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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
16th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (30th), Cloud Backup (20th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
79
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 17.8%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Jonathan Pehau - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
Quick data restore, helpful support, and good interface
Although we have not yet utilized it for an actual disaster, one of our clients has been affected by ransomware or similar attacks. It is crucial to be able to quickly restore their infrastructure outside of their primary infrastructure, and that is exactly what we are accomplishing with this solution. Since the client we are working with is not a large enterprise, they do not have the financial resources or budget to create a secondary site for disaster recovery. Our solution enables them to be prepared without having to allocate funds for a complete data center to perform the restoration.
Andy-Scannell - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
Makes it easier to manage and safeguard critical data within virtualized environments
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a seven out of ten. In our company, VMware SRM is deployed both on-premises and on the cloud. It took about two months to deploy it and it was done in-house. The number of staff required for deployment typically ranges from two to six people, depending on the size of the project. Maintenance for this solution is typically provided by the developers or vendors. We have maintenance agreements with various providers like VMware, Rubrik, Veeam, and Commvault, and hardware maintenance is handled by the hardware provider through our maintenance contracts.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The setup is pretty straightforward."
"Technical support has been very good. They usually respond quickly to our requests.​"
"It's on the cheaper side and not too expensive for users."
"We went from an organization with minimal to no disaster recovery. I was able to spin up the disaster recovery environment with AWS rather quickly and meet business requirements."
"It provides our disaster recovery solution. It works fine in our tests.​"
"The most valuable aspect of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is its instant block replication feature. This allows us to perform live block verification and eliminates the need to concern ourselves with recovery point objectives. This capability is particularly advantageous for critical workloads."
"The solution is dependent on the network bandwidth. For example, if they have a bandwidth of 10Mbps the solution will run a little heavier. If the bandwidth is good the solution runs well."
"For regular backup and restore solutions, this product is fine."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"The solution runs well in the background, just in case we need it."
"Combined with RecoverPoint, it offers zero RPO and zero RTO."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"The solution is very flexible."
"The most valuable features are the backup and disaster recovery services."
 

Cons

"The UI could be a little sleeker."
"The user interface, customer support, and the recovery time for the current customer query could use improvement."
"I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work."
"I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives."
"The only thing I would like to see is, they don't have a formal ticketing system. There is no way I can go back and see what questions we had six months back, what issues we had, and how they were resolved."
"The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive."
"The bandwidth is a constant upload communication to the AWS DR environment, so if you do not have the proper bandwidth, it will definitely eat up your internet line."
"Sometimes a server will get a bit behind. ​"
"The improvements should be as per customer requirements."
"VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery could improve by enhancing the network bandwidth from the storage."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"The configuration process could be improved."
"The solution could improve by removing some of the limitations we have been facing. There could be better integrated."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"I would like to see this solution be more scalable."
"The solution is on the expensive side."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."
"I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."
"Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."
"They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed.​"
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."
"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."
"We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."
"SRM is reasonably priced for the functionality it provides."
"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."
"The pricing is good."
"I rate the product price a five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one is a very high price, and ten is a very low price."
"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."
"After Broadcom acquired the solution, the licensing cost increased drastically"
"We have a standard enterprise license for the solution."
"It is an expensive platform. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
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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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
It has pay-as-you-go pricing. The cost will be different if you are not utilizing it as often as possible because there are costs beforehand and after an incident.
What do you like most about VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
Setting up VMs can be done quickly. It is easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
Mature products like VMware SRM often have higher costs. Their capabilities are extensive, but the licensing model can be complex.
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
While there are no major drawbacks, some potential improvements could address complexities in implementing and maintaining SRM. The cost can be significant, and there's a resource overhead – meanin...
 

Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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