minimal Downtime: Ensures continuous business operations.

In many industries, Veeam Data Platform is integral for robust data management strategies. It is widely used for backup, replication, and data protection across both virtual and physical environments. Organizations value its support for VMs, file-level recovery, and efficient disaster recovery scenarios. Additionally, the platform's capability to integrate with cloud and on-premise systems ensures efficient centralized backup management, meeting the diverse demands of large-scale infrastructures.

Veeam Software

VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.

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Sample Customers

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Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

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