HPE Zerto Software vs Nutanix Disaster Recovery comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nutanix are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.0, while Nutanix is ranked #20 with an average rating of 8.3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 7.3% mindshare in DRS, compared to Nutanix’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

HPE Zerto Software

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and Nutanix Disaster Recovery are competitive solutions in the disaster recovery category. Based on available data, Nutanix Disaster Recovery might have the upper hand in features while HPE Zerto Software offers more favorable pricing and support.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers continuous data protection, real-time ransomware detection, and near-zero RTO, enhancing data resilience. Nutanix Disaster Recovery excels in seamless integration with hyper-converged infrastructure, advanced automation capabilities, and offers local storage solutions that optimize performance.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could enhance its integration capabilities with certain platforms and improve service features for Hyper-V environments. Users indicate the need for better cloud-based control. Nutanix Disaster Recovery might need further improvements in simplifying its setup process and potentially reducing initial setup costs. Users may benefit from more flexible pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Disaster Recovery boasts a streamlined deployment process with high integration ease, especially for Nutanix hardware users. It is praised for its intuitive setup and strong customer service. HPE Zerto Software is noted for its straightforward deployment process but may lag behind in integration ease with diverse platforms. Both companies provide robust customer support, but Nutanix might have an edge with its emphasis on service.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software is generally viewed as more affordable, appealing to businesses focused on reducing operational costs and maximizing ROI. Nutanix Disaster Recovery involves higher setup costs, but customers often find the comprehensive feature set and operational efficiency justify the additional investment, leading to substantial long-term ROI benefits.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

346

Ranking in other categories

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

Nutanix Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

20th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 7.3%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	7.3%
Nutanix Disaster Recovery	1.5%
Other	91.2%

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Featured Reviews

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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Vijay-Patel

Technical asst. at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Integrated backups and orchestration have protected critical workloads with zero downtime

Pricing is always a consideration because nowadays the price has increased a lot. We bought our system five years ago and we paid in advance, so we are not yet affected by the price increase. However, we are planning to buy another solution in the very near future because the old one is now phasing out. We are planning to buy a replacement of the existing infrastructure and we are facing a lot of cost issues because they increased the price. Previously it was per socket. Now they moved to per core with many other restrictions. Our experience over the last five years has been very positive, but nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support. Their new functionality is not as stable. Nutanix has added Kubernetes cluster creation, segmentation, and micro-segmentation. Even their support people are not fully knowledgeable. Their support people are trained for VM-based systems, but now their own internal services are running using Kubernetes and containerization. Their support staff does not have enough knowledge to provide proper support. This may be a transition period where a lot of new functionality has been added and the support staff is not yet well acquainted with it.

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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 way faster than just manually moving VMDKs, etc. It saves hours of time and a significant amount of money."

"I found VM level replication and being able to group the VM levels to be valuable. I like not having to worry about whether a particular VM is in the right storage group; some of those sorts of things would trip us up previously."

"With Zerto, we were able to replicate our virtual servers to a remote DR site across a WAN connection."

"Zerto is the simplest disaster recovery and data recovery solution I've ever deployed, and I've been doing this for 30-plus years."

"The features I appreciate most about HPE Zerto Software include their journal replication, which is a faster replication technology than what else is available."

"It is pretty easy to use. The interface is intuitive and easy to use. Once you set it up, it just works. So, it is great."

"Zerto's single-click recovery solution offers exceptional recovery speed."

"It gives us a seamless, performant data center migration. When we were migrating between physical data centers, we did what normally would have been a 72-hour job in about 18 hours. A large part of that was thanks to Zerto being able to rate limit and throttle how much data was being sent or transfers were happening. Being able to script around it and create governors was important. We didn't have that previously. That is one big use case that has saved an immense amount of time and effort."

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"The product is very simple and very easy to use."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the reliability and scalability of being able to swing our workloads across the country."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is the local storage solution, which significantly boosts performance, especially when transitioning from traditional architecture."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery can be used for snapshots, backup, and disaster recovery."

"For the last five years, we have had zero downtime."

"The main benefits I've seen from using Nutanix Disaster Recovery include its single platform, which is significantly better than VMware, offering improved security, scalability, and multiple communication options."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

"The initial setup of Nutanix Disaster Recovery is straightforward and easy."

Cons

"While Zerto's current version supports VMware environments, I'd like the added flexibility of using Hypervisors as well."

"Certain areas were designed and work fine for VMware but are under development for Hyper-V."

"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."

"I would like them to add a VM host replication option."

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

"It's pretty expensive per server."

"Outside of disaster recovery, we are looking to leverage HPE Zerto Software for converting from VMware loads to Hyper-V. We have been doing testing and have concerns that support for Hyper-V ending with 9.7."

"You can create a VPG and put anywhere from one to 17 servers in that group. We build them one by one. If something changes in VMware, it would be nice to be able to go in and change that VPG, having it update without messing up. When you change them now, it only applies to the copies from the points when you changed it. I wish it would purge that older data from the past. Right now, we have to build a new VPG, which is not a big deal as it is just a few screens."

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"The product must allow users to create a production domain on the main site in one hypervisor and a backup site on another."

"The dashboard could be a bit refreshed, and some configuration parts could be less confusing."

"The solution should include a standard license for the object level and file level."

"Nowadays we find that Nutanix support is degraded. They started reducing their support."

"The major issue with Nutanix is its appliance-based model, which can lead to vendor lock-in."

"The solution's bandwidth utilization can be improved further."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery needs to have a feature that can automate manual tasks."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Zerto is more cost-effective than Azure."

"Obviously, it would be nice to have it for free. Nevertheless, a lot of effort has gone into making it a top-notch product. An excellent product with expert support is never going to be cheap. I think it's fairly priced for what it does and the benefit it brings to our business."

"My understanding is that it's expensive but worth the price."

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

"Zerto previously had a perplexing licensing structure, but they have since resolved it by implementing a unified license."

"You are getting what you pay for, as this is a solution that requires minimal management after it is configured."

"The licensing is a little bit steep, but there is some value that you do get for it as well."

"They should adjust the pricing because I feel its price is too much. If they reduce the price, there will be more users and customers."

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"Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."

"The solution’s pricing is good."

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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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Energy/Utilities Company

University

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	90
Midsize Enterprise	92
Large Enterprise	195

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

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?

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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What needs improvement with Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

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What is your primary use case for Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

We are already working with Veeam but we don't have the product under subscription. We have a perpetual license. We are using it for virtual machine backup. We have an on-premise HCI setup and we a...

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What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Disaster Recovery?

Both solutions have their merits. If we have to take a replication backup on the DR cluster, then Nutanix Disaster Recovery product is better. However, when we are planning outside of the cluster b...

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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

Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a natively integrated DR solution that helps organizations stay prepared in the face of a disaster while minimizing data loss and downtime.

Nutanix

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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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