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 initial setup is very easy."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect."
"Veeam Backup Replication is stable I have not had any problems."
"I'm satisfied with tech support, because the solution is so stable that I haven't had the need to engage any of the engineers yet."
"Instant Backup is an useful feature."
"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."
"Veeam Backup Replication has good performance and can do location-to-location backups. Additionally, it is user-friendly and easy to manage."
"The most valuable features are the disaster recovery and testing."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"The solution is consistent."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"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."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"The solution is rather weak when it comes to database integration."
"If they could add more support for all of the modern hypervisors, that would make Veeam much better and more flexible to work with. For example, there is no solution for VM to VM replication when it comes to Oracle OEM servers."
"I have a problem with the VM. When we started doing a backup, it takes a snapshot for our virtual machines, but when we try it two or three times, in some cases, our virtual machines go to a consolidated state. I don't know why this problem happens. But I still think Veeam is a top-ranking solution."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"Cross-hypervisor replication can be improved."
"Veeam Backup is not enhanced. There aren't any enhancements yet and they are still using traditional methods for snapshots and to perform the backup, like many other vendors. Another improvement would be simplifying and integrating their software."
"The cloud part of it can be improved. There should be an option for Veeam in your own cloud, as compared to the Veeam cloud offering that's currently there. The rest of it is easy."
"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 product's dashboard is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
"The user experience could be more friendly."
"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."
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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