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 most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use."
"It is way easier to take backup with Veeam Backup & Replication than the regular ones."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"I know it's not exactly a feature, but I accept it works and it's easy to use. With the Veeam Backup & Replication, we have no problems in managing restore. Obviously, the most important thing about backup software. I used to say that every backup software can make backups, but only good ones can make a restore."
"I'm pleased with the ability to search for documents; it's very useful."
"It's simply very good software for backup purposes."
"It integrates easily with third-party solutions compared to other vendors."
"In terms of most valuable features, we are mostly using the Cloud Connect feature. It is flexible because you can use it on-prem and on cloud."
"In terms of resiliency, the most valuable aspect of SRM has been its effectiveness."
"The product is evolving and the vendor is committed to change."
"The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours."
"SRM's best feature is automation."
"It is easy to implement for my clients."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"The automation could be better."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by having better integration with the cloud. Additionally, they do not have direct integration to S3 or Azure storage for the backups of the VMs. This feature would be beneficial because we have to go through the scalable repository which I do not like."
"The stability for AIX machines could be better."
"The price could be lower."
"I would like to have them come up with more robust features when it comes to individual endpoint protection."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"In the future, Veeam should release a hardware backup appliance that can be integrated with their software."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring."
"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."
"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."
"The solution currently has a five-minute RPO, meaning if the VM goes down we can lose up to five minutes of data which is a big deal when it relates to database replication."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"VMware SRM needs to improve its pricing."
"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 329 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, Zerto and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, 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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