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HPE Zerto Software vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
2nd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
365
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Autonomous Operational Resilience (1st)
Vinchin Backup & Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
72nd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
61st
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software1.9%
Vinchin Backup & Recovery0.5%
Other97.6%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

AF
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.
Albert-Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at SiS Technologies
Comprehensive data protection supports diverse IT environments
Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products. It supports cross-platform backup and recovery, allowing customers to back up from one platform and recover to another. The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use. In addition to virtual machine backups, the platform supports physical server backups, file backups, and database backups. This comprehensive support allows customers to back up most IT resources, including the public cloud, within one platform.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Zerto helped our organization meet compliance requirements by ensuring data protection and recovery strategies align with our regulatory standards."
"In comparison with other backup solutions like Veeam, Veritas, and others, I would say that HPE Zerto Software is the most advanced one, as there is no competition right now."
"The replication feature where it constantly replicates and sees that data is always in sync is valuable."
"Zerto is one of the easiest disaster recovery products I've used."
"I love Zerto's near-synchronous replication. I've been using Zerto for three years at my current employer and many years before that. It's been great. Anywhere I've used it, it's made the failover process a lot easier so that pretty much anybody can do it. This feature is our number one priority because we can keep our critical apps running if we have a failure, or even if we have a misconfiguration, it's very easy to recover something quickly."
"We use the solution to move servers and VMs between data centers."
"The way we can use checkpoints from each VM to restore them is an excellent feature, and the replication is great."
"Rebuilding that infrastructure would take hours, if not days, as opposed to having the ability with Zerto to do a single click, then we are up and running at another site."
"The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use."
"Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products."
 

Cons

"The one area I see a need for improvement is supposedly on the roadmap, which is to be able to replicate to multiple locations."
"As a user who used Zerto for eight years, there are specific issues that it cannot address. For instance, recovering physical servers is directly connected to the virtualized solution in use, meaning your infrastructure needs a VMware or Hyper-V solution."
"Adding more features would be great, such as hardware version upgrades upon failover to the data centers and VM tools upgrades."
"There's a mandatory VMware version, so we need to update our VMs in order to access our data. Zerto should work with all VMware versions."
"The ease of setup can be improved in the next release of HPE Zerto Software."
"Our operational teams have discussed the ability to integrate multiple Zerto cloud platforms more seamlessly. For example, we have acquired 22 companies over the last seven years. Some already had it deployed, and integrating those existing deployments into our primary deployment is more challenging than it could be. We have provided our feedback to them."
"It is crucial for Zerto to collaborate closely with VMware in order to promptly test updates."
"They definitely have room for improvement in a couple of areas. One is role-based access control. Right now, they don't have an identity source so they use the identity of the vCenter or the VMM. If they connected to an identity source like Active Directory and allowed for granular roles and permissions, that would be an improvement."
"The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing seems reasonable. It's still within what we consider to be value-add."
"The pricing is pretty competitive to that of other options out there. When we shopped around, it was in line with the price of other solutions."
"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."
"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."
"One of Zerto's main disadvantages is its pricing structure, which involves significant upfront costs and limited options for startups with minimal initial funding."
"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."
"It's fair. My biggest gripe with Zerto is the initial scoping. What we were promised didn't work with what we ended up with."
"There may be less expensive solutions on the market but with Zerto, you get what you pay for."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Transportation Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business97
Midsize Enterprise94
Large Enterprise210
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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...
What needs improvement with Zerto?
I would like HPE Zerto Software to support more hypervisor platforms than currently available. Support for additional hypervisors could be added in the future. Since we have multiple platforms, we ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The pricing of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is cheaper compared to solutions like Veeam and Commvault.
What needs improvement with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers. For very large enterprises with over several thousand virtual machines, the backup speed may be an issue.
What is your primary use case for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
Companies, such as finance, hospitals, and energy firms, use Vinchin Backup & Recovery to keep their data safe. Data is a critical resource in these industries. The solution helps protect again...
 

Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication
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Sample Customers

United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies
Sichuan University, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile, PetroChina (CNPC), State Grid Corporation of China, La Caja de Ahorro y Seguro, University of Évora, E.Leclerc, LEAG, The University of Manchester
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