We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."
"Veeam Backup Replication is easy to use and has high performance. The backups are very fast. It's a complete solution that fulfills our current needs."
"It lets you verify a backup with the least amount of effort."
"I like all of Veeam's features, but the most important ones are the tape backups and replication. Those are the two options available for us, and it's enough for our needs."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"With Replication, Veeam allows us to have a duplicated VM on standby."
"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup Replication are efficient backup and replication. Additionally, Veeam Backup Replication supports all products and vendors."
"With VxRail, we can manage the life cycle of a virtual machine."
"VxRail performs well in the VDI environment."
"The updating of the features was one aspect of the solution that made us decide to use it."
"It is the most valuable Software Defined Storage ever to manage all storage workloads, and also offers high availability."
"VxRail alleviates the operational constraints within an organization."
"It makes for easier deployments through automation and improved accessibility."
"It improved from an operations standpoint as we have reduced failures compared to a previous vendor. The hardware that we previously used had a lot of issues with components failing regularly."
"Being able to perform upgrades and check the system through the VxRail Manager has been very helpful."
"The data duplication should be improved."
"It is efficient but can improve security-wise."
"I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform."
"All our customers would like a cheaper license and more flexible deployment."
"Veeam is good up until 300 VMs."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"The solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"I would want them to improve some technical features that are still missing because we are working with NetApp NVMe and they're not fully supporting it yet. But both NetApp and Veeam know about it and they're working on it."
"What I did not like so much was the amount of VMware that you have to put in your system related to the VxRail."
"The initial setup was not that easy, it was a medium difficulty level."
"Technically speaking, the vCenter and the administration of the integration of the vCenter could be improved."
"It needs faster deployment of security patches."
"The solution is vendor-locked and Dell is the only supplier of VxRail."
"I wish for the performance environment to be improved."
"Some of the features of the hyperconverged infrastructure could be integrated with external storage. Right now, for example, if I have surveillance going, I need to purchase very cheap storage. So, an integration between the hyperconverged infrastructure and external storage would be good."
"It would be an improvement if VxRail could be integrated with some other hypervisors and not just with VMware."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 reviews. Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6, while VxRail is rated 8.6. 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 VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes.
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