We performed a comparison between BDRSuite 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."Backup of the VMware server is the most valuable feature."
"I like the fact that BDRSuite can connect to VMware ESXi and automatically pull the virtual machines that I have in that environment. I also like that you can choose to back up the compute to the backup server or go straight to the cloud."
"Adding and removing backup jobs using BDRSuite is easy and also includes great documentation."
"If we do a backup of a machine at some point and the server crashes, then we can restore this machine to a different server with the same settings and setup. We will just have to tweak one or two things, like the IP. Then, it is ready to go."
"The network solution is the most important feature, because we have our own backup server and are doing file backups for our customers."
"I can choose a point in time and issue the command to back up and I don't need to go in and restore the last full backup and then apply iteratively, sequentially, all the incrementals... I can pick a point in time and tell it I want to go to that state and it's transparent to me. It happens in the background for me."
"Because all our servers are hosted on VMware, the VMware backup is the most valuable feature. The integration and backup with VMware are very good."
"It made it easy for us to handle the daily backup of endpoints."
"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"The solution is consistent."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"The product is evolving and the vendor is committed to change."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"They said they can support Red Hat Virtualization and we assumed that they support any compatible system but we found we need to do a network backup or a network image, which is not what it said on their website. I have had many discussions with them about where this component is. Initially, I was searching for a component which would back up Red Hat Virtualization. They said they support this in the same way they support Hyper-V and VMware. I haven't found the feature in their portal or in any of their software. They haven't made a special agent for it, in the way they did for Hyper-V."
"The dashboard should more interactive."
"Vembu BDR currently supports backups of O365, although it does not currently have an email archiving function to the O365 backups."
"I suggest that the dump of the database have the option to either be backed up to Vembu Cloud or be backed up to all backup sites and not only to default storage."
"Scheduling backups is challenging due to the poor quality of the UI."
"We are still exploring its features, but we want to see more features that we desire over time."
"For the more sophisticated backups that do not have a set backup process, procedures that are outside of the norm, it would be nice if we had more control and did not have to use their technical support. While they're very responsive and have always come through in a reasonable time frame, we would like to be able to manage everything on our own."
"I saw that it's not possible to have the last full backup duplicated on our site. Therefore, if I have a lot of information on the main site, I would not want to copy any information to those site servers. It would be nice to be able to make a copy of the last full backup."
"The product's dashboard is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like to see better integration with other storage solutions. I would hope to see that within the next two or three years."
"The two vCenters have to be synchronized, which sometimes gives us problems because Keberos does not tolerate more than five minutes in time difference."
"The interface is not easy to use and can be made more user-friendly."
"The primary site lacks adequate equipment, such as power backup and cooling, which can lead to downtime during issues like power outages or overheating."
"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."
"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."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
BDRSuite is ranked 7th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 62 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 71 reviews. BDRSuite is rated 8.2, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of BDRSuite writes "Can automatically pull the virtual machines that we have in an environment". 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". BDRSuite is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Vinchin Backup & Recovery, Acronis Cyber Protect and Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery. See our BDRSuite vs. VMware SRM report.
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