Azure Site Recovery vs Arcserve Replication and High Availability

Azure Site Recovery9.4Visit Arcserve Replication and High Availability8.8Visit

Higher score Azure Site Recovery #1 in Disaster Recovery Software 9.4/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit site

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Arcserve Replication and High Availability #7 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Arcserve

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises

• Arcserve Replication and High Availability fits best

  Mixed Windows and Linux high availability

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Site Recovery 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Arcserve Replication and High Availability 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Azure- and hybrid-environment enterprises	Mixed Windows and Linux high availability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	31 days	30 days
Free trial length	31 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs	Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	ISO 27001	GDPR
Integrations	8 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Site Recovery 4/4 · Arcserve Replication and High Availability 3/4
Failover orchestration	✓	✓
Failback orchestration	✓	✓
Test failover	✓	✓
Recovery runbooks	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Supported workloads	Azure VMs; VMware VMs; Hyper-V VMs; Windows physical servers; Linux physical servers; Azure Stack VMs; AWS Windows instances	Windows and Linux systems; physical and virtual machines; Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint, IIS, Hyper-V, Dynamics CRM, VMware vCenter, Oracle Database, custom applications
RPO target	0.5 min	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points	Supports continuous replication with automatic or manual failover. Covers physical, virtual, on-premises, remote, and cloud deployments. Includes rollback, recovery testing, monitoring, encryption, and redirection.
Cons	Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve plan selection. There is no free plan. Replication is asynchronous rather than synchronous.
Our verdict	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for enterprises protecting Azure, on-premises, and hybrid workloads. It replicates Azure VMs, VMware and Hyper-V VMs, physical servers, Azure Stack VMs, and AWS Windows instances… Read the review →	Arcserve Replication and High Availability is disaster recovery and high-availability software for organizations running Windows and Linux systems. It supports physical and virtual machines, on-premises, remote, and cloud deployments, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Supports Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads
  • Orchestrates failover, failback, recovery plans, and runbook-driven workflows
  • Enables non-disruptive testing with application-consistent recovery points

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is displayed as $-/month per instance protected
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute can add charges
  • The 30-second replication frequency applies to Hyper-V, not every workload

• Arcserve Replication and High Availability — where it wins

  • Supports continuous replication with automatic or manual failover.
  • Covers physical, virtual, on-premises, remote, and cloud deployments.
  • Includes rollback, recovery testing, monitoring, encryption, and redirection.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than self-serve plan selection.
  • There is no free plan.
  • Replication is asynchronous rather than synchronous.

• Azure Site Recovery9.4/10 · 31-day trial

  Broad hybrid workload coverage with orchestration, testing, and a 31-day trial.

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• Arcserve Replication and High Availability8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad disaster recovery platform for mixed Windows and Linux high-availability workloads.

  Visit ArcserveFull verdict →