Datto SIRIS vs IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power

Datto SIRIS8.6Visit IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power8.2Visit

Higher score Datto SIRIS #4 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Datto SIRIS

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IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power #7 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit IBM

• Datto SIRIS fits best

  IT teams needing fast recovery for servers and VMs

• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power fits best

  IBM Power and enterprise application recovery

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Side by side

Feature	Datto SIRIS 8.6/10 Visit ↗	IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#4 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	IT teams needing fast recovery for servers and VMs	IBM Power and enterprise application recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Datto SIRIS 2/3 · IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power 1/3
Failover orchestration	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Immutable recovery points	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Replication mode	Snapshot	Scheduled
Minimum RPO	5 min	Not checked yet
Minimum RTO	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported workloads	physical servers; virtual machines; VMware ESXi; Microsoft Hyper-V	AIX; IBM i; Linux; SAP HANA; OpenShift; Db2; Oracle; SAP; PostgreSQL; NetWeaver
Our review
Pros	Incremental backups as often as every five minutes Local and cloud instant virtualization with one-click cloud DR Immutable architecture, ransomware protection, and recovery verification	Automates VM failover, restart, and planned relocation Supports non-disruptive recovery rehearsals and site VLAN mapping Automates IBM i recovery without custom scripting
Cons	Pricing requires a contact-sales process Deployment spans appliances or virtual appliances plus cloud storage Focused on physical servers and virtual machines rather than broader workloads	Focused on IBM Power environments rather than broad infrastructure coverage Pricing requires contact with IBM or an IBM business partner Replication is scheduled rather than continuous
Our verdict	Datto SIRIS is a hybrid-cloud business continuity and disaster recovery solution from Kaseya for managed service providers and IT departments. It protects physical servers and virtual machines, including VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V… Read the review →	IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power is a restart-based high-availability and disaster-recovery solution for organizations running AIX, IBM i, and Linux on IBM Power systems. It is aimed at teams recovering IBM Power workloads and enterprise… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Datto SIRIS — where it wins

  • Incremental backups as often as every five minutes
  • Local and cloud instant virtualization with one-click cloud DR
  • Immutable architecture, ransomware protection, and recovery verification

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a contact-sales process
  • Deployment spans appliances or virtual appliances plus cloud storage
  • Focused on physical servers and virtual machines rather than broader workloads

• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power — where it wins

  • Automates VM failover, restart, and planned relocation
  • Supports non-disruptive recovery rehearsals and site VLAN mapping
  • Automates IBM i recovery without custom scripting

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on IBM Power environments rather than broad infrastructure coverage
  • Pricing requires contact with IBM or an IBM business partner
  • Replication is scheduled rather than continuous

• Datto SIRIS8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A recovery-focused platform for five-minute backups, virtualization, and cloud disaster recovery.

  Visit Datto SIRISFull verdict →
• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused recovery platform for IBM Power workloads and enterprise application continuity.

  Visit IBMFull verdict →