VMware Live Recovery vs HPE Zerto Software

VMware Live Recovery9.3Visit HZHPE Zerto Software9.2Visit

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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HZ HPE Zerto Software #2 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit HPE Zerto

• VMware Live Recovery fits best

  VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration

• HPE Zerto Software fits best

  Hybrid multi-cloud VM disaster recovery

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Live Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	HZHPE Zerto Software 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#1 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#2 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration	Hybrid multi-cloud VM disaster recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets	Live chat, Email
Integrations	3 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Live Recovery 5/5 · HPE Zerto Software 4/5
Runbook automation	✓	✓
Recovery plan management	✓	✓
Service dependency mapping	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Automated failover	✓	✓
Recovery testing	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
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	Near-synchronous replication with journal-based point-in-time recovery Coordinates multi-VM recovery through virtual protection groups and recovery plans Supports non-disruptive testing, failover, and failback workflows
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	Pricing requires a custom quote. There is no free plan. Its focus is workload recovery, resilience, and migration.
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 →	HPE Zerto Software provides continuous data protection, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and workload mobility for virtualized and cloud environments. It is aimed at organizations protecting workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and… 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

• HPE Zerto Software — where it wins

  • Near-synchronous replication with journal-based point-in-time recovery
  • Coordinates multi-VM recovery through virtual protection groups and recovery plans
  • Supports non-disruptive testing, failover, and failback workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom quote.
  • There is no free plan.
  • Its focus is workload recovery, resilience, and migration.

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

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

  Contact VMwareFull verdict →
• HZHPE Zerto Software9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Coordinates near-real-time replication, recovery plans, and testing across hybrid environments.

  Visit HPE ZertoFull verdict →