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IBM Disaster Recovery Services vs VMware Live Recovery comparison

IBM and VMware are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category. IBM is ranked #6 with an average rating of 10.0, while VMware is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2. IBM holds a 1.8% mindshare in DRS, compared to VMware’s 26.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of VMware users who would recommend it.
IBM Disaster Recovery Services
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

IBM Disaster Recovery Services and VMware Live Recovery are tools in data protection and recovery. VMware Live Recovery is often viewed favorably for its advanced capabilities and features.

Features: IBM Disaster Recovery Services offers a comprehensive backup and recovery system, automated testing features, and cost-effectiveness. VMware Live Recovery provides real-time recovery solutions, seamless integration with virtualization environments, and enhanced data protection capabilities, setting it apart with its integration and instant recovery capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: VMware Live Recovery benefits from an easy installation process and a responsive support team. IBM Disaster Recovery Services involves a more complex setup but offers dependable customer service to assist with problem-solving. These differences highlight deployment ease and support engagement.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Disaster Recovery Services is considered cost-effective with a fair initial setup cost and strong ROI, appealing to budget-conscious businesses. VMware Live Recovery requires a higher upfront investment, yet users find its features to be a valuable investment, delivering a positive ROI over time. The primary distinction is the higher initial cost versus the comprehensive value offered by VMware's advanced features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Disaster Recovery Services
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Live Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category, the mindshare of IBM Disaster Recovery Services is 1.8%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Live Recovery is 26.5%, down from 30.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Şefik Mert Polatay - PeerSpot reviewer
Ease of use, performance, availability, and scalability
The initial setup is very easy, user-friendly, and not complex. It mostly comes with all installed, an operating system, database, and security, all included in Power Systems. So users can easily install, configure, and use it. It's integrated with other systems. You can run different systems from IBM Power Systems, AIX Linux, or IBM I operating system. It's also integrated into Windows systems and other databases and servers.
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ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensures data availability and enables efficient migration between data centers
In our organization, we have deployed VMware Live Recovery for disaster recovery purposes. We have two data centers, and VMware Live Recovery is used for data replication between these centers. It is used to ensure data availability and for migration purposes when the primary data center is down…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."
"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."
"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."
"The simplicity of VMware SRM is one of its most important features. SRM console is straightforward to manage. It offers simplicity in monitoring, managing, and deploying, making it a unique value proposition. Additionally, Nutanix solutions also provide a simple GUI, which helps in operational efficiency."
"Testing failover capabilities."
"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."
"The most valuable features are the backup and disaster recovery services."
"My impression is that the initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"We feel the ability to move virtual machines while they are still running to be the most valuable feature."
"The solution helps to improve business continuity processes. Its automatic failover and failback policies have been wonderful."
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Cons

"Stability could always be better."
"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."
"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."
"The price, in general, could be lower."
"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"We have had an issue when some customers have traditional designs and sites. For example, on one another site, they are using hyper-converged, using VMware, or Nutanix. We have a problem with the synchronization between the storage for site to site. This is the main issue. We are adding some other tools to support the synchronization to allow the movement of the workload from site to site easily."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"The product's stability could be better."
"Timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors."
"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."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."
"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."
"SRM is reasonably priced for the functionality it provides."
"VMware SRM is a little bit pricey."
"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."
"We pay a yearly licensing fee for VMware SRM, which is not very expensive."
"The price could be lower, in general. My clients pay for an annual license."
"It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
"The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."
"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."
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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…
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
The pricing is perfect. It's not expensive because it's all-inclusive. The operating system, database, security, different file systems. So, overall, it's cheaper than Oracle or UNIX systems with O...
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What needs improvement with IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
Nothing, it’s almost perfect.
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What is your primary use case for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
The use case is for high availability and disaster recovery.
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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.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
We use a three-year license, and the cost for VMware Live Recovery can be high. Previously, when acquiring a license for Ethiopian drug supply chains, the price was significantly high, especially a...
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What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery?
The licensing area needs improvement as the cost per virtual machine is high. If they offered discounts or minimized their prices, it would be more beneficial.
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Comparisons

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Compared 22% of the time
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Compared 18% of the time
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Compared 8% of the time
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Also Known As

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VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, Datrium DRaaS , VMware SRM
 

Overview

IBM Resiliency Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) can provide end-to-end integrated services using private, public and/or hybrid cloud. IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides continuous replication of critical applications, infrastructure, data and systems to the cloud so users can recover within minutes of an IT outage. Intelligent Orchestration offers a unified DR management approach that delivers real-time readiness validation.
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VMware Live Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that protects and recovers virtual machines (VMs) across on-premise and public clouds. Key features include rapid ransomware recovery, an on-demand recovery environment for testing procedures without affecting production, live behavioral analysis to detect threats, push-button VM network isolation to contain threats, guided restore point selection, and immutable, air-gapped recovery points to prevent tampering. VMware Live Recovery provides a comprehensive solution to safeguard critical data and applications from cyberattacks and other disasters.
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Sample Customers

i-Virtualize, QD, Continuum Managed Services LLC, Royal Arctic Line, Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, Idwala Industrial Holdings Limited, A-Plant c.a.r.u.s. Information Technology GmbH Hannover, eASPNet Taiwan Inc., Mobile Mini Inc., TriDatum Solutions Inc., M7 Managed Services Ltd., Hospital de la Concepci‹n
Certainty Home Loans, VPay, ZEON
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