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11:11 Disaster Recovery vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

11:11 Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
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
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category, the mindshare of 11:11 Disaster Recovery is 5.5%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 10.0%, down from 25.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery as a Service Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VMware Live Recovery10.0%
11:11 Disaster Recovery5.5%
Other84.5%
Disaster Recovery as a Service
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1221 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Expert at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Excellent Rental Data Centres to simulate a DR (Disaster Recovery) operation .
SunGard provides DR (Disaster Recovery) services at it's data centers. The service is for companies who do not maintain their own dedicated DR sites and need to rent one to conduct a DR exercise for validating it's DR setup. These centers have state of the art equipment with all possible hardware options and one needs to define their specific requirements. Companies can rent their hardware cages at SunGard Site and have options to replicate their critical data at the DR site periodically. They can then simulate the DR exercise when desired. Additionally Tape restores are also possible at the DR site.
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

"These centers have state of the art equipment with all possible hardware options and one needs to define their specific requirements."
"For most customers about 2 years."
"VMware SRM is very reliable and stable."
"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."
"It works great, and does what it’s supposed to."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"VMware Live Recovery is a very useful tool for live recovery."
"It made the DR process a lot faster and easier for recovery after we were familiar with the product operation."
"The AC replication is integrated with a software base, set up cost, and easy installation and configuration."
 

Cons

"This is a good service, however a costly one."
"The two vCenters have to be synchronized, which sometimes gives us problems because Keberos does not tolerate more than five minutes in time difference."
"Cost is definitely an area where the product could be improved, I'd definitely say it should have cheaper pricing."
"When starting up the replication and converting it to the virtual machine I had some problems. I had to start the process again and that is inconvenient."
"When starting up the replication and converting it to the virtual machine I had some problems. I had to start the process again and that is inconvenient."
"It would be better if we could get more reporting features in VMware SRM."
"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"It would be ideal if they added advanced analytics or AI to the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"
"The pricing is good."
"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."
"VMware SRM is quite expensive."
"The licensing costs for the product are perpetual in nature. A person needs to buy the license only once there is a need to buy support on a yearly basis. The licensing cost for VMware SRM is expensive."
"The price of VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery should be lowered in order to compete better in the market."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight to nine out of ten."
"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."
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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

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise41
 

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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

Sungard Disaster Recovery Services
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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Sample Customers

Ullico Inc., Dakotacare
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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