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.
"It's scalable."
"I think that the scalability is very good. We can't compare it."
"It's the most easy-to-use backup replication that I have used so far."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"A simple and stable solution for small businesses that use virtualization."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is definitely very useful and simple to learn, and the restoring processes are very straightforward, making it a very solid product."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are it is easy to use and manage."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is that we can back up in-house and multiple cloud providers' storage."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"The solution is very flexible."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."
"In terms of recovery, if you have a test job script, you can put it on top of it. You can create custom steps so that it will be more granular. It will be an easy, one click solution when it comes to the recovery application."
"The most valuable feature is the automation, where you press a button and everything fails over seamlessly."
"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."
"The product is evolving and the vendor is committed to change."
"VMware SRM is a very nice tool for disaster recovery for virtual environments."
"They need to focus more on cloud backup."
"One challenge that we have encountered was on the long-term retention of data. Be sure to look into a dedicated deduplication appliance."
"The solution is rather weak when it comes to database integration."
"I would like to see more broad support for other applications such as databases, or other operating systems."
"The patching can be quite difficult at times."
"The backup and integration could be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The only improvement I could think of is it could be cheaper—cheaper is always good. Sometimes the product is just finished. Cheaper is always nice for the customer, but the company needs to benefit so that they can keep maintaining the product. New Windows versions, etc., always take some work. At the moment, I wouldn't switch to another solution because of the money."
"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."
"Cost is definitely an area where the product could be improved."
"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles."
"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 solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"The price, in general, could be lower."
"Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring."
"There needs to be better stability during heavy capacity in future releases."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 328 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 69 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 Cohesity DataProtect, 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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