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InfoScale vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 21, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

InfoScale
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
52nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
High Availability Clustering (1st), Data Storage for Kubernetes (11th)
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)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
It provides a stable SAP environment, but deployment does require someone with experience.
It offers High Availability for many applications, including Oracle and SAP environment In my last job, it provided a great SAP environment that was stable and running on Veritas Cluster. I've used it for six years. It's not so easy in some cases, and you will need some experience. There were…
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

"It integrates well with other solutions."
"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing."
"The primary valuable feature is the ability to have automated DR; they have vMotion, which ensures that any changes on the main production site reflect on the application layer on the DR site, which is a very important tool."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"Testing failover capabilities."
"VMware SRM replicates the VM from one site to another, and it helps us orchestrate the powering of VMs and DR when the DC goes down."
"It is easy to implement for my clients."
"Technical support is very proactive and helpful."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the integration part, along with the subsequent hardware."
 

Cons

"It could be more stable and more secure."
"The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"There are many functionality problems with the product currently. It is also slow and unstable."
"Timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
"The solution currently has a five-minute RPO, meaning if the VM goes down we can lose up to five minutes of data which is a big deal when it relates to database replication."
"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our clients pay for licensing on a yearly basis."
"VMware SRM is quite expensive."
"There is an annual license to use this solution."
"The level of licensing required for this solution is dependent on the server instances in use."
"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."
"Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."
"I would say VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery is very expensive in comparison with other available virtualization solutions."
"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."
"Compare to hardware-based replication, I think software based replication is best and cheap."
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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
20%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
9%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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

Questions from the Community

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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

Veritas InfoScale Availability, Arctera InfoScale for Kubernetes
VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

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Sample Customers

Wayne State University, Zenith Mart
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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