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 is a powerful software for communicating with the storage and for redundancy."
"With Replication, Veeam allows us to have a duplicated VM on standby."
"The features I find most valuable are probably the VMware snapshot backups and the Veeam replication. Their replication is very good. It can easily be used for disaster recovery in a number of situations."
"Pricing is fairly reasonable and not overly expensive."
"The solution is quite stable."
"I'm pleased with the ability to search for documents; it's very useful."
"I like Veeam a lot because it solves problems, is stable, and runs very well."
"The replication feature has proven to be the most valuable feature for us."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"I like how VMware SRM is able to automate and orchestrate disaster recovery."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"My impression is that the initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"The solution is very flexible."
"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."
"The most valuable features are the disaster recovery and testing."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"I would like to see more broad support for other applications such as databases, or other operating systems."
"The deduplication feature could be improved by changing to global deduplication."
"The tech support could be better."
"Technical support can be improved."
"I would prefer it if the backup console did not require use of a specified program but rather that it could be opened from any website."
"There is some complexity we have experienced when using the solution that should be simplified."
"The initial setup was not straightforward at all."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"In general, the drawbacks of VMware SRM, where improvements can be made, stem from the fact that it is an expensive and complex product."
"I would like to see better integration with other storage solutions. I would hope to see that within the next two or three years."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"The solution is on the expensive side."
"They could enhance the automation features for the product."
"One thing which is lacking from the SRM is reporting."
"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."
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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