VMware Live Site Recovery

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VMware Live Site Recovery is ranked #23 of 24 in disaster recovery software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan.

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VMware 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

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Failover orchestration: Yes
Deployment model: hybrid
Supported workloads: virtual machines
Failback orchestration: Yes
Test failover: Yes
Recovery runbooks: Yes

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The record

Purpose: VMware Live Site Recovery automates orchestration and non-disruptive testing of centralized recovery plans for virtualized applications.
Deployment topology: The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery supports on-premises-to-on-premises disaster recovery.
How it works: It integrates with vSphere through vCenter Server and an underlying replication technology, then automates recovery plans during failover or testing.
Replication integrations: It can use vSphere Replication, storage array replication through Storage Replication Adapters, or VMware Virtual Volumes.
Required components: A deployment requires vSphere, vCenter Server, and VMware Live Site Recovery at both protected and recovery sites, plus an underlying replication product.
Non-disruptive testing: The product supports testing recovery plans without disrupting production workloads.
Failback: VMware Live Site Recovery provides automated failback by reprotecting VMs and running the recovery plan in reverse.
Recovery point objectives: With vSphere Replication, users can select an RPO from 1 minute to 24 hours.
Supported environments: The FAQ lists VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware vSphere Foundation as supported, with specific versions determined by the Product Interoperability Matrix.
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.
Support: Production support is included in a VMware Live Recovery term subscription, and support requests go through the Broadcom Support Portal.
Notable limit: The FAQ says VMware Live Site Recovery does not work with VMware Cloud on AWS.
Company: VMware LLC says it was founded January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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Best Disaster Recovery Software in 2026#23 of 24

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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