We performed a comparison between Commvault Cloud and VMware SRM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Metallic helped me to restore the data within an hour, which is much faster than restoring from Microsoft services."
"I can collect the target data, then we connect it to Commvault. There is not another system that can connect to our target database or target storage. This is very important for us, because there is the threat of malware right now. This can protect not only the product, but also the backup data from outside threats."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication ratio. It saves most of our space and reduces the network traffic."
"What I find valuable is restoring the complete server. Restoring files is also valuable, but I like restoring the server because you don't have to rebuild a new one."
"It runs all the tests and emails us the reports. We take daily, weekly, and monthly snapshots, and I integrate the storage snapshot scripts with the Commvault workflow. The Commvault workflow runs all the scripts and sends us the reports. It also features cloud-side reports and workflows. Commvault has many tools for backing up, restoring, and archiving things, but we use another service for our archives."
"The most important feature is that everything can be controlled using a single console."
"Commvault is a very stable product."
"What is most valuable to me are the search features, where you can search through large backup data sets and find what you're looking for. Our data sets are so big that we're over the petabyte mark. To find a specific file for a specific user out of 10,000 users is a challenge... If we can glean from them a general description of where it might be, the search feature comes in very handy to actually locate it and restore it for them."
"The replication is a key feature."
"The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on."
"My impression is that the initial setup process is relatively straightforward."
"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."
"Testing failover capabilities."
"The solution is scalable."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"The solution is consistent."
"The solution needs better Office 365 data backup management."
"The interface could be improved because it has two different consoles."
"I really struggled to configure HyperScale X as there was a lack of detailed documentation."
"The solution requires improvement with its connection and bandwidth."
"You can't change Metallic's retention policies without contacting the Commvault support team."
"Its competitor, Veeam, includes backup and replication in the same product. I don't know if Commvault has it or not, but they should if they don't."
"Additional SaaS application support would be good... we have SaaS applications that may not be big enough for Commvault to support yet. Box.com is one we've asked about for years, and it's just not on the radar, as far as I know."
"The Java interface is not great. The Command Center interface is far better and it looks nicer, but it doesn't have all the powerful features available in the CommServe/Java console. The place to improve the product is on the management interface level."
"The user experience could be more friendly."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
"We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved."
"In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved."
"The configuration process could be improved."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive."
Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 104 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 69 reviews. Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". 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". Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Azure Backup and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and Veritas Resiliency Platform. See our Commvault Cloud vs. VMware SRM report.
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