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.
"Very flexible, all-in-one solution."
"This is very user-friendly."
"The integration of Veeam Backup Replication is very good."
"Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."
"The replication is the most valuable feature for us."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"It is a straightforward solution. There is no need for a dedicated technical person to do the backup and replication. Veeam is very straightforward when it comes to doing the replication."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"Combined with RecoverPoint, it offers zero RPO and zero RTO."
"It's easy to use and the interface is quite simple."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."
"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 most valuable feature is the automation, where you press a button and everything fails over seamlessly."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"Veeam currently lacks features for backing up to network-attached storage. Veeam Backup & Replication agents do not support S3 storage. Only Veeam Backup & Replication server supports S3 storage."
"I would like a solution for SAP systems to be included."
"The price can be a bit expensive."
"The cloud backups from Veeam Backup Replication have not been good. Addiotnaally, the backups of Office 365 and the overall performance can always be improved."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"The tech support could be better."
"The price can be better."
"In the past, Veeam had a host-based license, but now it will be part of Microsoft's core license. I don't like this licensing model. Host-based licensing is better for my system. Maybe so other organizations prefer the core-based."
"VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."
"The product's stability could be better."
"We've had configuration issues on occasion. We start to fail over, and then we have to call it off because the configuration is not right, or the data stores aren't configured correctly in the secondary data center. Oftentimes, it is just the experience level of the team, and we have to bring in the vendor to help and validate our configuration."
"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."
"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."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software."
"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 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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