We performed a comparison between Rubrik 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."Rubrik has improved our organization by minimizing downtime."
"The file search feature across all backups has been helpful."
"Instant recovery of virtual machines allows for the restoration of services in minutes."
"We have a great success rate for backups with Rubrik and because of the ease of automating tasks, we also run periodical restores to check the quality of the backups."
"I don't know if it is the best or the worst but it's very easy to install and very easy to balance. Sometimes that it's a problem because the installer of these data gets extremely scared because it's so easy. The product is easy to install, easy to balance, and easy to work with. Another really good point is the instant recovery."
"Not having to specify a time to run a backup with a fixed schedule is something that's really beneficial. In the past we had to schedule and try to manually stagger things over the window, to back up everything. Because Rubrik is SLA-based, you say, "Well, I need it to fit in this window here," and it just backs it up when it's most convenient for the Brik and for the third-party system. It looks at the CPU usage and says, "Okay, it's not as busy now. I know I've got time to take the backup." That's a real advantage."
"The solution is extremely stable. They've been phenomenal, especially for a young company."
"The most valuable feature is the archive to cloud location and the automation around the PowerShell script. There are also reports and dashboards."
"Its capability to schedule, write and configure the recovery and scheduled steps, such that you don't have to come in and start manually trying to recover the entire machine. You just push a button to recover the VMware and everything is done."
"It is a very stable solution...I was involved in VMware SRM's deployment phase two years ago, and it was an easy process."
"The replication is the solution's most valuable feature. If we have some issues on the VM in the main site we can migrate it to another site automatically."
"VMware SRM's most valuable features are its convenience and its use of stretched clusters."
"The solution is consistent."
"The solution helps to improve business continuity processes. Its automatic failover and failback policies have been wonderful."
"I like how VMware SRM is able to automate and orchestrate disaster recovery."
"We find the back up feature of this solution to be particularly valuable."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"There is room for improvement through a further extension of their Office 365 backup platform. In addition, it's still a bit cost-prohibitive to backup NAS. Those would be the two primary areas for improvement."
"Lacks availability in a NFR format of virtual appliances to test them in public cloud environment."
"A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters."
"I don't like Rubrik's user interface because it's not intuitive, and I find it hard to get the information I need."
"Needs integration with video CD (coming in the next release) and a multi-tenant GUI."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I need to create reports to know whether something is available or not, how much frontend data is being protected, etc. Rubrik gives a lot of things in the report, which can be confusing. It isn't very easy to get reports. It shows all the backup, index, replication, and everything else in one report. So, I have to export, filter, and then do the calculations."
"Rubrik can only leverage cloud storage for archiving and has no cloud failover."
"It would be good if this solution could integrate configuration management software such as Chef Infra."
"Lacks stability and as a result requires continuous monitoring."
"The primary site lacks adequate equipment, such as power backup and cooling, which can lead to downtime during issues like power outages or overheating."
"There are many functionality problems with the product currently. It is also slow and unstable."
"SRM has to be installed on two separate data centers, so both have to be coordinated very well, which becomes complicated when configuring the software for disaster recovery."
"Flexibility to choose different PITs would be nice."
"It has a lot of dependencies on VMware infrastructure, and testing can be complex. Testing often requires extensive approval at the organizational level."
"The version we are currently using is not the latest and greatest but it has buggy behavior in some browsers."
Rubrik is ranked 4th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 86 reviews while VMware SRM is ranked 6th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 73 reviews. Rubrik is rated 9.2, while VMware SRM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Automates the backup and recovery process, reducing manual human errors and global search allows for granular recoveries". 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". Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas VMware SRM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Zerto, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, Azure Site Recovery and HPE Disaster Recovery Services. See our Rubrik vs. VMware SRM report.
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