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We performed a comparison between Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service 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 as a Service vs. VMware SRM Report (Updated: March 2024).
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
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Pros
"We haven't needed anyone to maintain or deploy the solution. The traditional Nutanix administrator can administer the solution.""The solution is stable.""Hyper-convergence gives me the ability to patch my firmware, software, and hypervisors with a single click. That is extremely useful."

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"The most valuable features are the disaster recovery and testing.""Testing failover capabilities.""If you want to do failover, it works without any problem.""The product functionality is fairly high-quality.""This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center.""The solution is simple to use and has effective automation.""VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization.""It is a stable solution...The solution's technical support is excellent."

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Cons
"The pricing could be better.""I think that Nutanix should support public clouds instead of the Nutanix data centers.""They need better reporting on the environment."

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"This product is not appropriate for those moving to a broader cloud footprint.""The administration guides can be complicated and difficult to use, so it would be helpful if it was made easier.""The solution must provide better integration with third-party vendors.""In my opinion, the integration with Peer Persistent Storage could be improved.""Sometimes it can cause a bit of downtime during switchovers.""The interface is not easy to use and can be made more user-friendly.""SRM may hit some OS issues related to IP changes, but they are usually OS related, especially in the 2008 realm.""There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Besides the license, there are additional costs with the network connection. The customer may want a direct connection between the two data centers and that has an extra cost."
  • "I always want it to be cheaper."
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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:The solution is a bit expensive. Not all customers can afford it. I can't speak about the actual cost. That's handled by our sales department.
    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
    Nutanix Xi Leap
    VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
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    Overview
    Nutanix Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) is a fully managed DR service that eliminates the need for a dedicated DR site, minimizes data loss and downtime, and helps organizations meet RTO/RPO SLAs confidently.

    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
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
    Acorda Therapeutics, Columbia Sportswear, Mainfreight, Nippon Express, Sin Chew Media, Fisher & Paykel, Siam City Bank
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business44%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
    Buyer's Guide
    Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. VMware SRM
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. VMware SRM and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service is ranked 4th in Disaster Recovery as a Service with 3 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 69 reviews. Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service is rated 8.4, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service writes "Performs well, easy to manage, resilient, and the technical support is helpful". 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 as a Service is most compared with Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Veeam Backup & Replication and Datto Cloud Continuity, whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and Commvault Cloud. See our Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. VMware SRM report.

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