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VMware Live Recovery vs Veritas System Recovery comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 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

Veritas System Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Veritas System Recovery is 1.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 6.8%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery6.8%
Veritas System Recovery1.8%
Other91.4%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

SP
IT Manager at Canara Robeco
An easy to maintains solution useful to manage daily backup and the restoration of backup files
I don't see any scope for improvement in the product since it is a well-established solution. My company has not faced any production-related issues with Veritas System Recovery, as it has stayed quite stable in our environment. The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The documentation and reporting areas also need to be improved.
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

"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."
"It has a user-friendly interface and configures and integrates nicely with other products."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"You can back up the whole image."
"Offers good recovery quickly."
"The installation was straightforward."
"The best thing about this product is that it's a unified solution and doesn't require the installation of any other solution, whether it's in a virtual environment, or on-prem."
"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."
"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."
"The solution offers a rich set of features, well adapted in the market."
"VMware Live Recovery is a very useful tool for live recovery."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"Initial set-up was straightforward."
"The technical support provided by VMware is one of the best I have used."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"All of its components are very competitive compared to other solutions."
 

Cons

"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."
"Lacks the ability to protect the database snapshot."
"The reliability is sometimes lacking."
"For most organizations these days, their main concern is to protect their database and I think Veritas could make some improvements in that regard."
"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."
"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."
"The pricing could be cheaper."
"Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. It’s just luck of the draw."
"The solution could improve by removing some of the limitations we have been facing. There could be better integrated."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"The configuration process could be improved."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"DR drill report is good but needs to be improved, and the replication monitoring feature is not available."
"Deployment is fairly straight forward but it still requires a good amount of VMware experience on the architecture side to properly deploy and scale."
"The price, in general, could be lower."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There is no need to pay any additional fees apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."
"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."
"The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
"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."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."
"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."
"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 cost of SRM is on par with market rates."
"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"
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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
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

Questions from the Community

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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 ...
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

Veritas System Recovery 18, System Recovery 18, System Recovery
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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Sample Customers

Mother's Nutritional Center, Occidental Technical Group
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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