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 ntegration of physical agents with our cloud connect service is positive."
"Very flexible, all-in-one solution."
"Veeam is quick, easy to work with, and its support for Microsoft products is good. They also provide adequate solutions for backing up Microsoft applications in the cloud, such as Office 365."
"The solution is a user-friendly interface."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to restore the VMs into a test environment."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"The ability to offload backup snapshots to the SAN helps with reducing the backup durations."
"VMware SRM replicates the VM from one site to another, and it helps us orchestrate the powering of VMs and DR when the DC goes down."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."
"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"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."
"They need a better solution for backend storage."
"There is some complexity we have experienced when using the solution that should be simplified."
"The backup and integration could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"It could use DR features similar to Zerto."
"My biggest issue with Veeam at the moment is how the backup reports are displayed. We use the SolarWinds integration to generate consolidated reports for monitoring purposes, but we aren't getting all the available data shown to us in the way that we want."
"I would like to have them come up with more robust features when it comes to individual endpoint protection."
"They need to improve their technical side."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"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."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"The solution currently has a five-minute RPO, meaning if the VM goes down we can lose up to five minutes of data which is a big deal when it relates to database replication."
"In my view, if VMware comes up with an appliance-based solution like vCenter Server (which was also Windows-based), it will be much easier for deployment. I"
"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles."
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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