VMware Live Recovery vs Acronis Cyber Protect

VMware Live Recovery9.3Visit Acronis Cyber Protect8.7Visit

Higher score VMware Live Recovery #1 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Contact VMware

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Acronis Cyber Protect #6 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Acronis

• VMware Live Recovery fits best

  VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration

• Acronis Cyber Protect fits best

  Teams unifying cyber-protection and backup operations

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Live Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Acronis Cyber Protect 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#1 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#6 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration	Teams unifying cyber-protection and backup operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android
Support	Tickets	Docs, Community · 24/7
Integrations	3 integrations	300+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Live Recovery 5/5 · Acronis Cyber Protect 0/5
Runbook automation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Recovery plan management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Service dependency mapping	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Automated failover	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Recovery testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Coordinates recovery plans with protection groups and VM startup dependencies Tests recovery plans in isolated environments without disrupting production Supports failover, planned migration, failback, and cyber recovery checks	Combines image and file backup with bare-metal and instant VM recovery Pairs backup validation and immutable storage with malware protection Supports cloud, self-hosted, and hybrid protection across many platforms
Cons	Focused on VMware environments and integrations Quote-based term subscriptions require contacting a VMware account representative Deployment and capabilities vary across its two technology stacks	Workload-based pricing requires a sales or partner conversation Three editions make choosing the right feature set a comparison exercise The product’s breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking backup only
Our verdict	VMware Live Recovery combines VMware Live Site Recovery and VMware Live Cyber Recovery for disaster and ransomware recovery. It is aimed primarily at IT administrators responsible for infrastructure and service resilience, particularly in… Read the review →	Acronis Cyber Protect brings backup, recovery, cybersecurity, endpoint management, and disaster-recovery capabilities together for organizations protecting physical and virtual machines, servers, cloud workloads, applications, and SaaS… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• VMware Live Recovery — where it wins

  • Coordinates recovery plans with protection groups and VM startup dependencies
  • Tests recovery plans in isolated environments without disrupting production
  • Supports failover, planned migration, failback, and cyber recovery checks

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on VMware environments and integrations
  • Quote-based term subscriptions require contacting a VMware account representative
  • Deployment and capabilities vary across its two technology stacks

• Acronis Cyber Protect — where it wins

  • Combines image and file backup with bare-metal and instant VM recovery
  • Pairs backup validation and immutable storage with malware protection
  • Supports cloud, self-hosted, and hybrid protection across many platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Workload-based pricing requires a sales or partner conversation
  • Three editions make choosing the right feature set a comparison exercise
  • The product’s breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking backup only

• VMware Live Recovery9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A VMware-focused suite for orchestrated recovery, migration, and isolated plan testing.

  Contact VMwareFull verdict →
• Acronis Cyber Protect8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad backup and cyber protection for teams managing mixed workloads and recovery needs.

  Visit AcronisFull verdict →