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."
"Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer."
"The technical support is good."
"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"In terms of most valuable features, we are mostly using the Cloud Connect feature. It is flexible because you can use it on-prem and on cloud."
"The standout feature for us is instant recovery."
"Veeam Backup Replication is easy to use and has high performance. The backups are very fast. It's a complete solution that fulfills our current needs."
"The most valuable feature is the automation, where you press a button and everything fails over seamlessly."
"The product is evolving and the vendor is committed to change."
"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."
"In terms of resiliency, the most valuable aspect of SRM has been its effectiveness."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"I would rate the ease of setting up and configuring my recovery plan in VMware SRM, a ten out of ten, with ten being the easiest."
"The endpoint protection console is not centralized."
"I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform."
"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."
"The initial setup can get complex."
"The Cloud version is not ready, they need maturity and ease of deployment in terms of management."
"The VMotion feature is not reliable enough to ensure a successful migration operation."
"A backup and replication solution should be able to back up a system and do recovery very fast. Even though Veeam Backup & Replication is able to meet most of our needs, it would be better if they can make it faster for backup and restore."
"There should be better use of the external hard drives."
"We have had an issue when some customers have traditional designs and sites. For example, on one another site, they are using hyper-converged, using VMware, or Nutanix. We have a problem with the synchronization between the storage for site to site. This is the main issue. We are adding some other tools to support the synchronization to allow the movement of the workload from site to site easily."
"Technical support can take some time to respond."
"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"
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"The configuration process could be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"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."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
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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