Druva Phoenix vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

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Druva and Broadcom are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Druva is ranked #17 with an average rating of 9.0, while Broadcom is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.3. Druva holds a 1.8% mindshare in DRS, compared to Broadcom’s 6.7% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Druva users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

Druva Phoenix and VMware Live Recovery are products in the data protection and recovery industry. Druva Phoenix is noted for its pricing and support, while VMware Live Recovery offers superior features for those prioritizing functionality.

Features: Druva Phoenix provides cloud-centric data recovery solutions with advanced data deduplication, automated backup, and AWS-based disaster recovery. VMware Live Recovery excels in real-time recovery, minimizes downtime, and offers rapid restoration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Druva Phoenix could enhance its ransomware protection for platforms like Hyper-V and Nutanix and improve its AI analytics features to provide more utility. VMware Live Recovery could reduce its complexity in setup, lower initial costs, and improve resource utilization efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Druva Phoenix is straightforward to deploy with its cloud-native design and offers accessible and responsive customer support. VMware Live Recovery offers flexible deployment within virtualized environments, which may require more configuration, but benefits from robust customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Druva Phoenix offers a cost-effective pricing model with lower setup costs, appealing to budget-conscious users seeking quick ROI. VMware Live Recovery might involve higher upfront costs but promises greater returns through advanced features and improved operational efficiency.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Druva Phoenix

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

9th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

17th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (24th), SaaS Backup (14th)

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

2nd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Druva Phoenix is 1.8%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 6.7%, down from 6.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery	6.7%
Druva Phoenix	1.8%
Other	91.5%

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Featured Reviews

ZubeenAhmad

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.

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SuhailAkhtar

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.

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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

"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."

"I would definitively say that we have been able to make our people more productive by at least 30%."

"It's patch-based, so you don't have to bother about the backup server or the repository."

"The initial setup was very straightforward."

"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."

"Druva Phoenix is easy to use and easy to start with."

"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."

"I found the cost-effectiveness of Druva Phoenix to be its most valuable feature, especially when compared to on-premises backup solutions."

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"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."

"VMware SRM is very reliable and stable."

"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."

"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."

"For most customers about 2 years."

"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."

"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."

"The primary valuable feature is the ability to have automated DR; they have vMotion, which ensures that any changes on the main production site reflect on the application layer on the DR site, which is a very important tool."

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Cons

"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."

"They were very much responsive a few years back, but in the last one or two years, I believe the responsiveness has gone down."

"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."

"The price is always one of those things that you always look to just improve if you're a not-for-profit organization."

"Druva Phoenix is optimized to work with x86 platforms, making it unsuitable for backing up non-x86 architectures like AIX. The solution is primarily designed for physical Linux and Windows systems based on the x86 architecture, as well as virtualized Windows and Linux environments. However, if you have an AIX system, it cannot be deployed in the cloud, and therefore, backing it up in the cloud is not a concern."

"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."

"Druva Phoenix should include a few reporting features that it doesn't provide currently."

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"It has a lot of dependencies on VMware infrastructure, and testing can be complex. Testing often requires extensive approval at the organizational level."

"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."

"The licenses need to be easier to quote."

"In my view, if VMware comes up with an appliance-based solution like vCenter Server (which was also Windows-based), it will be much easier for deployment. I"

"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."

"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."

"I would say VMware has room for improvement with this product."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"It's very costly. Normal people wouldn't understand how their credits are calculated. It's pretty complex."

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

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

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

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

"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."

"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."

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

"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	41

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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

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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...

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Also Known As

CloudRanger

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

Overview

Druva Phoenix offers an easy-to-use, secure, and cost-effective cloud backup solution with simplified management and efficient data protection capabilities.

Druva Phoenix is designed for environments needing straightforward setup and automated off-site backups without on-premises requirements. It provides global deduplication, optimizing storage and costs while offering robust ransomware protection through air-gapped environments. Users value its easy integration with cloud providers like AWS, flexible retention options, and strong disaster recovery capabilities. However, it requires enhancements in reporting, support for diverse OS platforms, and more flexibility in backup locations. Concerns include its deployment in hybrid models and pricing for not-for-profits. Technical support responsiveness also needs improvement.

What are Druva Phoenix's key features?

Ease of Use: Quick setup with automated backups off-site.
Global Deduplication: Charges only for reduced data, optimizing costs.
Ransomware Protection: Air-gapped environments enhance security.
Cloud Integration: Seamless backup with AWS and cloud platforms.
Disaster Recovery: Strong capabilities within AWS infrastructure.

What benefits do users experience with Druva Phoenix?

Cost-Effectiveness: Reduced data charges decrease expenses.
Security: Enhanced ransomware protection and data security.
Efficiency: Simplified management without on-premises hardware.
Scalability: Facilitates data protection via cloud backup solutions.

Druva Phoenix is widely used for backing up virtual environments, physical servers, and SQL workloads. It supports Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix, and Azure backups, particularly aiding clients in the pharmaceutical industry. By modernizing data backup, it eliminates hardware, secures data off-site, and integrates smoothly with AWS, addressing needs for local and AWS cloud backup. Despite some challenges in deployment from physical environments to cloud infrastructure, its use is prevalent among enterprises prioritizing data protection and management efficiency.

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VMware Live Recovery offers seamless disaster recovery with automation, ease of use, and integration with VMware environments. It supports a wide array of storage vendors, ensuring business continuity with effective replication and recovery of VMs.

VMware Live Recovery is recognized for its automation in disaster recovery, valuable integration with extensive VMware environments, and its ability to support a multitude of storage vendors. The platform provides features like re-protect, automated recovery, and non-disruptive testing with a user-friendly interface simplifying management tasks. Users benefit from policy-based protection and centralized management, boosting operational efficiency. The ability to replicate and recover virtual machines with minimal intervention facilitates business continuity across different sites. However, there's room for improvement in database integration, virtual appliance offerings for SRM, and a less complex licensing model. Enhancements in stability, technical support, clearer setup documentation, and broader integration with third-party tools are equally important.

What are VMware Live Recovery's standout features?

Re-Protect: Enables efficient site recovery with seamless workflow reversal.
Automated Recovery: Simplifies disaster recovery with minimal manual steps.
Non-Disruptive Testing: Allows validation of recovery plans without service interruption.
Policy-based Protection: Facilitates streamlined management with automated protection policies.
Centralized Management: Supports unified control across extensive environments.

Which benefits and ROI should users focus on when evaluating VMware Live Recovery?

Business Continuity: Ensures operations remain unaffected during disruptions.
Reduced Recovery Time: Minimizes downtime with efficient failover processes.
Integration Versatility: Compatible with a wide range of storage vendors.
Operational Efficiency: Automation and management tools simplify complex tasks.

Organizations leverage VMware Live Recovery primarily for disaster recovery, enabling data replication and continuity across multiple locations. Essential in facilitating failover automation, it helps maintain critical services and execute disaster recovery drills effectively. It supports data center migrations, site replication, and testing recovery processes. Through protecting virtual machines and applications, it guarantees service reliability even during outages or planned maintenance, serving industries focused on data security and operational uptime.

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Sample Customers

TRC Companies, Family Health Network, GulfMark Offshore, Pall Corporation

Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

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