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IBM Disaster Recovery Services vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

IBM and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category. IBM is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.5, while VMware is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 2.1% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 27.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.
IBM Disaster Recovery Services
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100% willing to recommend
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

IBM Disaster Recovery Services and VMware Live Recovery are tools in data protection and recovery. VMware Live Recovery is often viewed favorably for its advanced capabilities and features.

Features: IBM Disaster Recovery Services offers a comprehensive backup and recovery system, automated testing features, and cost-effectiveness. VMware Live Recovery provides real-time recovery solutions, seamless integration with virtualization environments, and enhanced data protection capabilities, setting it apart with its integration and instant recovery capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery benefits from an easy installation process and a responsive support team. IBM Disaster Recovery Services involves a more complex setup but offers dependable customer service to assist with problem-solving. These differences highlight deployment ease and support engagement.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Disaster Recovery Services is considered cost-effective with a fair initial setup cost and strong ROI, appealing to budget-conscious businesses. VMware Live Recovery requires a higher upfront investment, yet users find its features to be a valuable investment, delivering a positive ROI over time. The primary distinction is the higher initial cost versus the comprehensive value offered by VMware's advanced features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Disaster Recovery Services
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category, the mindshare of IBM Disaster Recovery Services is 2.1%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 27.3%, down from 29.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MertPolatay - PeerSpot reviewer
Ease of use, performance, availability, and scalability
The initial setup is very easy, user-friendly, and not complex. It mostly comes with all installed, an operating system, database, and security, all included in Power Systems. So users can easily install, configure, and use it. It's integrated with other systems. You can run different systems from IBM Power Systems, AIX Linux, or IBM I operating system. It's also integrated into Windows systems and other databases and servers.
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Siva Kuppala - PeerSpot reviewer
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 solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."
"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."
"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."
"VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."
"The initial setup is easy depending on the environment you are working with."
"Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing."
"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."
"Its capability to schedule, write and configure the recovery and scheduled steps, such that you don't have to come in and start manually trying to recover the entire machine. You just push a button to recover the VMware and everything is done."
"The UI is very user-friendly and testing is easy."
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Cons

"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."
"Stability could always be better."
"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."
"It has a lot of dependencies on VMware infrastructure, and testing can be complex. Testing often requires extensive approval at the organizational level."
"We've had configuration issues on occasion. We start to fail over, and then we have to call it off because the configuration is not right, or the data stores aren't configured correctly in the secondary data center. Oftentimes, it is just the experience level of the team, and we have to bring in the vendor to help and validate our configuration."
"There are many functionality problems with the product currently. It is also slow and unstable."
"Timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors."
"Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive."
"You need a lot of knowledge to work with the interface because it is not really easy to use, and it would be great if the dashboard were simplified."
"This product is not appropriate for those moving to a broader cloud footprint."
"The solution is on the expensive side."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."
"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."
"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
"The price could be lower, in general. My clients pay for an annual license."
"The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."
"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
"Mature products like VMware SRM often have higher costs."
"VMware sells in bundles of 50 VMs, so if we want to expand, we have to buy the whole bundle."
"VMware SRM is quite expensive."
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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
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Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
Disaster Recovery Services is stable.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
The pricing is perfect. It's not expensive because it's all-inclusive. The operating system, database, security, different file systems. So, overall, it's cheaper than Oracle or UNIX systems with O...
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What needs improvement with IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
Nothing, it’s almost perfect.
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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?
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.
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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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Also Known As

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VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

Overview

IBM Resiliency Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) can provide end-to-end integrated services using private, public and/or hybrid cloud. IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides continuous replication of critical applications, infrastructure, data and systems to the cloud so users can recover within minutes of an IT outage. Intelligent Orchestration offers a unified DR management approach that delivers real-time readiness validation.
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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

i-Virtualize, QD, Continuum Managed Services LLC, Royal Arctic Line, Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, Idwala Industrial Holdings Limited, A-Plant c.a.r.u.s. Information Technology GmbH Hannover, eASPNet Taiwan Inc., Mobile Mini Inc., TriDatum Solutions Inc., M7 Managed Services Ltd., Hospital de la Concepci‹n
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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