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Azure Site Recovery pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Azure Site Recovery is easy to use with seamless integration and is suitable for users already utilizing Azure Active Directory.
It provides stable, scalable, and reliable disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
Users can save significant time and costs with automated file synchronization and efficient backup and restoration processes.
Azure Site Recovery helps create automation for workload movement and traffic redirection, allowing the recovery of one site to another without needing additional VMs.
It is a cost-effective and secure option for businesses, providing automated recovery processes and compatibility with existing infrastructure.

CONS

Azure Site Recovery needs to improve error logging and troubleshooting processes.
The pricing predictability and costs of Azure Site Recovery require enhancement.
Azure Site Recovery lacks support for shared disk options and certain services like AppConfig or App Services.
There are issues with the stability and complexity of Azure Site Recovery's deployment.
Azure Site Recovery should improve replication and failover processes, including versioning and replication to multiple locations.
 

Azure Site Recovery Pros review quotes

Rafael Veloso - PeerSpot reviewer
May 13, 2024
You can create automation to move workloads and redirect traffic to another region.
Mike Douthitt - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 26, 2024
Azure Site Recovery allows my company to save around 30 percent of the time on every VM that we need to back up and restore.
JN
Mar 4, 2025
Despite the cost concerns and downtime management, I would still recommend Azure Site Recovery.
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Peter Maklin Aquino - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2023
Azure Site Recovery's automated file synchronization was a game-changer in managing legacy systems.
it_user1295826 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 16, 2020
They're moving a lot of their workload to cloud and aiming for a seamlessly integrated product.
Dani Bachour - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 5, 2023
What I love about Azure Site Recovery is its simplicity for basic configurations.
reviewer1271010 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2020
The solution is very easy to use.
RituparnaBhattacharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2024
The setup is quite easy, just requiring the creation of a vault.
Muhammad Saad Zahoor - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2022
What I like best about Azure Site Recovery is that it's easier to use because my organization already has Azure as an Active Directory solution.
Rajesh Patel Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 30, 2023
Our primary use case is for disaster recovery and business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR).
 

Azure Site Recovery Cons review quotes

Rafael Veloso - PeerSpot reviewer
May 13, 2024
we lack a straightforward method to automate the restart of services, which can be quite time-consuming.
Mike Douthitt - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 26, 2024
The product's performance is an area of concern where improvements are required.
JN
Mar 4, 2025
There is room for improvement in the release of patches, such as ensuring they are properly managed to avoid outages.
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Peter Maklin Aquino - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2023
The primary area for improvement in Azure Site Recovery is its pricing.
it_user1295826 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 16, 2020
It could include more of a backup and recovery.
Dani Bachour - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 5, 2023
One area for improvement with Azure is helping customers predict usage more accurately.
reviewer1271010 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 23, 2020
When it runs, it runs well but when it doesn't run, the solution needs to make it clearer as to why and what the troubleshooting process is. All this would be possible if the error logging was streamlined a bit.
RituparnaBhattacharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 27, 2024
Azure Site Recovery does not support shared disk options.
Muhammad Saad Zahoor - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2022
In the newest version of Azure Site Recovery, the configuration was a little more complex, so this is an area for improvement.
Rajesh Patel Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 30, 2023
The support team took a lot of time to respond and was not very professional.