Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

Dell Technologies and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Dell Technologies is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while VMware is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Dell Technologies holds a 4.8% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 11.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines and VMware Live Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs. VMware Live Recovery Report (Updated: July 2024).

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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

12th

Average Rating

8.0

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

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is 4.8%, up from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 11.9%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Featured Reviews

Ugur Ucanok

Deputy General Manager at Clonera

Jun 15, 2020

Has good stability but does not have multi-tenant capabilities

Overall the product is really good. Unfortunately, it just didn't quite fit our needs The solution does not have multi-tenant capabilities. It's one of the reasons that we ultimately decided to move away from the solution. The solution lacks cloud usability. If it did, it would be much better for…

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Siva Kuppala

Enterprise Architect at Wipro Limited

Apr 30, 2024

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

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

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

"Point-in-time recovery and ease of deployment are valuable."

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

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

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

"The workload can be moved directly if the disaster site is the main site."

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

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"The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform."

"Technical support is very proactive and helpful."

"VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."

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

"The stability of SRM has been excellent. It gets a nine-out-of-ten."

"The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours."

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

"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."

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Cons

"It would be good to have a critical application on the customer side."

"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."

"I would like to have the HTML 5 interface working because it is currently not functioning with the VMware environment."

"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."

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

"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 could improve by being more easier to use. However, once you have used it for a while it becomes easier. Additionally, there could be better support and compatibility with management by having a command-line interface. This would be beneficial for the customers."

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

More Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines cons

"This product is not appropriate for those moving to a broader cloud footprint."

"The configuration process could be improved."

"The technical support is not quick enough to respond when a user tries to contact them."

"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."

"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."

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

"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 primary site lacks adequate equipment, such as power backup and cooling, which can lead to downtime during issues like power outages or overheating."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

"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."

"VMware SRM is quite expensive."

"I would say VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is very expensive in comparison with other available virtualization solutions."

"The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."

"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."

"Mature products like VMware SRM often have higher costs."

"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."

"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."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."

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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

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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.

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

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

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What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?

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

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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?

Mature products like VMware SRM often have higher costs. Their capabilities are extensive, but the licensing model can be complex.

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

While there are no major drawbacks, some potential improvements could address complexities in implementing and maintaining SRM. The cost can be significant, and there's a resource overhead – meanin...

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Comparisons

Veeam Backup & Replication vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Compared 24% of the time

Zerto vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Compared 20% of the time

Azure Site Recovery vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Compared 5% of the time

Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Compared 4% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines

Compared 1% of the time

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Veeam Backup & Replication vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 26% of the time

Zerto vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 25% of the time

Azure Site Recovery vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 7% of the time

Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 7% of the time

Rubrik vs VMware Live Recovery

Compared 3% of the time

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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

Buyer's Guide

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