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# VMware Live Recovery (VLR) vs Zerto Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**[

4.5/5(136)

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**Zerto** [

4.7/5(75)

](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
No pricing available

**Zerto**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
2 months

Based on 13 responses

**Zerto**
1 monthFaster

Based on 23 responses

Return on Investment

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
13 months1 month sooner

Based on 11 responses

**Zerto**
14 months

Based on 14 responses

Perceived Cost

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
$$$$$

**Zerto**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
12%

**Zerto**
17%5% more

Pros & Cons

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
[
Recovery Ease (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-live-recovery-vlr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1792313&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (7)
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Complex Setup (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-live-recovery-vlr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1791966&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Licensing Issues (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-live-recovery-vlr/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1792037&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Zerto**
[
Disaster Recovery (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2430093&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2430107&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Data Limitations (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2430099&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Storage Limitations (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2430111&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
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Commvault Cloud

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Veeam Data Platform

](https://www.g2.com/products/veeam-data-platform/reviews)[

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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

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**Zerto**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**
 ![VMware Live Recovery (VLR) screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1388803/VMware-Live-Recovery-overview-screen.png)

**Zerto**
 ![Zerto screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/95735/FoTvSphere.PNG)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.7

8.780

**Zerto**

9.2

9.264

Ease of Use

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.7

8.7110

**Zerto**

9.3

9.364

Ease of Setup

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.4

8.4102

**Zerto**

9.3

9.356

Ease of Admin

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.8

8.866

**Zerto**

9.3

9.356

Quality of Support

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.5

8.579

**Zerto**

9.3

9.363

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

8.8

8.865

**Zerto**

9.2

9.255

Product Direction (% positive)

**VMware Live Recovery (VLR)**

9.3

9.379

**Zerto**

9.4

9.462

Features

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.1

58

8.7

6

Solution Provision

Off-Site Data Storage

8.0

50

8.7(won by 0.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Service Provision

8.2(won by default)

54

Not enough data

Pay by Usage

7.2(won by default)

52

Not enough data

System Failover

8.2(won by default)

52

Not enough data

Data Replication

8.3(won by default)

51

Not enough data

Management

Infrastructure Compatibility

8.3

53

8.7(won by 0.4)

5

Solution Integration

8.3

51

8.7(won by 0.4)

5

Real-Time Analytics

8.2

50

8.3(won by 0.1)

5

RTO and RPO Management

8.3

50

9.0(won by 0.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)[Hide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.9

12

Administration

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

8.0(won by default)

11

Security and Compliance

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

10

Administration Console

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

11

Operations

Service Management

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

9

Workflow Management

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

IT Discovery

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

Intelligent Automation

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

7

Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

9.7(won by default)

11

On-Demand Restoration

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

10

Incident Reports

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

8

Agentic AI - IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

9

Functionality

On Premises Recovery

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Cloud Recovery

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

5

Prior State Recovery

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Recovery Automation

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

5

Replication

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

7

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Local Management

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Infrastructure Compatibility

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

6

Solution Integration

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

6

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

RTO and RPO Management

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

6

Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Action Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scenario Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

VM Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Impact Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Continuity Exercising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

Data Replication[Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Solution Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Infrastructure Compatibility

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Solution Provision

System Failover

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pay by Usage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Provision

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage Formats

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled Backups

Not enough data

Not enough data

On-Demand Restoration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Documentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security and Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

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VMware Live Recovery (VLR)

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

19.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

39.7%

[![Zerto](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9bdd400a9b332e962c200ff8afdeb07a/zerto.svg "Zerto")](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews)

Zerto

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

4.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

47.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

47.8%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

19.1%

4.3%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

41.2%

47.8%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

39.7%

47.8%

Reviewers' Industry

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VMware Live Recovery (VLR)

Information Technology and Services

14.5%

Financial Services

9.9%

Computer & Network Security

7.6%

Utilities

4.6%

Computer Software

4.6%

Other

58.8%

[![Zerto](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/9bdd400a9b332e962c200ff8afdeb07a/zerto.svg "Zerto")](https://www.g2.com/products/zerto/reviews)
Zerto

Information Technology and Services

14.5%

Hospital & Health Care

8.7%

Financial Services

7.2%

Banking

7.2%

Legal Services

5.8%

Other

56.5%

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## VMware Live Recovery (VLR) vs Zerto

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Zerto easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Zerto overall.

- Reviewers felt that Zerto meets the needs of their business better than VMware Live Recovery (VLR).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Zerto is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Zerto over VMware Live Recovery (VLR).