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.
"Replication Job base on a source HPE Catalyst store to perform a full reconstruction of our production systems on our third datacenter, which is our DRP Site."
"It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection."
"We have evaluated other solutions but Veeam is the best for virtualization."
"One of the most valuable features is the simplicity of the solution's administration."
"The backup and replication capabilities are quite good."
"One of the best things about Veeam is that they have consistently improved on themselves since they started. Personally, I've been using Veeam since around 2013/2014 when it was only supporting certain hypervisors such as HyperV, and since then it has become truly mature enterprise-level software with a lot of versatility."
"The product allows us to use data more efficiently, reducing the cost of storage and backup time. It is vital to have data available in the shortest possible time."
"I enjoy the ability to quickly search for VMs through the Veeam console."
"The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours."
"The product functionality is fairly high-quality."
"Incorporating non-disruptive testing capability in disaster recovery procedures has significantly benefited the overall recovery testing processes."
"The installation and initial setup are straightforward."
"VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."
"VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization."
"It's very reliable. The solution is stable."
"If you want to do failover, it works without any problem."
"I only ever found one error. It was when we were doing a file copy job. After using it for ten minutes, it would slow down and cause a bottleneck error."
"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."
"The pricing model could be improved. It can be made cheaper."
"The price can be a bit expensive."
"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."
"There's a situation where VMs run on different locks. It's running on the VM while having a relationship with nearby solutions running on the same server and storage. This creates a bottleneck that needs to be eliminated."
"It's a great product, but only if you have everything virtualized."
"I would like a solution for SAP systems to be included."
"An improvement for SRM would be better interface compatibility with other products."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"Technical support can take some time to respond."
"Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers."
"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."
"SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm."
"There are many functionality problems with the product currently. It is also slow and unstable."
"In my view, if VMware comes up with an appliance-based solution like vCenter Server (which was also Windows-based), it will be much easier for deployment. I"
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 73 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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