G2 Vendor Directory

OpenText Data Protector vs. VMware Live Recovery (VLR)

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricOpenText Data Protector

by OpenText

VMware Live Recovery (VLR)

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.24.5
Review count17136
Ease of use8.68.9
Ease of setup8.38.6
Quality of support7.88.7
Meets requirements8.88.9
NPS5061.832061
Small Business11.8%18.4%
Mid-Market47.1%41.2%
Enterprise41.2%40.4%
Total page views89223
Total LLM citations68212

OpenText Data Protector

Data Protector is your fully integrated enterprise grade backup and disaster recovery solution for large, complex, and heterogeneous IT environments. Built on an adaptive architecture that combines security and analytics, it enables customers to meet their continuity needs reliably and cost-effectively. Available in two editions for virtual environments only or for full heterogeneous enterprise environments.

Pros

    VMware Live Recovery (VLR)

    Protect your data, minimize downtime and reduce costs with optimized disaster recovery (DR) that’s easily accessible on demand and delivered as a SaaS solution. VMware Live Recovery's ransomware recovery feature ensures confident ransomware recovery with a plan that rapidly restores critical apps and supports resiliency. Efficiently identify points of recovery to run rapid recovery point validations.

    Pros

    • Recovery Ease
    • Ease of Use
    • Recovery Speed
    • Automation
    • Easy Setup
    • Easy Integrations