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Datto Cloud Continuity vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

datto and Broadcom are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. datto is ranked #17 with an average rating of 9.0, while Broadcom is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.2. datto holds a 1.3% mindshare in DRS, compared to Broadcom’s 7.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of datto users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
Datto Cloud Continuity
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90% willing to recommend
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Datto Cloud Continuity and VMware Live Recovery are competing in the cloud continuity and live data recovery markets. Datto holds an edge in pricing and support, while VMware is preferred for its comprehensive features, suggesting that its higher costs are justified for some buyers.

Features: Datto Cloud Continuity offers robust data protection, automated backup capabilities, and strong scalability. VMware Live Recovery is known for real-time recovery, minimal downtime, and a user-friendly interface.

Room for Improvement: Datto could enhance data restoration speed and simplify its platform further. Opportunities exist to improve recovery time and address higher complexity during deployments. VMware might benefit from cost reductions, streamlined setup processes, and enhanced user interface customizability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Datto Cloud Continuity is praised for its straightforward deployment and reliable customer service. VMware Live Recovery offers extensive support resources, though its deployment can be complex, requiring a detailed setup.

Pricing and ROI: Datto Cloud Continuity is notable for its competitive pricing and substantial return on investment, catering to budget-conscious buyers. VMware Live Recovery, despite its higher initial costs, promises significant ROI due to its advanced recovery capabilities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Datto Cloud Continuity
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (20th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Datto Cloud Continuity is 1.3%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 7.1%, down from 11.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Live Recovery7.1%
Datto Cloud Continuity1.3%
Other91.6%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

JasonGrant - PeerSpot reviewer
The vendor offers a complete turnkey solution for managed service providers
Datto's only shortcoming is RMM. They have a portal-based connection service like ConnectWise, but it does backups and keeps things running. Datto purchased Backupify and Kaseya bought Datto. If they upped the ante in their RMM, I could see them dominating the MSP space. At the end of the day, MSPs are responsible for networks, software, devices, and backup. Datto covers all these functions so they could offer a turnkey MSP solution. There are so many IT companies out there because there are so many ways to become a managed service provider. Datto does it all—RMM, security, network hardware, backup—so you could white-label it, come up with some weird logo on Canva, and open a LinkedIn account, then you're a managed service provider overnight.
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Yosevan Sinaga Sinaga - PeerSpot reviewer
The capability and the functionality of the features are very helpful for us
We use VMware Live Recovery for creating new hosts and new servers. We synchronize all of our software from our data center to our co-location in real time, so when a disaster happens, we switch to the co-location The functionality of the features is helpful for us. We find the resource…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The recovery time objective and recovery point objective were most valuable. It was easy to use, and it was easy to recover a file. I was the head of sales and a product evaluator for an MSSP, so I never had to deal with recovery from ransomware. However, I was confident that if ransomware had occurred, I would only lose a maximum of 59 minutes of data. The files were encrypted."
"The solution's reliability is one of its most valuable features...It is a very stable solution."
"The solution has the capability to scale well."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The platform provides a faster backup process."
"Datto has strong competition, but they succeeded in linking their service to the device. It's easy for managed service providers to sell and upsell products using their portal and the remote monitoring and maintenance."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the integration part, along with the subsequent hardware."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing."
"VMware SRM replicates the VM from one site to another, and it helps us orchestrate the powering of VMs and DR when the DC goes down."
"The solution offers a rich set of features, well adapted in the market."
"We feel the ability to move virtual machines while they are still running to be the most valuable feature."
"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."
"VMware SRM is a very nice tool for disaster recovery for virtual environments."
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Cons

"The product's scalability features could be even better."
"I don't have any feedback to provide in terms of features that may be lacking."
"Datto's only shortcoming is RMM. They have a portal-based connection service like ConnectWise, but it does backups and keeps things running. Datto purchased Backupify and Kaseya bought Datto. If they upped the ante in their RMM, I could see them dominating the MSP space. At the end of the day, MSPs are responsible for networks, software, devices, and backup. Datto covers all these functions so they could offer a turnkey MSP solution."
"The fact that Datto Cloud Continuity is not cheap is one of the aspects that I don't like about the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"They are now providing the device instead of selling it, while wanting their users to sign a three-year contract, and this is something which my clients don't like...I dislike the fact that signing a three-year contract is required."
"At the time I was using it, I would've focused more on signatures of malicious software in the cloud. I love Datto, and I know they're on the right path, but I probably would've focused more on the operating system update management. When you go from the desk to the cloud or from the server room to the cloud, everything changes. Everything is different. You're not in control of your servers anymore. It is from the Active Directory management perspective and not from the perspective of zero-day attacks or other similar things. At the time, more focus on zero-day attacks and business email compromise (BEC) would've been a better protection factor than just educating about how many of these attacks have occurred."
"Technical support can take some time to respond."
"The biggest issue for us is that this product does not have any demo for customers."
"The product's stability could be better."
"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."
"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"It would be ideal if they added advanced analytics or AI to the solution."
"The solution currently has a five-minute RPO, meaning if the VM goes down we can lose up to five minutes of data which is a big deal when it relates to database replication."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"As the company grew from business continuity—or what used to be called business BCDR—they brought on services. Certain services, such as SaaS protection, were a value-add, but you would expect to pay for them. They are not going to be free. It is just the life that you live when you're evaluating software vendors, partners, etc. There is going to be some form of a base offering, and then there are going to be different tiers that you need to get up to a better level."
"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"The software is expensive. There is a one-time cost involved in purchasing the license."
"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."
"The licensing costs are increasing."
"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."
"VMware SRM is quite expensive."
"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
"The pricing is good."
"It is reasonably priced, and its cost hasn't been a significant factor in our implementation."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Construction Company
5%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise39
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Datto Cloud Continuity?
The product's initial setup phase is easy.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto Cloud Continuity?
I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price.
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What needs improvement with Datto Cloud Continuity?
The fact that Datto Cloud Continuity is not cheap is one of the aspects that I don't like about the product, making it an area where improvements are required.
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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 use a three-year license, and the cost for VMware Live Recovery can be high. Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially a...
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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
There is no ability to control the database itself, and it needs to be configured as active-active. Additionally, the price is not suitable for startup companies, which necessitates looking for alt...
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Also Known As

Datto Cloud Continuity for PCs
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

Overview

Datto Cloud Continuity for PCs is much more than just cloud backup. MSPs can protect clients’ Windows-based computers from downtime and data loss and more importantly, rapidly recover data if disaster strikes.

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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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