VMware Live Site Recovery
No phone app
6.7No. 6 of 15
in Disaster Recovery Software
in Disaster Recovery Software
- Recognised40% of the score73
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score83
- Free plan14% of the score0
- Free plan
- No
- Runs on
- self-hosted, Web
Summary
VMware Live Site Recovery is ranked #6 of 15 in disaster recovery software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan.
VMware Live Site Recovery plans and pricing
All plansVMware Live Recovery term subscription Not published 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 vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
Compared on disaster recovery software
- Failover orchestration
- Yesvmware.com
- Deployment model
- hybridvmware.com
- Supported workloads
- virtual machinesvmware.com
- Failback orchestration
- Yesvmware.com
- Test failover
- Yesvmware.com
- Recovery runbooks
- Yesvmware.com
Facts
- Purpose
- VMware Live Site Recovery automates orchestration and non-disruptive testing of centralized recovery plans for virtualized applications.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment topology
- The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery supports on-premises-to-on-premises disaster recovery.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- How it works
- It integrates with vSphere through vCenter Server and an underlying replication technology, then automates recovery plans during failover or testing.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Replication integrations
- It can use vSphere Replication, storage array replication through Storage Replication Adapters, or VMware Virtual Volumes.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Required components
- A deployment requires vSphere, vCenter Server, and VMware Live Site Recovery at both protected and recovery sites, plus an underlying replication product.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Non-disruptive testing
- The product supports testing recovery plans without disrupting production workloads.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Failback
- VMware Live Site Recovery provides automated failback by reprotecting VMs and running the recovery plan in reverse.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Recovery point objectives
- With vSphere Replication, users can select an RPO from 1 minute to 24 hours.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Supported environments
- The FAQ lists VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Foundation as supported, with specific versions determined by the Product Interoperability Matrix.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- 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.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Production support is included in a VMware Live Recovery term subscription, and support requests go through the Broadcom Support Portal.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery does not work with VMware Cloud on AWS.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Company
- VMware LLC says it was founded January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.vmware.com · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- vmware.com/docs/vmware-live-recovery-faq· checked 3 Oct 2026
- vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/· checked 3 Oct 2026



