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."
"This product is user-friendly. The interface is easy to use."
"The solution can work for companies no matter the size or scope."
"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."
"One of the most valuable features is the simplicity of the solution's administration."
"Its backup capabilities in general are great."
"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."
"Replication and restore object in Exchange boxes with possibility to select part of Microsoft directory."
"It is easy to implement for my clients."
"The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform."
"The thing I like the most about SMR is the reduced cost of management."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"Combined with RecoverPoint, it offers zero RPO and zero RTO."
"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."
"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 solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"The DR component should be part of the comprehensive package, not separate."
"I prefer a software backup solution that allows me to easily define my origin data, including data files, folders, and virtual machines."
"The data duplication should be improved."
"Technical support can be improved."
"If you upgrade too quickly, you may have issues."
"The web interface could be more visual."
"Add an archive option to support legal obligations."
"The technical support is not quick enough to respond when a user tries to contact them."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"Currently, there is a limitation of consolidating only 15 sites per SRM."
"The interface is not easy to use and can be made more user-friendly."
"There needs to be better stability during heavy capacity in future releases."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
"Cost is definitely an area where the product 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 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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