Dell CloudBoost vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Dell Technologies is ranked #54, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0. Dell Technologies holds a 0.6% mindshare in CB, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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98% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and Dell CloudBoost are solutions in data protection and recovery. Dell CloudBoost appears to have a slight advantage with enhanced features, while HPE Zerto Software is favored for its pricing and support.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers disaster recovery, continuous data protection, and hypervisor-based replication. Dell CloudBoost specializes in data deduplication, cloud-optimized storage, and integration with cloud services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Zerto Software provides straightforward deployment with strong technical support. Dell CloudBoost has complex deployment with extensive documentation and dedicated support teams.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software offers competitive pricing with short-term ROI for budget-conscious buyers. Dell CloudBoost has higher initial costs but promises greater long-term ROI through reduced cloud storage expenses.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell CloudBoost

Ranking in Cloud Backup

54th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Backup

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

346

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Dell CloudBoost is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 2.9%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	2.9%
Dell CloudBoost	0.6%
Other	96.5%

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Saleh-Khakwani

Senior Technical Consultant at DWP Technologies

Stable solution with a wider boost functionality, helping us eliminate the tape backup requirements

We use the solution to protect the applications running in the cloud or on-premises. Its wider boost functionality helps us eliminate the tape backup requirements The solution's most valuable feature is throttling the applications as per the bandwidth. Using it, we can adapt a method to work on…

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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

"My customer has Dell EMC CloudBoost integrated with all of their other Dell products; it integrates well and is very simple to use, making it easy for him to make copies of very important files to the public cloud because it is fully integrated with his Networker and Avamar's tools."

"My customer has Dell EMC CloudBoost integrated with all of their other Dell products. It integrates well."

"The solution's support team is excellent."

"The file restoration is very helpful. They've improved it over the years to make it a lot more user-friendly and easy to do, which I appreciate. So, we use that quite a bit. The failover process is quite simple and intuitive. Even the configuration and setup are pretty easy to do. It is pretty easy to use. I've done the restoration of servers several times, not as a disaster. When an upgrade on a server goes wrong and it messes things up, I can just fail back to a previous version and try it again. So, that has been really helpful."

"Journaling allows us to leverage Zerto's journal for sub-minute recoveries, instead of having to wait for the storage array to replicate."

"I would absolutely recommend Zerto."

"The features of HPE Zerto Software that I appreciate the most include being able to recover VMs, change the target, and either deploy the VM with the same IP address or a different IP address on different networks for a digital twin."

"What I appreciate about Zerto is that it's set and forget. You set it, and it just works."

"It's a nice tool, and you should go for it; I don't think you'll be disappointed."

"The near-synchronous replication is key. That has allowed us to provide the low RPOs that we promise. For key systems, that has been the deciding factor."

"A new feature is the One-To-Many VPG allowing a VM to be replicated at up to three different locations, including local."

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Cons

"The price of Dell EMC CloudBoost could be reduced, it is expensive."

"They should eliminate the tape-out function from the solution."

"Zerto generates many false positive alerts, which is annoying. I still have thousands of alerts in my inbox, and those are false alerts. When I check there's actually no problem."

"The amount of storage that it takes up for the journals could use improvement. Outside of that, it's been great."

"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."

"The solution is very expensive."

"Zerto gets most of the way there and would work for a smaller enterprise effectively, but for a larger enterprise, Veeam has capabilities that are beyond Zerto at this point."

"The pricing could always be lower."

"They kept giving us solutions that would not work, so we had to keep trying different solutions."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Dell EMC CloudBoost could be reduced, it is expensive."

"Its cost depends upon the amount of data that needs to be protected."

"When we purchased Zerto, we felt it was worth the cost as it would protect us from any potential problems and give us peace of mind knowing that any critical items could be recovered quickly."

"The pricing is good. It's affordable."

"The pricing doesn't seem too bad for what it does."

"While we find the twenty-five VM license somewhat inflexible, the actual setup costs are minimal as the product is so easy to install."

"The licensing model is good. The price is a little bit expensive, but for what customers get on it, it tends to pay for itself. However, if more and more companies start to improve, then Zerto may need to look at their pricing and make it a little better."

"To ensure proper data protection, we require a separate backup solution alongside Zerto for disaster recovery therefore the price for Zerto is high."

"Price-wise, Zerto is fairly reasonable and I can't complain about it when we compare it against Oracle and SAP licensing."

"It is expensive."

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it_user159711

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?

From a pricing standpoint, HPE Zerto Software was reasonably priced initially compared to SRM, but now it is almost on par, if not better.

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Overview

With Dell CloudBoost, products of Dell Data Protection Suite, Including Dell NetWorker, Dell Avamar and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, are optimized for enterprise applications running in public cloud environments. CloudBoost is available with Data Protection Suite.

Dell Technologies

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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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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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