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We performed a comparison between CloudEndure 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 CloudEndure Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM Report (Updated: March 2024).
763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The solution is dependent on the network bandwidth. For example, if they have a bandwidth of 10Mbps the solution will run a little heavier. If the bandwidth is good the solution runs well.""The setup is pretty straightforward.""For regular backup and restore solutions, this product is fine.""The initial setup is pretty straightforward, it's not complex.""​The initial setup is really straightforward.""CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.""We have never had any issues with scalability.""We went from an organization with minimal to no disaster recovery. I was able to spin up the disaster recovery environment with AWS rather quickly and meet business requirements."

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"The most valuable feature of the solution is that you can independently run the disaster recovery without disturbing the production instances.""The solution is scalable.""It's very reliable. The solution is stable.""The installation and initial setup are straightforward.""The solution is strong when it comes to protection and analytics, with the latter being added later on.""We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable.""Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options.""Testing failover capabilities."

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Cons
"The bandwidth is a constant upload communication to the AWS DR environment, so if you do not have the proper bandwidth, it will definitely eat up your internet line.""Definitely there should be better logging. From a customer perspective I would like to see more logs on what is happening. If there is an issue, I would like to know what the problem is. Right now, we have to depend on the support of the vendor to check and let us know, because we don't have access to a lot of logging information.""Sometimes a server will get a bit behind. ​""I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work.""I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives.""The solution's network setup and a lot of the control tower setup could be improved.""The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive.""The only thing I would like to see is, they don't have a formal ticketing system. There is no way I can go back and see what questions we had six months back, what issues we had, and how they were resolved."

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"VMware SRM lacks certain functions that other platforms have, such as better prioritization of allocation of resources and Boot profiles.""The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors.""We would like the patching management function of this product to be improved.""This product is not appropriate for those moving to a broader cloud footprint.""Cost is definitely an area where the product could be improved.""The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment.""We've had configuration issues on occasion. We start to fail over, and then we have to call it off because the configuration is not right, or the data stores aren't configured correctly in the secondary data center. Oftentimes, it is just the experience level of the team, and we have to bring in the vendor to help and validate our configuration.""VMware SRM's platform agnostics should support on-cloud usage as well."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."
  • "They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed.​"
  • "I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."
  • "The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."
  • "Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."
  • "It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."
  • "CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."
  • "I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."
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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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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.
    Top Answer:On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The solution never reduced our system's downtime. It would take us about a day to get the network configured properly for even doing a network failover test. The solution's orchestration capabilities… more »
    Top Answer:The solution can be deployed in a couple of hours.
    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:It is important to understand that Broadcom's acquisition of VMware is one of the major problems attached to the solution right now to understand what needs improvement in the product. The product's… more »
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    Also Known As
    VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
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    Overview

    CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a solution for backing up data and providing disaster recovery for Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle OBIEE, operating systems, and directory services. It streamlines disaster recovery procedures and quickly switches over to AWS in the event of any issues in on-premise infrastructure. 

    Its most valuable aspects are its ability to clone, easy installation process, reasonable cost, scalability, reliability, instant block replication feature, ease of use, stability, and helpful technical support. The solution has helped organizations quickly restore their infrastructure outside their primary infrastructure in case of a disaster or ransomware attack.

    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
    Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
    Acorda Therapeutics, Columbia Sportswear, Mainfreight, Nippon Express, Sin Chew Media, Fisher & Paykel, Siam City Bank
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Insurance Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    CloudEndure Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is ranked 15th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 5 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 27 reviews. CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is rated 7.4, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery writes "Quick data restore, helpful support, and good interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware SRM writes "Robust reliability tool ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for virtualized environments". CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is most compared with Azure Site Recovery, Oracle Data Guard, AWS Backup, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery and Zerto, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery. See our CloudEndure Disaster Recovery vs. VMware SRM report.

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