We performed a comparison between Rubrik and VMware SRM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The archiving, off-of-box, is awesome. It lets you put your data where you want it and gives you the peace of mind of having more than one copy of it. And it's smart about the way that it does the archiving. It doesn't just copy one-for-one. It does all of its processing of the deduplication and compression before it sends it off to the archive, which helps with our cloud costs."
"I would rate the solution's web interface at eight out of ten. It's just fantastic and intuitive. It's so easy to use. I've never done any formal training on Rubrik, but I was able to quickly come to grips with its capabilities."
"I don't know if it is the best or the worst but it's very easy to install and very easy to balance. Sometimes that it's a problem because the installer of these data gets extremely scared because it's so easy. The product is easy to install, easy to balance, and easy to work with. Another really good point is the instant recovery."
"This is a centralized tool where we are able to schedule backups and perform monitoring."
"A Google-like file search, system scaling, and a frequent development cycle are some positives that this solution offers."
"Features we have requested are typically added to the next product release."
"The most valuable feature of Rubrik for me is its user-friendliness and efficiency."
"When it comes to saving time managing our backups, Rubrik has saved us a lot of time compared to what we were using. It feels like it has saved us lifetimes of time because the process used to be difficult. It's not just the day to time savings. When something goes wrong, that's where the real time savings comes into play. We are able to get back to where we need to be more confidently and with much fewer steps."
"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."
"The replication is the solution's most valuable feature. If we have some issues on the VM in the main site we can migrate it to another site automatically."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"Automated recovery is one good feature, SRM also offers simplified management. It has a centralized interface for configuring, testing, and executing disaster recovery plans across multiple sites. This means management from a single point, even for many sites."
"The solution is very flexible."
"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"The reporting, in particular the customization of reports, needs to be improved."
"Looking at how the data is broken down, we can see the total story, but sometimes it's difficult to see how big a particular snapshot is. Across 90 days of snapshots, which one is a particularly large one? Looking at the data holistically could be a lot easier."
"It needs more storage array integration options and an easier restore for files that download using a browser."
"The integrated reporting is not really that nicely built. The reporting functionality could definitely be a little bit more customizable from an administration perspective, with an easier to understand interface."
"It is a lot more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."
"Rubrik's disaster recovery capabilities could be improved."
"I have a personal want which might not necessarily make sense with Rubrik as a company or Rubrik as a software, but it'd be really nice if they could also handle things like item-level backups and restores of Active Directory objects and DNS and DCP objects."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
"The biggest issue for us is that this product does not have any demo for customers."
"It would be better if we could get more reporting features in VMware SRM."
"Technical support can take some time to respond."
"The price, in general, could be lower."
Rubrik is ranked 4th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 86 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 73 reviews. Rubrik is rated 9.2, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Automates the backup and recovery process, reducing manual human errors and global search allows for granular recoveries". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SRM writes "A scalable solution that integrates well with the VMware platform, but its platform agnostics do not support on-cloud usage". Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and HPE Disaster Recovery Services. See our Rubrik vs. VMware SRM report.
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