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Druva Phoenix vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

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

Druva Phoenix
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
8th
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (23rd), SaaS Backup (13th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
1st
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Druva Phoenix is 1.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 7.0%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery7.0%
Druva Phoenix1.7%
Other91.3%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

ZubeenAhmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Support Associate at Murdoch Webster
Cloud backup has reduced storage costs and now delivers fast, reliable data recovery
My overall experience in this field is seven years. The deployment model I have chosen for Druva Phoenix is mostly cloud-based backup. Government authorities and government customers majorly opt for on-premises deployment, but we have a very limited customer segment from that area. Druva Phoenix primarily operates on a private cloud, with some customers utilizing hybrid cloud solutions. If I assess the effectiveness of backup features in Druva Phoenix, particularly in minimizing operational disruptions, I would rate it as a very strong 9 or 9.5 on a scale of 10. I am not using Druva Data Security Cloud. My overall review rating for Druva Phoenix is 9.
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

"Once you set it up and you tell it exactly what needs to be backed up, you literally forget about it. It sends you emails and notifications of the current status of the jobs."
"It's patch-based, so you don't have to bother about the backup server or the repository."
"Druva Phoenix is easy to use and easy to start with."
"The best features of Druva Phoenix include comprehensive backup capabilities where you can back up your data with agent plus backup, deploy the proxy, and integrate your VMs to take your backup."
"We chose the best one that works for us which was Druva Phoenix."
"The most valuable features of Druva Phoenix are the simple portal to log in and flexibility."
"The solution is great for companies that need backup capabilities."
"One of the best features in Druva Phoenix for me personally is that it is an air-gapped environment, where you can keep cloud backup on a separate air-gapped environment and save from any kind of ransomware attack, and it is a ransomware safer environment because a customer gets a separate environment."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"The company was able to provide customers with the required RPO that was not possible with traditional backup solutions."
"The initial setup is easy depending on the environment you are working with."
"For most customers about 2 years."
"VMware SRM is very reliable and stable."
"If you create a proper primary recovery plan, you have good protection."
 

Cons

"The ransomware features are limited in Druva. There's a lot of improvement needed. It should extend to Nutanix and Hyper-V. It should extend to Azure as well."
"There is room for improvement in the reporting aspect of Druva Phoenix."
"Deploying it in a hybrid cloud model involves some minor complexities, though nothing represents a significant challenge."
"Druva Phoenix could be improved if they provided bare metal recovery for physical servers, which would be beneficial for server deployment."
"Although, sometimes there is a restriction with the number of OS platforms that this solution supports."
"The price is always one of those things that you always look to just improve if you're a not-for-profit organization."
"They were able to give us a very reasonable price considering we were non-for-profit organizations, however, there is always room for improvement on that cost."
"The product's pricing needs to be improved."
"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 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."
"The automation should be simplified or improved."
"Customer Service: 3/10, VMware support was not really proficient in the product, as most of the time we would give them the solution."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"I personally will not continue using the VMware SRM solution."
"Smaller sites or sites with mixed storage platforms rely on vSphere replication for DR purposes so additional scalability in this tool would benefit from this."
"The technical support is not quick enough to respond when a user tries to contact them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's very costly. Normal people wouldn't understand how their credits are calculated. It's pretty complex."
"Druva Phoenix's pricing is based on the service provided, and it's reasonable. The cost of the service will depend on the size of your data and the number of virtual machines being backed up. However, the pricing structure is straightforward and easy to understand."
"I assume clients use Druva Phoenix because it is cheaper than other products."
"We’ve had experience with the data center for a while and we have had solutions that were able to support older versions of the operating systems that we needed. I would like for Druva to support it as well."
"VMware SRM is quite expensive."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"The price of VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery should be lowered in order to compete better in the market."
"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."
"The licensing costs are increasing."
"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."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for VMware SRM, which is not very expensive."
"I rate the solution's pricing a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest and ten is the most expensive."
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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
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Druva Phoenix?
While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS to another AWS, I see complexity when a customer wants to move from a physical environment or a phys...
What is your primary use case for Druva Phoenix?
Druva Phoenix is for server backups on cloud, which is the deployment model chosen by my customers. While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS ...
What advice do you have for others considering Druva Phoenix?
Many customers use Druva Phoenix's continuous data protection feature, but not for Phoenix. Not for Phoenix because Phoenix is server backups, and you generally do not keep continuous backup for se...
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

CloudRanger
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TRC Companies, Family Health Network, GulfMark Offshore, Pall Corporation
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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