Arcserve Cloud Direct vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

Arcserve and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Arcserve is ranked #56, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.9. Arcserve holds a 0.4% mindshare in CB, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 3.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 11, 2025

HPE Zerto Software and Arcserve Cloud Direct are competing products in the disaster recovery and data protection market. HPE Zerto Software is favored for its robust features and ease of use, while Arcserve Cloud Direct offers a comprehensive solution focusing on backup and recovery capabilities.

Features: HPE Zerto Software provides continuous data protection with real-time replication, seamless disaster recovery solutions, and deployment flexibility. Arcserve Cloud Direct features advanced backup and recovery with multi-platform support and cloud-first architecture, offering a comprehensive backup solution.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Zerto Software supports various environments with minimal setup effort and reliable customer service. Arcserve Cloud Direct offers quick deployment with pre-configured setups and excellent support. The key distinction lies in HPE Zerto's versatile deployment options against Arcserve's streamlined approach.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software presents a higher initial setup cost but offers a robust ROI with advanced features and disaster recovery capabilities. Arcserve Cloud Direct is recognized for cost-effective pricing, providing solid ROI through competitive pricing and reliable backup features. The decision hinges on budget considerations versus feature requirements.

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Categories and Ranking

Arcserve Cloud Direct

Ranking in Cloud Backup

56th

Average Rating

5.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (12th)

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Backup

3rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

342

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (2nd), Cloud Migration (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Arcserve Cloud Direct is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 3.5%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE Zerto Software	3.5%
Arcserve Cloud Direct	0.4%
Other	96.1%

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Junior Service Desk Operator at a cloud solution provider with 11-50 employees

Good backup retention but it is not a reliable platform and it doesn't giving any sort of alerts that things are not working

StorageCraft wasn't getting full backup coverage. It was backing up around 1 to 2% of the points. It was not a reliable platform and it wasn't giving any sort of alerts that things were not working. The majority of stuff wasn't backed up, so we really weren't happy with them. That's when we went on the look for a new solution.

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Sachin Vinay

Assistant Manager-Networks at Amrita

Leverage disaster recovery with reliable support and cost-effective future-proof features

Zerto is straightforward to implement because it only requires the installation of an agent on the VMs designated for migration. A service, typically a VM, must also be deployed at the disaster recovery location. This entire process is simple and can be completed within three days. Zerto's near-synchronous replication occurs every minute, allowing for highly granular recovery points. This means that even if interruptions or malware disruptions occur within that minute, Zerto can restore to the last known good state, effectively recovering the entire setup to the latest backup. This capability ensures high data security and minimizes potential data loss. One of the main benefits of implementing Zerto is its data compression, which significantly reduces the load on our IPsec VPN. Zerto compresses data by 80 percent before transmitting it across the VPN, minimizing the data transferred between geographically dispersed locations. This compression and subsequent decompression at the destination alleviate the strain on the VPN, preventing overload and ensuring efficient data synchronization. Zerto simplifies malware protection by integrating it into its disaster recovery and synchronization features. This comprehensive approach eliminates the need for separate antivirus setups in virtual machines and applications. It streamlines our security measures and removes the need for additional software or solutions, resulting in an excellent return on investment. Zerto's single-click recovery solution offers exceptional recovery speed. Through the user interface, a single click allows for a complete restoration from the most recent backup within two to three minutes, enabling rapid recovery and minimal downtime. Zerto's Recovery Time Objective is excellent. In the past, if a virtual machine crashed, we would recover it from a snapshot, which could take one to two hours. With Zerto, the recovery process takes only five minutes, and users are typically unaware of any disruption. This allows us to restore everything quickly and efficiently. Zerto has significantly reduced our downtime. When malware affects our data, Zerto immediately notifies us and helps us protect other applications, even those not yet implemented with Zerto. By monitoring these applications, we can quickly identify and address any potential malware spread, minimizing downtime across our systems. Zerto significantly reduces downtime and associated costs during disruptions. Our services are unified, so in the event of a disruption without Zerto, even a half-day disruption would necessitate offline procedures. This would lead to increased manpower, service delays, and substantial financial losses due to interrupted admissions and other critical processes. By unifying service processes, Zerto minimizes the impact of outages. Zerto streamlines our disaster recovery testing across multiple locations by enabling efficient failover testing without disrupting live services. Traditionally, DR testing required downtime of critical systems, but Zerto's replication and failover capabilities allow us to test in parallel with live operations. This non-disruptive approach ensures continuous service availability while validating our DR plan, even in scenarios like malware attacks, by creating a separate testing environment that mirrors the live setup. This comprehensive testing provides confidence in our ability to handle real-world incidents effectively. This saves us over 60 percent of the time. Zerto streamlines system administration tasks by automating many processes, thereby reducing the workload for multiple administrators. This allows them to focus on other university services that require attention and effectively reallocate support resources from automated tasks to those requiring more dedicated management. Zerto is used exclusively for our critical services, providing up to a 70 percent improvement in our IT resilience.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The backup retention was pretty good. Being able to archive users who had been backed up, is a good functionality. Even if they've been deactivated it'll keep the backups and keep them protected."

"The testing features are the most valuable features of this solution. We use the failover test feature not just for testing failovers and disaster recovery, we've also had clients use it for development purposes as well as patching purposes to test patches. We can failover the VM and then we can make any changes we want without affecting production. It's a nice sandbox for that usage."

"For us, the most valuable features are the quick upload time and how the sync works... We have VMware SRM and Veeam, and they have been pretty slow and sluggish."

"Live replication and up to the second type of failover are valuable. The fact that we can do test failovers and failbacks is important for our ISO certification."

"The ease of setting up replication, the speed, and the ease with which I can fail over and fail back are all excellent aspects of the solution."

"The features of HPE Zerto Software that I enjoy the most are the ease of setting up the protection groups and the ease of doing testing, such as failover tests."

"The portal is a valuable feature. I am here in Baton Rouge, and I can get into the Vegas data center and see real-time replication on the portal."

"Failover using Zerto is simply a one-button click, and it does everything else in restoring the VMs at a different datacenter (recovery site)."

"The real-time capability is what we're looking for."

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Cons

"StorageCraft wasn't getting full backup coverage. It was backing up around one to 2% of the points. It was not a reliable platform and it wasn't giving any sort of alerts that things were not working."

"If I were to nitpick, I would say that I wish I had a better account manager. Our sales guy has changed a couple of times. I would like a little more responsiveness from our account manager. I've had a couple of issues where getting in touch with him has been a little difficult, and I end up just going around him and dealing with support and support has handled it right away."

"Pricing is kind of expensive, but for what we get, it is probably worth it. I know they just had a huge price increase due to the VMware stuff getting expensive, which added about a thousand dollars a month to our bill."

"I am a little bit worried about how Zerto will work with large volumes of data, such as replication for big data and very large files."

"They should not make it so expensive so that I can buy more of it."

"It needs to support more public cloud."

"I'm unsure of what can be improved."

"The version 10 update 4 took really long to deploy, and we had to back off and do update 2 because that seems to deploy much quicker."

"The solution has not saved me time in data recovery situations due to ransomware or other causes at this company, but it did at the previous company."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Zerto is a little expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"This solution is far less expensive than SRM and NetBackup."

"Its price is reasonable. I have not worked with other tools, but as compared to its competitors such as VMware, its price is lower. So, in my opinion, its price is good."

"My impression is that Zerto is more expensive than other solutions, although I don't have exact numbers."

"Its price can be better, but it is not bad. Most small-scale organizations can afford it, but they can come up with more customer-friendly packages."

"Its pricing is very competitive. As compared to VMware SRM, Zerto has reduced our OPEX cost by at least 30%."

"It is less expensive than the full solution that we had previously, but at the same time, it's not an inexpensive product either."

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Comparison Review

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

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What do you like most about Zerto?

Its ability to roll back if the VM or the server that you are recovering does not come up right is also valuable. You have the ability to roll back a few seconds or a few minutes. The rollback feat...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

I would say the pricing is expensive, rated at 10.

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Also Known As

StorageCraft Cloud Services, StorageCraft Disaster Recovery Services, StorageCraft Cloud Backup, Arcserve Cloud Services, Zetta Cloud Backup

Zerto Virtual Replication

Overview

Arcserve Cloud Direct offers comprehensive cloud-based backup and recovery services, designed to address the critical data protection needs of enterprises with scalable and efficient solutions.

Arcserve Cloud Direct enables businesses to secure their data seamlessly in the cloud, offering an intuitive platform for backups, disaster recovery, and data management. It meets the demands of businesses looking to protect valuable data assets with ease and reliability. The platform integrates with multiple IT environments, providing flexible data protection without significant infrastructure modifications.

What are the key features of Arcserve Cloud Direct?

Scalable Backup: Allows businesses to adjust storage capacity as needed, offering flexible data protection.
Fast Recovery: Ensures quick data restoration to minimize downtime and operational disruptions.
Centralized Management: Provides a single interface for overseeing multiple backup and recovery operations.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses by eliminating the need for costly hardware and maintenance.
Enhanced Security: Offers robust data protection features, safeguarding critical business data against loss.
Improved Reliability: Provides dependable data backup and recovery, ensuring business continuity.

Arcserve Cloud Direct is widely implemented across industries such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing, where data protection is paramount. It supports regulatory compliance and helps these industries maintain data integrity and availability in a dynamic business environment.

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Zerto is used for disaster recovery, business continuity, data migration, and ransomware recovery, providing continuous data protection and near real-time replication. Valued for ease of use, efficient failover processes, and versatile integration, it enhances organizational efficiency, reduces errors, and boosts productivity.

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United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies

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