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.
"Replication and restore object in Exchange boxes with possibility to select part of Microsoft directory."
"Good compression when storing data."
"The encryption password is used to protect the backup files. Even if someone gains access to the backup job or files, they won't be able to utilize them without the password."
"Veeam communicates with the vCenter in VMware, which means it's very smooth and doesn't interrupt production on VMware and you can backup or restore anytime, anywhere."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the integrity of the backups."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are the ease of use and the interface is very configurable for the users. It's a very familiar solution in Algeria."
"Simple and stable."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is definitely very useful and simple to learn, and the restoring processes are very straightforward, making it a very solid product."
"Combined with RecoverPoint, it offers zero RPO and zero RTO."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"In terms of resiliency, the most valuable aspect of SRM has been its effectiveness."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"The stability of SRM has been excellent. It gets a nine-out-of-ten."
"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."
"They need to address the confusing recovery dialogue."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"Restoration takes about two to four hours with Veeam. Zerto can restore in about 10 seconds. That's the restoration speed I'm looking for now that we're dealing with ransomware."
"They need to focus more on cloud backup."
"Backup speed should be increased, and there should be more functionality."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"There's a lot of room for improvement surrounding the backup process."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."
"You need a lot of knowledge to work with the interface because it is not really easy to use, and it would be great if the dashboard were simplified."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"The interface is not easy to use and can be made more user-friendly."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
"Cost is definitely an area where the product could be improved."
"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."
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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