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AWS Application Migration Service vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

 

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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:
 

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 (6th)
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 4.5%, up 3.6% compared to last year.
VMware Live Recovery, on the other hand, focuses on Disaster Recovery (DR) Software, holds 7.0% mindshare, down 8.5% since last year.
Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Application Migration Service4.5%
IBM Turbonomic6.7%
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP6.2%
Other82.6%
Cloud Migration
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery7.0%
Veeam Data Platform10.9%
Commvault Cloud7.2%
Other74.9%
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

"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"CloudEndure is a product that I recommend to my customers because it's very easy to implement, configure, and use."
"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 most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."
"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."
"The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems, while the automation capabilities eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration."
"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"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."
"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."
"Every feature is quite good, and we haven't faced any issues or complaints."
"Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the automation, where you press a button and everything fails over seamlessly."
"It made the DR process a lot faster and easier for recovery after we were familiar with the product operation."
"We have had some customers that were hit with some random wear and we were able to restore the files from SRM with minimal downtime."
 

Cons

"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."
"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."
"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."
"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."
"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."
"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."
"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."
"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."
"Deployment is fairly straight forward but it still requires a good amount of VMware experience on the architecture side to properly deploy and scale."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring."
"It is impossible to acquire Datrium data nodes, unfortunately."
"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"It would be ideal if they added advanced analytics or AI to the solution."
"The automation should be simplified or improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Live Migration's price is good."
"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."
"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for VMware SRM, which is not very expensive."
"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"
"I would say VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is very expensive in comparison with other available virtualization solutions."
"VMware SRM is an expensive solution, and users need to pay extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"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 licensing costs are increasing."
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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
Marketing Services Firm
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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?
The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps. Furthermore, I noticed that performance can vary with the source and t...
What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?
For the moment, I am using AWS Application Migration Service for database migration. The first use case involves moving from on-premise to EC2 hosts. Additionally, I have worked with multi-region r...
What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?
The service is not complicated; I find it easy to use. For those considering AWS Application Migration Service, the advice depends on their specific needs. If it involves database migration, especi...
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
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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