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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs VMware Live 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery reduces costs and staff needs while enhancing integration and minimizing downtime and data loss.
Sentiment score
5.5
VMware Live Recovery offers strong ROI, reducing DR costs up to 50% and improving financial performance with effective resource planning.
However, with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service being a native service, integration is seamless, highlighting the return on investment.
Assistant Programmer at Mahadis
We no longer have to schedule employees on weekends since the system automatically triggers alerts, allowing engineers to respond as needed.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
There are also fewer employees needed now because of the good structured planning for AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, so fewer site reliability engineers are required.
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.5
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is praised for responsive support and effective issue resolution, with high customer satisfaction despite occasional delays.
Sentiment score
4.1
VMware Live Recovery customer service is generally effective, but occasional delays and improvement suggestions exist, especially with third-party issues.
In case of any issue, they are ready to provide support within the defined SLA timeline.
Assistant Programmer at Mahadis
I would rate the customer support an eight, as it often takes a lot of time to engage and get a solution.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
has definitely solved many issues we have faced
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
They are knowledgeable.
IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI
Our team has dedicated personnel for support who engage with the supporting teams.
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
The technical support from VMware is very good and operates based on a service level.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is highly scalable, supports various environments, and receives positive user feedback for its efficient management.
Sentiment score
5.4
VMware Live Recovery is scalable, supports various environments, though licensing and upgrades may challenge some users.
We can expand it to multiple data centers or different areas such as EMEA and APAC.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
The scalability is quite good and we were able to scale this service to many of the services that our company uses.
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is praised for reliability and stability, though some users express concerns about cost and occasional lags.
Sentiment score
8.5
VMware Live Recovery is generally stable and reliable, though some users face issues during upgrades or high-capacity use.
It is very good and very reliable.
DevOps Engineer at DivVerse Labs
AWS is not difficult, but the cost associated with replicating data to another region can be significant.
Assistant Programmer at Mahadis
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is stable.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
For our test labs, dev labs, and production, it is very stable.
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
 

Room For Improvement

Enhance AWS Disaster Recovery with automation, improved interfaces, cost efficiency, better support, and AI-driven features for optimal experience.
VMware Live Recovery needs better storage integration, automation, support, interface, documentation, pricing, cloud compatibility, and enhanced AI capabilities.
This would detail user activity directly in the ACL console for easier debugging and auditing.
DevOps Engineer at DivVerse Labs
It would be beneficial to get some insights when a disaster happens, including identification and probable solutions to ensure effective recovery.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
Monitoring and health checks are important to continuously monitor the health of the ongoing replication using the AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery console or programmatically.
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
It's important for the cost to be justified based on the features used in production.
Solution Architect at Lenovo
I would like to see improved integration services with other solutions, such as SIEM management or security monitoring.
IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI
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.
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
 

Setup Cost

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is valued for its flexibility but criticized for costly licensing and storage, suggesting pricing improvements.
VMware Live Recovery costs depend on VM count and protection plan, with pricing complexity increasing after the Broadcom acquisition.
There is definitely a scope of improvement, and for year-end licensing, they should definitely improve the cost.
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially after Broadcom joined VMware.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
For cloud-based solutions, the cost seems quite pricey, so we stick to on-premises deployment.
IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI
We mostly prefer to recommend this to customers due to ease of use, abundant features, and support.
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
 

Valuable Features

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers cost-effective, seamless database replication across clouds with automated failover, security, and infrastructure flexibility.
The solution provides automated disaster recovery, VMware integration, and seamless management for robust business continuity and operational efficiency.
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery supports a wide range of source environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, physical servers, and other cloud providers, making it versatile for different IT infrastructures.
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery Service is a native service, integration is seamless.
Assistant Programmer at Mahadis
The best features AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers are the insights and alerting, which inform developers or application developers about what's going on and how the system is running.
Senior Java Developer at J.P. Morgan
It is used for data replication between data centers and allows for quick response in times of failure, ensuring data availability.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc
If I talk about vCenter and the auto failover of the VMs, such as live migration, that is a very cool feature that we require in our environment because we have different data centers, and if some of the servers fail, they automatically failover and move the VM from one side to another.
Integration Architect at App In Snap (Pvt) Ltd
The capability and the functionality of the features are very helpful for us.
IT Infrastructure Manager at TMLI
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (22nd), Cloud Backup (16th)
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
82
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 1.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 7.3%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VMware Live Recovery7.3%
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery1.9%
Other90.8%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Harsh Shrivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters
Rapid recovery has minimized downtime and protects critical data during frequent outages
AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery can be improved through regular drills to ensure that all resources are properly prepared for disasters with scheduled drills. This includes testing and understanding failback, which is crucial for a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Monitoring and health checks are important to continuously monitor the health of the ongoing replication using the AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery console or programmatically. This helps identify any servers that may require attention and ensures that the application is functioning correctly. Creating a CloudFormation template that can create the necessary network resources on demand is useful for disaster recovery. There should be documentation and best practices guidance so that teams can follow best practices for implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery from on-premises using AWS. This includes a written recovery plan as well as regularly updating it with findings and required changes. Within the scope of improvements, there are many possibilities, but it is currently providing some great results. The scope of improvements can include monitoring and health checks as well as documentation with best practices for documentations, and conducting regular drills.
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.
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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
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise40
 

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?
The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...
What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?
I think insights are an area for improvement. It would be beneficial to get some insights when a disaster happens, including identification and probable solutions to ensure effective recovery. That...
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?
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...
 

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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