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HPE Zerto Software vs KeyCloud Backup and Recovery comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and KeyInfo are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0, while KeyInfo is ranked #73. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 2.9% mindshare in CB, compared to KeyInfo’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of KeyInfo users who would recommend it.

HPE Zerto Software

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and KeyCloud Backup and Recovery compete in the disaster recovery and data protection market. KeyCloud stands out due to its comprehensive features despite its higher price.

Features: HPE Zerto Software is known for its continuous data protection, robust disaster recovery capabilities, and non-disruptive testing. KeyCloud Backup and Recovery offers highly secure backup options, automated recovery processes, and a focus on security and automated recovery.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Customers appreciate KeyCloud Backup and Recovery's streamlined deployment process and responsive customer service, whereas HPE Zerto Software presents a more complex deployment process, necessitating greater time investment, but is backed by comprehensive technical support.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software involves higher setup costs offset by extensive features and support, offering a favorable ROI over time. KeyCloud Backup and Recovery provides lower initial costs with a simplified pricing structure, presenting good value and a cost-efficient option for budget-conscious businesses.

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Categories and Ranking

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)

KeyCloud Backup and Recovery

Ranking in Cloud Backup

73rd

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 2.9%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of KeyCloud Backup and Recovery is 0.4%, up from 0.0% 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%
KeyCloud Backup and Recovery	0.4%
Other	96.7%

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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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James Mercer

Director of Information Technology at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

Simply provides single-vendor, consistent cloud-based backup

I would say that the room for improvement comes under the heading of performance. We backup a lot of information in a 24-hour period. It works fine. But there's always room for improvement on that. If they would make my 24-hour backup cycle window, from start to finish, a 15-hour or a 12-hour backup window, I'd be that much happier. Just to be clear, there's no time consumption on the part of my staff. This runs fully automatically. But the concern is that when you do backups, you want your backup window to be as narrow as possible. Actually, our backup window is 20 hours, and it gets done in 20 hours. Because, the longer it lingers, the more of a window there is for a disaster to knock you down.

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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 keeps our website up and running without interruption."

"My impressions of HPE Zerto Software's Near-Sync Replication are that it minimizes the loss of data."

"When we need to failover or move workloads, Zerto significantly decreases both the time it takes and the number of people involved."

"One of the most valuable features of Zerto is its straightforward cost model."

"The speed of recovery with Zerto versus other disaster recovery solutions is vastly better."

"Zerto helps with quick recovery and integration with other processes."

"Amazing ROI considering I don't have to buy a second set of hardware for my DR site."

"Usually, it takes me less than five minutes to do a file or folder restore, including the mounting of the actual image."

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"We don't think about our backups anymore, they're that reliable."

"The most important features is that it provides consistent cloud-based backup."

Cons

"If they already do not have it, they can have some APIs for the Horizon environment. Instead of having to use some scripts to get around, they can make it a lot more user-friendly for integration."

"I would like to be able to replicate one to multiple without having to recreate every VPG. That would save us a lot of time. When we add a site or move our DR to a different site, I have to recreate everything from scratch. So, it'd be cool to be able to just repoint an existing VPG to a new site without having to recreate everything."

"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."

"Zerto's connectivity with automation platforms could be improved. For example, vCenter can use a VMware-developed tool called Site Recovery Manager. That can be integrated with automation platforms such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet, to perform automated, self-sufficient recoveries to essentially avoid any downtime. To my knowledge, Zerto does not have integration with those platforms."

"We did look at the long-term retention backup feature of Zerto a few years ago, and at that time, it was limited. I can't say what it is right now, but at the time, its functionality was limited in terms of basically where we could save it and how we could save it. Offsite air gapping our backups is important to us to help protect against ransomware, and at the time, it couldn't do that. That would be one area that would be important before we consider using the long-term retention again. I haven't looked at it recently, and they may have addressed this in the meantime, but if not, this would be an area of improvement."

"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 pricing could be a little bit lower."

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

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"We backup a lot of information in a 24-hour period. It works fine. But there's always room for improvement on that."

"We backup a lot of information in a 24-hour period. It works fine, but there's always room for improvement on that."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you are an IT person and you think that DR is too expensive then the cloud option from Zerto is good because anyone can afford to use it, as far as getting one or two of their criticals protected."

"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."

"It is an enterprise-grade product. When you buy enterprise-grade tools, you have to expect to pay a higher price. It goes back to the idea of you get what you pay for."

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

"I would like to see different service levels. They're good, but it still takes a lot of our budget in ops."

"Licensing is based on the number of VMs to replicate. The first thing should be to get the number of VMs to replicate based on your business needs."

"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."

"Zerto’s licensing model has changed a bit over the last year and they are in alignment with others. It is pretty simple and more economical."

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Comparison Review

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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Questions from the Community

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?

Regarding the pricing of HPE Zerto Software, I would say it is not high but rather in the mid-range. HPE Zerto Software was purchased through a partner purchase.

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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

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Overview

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

KeyCloud Backup and Recovery is a fully managed backup and recovery solution for mission critical data. KeyCloud includes the software, offsite storage and support – all in an enterprise-grade cloud environment that provides massive scalability, and guaranteed restorability. With KeyCloud, you can rest assured your most important data will always be protected and available, without the hassle of managing it yourself.

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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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