VMware Live Recovery vs AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

VMware Live Recovery9.3Visit AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0Visit

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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AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery #4 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit AWS

• VMware Live Recovery fits best

  VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery fits best

  AWS-based server recovery

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Live Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#4 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration	AWS-based server recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.03/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets	Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Live Recovery 5/5 · AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 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	Continuously replicates block-level data to support recovery. Recovery plans can order server groups and run post-launch actions. Supports non-disruptive drills, point-in-time recovery, and failback.
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	Traffic redirection during failover must be handled separately. Amazon EC2, EBS, and data-transfer charges are additional. Recovery is to AWS, which may not suit teams seeking another target.
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 →	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) replicates supported on-premises, cloud, and AWS workloads to AWS for recovery. It is aimed at teams that need to restore Windows or Linux servers, including physical servers, VMware vSphere,… 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

• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery — where it wins

  • Continuously replicates block-level data to support recovery.
  • Recovery plans can order server groups and run post-launch actions.
  • Supports non-disruptive drills, point-in-time recovery, and failback.

  Where it doesn't

  • Traffic redirection during failover must be handled separately.
  • Amazon EC2, EBS, and data-transfer charges are additional.
  • Recovery is to AWS, which may not suit teams seeking another target.

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

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

  Contact VMwareFull verdict →
• AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery9.0/10 · Paid

  Continuous replication and recovery planning for workloads restored to AWS.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →