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 backup and replication capabilities are quite good."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are the ease of use, good integration with others solutions, such as Oracle ERP, and by using the UI you can create and achieve operations you want to do."
"The most valuable features are the backup and restoration of our VMs. Additionally, they add features regularly."
"I like Veeam a lot because it solves problems, is stable, and runs very well."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Veeam is easy to use."
"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."
"I have been in contact with technical support and they are very good."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."
"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."
"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."
"In the next release, I would like replication directly to the cloud to be included."
"I have found that the reporting could improve in its structure."
"The cloud part of it can be improved. There should be an option for Veeam in your own cloud, as compared to the Veeam cloud offering that's currently there. The rest of it is easy."
"I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product."
"The recovery and integration features of Veeam Backup Replication could improve. For example, all VM integration could improve, such as with Hyper-V and VMware."
"The backup and integration could be improved."
"They have an integration with MS SQL, and you have to license MS SQL. This is something they need to change. They should go for an open-source database or a free SQL because you're already buying this product, and you shouldn't have to buy another product."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by making the monitoring system free. If I would like to have any monitoring system by Veeam I have to purchase it. It should come free with the solution. They should provide a monitoring system to make the work easier and smooth."
"The primary site lacks adequate equipment, such as power backup and cooling, which can lead to downtime during issues like power outages or overheating."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"The biggest issue for us is that this product does not have any demo for customers."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier."
"The technical support is not very good and needs to make an effort to improve."
"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."
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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