TrustRadius Insights for Zerto are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Efficient Support Staff: Users have consistently praised the very good support staff for their quick problem resolution without any hassle. Some users find both the management interface and configuration processes to be user-friendly, with ease in deployment and maintenance highlighted as positive aspects.
Real-Time Replication and Recovery: Many reviewers value real-time replication capabilities, fast recovery times, seamless VM migrations with near-zero downtime, comprehensive monitoring features, efficient management interface, easy file-level recovery options, and compatibility with cloud solutions offered by the platform.
Overall Positive Experience: Users appreciate various aspects such as site-to-site replication functionalities, faster RPO & RTOs (Recovery Time Objectives), platform-to-platform conversion of virtual machines, successful recovery testing procedures provided by Zerto's platform.
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HPE Zerto Software Reviews
17 Reviews
Enterprises (1,001+ employees)
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Zerto is one of our primary tools for Disaster Recovery. We tier all of our virtual servers via priority, all of which are prioritized accordingly in Zerto for our backup frequency needs in the event we need to invoke our DR site. The fast connections and replication allow for a large amount of replicated data.
Pros
Very good support staff - we never have an issue getting a problem resolved
On the easier side of configuration and maintenance
Very good Management Interface, maybe one of the best
Cons
Can be expensive to scale
Licensing could be better for smaller organizations
Ability to customize more in the dashboard would be nice
Likelihood to Recommend
[Zerto is a] great tool for backups and aligns well with our DR backup site strategy. It is easy to scale by adding servers, has nice integration with Hyper-V, as well as a nice security feature to scan files for possible ransomware indicators. However, it can be cost-prohibitive for smaller organizations.
Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
We mainly use Zerto as migration from our customer's on-premises data center (which could be their own or a competitor's data center), but in fewer cases as a DRaaS solution for our customers.
Pros
VM migrations with near-zero downtime
Easy to deploy, use, and maintain
Very fast and robust tool
Cons
Zerto is too pricey compared to other solutions
Zerto should also include P2V solutions in their platform
ZVMs could ship as OVF/OVA appliances instead of installing them on top of Windows Server
Likelihood to Recommend
I've been working with Zerto mainly in new customer migrations from their site to our data centers. For me, this is a much superior tool compared to vSphere Replication/SRM/Carbonite for the purpose it serves because of its low learning curve, fast deployment and configuration, and amazingly-built compression technology. Whenever we're on a tight project schedule, Zerto is our #1 choice. Even though I find it amazing as a DR/backup tool (for instance, having 5-second checkpoints for a virtual machine guarantees any recovery in case of a disaster), it becomes too pricey unless you have a very specific need for such a small RPO.
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)
Its real-time replication and worry-free DR solution is the reason we decided to use and retain this product. This makes our annual/quarterly DR tests a breeze and gives peace of mind for any true DR event. I recommend Zerto to any friends/colleagues that could utilize it at their companies.
Pros
Real-Time Replication
DR Testing
Recovery Reporting
Cons
Automation
File Restore Capability - specifically the ability to restore Windows compressed/encrypted files or folders
Increase storage compression/de-dupe
Likelihood to Recommend
[Zerto is the] best real-time replication and DR product on the market. Personally, I would not use it for backup or LTR in a scenario such as ours, since we use VSAN and that storage is very expensive compared to traditional SAN. If you want to make life easier with annual/quarter DR tests then you should 100% purchase Zerto.
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
We are using Zerto for disaster recovery across the entire organization. With it, we are able to minimize downtime by making sure that we are able to bring up downed systems in a timely manner. It helps us to manage the virtual machines in a way that maximizes uptime and limits downtime.
Pros
Monitor multiple devices
Manage VM snapshots
Migrate VM in a timely manner
Cons
Ease of use
Documentation
Likelihood to Recommend
Zerto would be very helpful in an environment where you would need to bring up Virtual Machines in a disaster recovery environment in a quick and timely manner.
Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees)
We use Zerto to failover our VMware environment from one data center to another. It's being used for the VMs that need to be part of our disaster recovery plan. One of the problems [in my opinion] is the size of the journaling.
Pros
Failover of VMs from one data center to another
Easy of use once setup
Don't have to commit the failover until the process is ready.
Cons
Would be nice if there was some way to reduce the size of the journal
Likelihood to Recommend
Cost is a high. Where in other environments that use VMware maybe using vCenter and the storage platform to do the failover instead of Zerto. But Zerto works very well.
Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
We use Zerto to replicate our On-prem VMware datacenter to Azure for DR purposes. We have also used it plenty to consolidate our data centers as well as migrate VMs from disjoined organizations during acquisitions.
Pros
Migrate from disjoined datacenters
Replicate to Azure
Help in crypto recovery
Cons
Improved backup component. Would love to use Zerto for overall backup product but not quite there yet.
Automatic minimum recommendations for Azure. Pain in the butt trying to find the right VM size to fit an onprem VM into Azure.
Provide more guidance on proper setup.
Likelihood to Recommend
Good for cross-hypervisor replication. Nice to know what our VMs are not trapped in VMware and can be easily migrated to Azure, Hyper-V, AWS etc.
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
Zerto is currently performing our DR processes across the corporation. Over 100 VM servers are being protected including multiple user file servers. The average RPO is less than 10 seconds across all machines running between California and datacenters located in the Midwest. The platform is so easy to use that the number of staff with the knowledge to run the DR process greatly increased.
Pros
Near real-time replication.
Ease of use.
Metrics
Cons
Pricing
Cloud configurations
Likelihood to Recommend
Zerto is well suited for virtualized environments that require short RPO windows. It has some challenges with high transaction volume SQL servers, however, we have not experienced issues with any other types of servers.
Verified User
Manager in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
We use Zerto for Disaster Recovery and it has been a wonderful solution. This includes on-prem from a data center on the West Coast to another on the East Coast, it also includes on-prem to Azure, and Azure to Azure replication. We use it across the organization to DR any x86 virtual systems.
Pros
Virtual x86 DR replication
RPO checkpoints
Cyber Security recover to previous checkpoints.
Individual file restores from replicated systems.
Cons
Google Cloud Platform Native virtual system replication and protection.
Likelihood to Recommend
Zerto is well suited for VMware, HyperV, Azure, GCVE, and AWS replication. Zerto is not well suited for GCP Native system protection.
Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)
Zerto is deployed across multiple data centers and allows for VM replication, migration, and recovery. Zerto is managed by our Systems Engineering team within the IT department. Zerto addresses our business continuity need for a low RPO and fast RTO, while being storage agnostic. Zerto has an easy-to-use interface that allows new team members to quickly learn the system and perform recovery options. We successfully perform disaster recovery testing and Zerto plays a large role in that success.
Pros
VM replication and recovery.
VM migration.
Cross VM platform migration.
Integration with cloud!
Cons
Moving a VM from one protection group to another could be simplified.
I would like to see an executive-style report of recovery and testing for upper management.
The ability to deploy Zerto as a virtual appliance, without the need for a windows server.
Likelihood to Recommend
After using competing products I do feel Zerto is the leader in this space. The setup is easy and you can be up and running in no time. It integrates well with multiple virtual platforms as well as the cloud for hybrid recovery scenarios. The integration of a backup solution might be useful for a small to medium business looking to eliminate multiple products but may fall short as an enterprise solution. Zerto does check off many of the boxes for a full-featured solution and should be a strong consideration for any IT department looking to simplify their Business Continuity Plan.
We are using Zerto for our Disaster Recovery solution. It is being used across our entire international company. It ensures we'll be ready in case of a disaster.
Pros
Test disaster recover with failovers.
Replicate 1 to 1 from source to target with impressive RPOs.
Cons
Well, we have been on 8.0U2 for a while now with no need to upgrade at this time. We feel it is performing as advertised. We have over 300 VPGs and our DR Tests are very large in size and Zerto has no problems at all during these tests. I don't have anything to add at this time.
Likelihood to Recommend
Zerto is perfect for a company that has the disk space available at two different sites. It can create a 1 to 1 copy and keep it synced with impressive RPOs. If you don't have the disk space then it can be difficult because it does require a lot of disk space to make a 1 to 1 copy which is completely understandable.
