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 whole replication aspect of the solution is excellent because it compresses the data so well."
"It is a stable and scalable solution that's easy to operate and restore."
"The initial setup for a simple environment is very easy. We just do next, next, next, next for the installation. It can be complicated in a complicated environment. It can be simple for a simple environment. I enjoy installing it. It has a lot of features."
"It is a rock-solid backup solution. That's all, and that's what we were asking for."
"My customers find the backup and recovery ease of use is the most beneficial feature."
"I like that the solution is very simple to install."
"Replication Job base on a source HPE Catalyst store to perform a full reconstruction of our production systems on our third datacenter, which is our DRP Site."
"Veeam is the gold standard for backup and recovery. The ease of use and reliability of this solution are real assets. Also, it has an ease of use to work with a third party vendor."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."
"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."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"If you want to do failover, it works without any problem."
"It's easy to use and the interface is quite simple."
"The solution runs well in the background, just in case we need it."
"The product functionality is fairly high-quality."
"The solution requires a lot of bandwidth."
"There are certain solutions, such as Rubrik and Cohesity, that are little by little, taking market share. Veeam needs to be more aggressive to keep their dominance in the space."
"The integration with other solutions should be improved."
"The tech support could be better."
"We're using both Backup and Replication, Veeam Cloud Connect, and Veeam Office 365. What I am missing is a good graphical user interface between these three products."
"I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product."
"If a single file is corrupt then the restoration of the entire backup will fail."
"The price can be better."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
"There needs to be better stability during heavy capacity in future releases."
"They could enhance the automation features for the product."
"Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive."
"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."
"The configuration process could be improved."
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 70 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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