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.
"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 solution offers the normal benefits of a virtual machine versus a physical, actual machine. It doesn't take up space, for example."
"It helps with process restoration. With Veeam, we never had backup or restoration issues."
"The product allows us to use data more efficiently, reducing the cost of storage and backup time. It is vital to have data available in the shortest possible time."
"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."
"This is very user-friendly."
"It's very easy to work with and it's very reliable."
"Strong performance with a high level of compatibility."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the automatic recovery of the virtual machine if it goes down."
"I like how VMware SRM is able to automate and orchestrate disaster recovery."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."
"VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"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 features are the disaster recovery and testing."
"The virtual sandboxes seem complex to setup, so I have not invested time in leveraging this feature. It would be nice if this feature was more user-friendly."
"I have found that the reporting could improve in its structure."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"When you want to restore files, you first need to restore the machine, and then you have to mount it, and then restore the files."
"This is an expensive solution."
"When in a domain, the virus can easily attack the Veeam server, something which happened to us."
"Scalability, as well as licensing costs, need to be improved."
"Could offer a better conclusion of the backups."
"The technical support is not quick enough to respond when a user tries to contact them."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."
"There are many functionality problems with the product currently. It is also slow and unstable."
"I would like to see this solution be more scalable."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."
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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