AvePoint Cloud Backup vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

AvePoint and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. AvePoint is ranked #17 with an average rating of 9.0, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0. AvePoint holds a 1.7% mindshare in CB, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and AvePoint Cloud Backup compete in data protection and recovery. HPE Zerto Software has a pricing and support edge, while AvePoint Cloud Backup is favored for advanced features, offering a valuable balance despite higher costs.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers continuous data protection, disaster recovery for virtualized and cloud environments, and versatile migration capabilities across multi-cloud platforms. AvePoint Cloud Backup excels with robust Microsoft 365 and SaaS application backups, immutable storage, and automated backup and recovery processes, appealing for secure and seamless cloud integration.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could enhance its Hyper-V orchestration and better support analytics outside cloud-based solutions. AvePoint Cloud Backup would benefit from more competitive pricing, improved scalability for large enterprises, and better customer support availability in different time zones.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both HPE Zerto Software and AvePoint Cloud Backup offer user-friendly deployment models. HPE Zerto Software is praised for versatile configurations, which benefit diverse enterprises. While HPE receives slightly better customer service ratings for responsiveness, both platforms are commended for their support services.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software typically presents lower initial setup costs, delivering strong ROI with comprehensive protection capabilities. AvePoint Cloud Backup, despite higher pricing, justifies expenses through specialized functionalities and faster data recovery times, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

17th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (5th)

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Backup

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

357

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 1.7%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 2.6%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	2.6%
AvePoint Cloud Backup	1.7%
Other	95.7%

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Featured Reviews

Axel Peter Brox

Hospitality Specialist at Bechtle

Backup has become straightforward for our clients but deployment insights are still limited

Azure is quite a broad topic, so it is really difficult to give a straightforward answer to that question. Easy deployment for easy configurations is straightforward, but you can make it as difficult and complex as you can within Azure.It also depends on the actual environment. In most cases that we are involved in, it is between two and five people.I am overall satisfied with the pricing and licensing policy of AvePoint, as pricing compared to other products is competitive. I would rate this review as a seven.

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reviewer2802231

Dev Ops Engineer at a media company with 201-500 employees

Near-zero downtime has protected critical workloads and now simplifies hybrid cloud recovery

The best features of HPE Zerto Software are mainly very sophisticated and relevant to the current market. The data protection CDP part has real-time replication, unlike other solutions that have snapshot backups. We can set it up hourly, making it ideal for use with workloads. Another attraction is the near-zero RTO, with automated failover within minutes and one-click failover and failback. Currently, we are using a hybrid cloud solution, and HPE Zerto Software supports multi-cloud environments, making it easy to migrate between on-premises and cloud. Regarding the impact of HPE Zerto Software on our RTOs, we have near-zero RTO, meaning the system must be back online within thirty minutes if we measure the time. It is very quick to recover services. With HPE Zerto Software's near-synchronous replication, we have some CDP protection, so we typically write interceptions along with some asynchronous replication. There is almost real-time replication available.

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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

"It is the only product in the market that offers platform backup."

"The most promising feature of the product is data security policies, which make it simpler to include compliance processes."

"The most valuable features are the email backup and the SharePoint backup."

"The recovery options in Microsoft 365 are not adequate and it does not help to recover data from the recycle bin that is older than 90 days. The solution has made us more efficient and helps to recover data that is older than 90 days."

"The SaaS feature of AvePoint Cloud Backup is very strong."

"It is a very good and stable solution...With AvePoint's support, our experience has been exceptional"

"I rate the overall solution a 9 out of 10."

"The initial setup is super easy."

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"What I like most about Zerto is that it makes my job much easier."

"We work a lot with customers that need disaster recovery and the best possible migration approaches, and Zerto helps them minimize the amount of effort it takes to finish their upgrades or migrations."

"Its ease of use and the ability to have a reliable solution for disaster recovery has become invaluable to us."

"Overall, I would rate Zerto a nine out of ten."

"Zerto is "the bomb." I'm definitely happy we got it."

"The failover capabilities were the most valuable feature because, in the event of a disaster, we'd be able to power everything up on the other side."

"It works very well in terms of it providing continuous data protection. It does what it says it is going to do. We have been using it for several years, and once or twice, we had to recover a machine or files. It didn't have any problems in doing what it is supposed to be doing."

"The solution has saved me time in data recovery situations due to a corrupt server, as I used HPE Zerto Software to do the restoration."

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Cons

"AvePoint Cloud Backup's pricing could be lower and more flexible. Particularly, when dealing with smaller customers or more minor businesses, obtaining competitive pricing for bundles rather than on a one-by-one basis remains challenging."

"I would like to see improvements in the tool's initial seed. The initial seed of around 10 TB of SharePoint data took 45 days to complete."

"It is challenging for small or medium-sized businesses to purchase it."

"For me, it is very difficult to say how AvePoint Cloud Backup can be improved because I am not working on those implementation projects."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The component in the product that can be improved revolves around the area where the tool should focus on providing more of a custom touch to the policies."

"The restoration could be faster."

"It would be beneficial to have a more optimal Google Backup for larger environments."

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"There are quite a few elements in the long-term retention areas that I wish were better. The bio-level recovery indexing of backups is the area I struggle with the most. That's probably because I desire to do tasks that ordinary users wouldn't do with the solution. The standard medium to large customer would probably never ask for anything like I ask for, so I think it's pretty good the way it is. I'm excited to see some of the new improvements coming in the 9.5 version. Some of the streamlines and how the product presents itself for some of the recovery features could be better."

"It would be beneficial if Zerto also offered integration with other cloud management platforms, such as VMware Aria Automation."

"I don't like the evacuation process. The host evacuation process could be a little simpler too. It takes our maintenance a bit longer, when we are doing host maintenance, because we still need to evacuate the vRAs manually. I know they tried to make it more automatic, but it is not quite there yet."

"For me, limiting the minimum licensing package for 15 virtual machines (VMs) is a issue."

"Customer service is five out of ten. There is room for improvement. We need more local support."

"The replication appliances tend to have issues when they recover from being powered off when a host is in maintenance mode. Sometimes you have to do a manual task where you go in and detach hard disks that are no longer in use, to get the replication appliances to power back on. There are some improvements to be made around the way those recover."

"It took me a little bit of time to get used to Zerto's terminology and to relate it back to how you do a backup traditionally. It was a little different. It took a little while to understand what a VPG is and what it does. That's an area that they could probably improve on a little, making the documentation easier to understand."

"In future releases, doing backups of the environment we need to be able to do hot backups of the database."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

"The pricing part of the solution is based on a subscription model, which is based on the number of users or storage capacity."

"It costs a little bit more than other competitors in the market."

"It is very good for many of my customers in the banking and finance segments. The price isn't a problem there, but in some other industries, people ask for a cheaper solution. When the price is an issue for the customer, we recommend Veeam, Metallic."

"I am not sure, but I believe that the cost is $7 USD per user."

"I would say that the pricing policy of the product is flexible and good."

"I wouldn't say I like the licensing pricing structure. Every year, it increases exponentially, which bothers me a little. It's worth it in terms of the value, but I worry the price will increase even more often after the Zerto merger. I still think it's worth it and that the solution is cheaper than the others."

"The pricing is top tier but offers good value."

"It works very well as a backup and recovery solution, with frequent recovery points. It's very good. But it's too pricey for us to use it as a backup solution for all of our clients. Not every customer needs recovery points every five seconds."

"When they changed their licensing model, pricing might have gotten a little more expensive for some use cases, but it has been pretty straightforward."

"The pricing is straightforward."

"Licensing is VM based so you can buy packages or single VM. Price is not low but the power of application is high, so you will get your money back."

"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."

"It is not a bad pricing model."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	93
Midsize Enterprise	93
Large Enterprise	204

Questions from the Community

How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?

AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint Cloud Backup?

When I deal with enterprises, good pricing is achieved. However, pricing becomes less favorable for smaller companies. Offering a package plan for multiple small clients would be beneficial.

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What needs improvement with AvePoint Cloud Backup?

For me, it is very difficult to say how AvePoint Cloud Backup can be improved because I am not working on those implementation projects. I work more within the sales process and not that much into ...

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good.

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What needs improvement with Zerto?

I believe HPE Zerto Software can be improved by providing more clarity on roadmap features coming.

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Overview

AvePoint Cloud Backup provides secure and effective backup solutions for Office 365, supporting platforms like SharePoint and Teams. It offers comprehensive data protection with easy management and seamless integration.

AvePoint Cloud Backup stands out for its ability to backup and restore data across Office 365 environments, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and Teams. Users benefit from automated daily backups, high security standards, and immutability features. Designed to support seamless data migration from on-premises systems to cloud solutions, it also aids in internal IT operations for Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and Azure workloads. The platform supports granular restoration objectives with Immutable Storage, offering versatile and secure data recovery.

What are the key features of AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Email and SharePoint backup: Comprehensive backup options for crucial data.
Secure data policies: Ensures data remains protected and compliant.
Granular restore capabilities: Precise restoration options per user needs.
Immutable Storage: Protects data from alteration and deletion.
SaaS integration: Seamless use with cloud-based applications.

What are the benefits and ROI provided by AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Strong backup and recovery: Reliable data safeguarding and retrieval.
Easy restore options: Simplified process for data recovery.
Compliance assurance: Aligns with industry standards for data integrity.
Deployment simplicity: Facilitates easy setup and management.

In industries like finance and healthcare, AvePoint Cloud Backup enables secure and compliant handling of sensitive data, crucial for meeting regulatory requirements. Manufacturing and retail sectors use it for ensuring seamless data transitions, enhancing efficiency in managing Office 365 environments.

AvePoint

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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Sample Customers

Swedish Match, Hydro, Mercury IT, Avepoint

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