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.
"The solution is easy to install and very stable."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are it is easy to use and manage."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"Sandbox feature is like a power tool for troubleshooting."
"The features I find most valuable are probably the VMware snapshot backups and the Veeam replication. Their replication is very good. It can easily be used for disaster recovery in a number of situations."
"The technical support is excellent. It's one of the best I've met so far."
"This product is user-friendly. The interface is easy to use."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"I like how VMware SRM is able to automate and orchestrate disaster recovery."
"The solution runs well in the background, just in case we need it."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"The solution helps to improve business continuity processes. Its automatic failover and failback policies have been wonderful."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."
"It's easy to use and the interface is quite simple."
"I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by having better integration with the cloud. Additionally, they do not have direct integration to S3 or Azure storage for the backups of the VMs. This feature would be beneficial because we have to go through the scalable repository which I do not like."
"The more features the solution has the more complex it can be to set up. Veeam Backup & Replication can be complex."
"It would be nice to see more affordable training options for individuals who want to enhance their skills. Some people I know have been interested in training courses, but they found them too expensive."
"Add an archive option to support legal obligations."
"The only issue on which we would like to see for improvement would be, potentially, the ability to do some different things with recovery, like faster recovery onsite."
"The initial setup was not straightforward at all."
"Veeam Backup & Replication should include a cloud solution."
"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."
"It would be better if we could get more reporting features in VMware SRM."
"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."
"We've had configuration issues on occasion. We start to fail over, and then we have to call it off because the configuration is not right, or the data stores aren't configured correctly in the secondary data center. Oftentimes, it is just the experience level of the team, and we have to bring in the vendor to help and validate our configuration."
"Cost is definitely an area where the product could be improved."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
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, Veritas NetBackup and Zerto, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery, Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery. See our VMware SRM vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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