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We performed a comparison between Nutanix Disaster Recovery 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM Report (Updated: March 2024).
770,765 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery.""The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the reliability and scalability of being able to swing our workloads across the country.""Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks.""The product is very simple and very easy to use."

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"The most valuable feature of VMware SRM is its integration with the VMware platform.""My impression is that the initial setup process is relatively straightforward.""The solution is very flexible.""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.""The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on.""Our systems fail over using SRM. So, we do a big bang DR, which is biannual, and we fail over our fairly massive Epic electronic health record (EHR) and our core applications. It takes us about 30 minutes to fail over using SRM, which is pretty good. In most hospitals that have Epic installed, Epic does the audit to make sure that we can fail over if something were to happen. Normally, sites will have a DR solution specific to the EHR, but right now, our pain point is the third-party tier-one clinical applications.""The most valuable feature is the automation, where you press a button and everything fails over seamlessly.""The most valuable feature is the integration with our Nutanix environment."

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Cons
"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks.""The solution's bandwidth utilization can be improved further.""The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level.""The product must allow users to create a production domain on the main site in one hypervisor and a backup site on another."

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"Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive.""You cannot use VMware SRM in conjunction with storage replication software.""There needs to be better stability during heavy capacity in future releases.""Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring.""VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well.""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.""The solution could improve by removing some of the limitations we have been facing. There could be better integrated."

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  • "The solution’s pricing is good."
  • "Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."
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  • "Compare to hardware-based replication, I think software based replication is best and cheap."
  • "Licensing costs explode after 75 VMs."
  • "The price of this solution is on the expensive side."
  • "The cost of SRM is a little bit high, especially for smaller companies."
  • "The cost of SRM is on par with market rates."
  • "The licensing costs are increasing."
  • "It is about $3,000 a year for the 25 pack. The package gives you the ability to protect up to 25 virtual machines."
  • "There is an annual license to use this solution."
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    Top Answer:Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery.
    Top Answer:The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level.
    Top Answer:Nutanix Disaster Recovery is mainly used for the physical to virtual integration.
    Top Answer:I rate the product price a five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one is a very high price, and ten is a very low price.
    Top Answer:The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors.
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    Also Known As
    VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
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    Overview

    Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a natively integrated DR solution that helps organizations stay prepared in the face of a disaster while minimizing data loss and downtime.

    VMware SRM (Site Recovery Manager) is a business continuity and disaster recovery solution that is part of the vSphere virtualization suite. It helps you plan, test, and run the recovery of virtual machines between a protected vCenter Server site and a recovery vCenter Server site. VMware SRM aims to minimize data loss and system downtime by letting you automate backups and orchestrate the recovery of entire VMware storage systems. VMware SRM is offered on-premises and on the AWS cloud.

    VMware SRM is most commonly used for:

    • Disaster recovery
    • Disaster avoidance
    • Data center migrations
    • Site-level load balancing
    • Maintenance testing for enterprise applications

    As a disaster recovery tool, VMware SRM:

    • Provides replication technology.
    • Supports policy-based management of backup programs.
    • Lets you run non-disruptive testing of disaster recovery plans.

    VMware SRM Key Features

    Some of VMware SRM’s key features include:
    Good scalability and stability, fast and reliable recovery, automated orchestration workflows, automated recovery of network and security settings, non-disruptive recovery testing, orchestrated cross-vCenter vMotion, stretched storage support, and self-service provisioning.

    VMware SRM Benefits

    The main benefits of using VMware SRM include:

    • Integration: VMware SRM integrates with other VMware technologies and architectures.

    • Non-disruptive testing: VMware SRM allows you to conduct tests during business hours without disruptions.

    • Reduced recovery time: By using automated orchestration workflows, VMware SRM helps to decrease recovery time to just minutes.

    • Automated failback: With automated failback, you can resume business operations as normal very quickly.

    • Extensibility for custom automation: With VMware SRM, you can use the Orchestrator plug-in to build custom automation workflows.

    • Automated network mappings: You can automatically map network settings across the two sites when creating a recovery plan.

    • Eliminate the need to re-configure IP addresses: With VMware SRM’s automated recovery of network and security settings, it is not necessary to e-configure IP addresses on recovered VMs via integration with NSX. Configurations are also reduced post-recovery by implementing security policies.

    • Centralized recovery plans: VMware SRM’s centralized recovery plans help you protect thousands of VM’s and also make it possible to eliminate manual runbooks.

    • Protect investments: With supported replication, VMware SRM helps protect investments and tailor RPOs.

    • Lower TCO: By using VMware SRM, you can lower your TCO and incur lower expenses for disaster recovery.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are reviews from PeerSpot users who are currently using the solution:

    PeerSpot user Eslam E., Senior Solution Architect at ICT Misr, explains his experience using the solution and says that "VMware SRM is very effective between two sites with identical twin storage, you can have synchronization between the two sites."

    A founder at a comms service provider commented on the solution's efficiency, noting, "If you want to do failover, it works without any problem."

    Reviewer Rakesh-P., who is a consultant at Ashtech Infotech (India) Pvt.Ltd., mentions why he finds VMware SRM to be a good product, commenting that “The most valuable feature is disaster recovery testing. The reports are very good.”

    Ahmed F., a consultant at Daniyals Inc, says that the solution doesn’t require a lot of resources and that "The UI is very user-friendly and testing is easy."

    Sample Customers
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    Acorda Therapeutics, Columbia Sportswear, Mainfreight, Nippon Express, Sin Chew Media, Fisher & Paykel, Siam City Bank
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    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Government13%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    770,765 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Nutanix Disaster Recovery is ranked 16th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 4 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 73 reviews. Nutanix Disaster Recovery is rated 9.4, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix Disaster Recovery writes "A reliable and scalable solution that can be used to ensure workloads are replicated when needed". 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". Nutanix Disaster Recovery is most compared with Zerto, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines and Azure Site Recovery. See our Nutanix Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM report.

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