AWS Application Migration Service vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

AWS Application Migration Service vs. HPE Zerto Software

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...

Ranking in Cloud Migration

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Migration

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

360

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of AWS Application Migration Service is 3.9%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 4.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	4.5%
AWS Application Migration Service	3.9%
Other	91.6%

Cloud Migration

Featured Reviews

Terence Dube

AWS Cloud Engineer at Standard Telephones and Cables

Automation has simplified migrations and now needs to address complex legacy compatibility

The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use. That's the main thing. It's ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems. The automation capabilities of AWS actually eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration. These days, I just run the agent, and then the agent does the job. All I have to do is actually look at the current migration status on the AWS dashboard. When it's done, I then do a quick switch over to the cloud. The key thing I really love is the simple moving of files from on-prem to the cloud.

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Aslah Faseel K

DevOps 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

"The features I like the most about AWS Application Migration Service is its ease of use, and they have a detailed walkthrough, especially depending on different operating systems, while the automation capabilities eliminate the long time and input that I have to put into migration."

"The installation process and configuration processes are very straightforward, and in terms of maintenance, it's pretty easy as one person can handle it."

"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."

"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"CloudEndure is a product that I recommend to my customers because it's very easy to implement, configure, and use."

"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."

"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."

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"It's given me tremendous peace of mind and confidence that the network can be recovered quickly and accurately."

"Zerto is a flexible and resilient business continuity and disaster recovery solution."

"If we lost our data center and had to recover it, Zerto would save us a great deal of time. In our testing, we have found that recovering the entire data center would be completed within a day."

"Zerto simply is the tool for protecting any virtual workload."

"The quickness and efficiency of creating snapshots, on a real-time basis, is one of the most valuable features. Whenever changes are made on a server, Zerto starts taking snapshots right away and replicating them to the DR site. It's very effective and very quick."

"The ability to test which virtual machines can be failed over to our DR site without interruption of our production environment."

"It's good for reliability, timing, and simplification. For reliability, it's a logical construction that behaves productively. It's a critical system where timing and coordination are necessary. It also offers simplicity to design and analyze the system by clearly defining the relationship between events and conditions."

"Zerto is simple, fast, and reliable, and our clients like the charts we can produce and its near real time capabilities."

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Cons

"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."

"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."

"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."

"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."

"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."

"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."

"However, I give it a six mainly due to the compatibility issues with legacy systems, which is an individual problem I am currently facing."

"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."

"One issue we've been having with Zerto lately is the ability to go into maintenance mode during vSphere upgrades."

"We have had some issues with trying to get certain parts of the backup or restore functionality to work."

"Following the acquisition of this product by HPE, I think there are certain aspects that could be more suitable."

"I have experienced some issues sometimes during upgrades."

"Improvements in stability would be welcome; there are some software bugs that can affect RPOs. We want more of a guarantee that we won't lose any of our backups, even in the event of a disaster."

"The knowledge base could be improved. Sometimes, it's finicky, especially when moving storage around. We've had to redo entire processes, which was time-consuming and resulted in data loss. This has happened multiple times, and despite following support steps and contacting support, we often had to resolve issues on our own."

"One improvement that could make it easier would be to have an easier way to track journal usage and a little bit more training around journal sizing. I've done all the training and the journal is still a gray area. There is confusion surrounding how it's billed and how we should bill clients. It would be easier if it had billing suggestions or billing best practices for our clients to make sure that we're not leaving money on the table."

"If I have to reboot a virtual machine host, I have issues with Zerto catching up afterward. That's about the only thing I would say needs improvement. Sometimes, when I have to do maintenance, Zerto takes a little bit to catch up. That's understandable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."

"Live Migration's price is good."

"The licensing costs are not cheap. It is kind of an expensive product. However, I am a get-what-you-pay-for kind of person. After using this product, I can understand why the licensing costs are high."

"Zerto is priced high."

"The pricing is straightforward."

"It's very equitable, otherwise you wouldn't do it. It's something that we utilize for the licenses per core as far as what we're backing up. Therefore, it's very cost-efficient as far as the licensing goes. For the amount of stuff that we're backing up and what we're utilizing it for, the licensing is not very expensive at all."

"Pricing is adequate at the standard of the product, but there could be "always" some improvement. We would like to see a consumption model that would charge in a DR scenario, where you're failing over and consuming those resources, instead of a per-protected-node model."

"Zerto is like a Ferrari. It's very fast but not the cheapest solution. You're paying a high price for quality and the assurance that you will have the environment up and steady."

"From a pricing standpoint, there is value in it without question. However, it can become quite expensive when you start looking at the number of workloads you have in the environment and what you would like to do."

"Having backup and DR is somewhat moderately important to us. The problem with us, and a lot of companies, is the issue with on-prem Zerto. It utilizes whatever you have for a SAN. Or, if you are like us, we have a vSAN and that storage is not cheap. So, it is cheaper to have a self-contained backup system that is on its own storage rather than utilizing your data center storage, like your vSAN. While it is somewhat important to have both backup and DR, it is not incredibly important to have both. I know Zero is trying to heavily dip their toes in the water of backup and recovery. Once you see what Zerto can do, I don't think anyone will not take Zerto because they don't necessarily specialize in backup and recovery 100 percent. They do replication so well."

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Company Size

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	94
Midsize Enterprise	93
Large Enterprise	207

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?

I've never really looked at AWS Application Migration Service in a way of improving. There's always room for improvement, but I think we can improve the automation. It's already automated, but some...

What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?

I use AWS Application Migration Service to install application servers.

What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?

The main challenge I faced during migration was actually doing the migration itself. At first, I had to find a way to move or replicate the information to the cloud, which was way too manual. I thi...

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...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

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

What needs improvement with Zerto?

HPE Zerto Software's GUI needs modernization to match the flexibility and user experience of other HPE software solutions, as there is still room for improvement in software-level flexibility and t...

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Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration

Zerto Virtual Replication

Overview

AWS Application Migration Service offers a streamlined approach for moving workloads to the cloud by providing live migration capabilities with minimal downtime. Its user-friendly design and seamless integration with AWS services enable efficient transitions while supporting diverse workloads and database migrations.

AWS Application Migration Service is valued for its simplicity and cost-effectiveness, offering live block-to-block replication to ensure data reliability. It assists in converting schemas to support database migrations and allows phased migrations with ease. Users benefit from its scalability and the ability to handle large-scale server transfers and application migrations, such as SAP and Salesforce, alongside supporting multi-region replication for distributed architectures and analytics. The service integrates well with AWS tools, simplifying cloud transitions and providing robust support for disaster recovery and cloud-to-cloud migrations.

What are the most important features of AWS Application Migration Service?

Live Migration: Enables continuous data replication with minimal downtime.
Database Migration Support: Converts schemas for smooth database transitions.
Scalability: Handles a wide range of applications and large-scale transfers.
Integration with AWS: Seamless connection with AWS services for streamlined operations.

What benefits do reviews highlight?

User-Friendliness: Simplified processes helpful for all users.
Cost-Effectiveness: Reasonable pricing structure with optimized usage cases.
Data Reliability: Block-to-block replication ensures high data integrity.
Scalability: Supports diverse workloads and large-scale migrations.

Industries utilizing AWS Application Migration Service benefit from its ability to migrate data from on-premises setups to the cloud, facilitating the movement of heavy-duty applications like SAP and Salesforce. Its support for multi-region replication aids businesses in setting up distributed architectures, while its compatibility with analytics platforms like Redshift and S3 ensures efficient data handling and integration for broader business intelligence needs.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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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AWS Application Migration Service vs. HPE Zerto Software