Precisely Assure MIMIX vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

Precisely and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Precisely is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.0, while VMware is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2. Precisely holds a 1.5% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 9.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Precisely users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.

Precisely Assure MIMIX

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Precisely Assure MIMIX and VMware Live Recovery compete in the disaster recovery and business continuity category. VMware Live Recovery often has an advantage due to its advanced features and integration capabilities.

Features: Precisely Assure MIMIX provides automated monitoring and management of IBM i environments, ensuring minimal downtime and focusing on IBM-centric strengths. VMware Live Recovery offers robust integration with VMware environments, quick failover capabilities, and seamless virtualization support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery is known for intuitive deployment in virtual infrastructures, enabling efficient recovery with minimal oversight, and provides responsive customer service. Precisely Assure MIMIX offers straightforward setup in IBM i systems but may require specialized knowledge and provides targeted support along with comprehensive documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Precisely Assure MIMIX features a competitive initial setup cost appealing to IBM i focused businesses, ensuring solid ROI by minimizing downtime. VMware Live Recovery's higher initial cost is justified by its extensive features and reduced recovery times, offering a strong ROI for businesses invested in VMware environments.

To learn more, read our detailed Precisely Assure MIMIX vs. VMware Live Recovery Report (Updated: March 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Precisely Assure MIMIX

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

15th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

VMware Live Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Precisely Assure MIMIX is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 9.0%, down from 11.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ganesh Subbian

System Admin at a media company with 10,001+ employees

A decently stable tool that ensures a high return on investment for its users

Precisely Assure MIMIX has improved our organization's disaster recovery efforts since my company has multiple LPARs. Precisely Assure MIMIX has around 45 LPARs for the database recovery, and I have one site-to-site replication for one of the servers in our environment, which is really good. The failover process of Precisely Assure MIMIX has enhanced our company's business continuity planning, considering that we have been testing the failover test area once a year and found out that the area revolving around recovery is good. When I was having a discussion on one of the online forums meant for Precisely Assure MIMIX around five years ago, which was even before the LAKEVIEW stuff was introduced by Precisely. Through the online forum, the team of Precisely Assure MIMIX helped my company deal with the area related to ServiceNow integration. I have never faced a scenario where Precisely Assure MIMIX prevented data loss during an unexpected outage in our company. I would ask those who plan to use the product to evaluate their own environment before purchasing Precisely Assure MIMIX. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

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ErmiasGirma

System and Cloud Deployment Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

Ensures data availability and enables efficient migration between data centers

In our organization, we have deployed VMware Live Recovery for disaster recovery purposes. We have two data centers, and VMware Live Recovery is used for data replication between these centers. It is used to ensure data availability and for migration purposes when the primary data center is down…

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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 product's initial setup phase was straightforward and simple."

"Database replication is most valuable. It is multi-platform, so it can replicate from a variety of different database types to a variety of different database types."

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

"The community provides good knowledge, so I can get answers if I have special inquiries."

"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."

"VMware SRM replicates the VM from one site to another, and it helps us orchestrate the powering of VMs and DR when the DC goes down."

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

"The solution offers a rich set of features, well adapted in the market."

"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing."

"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."

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Cons

"The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"It does data manipulation language (DML) replication, but it does not do data definition language (DDL) replication. In my opinion, it is a disadvantage. It would be nicer if it was able to do both DML and DDL. I'm not 100% certain of this, but it seems Oracle Golden Gate does both DML and DDL. MIMIX only does DML, and it would be very nice if they included DDL replication. This is one feature that would be very helpful to have."

"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."

"The licenses need to be easier to quote."

"The two vCenters have to be synchronized, which sometimes gives us problems because Keberos does not tolerate more than five minutes in time difference."

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

"One thing which is lacking from the SRM is reporting."

"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."

"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the product is too high."

"The licensing provides the access to support. I do know that there's an annual charge for being able to call into their support line and get a technical team from Precisely to assist with any issues we may have. I don't think there are any additional costs other than what we incur internally in terms of the infrastructure that we need to run and operate the product."

"We pay a yearly licensing fee for VMware SRM, which is not very 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."

"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."

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

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

"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."

"The pricing is good."

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

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

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Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

20%

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Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Precisely Assure MIMIX?

The product's initial setup phase was straightforward and simple.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Precisely Assure MIMIX?

The cost of the product is too high.

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What needs improvement with Precisely Assure MIMIX?

The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required. The cost of the product should be reduced a little bit, especially compared to the products offered by the other ...

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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?

We use a three-year license, and the cost for VMware Live Recovery can be high. Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially a...

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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?

The licensing area needs improvement as the cost per virtual machine is high. If they offered discounts or minimized their prices, it would be more beneficial.

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Also Known As

MIMIX Availability, Syncsort MIMIX Availability, Syncsort Assure MIMIX

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

Overview

Assure MIMIX DR protects your business from lost data and extended downtime by maintaining a real-time replica of your production server on a recovery server located on-site, off-site, or in the cloud.

Precisely

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

Toyota Material Handling Australia, Westpac Pacific Banking, Symphony Health, Wimbledon, OCBC Bank

Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

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