4.7/5
G2 rating
75 verified reviews
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Should I Use Zerto?
Ransomware resilience, disaster recovery, and data mobility for on-premises and cloud. Experience true continuous data protection with a scalable solution.
Depends
DependsBuy if you run VMware at midsize-to-enterprise scale and need near-zero-RPO disaster recovery or ransomware resilience.
Top-tier real-time DR for midsize/large VMware shops; pricey overkill for small teams needing simple backups.
Confidence: Medium
Per protected VM
Pricing model
1-year subscription terms
$374M
HPE acquisition (2021)
Reported deal value
$216M
Total funding
Across 8 rounds pre-acquisition
Value for money
2
Called 'not cheap'; prohibitive for small orgs
Ease of use
4
Users praise ease of use; usability-index leader
Feature depth
5
Best-in-class real-time replication plus CDP journal
Security posture
4
Pre-hardened appliance, proactive vulnerability management, no breaches found
Pros
- Considered among the best real-time replication tools for disaster recovery
- 4.7/5 on G2; users consistently praise ease of use¹
- Continuous data protection journal enables granular point-in-time recovery
- Proven in regulated deployments including healthcare and government
- Multi-cloud mobility: DR into AWS, Azure, and VMware Cloud Director
Cons
Gotchas
- highHPE price list shows $5.43M for a 2,500-VM, five-year enterprise package⁷
- mediumNo transparent public pricing; quotes come via CDW, Insight, or HPE resellers⁸
- medium1-year subscription licenses mean re-pricing risk at every renewal
- mediumVRAs need patching when ESXi/vCenter CVEs drop; watch MyZerto field notices
Best for
- VMware-heavy midsize and enterprise IT
- Ransomware/DR with near-zero RPO
- Regulated sectors: healthcare, gov, finance
- Cloud DR to AWS/Azure
Not for
- Small orgs — pricing called prohibitive
- Anyone who just needs simple backups
- Homelabs and micro-budgets
- Teams without dedicated virtualization admins
Pricing
Zerto Virtual Replication
Per protected VM, 1-year subscription
- Per-VM licensing
- Quoted via resellers/HPE
Zerto Migration
Per-VM license
- One-time migration use case
Enterprise packages
Multi-VM, multi-year bundles
- e.g. $5.43M list for 2,500 VMs over 5 years
Security
No Zerto breaches found; vendor runs proactive vulnerability management and ships a pre-hardened ZVM appliance.
- CVE-2023-48795 on VRAsZerto published remediation for the OpenSSH 'Terrapin' flaw on Virtual Replication Appliances.
- CVE-2019-11477 responseHPE advisory addressed the Linux kernel SACK vulnerability; stated Zerto components are prevented from exploitation.
- VMware CVE-2025-22224 compatibilityZerto reported testing compatibility amid critical 2025 VMware ESXi/vCenter vulnerabilities.
What users say
Reddit admins and reviewers call Zerto the best real-time replication for DR, praising ease of use while repeatedly flagging cost.
“We switched to Zerto and have never looked back”
“Big fan of Zerto. It's not cheap…”
“Zerto is probably the best real time replication…”
Alternatives
Compare Zerto with each alternative.
Veeam
Backup-first, cheaper, simpler if you skip real-time replication
Rubrik
Backup plus ransomware recovery; a common Zerto alternative
Zerto vs RubrikCohesity
Large-scale data security platform; heavier but broader
Azure Site Recovery
Cheaper Azure DR; less featured but fine for basic needs
Full analysis
Based on ~30 public sources; most review snippets were truncated.
Sources
review
- Cohesity vs Zerto (2026)rfp.wikireview
- Zerto anyone? — r/sysadminreddit.comreview
- Zerto Deployment — r/vmwarereddit.comreview
- Zerto pricing may be prohibitive for smaller orgshr.mcleanco.comreview
- HPE Acquires Zerto For $374 Millionforbes.comnews
- HP/HPE Zerto Price Listitprice.comofficial
official
- Zerto Security Policy Q&Ahelp.zerto.comsecurity
- Security and Hardening With Zertohelp.zerto.comsecurity
- List of Zerto Customersappsruntheworld.comnews
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