VMware Live Recovery vs Veritas System Recovery comparison

Veritas and Broadcom are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Veritas is ranked #28 with an average rating of 8.0, while Broadcom is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.1. Veritas holds a 1.7% mindshare in DRS, compared to Broadcom’s 7.0% mindshare. Additionally, 70% of Veritas users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

Veritas System Recovery

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Veritas System Recovery and VMware Live Recovery compete in data recovery solutions. VMware Live Recovery is perceived to have an upper hand due to its advanced features enhancing data availability.

Features: Veritas System Recovery provides robust data restoration, automated system backup, and flexible storage options. VMware Live Recovery offers real-time data recovery, minimized downtime, and advanced recovery options enhancing data availability.

Room for Improvement: Veritas System Recovery could improve its real-time features, deployment agility, and user interface. VMware Live Recovery could enhance cost-effectiveness, simplify configuration for non-technical users, and expand its integration with less common storage solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery is recognized for a streamlined deployment process and strong customer support. Veritas System Recovery, while user-friendly, follows a traditional deployment approach with satisfactory support.

Pricing and ROI: Veritas System Recovery is known for being cost-effective for basic features with a good ROI. VMware Live Recovery, though initially more expensive, offers a faster ROI due to its advanced capabilities and performance, delivering greater value for investment.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Veritas System Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

28th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Veritas System Recovery is 1.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 7.0%, down from 9.0% 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	7.0%
Veritas System Recovery	1.7%
Other	91.3%

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Sareesh V

Sr.System Administrator at Suwaidi

The solution can be used for DR testing and allows running an infinite number of full backups

When we consider the backup model of other products like Veeam, their incremental backup just adds to their first full backup. With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements. With my cloud version of Veritas System Recovery, I can have a full backup every month, which is not possible with any other vendors. Other vendors will claim that the original copy is strong enough, but the customers have to ensure that bugs won't cause any problems in the future. However, with Veritas System Recovery, you can run a full backup this month and again run a full backup on the first or thirtieth day of the next month.

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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

"Offers good recovery quickly."

"The installation was straightforward."

"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."

"You can back up the whole image."

"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."

"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."

"It has a user-friendly interface and configures and integrates nicely with other products."

"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."

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"This is the most stable solution that I have seen."

"The solution helps to improve business continuity processes. Its automatic failover and failback policies have been wonderful."

"Based on average of downtime cost on DR and how automation can help to bring the business on, SRM can reduce the cost nearly 50 percent; moreover you don’t need to have SAN storage on DR."

"VMware SRM is a very nice tool for disaster recovery for virtual environments."

"What I like the most about SRM is the delta sync."

"The non-disruptive testing feature is a mature technology in the solution"

"It works great, and does what it’s supposed to."

"The disaster recovery has been good; in the case of a disaster, the product is very simple, we have security and lower downtime, and it's very reliable."

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Cons

"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."

"The reliability is sometimes lacking."

"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."

"This solution needs an easier interface that is more comprehensible. Also, sometimes we have issues with restoring images when we initialize the servers."

"The pricing could be cheaper."

"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."

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"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."

"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."

"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"

"The pricing structure is pretty expensive, especially after the recent changes, and it's important for the cost to be justified based on the features used in production."

"The infrastructure of the solution needs to be more software-based"

"Least favorite things about Site Recovery Manager. It is a little bit difficult to get it set up the first time you've ever just because it is so different."

"We are limited to 50 VMs."

"The support could be improved, they are slow."

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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."

"It is an expensive platform. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."

"SRM is reasonably priced for the functionality it provides."

"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."

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

"The licensing costs are increasing."

"VMware SRM is expensive when compared to Veeam and makes Veeam look cheaper. For support, some additional payments need to be made over the licensing costs of the solution."

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Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

14%

Energy/Utilities Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	36
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	40

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Veritas System Recovery?

The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual ...

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What needs improvement with Veritas System Recovery?

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 amou...

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What advice do you have for others considering Veritas System Recovery?

The tool is a last resort. We primarily focus on preventing situations where its use becomes necessary. While we sell and test this tool, our customers don't frequently need to use it because it pr...

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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

Veritas System Recovery 18, System Recovery 18, System Recovery

VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM

Overview

Veritas System Recovery 18 delivers superior backup and disaster recovery for servers, desktops, and laptops with a single unified solution that enables businesses to recover from downtime or disasters in minutes. With patented Restore Anyware technology, IT administrators can rapidly restore exactly what they need, when and where they need it - including entire physical and virtual machines to bare metal or dissimilar hardware as well as files, folders, and granular application objects. Unlike other technologies, Veritas System Recovery also provides cross-platform Physical to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V), and Virtual to-Physical (V2P) recoveries, making it the perfect complement to physical and virtual environments.

Veritas

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

Mother's Nutritional Center, Occidental Technical Group

Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON

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