Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs. VMware Live Recovery

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Categories and Ranking

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtu...

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

13th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is 6.9%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 14.4%, down from 18.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Featured Reviews

ClaudioSalgado

IT Architect Consultant at RTFM

Offers replication flexibility across multiple environments, including local centers and secondary sites

It offers key features like any point-in-time recovery without needing scheduled snapshots. It allows for automated VM protection during processes like failover and testing, and it offers replication flexibility across multiple environments, including local centers and secondary sites. It also provides IP address management when network configurations differ across sites.

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Siva Kuppala

Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited

Offers simplified management and automated recovery process, which reduces the need for manual intervention during a disaster

Automated recovery is one good feature, SRM also offers simplified management. It has a centralized interface for configuring, testing, and executing disaster recovery plans across multiple sites. This means management from a single point, even for many sites. Recovery plans can be different for customers. So, another important feature is the policy-based protection within SRM. Recovery plans can be customized based on business requirements, including Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). These objectives might differ between industries – healthcare might need a more aggressive RPO, for instance. Additionally, SRM offers failback capabilities and reporting features for compliance.

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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 speed and the footprint the solution uses regarding storage are great."

"The product's initial setup phase was quite easy to install."

"The solution is quite stable. We haven't experienced any kind of bug or glitch. We haven't experienced crashes."

"The most valuable feature is that it is journal-based and you don't have to replicate a lot of data."

"Continuous replication with lower RTO and RPO is the most innovative feature. Its tight integration with VMware for VMware VMs is also valuable."

"RecoverPoint replicates workloads fast."

"It is a point-in-time restore, which is quite handy."

"The most valuable features are the data center recovery administration and the time of recovery."

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"We feel the ability to move virtual machines while they are still running to be the most valuable feature."

"If you want to do failover, it works without any problem."

"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."

"It is easy to implement for my clients."

"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."

"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."

"VMware Live Recovery is a very useful tool for live recovery."

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Cons

"In the next release of this software, I would like to see options that help to decrease the bandwidth required, such as compressing the data."

"The solution is not easy to use. It's actually quite hard. If it could be simplified it might be better for the end user."

"It should have features for recovering a group of virtual machines and full-scale security. For recovering all the VMs at once, they don't have a GUI option, and we have to use the command line."

"Maybe integration with Kubernetes for OpenShift would be helpful."

"The configuration process seems a bit challenging, and the installation takes a bit longer than expected."

"It can have better integration. It would be good if, in addition to VMware VM, it can also support other hypervisors. I also want to see support for Oracle databases. As of now, it supports only SQL and Exchange. It would be good to also support other databases."

"The solution's technical team has enough skills, but the process can get complicated with the time you get connected with the L3 support."

"The solution currently supports only VMware."

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"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."

"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."

"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles."

"In general, the drawbacks of VMware SRM, where improvements can be made, stem from the fact that it is an expensive and complex product."

"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."

"The solution could improve by removing some of the limitations we have been facing. There could be better integrated."

"The automation should be simplified or improved."

"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license required for this solution and the pricing depends on how many virtual machines you have."

"It was a part of a backup solution. So, it was free for us."

"The tool is expensive. If one means cheaply priced and ten means expensive, I rate the tool's price as a seven."

"Pricing-wise, it is pretty much fair for any customer who only has a VMware environment. Licensing is based on the number of VMs that you want to protect at any given point in time. Licensing is not based on size."

"This is an expensive product."

"This is not a very cheap solution and compared to others, it is expensive."

"VMware SRM is an expensive solution, and users need to pay extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"VMware SRM is expensive when compared to Veeam and makes Veeam look cheaper. For support, some additional payments need to be made over the licensing costs of the solution."

"VMware SRM is quite expensive."

"The licensing costs for the product are perpetual in nature. A person needs to buy the license only once there is a need to buy support on a yearly basis. The licensing cost for VMware SRM is expensive."

"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"

"Compare to hardware-based replication, I think software based replication is best and cheap."

"It is an expensive platform. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."

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Comparison Review

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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?

One of the standout features of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is its real-time data protection capability.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?

The cost of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines has increased recently with less licensing flexibility. It's now part of a larger bundle rather than a standalone product.

What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?

The solution currently supports only VMware. There is increasing demand for compatibility with other hypervisors, such as Hyper V and KVM Proxmox. Additionally, licensing has become less flexible a...

What do you like most about VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

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

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

The solution is pretty expensive after the changes, and it depends on the size of the customer if it's worth it. Larger enterprise customers can automate several features, making it cost-effective.

What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

The licenses need to be easier to quote. At the moment, it is complicated with all the changes. The pricing structure is pretty expensive, especially after the recent changes, and it's important fo...

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Overview

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines enables quick recovery of VMware virtual machines and allows you to efficiently test, manage and orchestrate operational backup and disaster recovery operations.

With tight integration with VMware, RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is storage and application agnostic, with built-in automation accessible via VMware vSphere web client plug-in.

When cloud becomes a vital part of your disaster recovery strategy, RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is also web-enabled, providing efficient replication to AWS and VMware Cloud on AWS.

RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite.

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.

Sample Customers

Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative, PCS Publishing, Noble Foods

Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs. VMware Live Recovery