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.
"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."
"The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast."
"The product is very simple in its design. We don't need it to perform complicated tasks."
"The solution does a good job with VM backups."
"One of the most valuable features is the incremental backup. It is, of course, perfect because you have a lot of restore points, but you don't need all the space. The stability is also perfect."
"The direct SAN backup feature perfectly integrates with our 3PAR storage infrastructure."
"It integrates easily with third-party solutions compared to other vendors."
"Very flexible, all-in-one solution."
"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 is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"It is easy to implement for my clients."
"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours."
"Recovery speed is slow. Full recovery on large machines (1TB+) takes too long"
"The solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"Multithreading of health check process: This can take too much time to process on large jobs and/or large VMs."
"I would like to have them come up with more robust features when it comes to individual endpoint protection."
"The ease of use could be improved, but I don't have a very deep amount of experience in Veeam, so it's difficult to say what could be improved."
"I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform."
"The solution needs more detailed reporting."
"The one downside to Veeam is that they don't have a cloud product of their own."
"One thing which is lacking from the SRM is reporting."
"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."
"The two vCenters have to be synchronized, which sometimes gives us problems because Keberos does not tolerate more than five minutes in time difference."
"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 back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."
"The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors."
"In general, the drawbacks of VMware SRM, where improvements can be made, stem from the fact that it is an expensive and complex product."
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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