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AWS Application Migration Service vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (7th)
VMware Live Recovery
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

AWS Application Migration Service and VMware Live Recovery aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AWS Application Migration Service is designed for Cloud Migration and holds a mindshare of 4.1%, down 4.4% compared to last year.
VMware Live Recovery, on the other hand, focuses on Disaster Recovery (DR) Software, holds 7.0% mindshare, down 7.1% since last year.
Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Application Migration Service4.1%
IBM Turbonomic6.5%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP6.1%
Other83.3%
Cloud Migration
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery7.0%
Veeam Data Platform10.0%
Commvault Cloud6.4%
Other76.6%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Terence Dube - PeerSpot reviewer
AWS Cloud Engineer at Standard Telephones and Cables
Automation has simplified migrations and now needs to address complex legacy compatibility
The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use. That's the main thing. It's ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems. The automation capabilities of AWS actually eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration. These days, I just run the agent, and then the agent does the job. All I have to do is actually look at the current migration status on the AWS dashboard. When it's done, I then do a quick switch over to the cloud. The key thing I really love is the simple moving of files from on-prem to the cloud.
SuhailAkhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten."
"The installation process and configuration processes are very straightforward, and in terms of maintenance, it's pretty easy as one person can handle it."
"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."
"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."
"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."
"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."
"What I like the most about SRM is the delta sync."
"The company was able to provide customers with the required RPO that was not possible with traditional backup solutions."
"Fast recovery time Ease of use"
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations, with a user-friendly interface that has two main buttons for real disaster recovery and simulation, and a storage replication adapter that allows SRM to work with storage arrays from any vendor."
"Our systems fail over using SRM. So, we do a big bang DR, which is biannual, and we fail over our fairly massive Epic electronic health record (EHR) and our core applications. It takes us about 30 minutes to fail over using SRM, which is pretty good. In most hospitals that have Epic installed, Epic does the audit to make sure that we can fail over if something were to happen. Normally, sites will have a DR solution specific to the EHR, but right now, our pain point is the third-party tier-one clinical applications."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."
"With VMware vSphere Replication and SRM combined, we were able to cut down outage windows to a maximum of one hour."
"The replication is the solution's most valuable feature. If we have some issues on the VM in the main site we can migrate it to another site automatically."
 

Cons

"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."
"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."
"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."
"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."
"However, I give it a six mainly due to the compatibility issues with legacy systems, which is an individual problem I am currently facing."
"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."
"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."
"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."
"The product's stability could be better."
"The improvements should be as per customer requirements."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"The two vCenters have to be synchronized, which sometimes gives us problems because Keberos does not tolerate more than five minutes in time difference."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"I would like to see this solution be more scalable."
"I personally will not continue using the VMware SRM solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."
"Live Migration's price is good."
"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
"The price could be lower, in general. My clients pay for an annual license."
"The price of VMware SRM depends on how many VMs the customer has to move. There is a difference between the standard and enterprise license. I'm presenting the standard license to my customers because the total of VMs is not more than 50. The customer needs only the standard license and the cost is very effective for him."
"The pricing is good."
"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."
"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."
"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."
"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?
I've never really looked at AWS Application Migration Service in a way of improving. There's always room for improvement, but I think we can improve the automation. It's already automated, but some...
What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?
I use AWS Application Migration Service to install application servers.
What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?
The main challenge I faced during migration was actually doing the migration itself. At first, I had to find a way to move or replicate the information to the cloud, which was way too manual. I thi...
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 ...
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
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 escala...
What is your primary use case for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
We are the partner as well as the integrator, and we mostly work in the integration industry. Integration is our core business, but we also do partnership activities. Most of our projects are based...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
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