VMware Live Site Recovery

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Spec score 7.5 #14 of 25 in Disaster Recovery Software

Spec sheet

What it does: VMware Live Site Recovery orchestrates disaster recovery for virtual machines by automating recovery plans, failover, planned migration, testing and failback.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Purpose: VMware Live Site Recovery automates orchestration and non-disruptive testing of centralized recovery plans for virtualized applications.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
API: The Site Recovery API lets external software manage protection groups and recovery plans, initiate test, recovery and reprotect operations, and collect results.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vdc-download.vmware.com
Support: Production support is included in a VMware Live Recovery term subscription, and support requests go through the Broadcom Support Portal.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Company: VMware LLC says it was founded January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
API languages: The API documentation describes language-neutral web services usable from Java, C# or other WSDL-capable environments.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vdc-download.vmware.com
Appliance consolidation: From version 9.0.3, Live Site Recovery, enhanced vSphere Replication and vSAN Data Protection are combined in one Live Recovery appliance per vCenter.Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com
Cloud capacity requirement: Live Cyber Recovery adds protected-capacity licensing with a 10 TiB minimum per subscription region.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ftpdocs.broadcom.com
Company facts: LinkedIn lists VMware as a public software-development company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with more than 10,001 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company founding: Gartner lists VMware's founding year as 1998 and headquarters as California, United States.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Deployment topology: The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery supports on-premises-to-on-premises disaster recovery.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Failback: Automated failback reverses replication and runs the original recovery plan in the opposite direction after reprotection.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
GetApp support and platforms: GetApp lists email/help-desk, forums and knowledge-base support, and shows web, Android and iPhone/iPad platform categories for Site Recovery Manager.Read 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
How it works: It integrates with vSphere through vCenter Server and an underlying replication technology, then automates recovery plans during failover or testing.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Independent compatibility limit: Microsoft documents that Azure VMware Solution does not support array-based replication, vVol protection groups, one-to-many or many-to-one topologies, or SRM IP customization through command-line tools.Read 21 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Independent product description: Microsoft describes Live Site Recovery as automating failover and failback for VMs in Azure VMware Solution while providing built-in recovery testing.Read 21 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com
Licence: The product and SDK are distributed under Broadcom commercial terms and an SDK License Agreement rather than an open-source licence.Read 21 Oct 2026 · developer.broadcom.com
Licensing metric: VMware Live Recovery is licensed per protected virtual machine and Broadcom recommends a minimum three-year term with production support included.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ftpdocs.broadcom.com
Limit: Gartner licensing and support: Gartner reviewers report confusing licensing at scale, documentation gaps for complex scenarios, a learning curve and occasional slow support responses.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Limit: TrustRadius cost and implementation: TrustRadius reviews criticize high licensing cost for small VM counts, difficult implementation, slow tasks, limited flexibility and weak logging.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Non-disruptive testing: The product supports testing recovery plans without interrupting production workloads.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Notable limit: The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery does not work with VMware Cloud on AWS.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Offline operation: VMware Live Site Recovery can work offline without internet connectivity; VMware recommends connecting to the VMware Live Recovery Cloud Console to use its cloud benefits.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Operational limit: Recovery SDDCs can recover up to 500 VMs simultaneously and should not run longer than 14 days per calendar year under the program terms.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ftpdocs.broadcom.com
Physical workloads: The product orchestrates virtual machines; physical-server recovery must be handled by another system and coordinated with custom scripts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Praise: G2 recovery planning: G2 summarizes reviewers as valuing easy recovery planning and execution without disrupting systems.Read 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: Gartner monitoring and replication: Gartner reviewers repeatedly praise monitoring visibility, data replication and the ability to test recovery procedures safely.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Praise: TrustRadius usability: TrustRadius reviewers commonly describe configuration and recovery-plan execution as easy, with useful protection groups, automated replication management and non-disruptive tests.Read 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Product relationship: Live Site Recovery is the on-premises disaster-recovery stack formerly called Site Recovery Manager and is part of the broader VMware Live Recovery offering.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Rating on G2: 4.5 out of 5 from 137 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights: 4.4 out of 5 from 251 ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp: 0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on TrustRadius: 9 out of 10 from 33 reviews and ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Recovery orchestration: Recovery plans can be centrally configured and then executed automatically during tests or failover through vCenter integration.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Recovery point objectives: With vSphere Replication, users can select an RPO from 1 minute to 24 hours.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Replication choices: Deployments can use VMware vSphere Replication or third-party array replication connected through Storage Replication Adapters or VMware Virtual Volumes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Replication integrations: It can use vSphere Replication, storage array replication through Storage Replication Adapters, or VMware Virtual Volumes.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Required components: A deployment requires vSphere, vCenter Server and Live Site Recovery at both protected and recovery sites, plus an underlying replication product.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
SDK: Broadcom provides a 1.02 MB Live Site Recovery 9.0 SDK download, but access requires login and the partner program is enablement-only after August 2025.Read 21 Oct 2026 · developer.broadcom.com
Security compliance: The Live Cyber Recovery service is documented as a PCI DSS Level 1 service provider, subject to customer configuration responsibilities.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ftpdocs.broadcom.com
Service-level limit: The SaaS cyber-recovery component has a 99.9% availability commitment and a stated disaster-recovery failover objective under two hours; on-premises Live Site Recovery has no SLA commitment.Read 21 Oct 2026 · ftpdocs.broadcom.com
Stretched storage: Live Site Recovery 9.0 and later support stretched-storage solutions from some VMware storage partners.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Supported environments: The FAQ lists VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Foundation as supported, with specific versions determined by the Product Interoperability Matrix.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Supported topology: The product FAQ lists on-premises-to-on-premises disaster recovery as the currently supported Live Site Recovery topology.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com
Version compatibility: Live Recovery 9.0.4 is documented as compatible with vSphere and ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later.Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com
Virtual Volumes limitation: vSphere Virtual Volumes are deprecated in VCF 9.0 and vSphere Foundation 9.0, with VMware recommending migration to array-based replication.Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com
vSAN support: vSAN can serve as either protected or recovery storage when vSphere Replication is used.Read 21 Oct 2026 · vmware.com

Plans and prices

Advanced Cyber Compliance Priced on request Contact VMware by Broadcom sales representative VCF advanced service · VMware Live Site Recovery with vSphere Replication and vSAN Data Protection · per protected VM Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com

Standalone Site Recovery Manager Priced on request Contact VMware by Broadcom sales representative Disaster recovery only · available for VCF, VVF and legacy vSphere · per protected VM Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com

VMware Live Recovery Cloud Priced on request Contact VMware by Broadcom sales representative Cloud ransomware and disaster recovery · per protected VM · minimum 10 TiB protected capacity per subscription region Read 21 Oct 2026 · knowledge.broadcom.com

VMware Live Recovery term subscription Priced on request Contact your VMware Account Representative for pricing; production support is included in the subscription term. VMware Live Site Recovery subscriptions are required for protected VMs; vSphere and vCenter Server licenses are required at both sites Read 3 Oct 2026 · vmware.com

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