VMware Live Recovery vs Veeam Backup & Replication

VMware Live Recovery9.3Visit Veeam Backup & Replication8.8Visit

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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Veeam Backup & Replication #5 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Veeam

• VMware Live Recovery fits best

  VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration

• Veeam Backup & Replication fits best

  Teams protecting workloads across hybrid environments

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Side by side

Feature	VMware Live Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Veeam Backup & Replication 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.8
Ranking	#1 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#5 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	VMware-centric enterprise recovery orchestration	Teams protecting workloads across hybrid environments
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features VMware Live Recovery 5/5 · Veeam Backup & Replication 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 VM replication, instant recovery, and application-aware backups Supports VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, and major cloud platforms Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification
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	Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure The free Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads Essentials licensing is per workload and sold in annual subscription bundles
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 →	Veeam Backup & Replication is the backup and recovery engine within Veeam Data Platform, built for IT teams protecting virtual machines, physical servers, cloud workloads, NAS, and supported applications. Its mix of backup, replication,… 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

• Veeam Backup & Replication — where it wins

  • Combines VM replication, instant recovery, and application-aware backups
  • Supports VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, and major cloud platforms
  • Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure
  • The free Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads
  • Essentials licensing is per workload and sold in annual subscription bundles

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

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

  Contact VMwareFull verdict →
• Veeam Backup & Replication8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad backup and disaster recovery toolkit for teams managing mixed environments.

  Visit VeeamFull verdict →