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.
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup Replication are ease of use, dashboards, and reporting."
"The product could be improved if they wrote more PowerShell scripts for controlling Veeam."
"Veeam Backup Replication is stable I have not had any problems."
"I have found the backup call feature very good."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup Replication are efficient backup and replication. Additionally, Veeam Backup Replication supports all products and vendors."
"Veeam Backup has many valuable features and every feature is different. I have created backups for file-level backup, VMware or hypervisor virtual machines, physical machines, and workstations as well. Every time, I learn something new."
"The initial setup was not overly complex."
"I like all the backup features in Veeam."
"The solution is consistent."
"Virtual Machine Recovery during DR situation, with automation and easy to use menus and options."
"It has a good and effective user interface."
"It eliminates the need for complex compliance requirements, making it a highly effective solution."
"The solution is simple to use and has effective automation."
"This SRM solution can improve your footprint within a data center."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of operations."
"VMware's tech support gets a nine-out-of-ten. They are responsive and get you a useful reply."
"The initial setup of Veeam Backup Replication is straightforward. The process took approximately two days. The setup could be streamlined to take less time."
"think backing up from physical servers and ransomware security needs some improvements."
"Margins should not be distinct; instead, they should seamlessly integrate with the Veeam Backup and Replication tools, requiring minimal separation."
"The initial setup is not always easy, and customers often need a lot of help to get Veeam up and running successfully."
"The tech support could be better."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by having more comparably with other hardware with the immutable copy feature."
"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."
"When in a domain, the virus can easily attack the Veeam server, something which happened to us."
"The biggest issue for us is that this product does not have any demo for customers."
"The initial setup of VMware SRM isn't straightforward because many customizations are required since it helps in the recovery of your IT environment."
"The back sites sometimes are very, very complicated."
"There is room for improvement in the automation and orchestration aspects of this solution."
"What I think can be improved is the data replication aspect."
"If you have a failover case, you need to work on it manually. It would be helpful if this could be automated. It would simplify things."
"The user experience could be more friendly."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 328 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 69 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, Veritas NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect, 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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