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 replication is the most valuable feature for us."
"Strong performance with a high level of compatibility."
"It most valuable features are seeding and faster backups over small links."
"It is a stable product with useful snapshot and replication features."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is that we can back up in-house and multiple cloud providers' storage."
"Before Veeam, we had backup infrastructure sprawl. Veeam was able to reduce our overall backup windows while reducing our dedicated backup infrastructure."
"It has helped us transfer the solution in two days instead of working for a minimum of one week to ten days."
"Once you get it set up, everything is smooth, and the recovery is excellent."
"The solution runs well in the background, just in case we need it."
"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."
"In terms of resiliency, the most valuable aspect of SRM has been its effectiveness."
"Testing failover capabilities."
"The UI is very user-friendly and testing is easy."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."
"The most valuable features are the disaster recovery and testing."
"Could offer a better conclusion of the backups."
"The replicating from Veeam Backup Replication to Azure cloud could be improved."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"In the next release, I would like replication directly to the cloud to be included."
"Occasionally, in the course of upgrading one's virtualization platform, the backup can be ruined."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"Recovery speed is slow. Full recovery on large machines (1TB+) takes too long"
"If you upgrade too quickly, you may have issues."
"Timing issues arise due to replication lags in multiple areas. When this happens, we encounter errors."
"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
"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 product's stability could be better."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."
"The product's dashboard is an area of concern where improvements are required."
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 71 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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