We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication and VMware SRM based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Veeam Backup & Replication comes out on top in this comparison due to its robust performance and user-friendly interface. Veeam Backup & Replication also has a significant ROI.
"I like Veeam a lot because it solves problems, is stable, and runs very well."
"Its backup capabilities in general are great."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup Replication is application awareness. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly and it has been working very well."
"We get a lot of features with Veeam and we are happy to use this solution. After shutdown, the servers here automatically turn off and Veeam is keeping up all this. It's tension free work."
"The ability of instant VM recovery, which means starting the backup VM and getting it online while the recovery is still happening is the most valuable feature."
"The good thing about Veeam is that its initial setup and usage are straightforward."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"It's scalable."
"It made the DR process a lot faster and easier for recovery after we were familiar with the product operation."
"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."
"Testing failover capabilities."
"It is easy to implement for my clients."
"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 most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"Its capability to schedule, write and configure the recovery and scheduled steps, such that you don't have to come in and start manually trying to recover the entire machine. You just push a button to recover the VMware and everything is done."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"In the next release I would like to see a bit more intelligence as far as a solution or troubleshooting - to put it more on the level of resolution and not simply identifying there is a problem."
"Its licensing needs to be improved. Its licensing has become complex since last December. They have changed the way the product is licensed, and there is a lot of confusion. Sometimes, when a new version comes, it seems that it has not been tested enough because I usually find some bugs in it. It could also have more integration with other virtualization products, such as desktop virtualization products and open-source virtualization products."
"I would like to see better features for exporting to cloud-based repositories."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"It would be ideal if users could know that their data is backed up and have some security functionality where you can actually use the backup to spin up a new cluster and take it from there."
"Lacks online training."
"The more features the solution has the more complex it can be to set up. Veeam Backup & Replication can be complex."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"This product is not appropriate for those moving to a broader cloud footprint."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"The solution is on the expensive side."
"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."
"It would be better if we could get more reporting features in VMware SRM."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 329 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 73 reviews. Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". 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". Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery and Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service . See our VMware SRM vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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