Veeam Backup &amp; Replication vs Zerto comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 19, 2023

We compared Zerto and Veeam Backup & Replication based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data, and you can find the conclusion below.

Features: Users say Zerto offers excellent data protection, and it’s easy to create VMs. Zerto users also like its real-time replication features. Veeam is commended for its dependability, flexibility, and user-friendly interface. Zerto could improve cloud environment configuration, PowerShell scripting, and multi-site replication. Veeam Backup & Replication would benefit from improved integration with different technologies as well as simplified implementation and troubleshooting processes.
Service and Support: Customers have generally had positive experiences with Zerto's customer service, noting their quick response times and ability to resolve issues. Some customers have encountered slower response times and needed to go through multiple levels of support to get their issues resolved. Veeam's support is generally viewed as helpful, responsive, and knowledgeable, but a few customers have reported slow response times and a lack of expertise in certain areas.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Zerto can be either simple or complicated, depending on the individual's experience with backup solutions. Veeam’s setup is commonly seen as uncomplicated, but there may be a slight learning curve.
Pricing: Zerto’s price tag is considered reasonable and in line with industry norms. Others said it was somewhat expensive but still worth the cost. Some users find Veeam Backup & Replication to be affordable, while others deem it expensive.
ROI: Zerto reduces risks while saving costs and time. It increases efficiency, ensures compliance, and helps businesses grow. Veeam offers a budget-friendly solution, quick implementation, and strong protection for client data centers.

Comparison Results: Zerto offers top-tier data protection, excellent customer service, and real-time replication, but some users say its cloud and multi-site functionality could be better. Veeam Backup & Replication is considered a dependable, flexible solution. However, some users had issues with implementation and integration.

To learn more, read our detailed Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Zerto Report (Updated: July 2024).

Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Zerto

July 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Veeam Backup & Replication

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

1st

Ranking in Cloud Backup

1st

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

329

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zerto

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

2nd

Ranking in Cloud Backup

3rd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

270

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Veeam Backup & Replication is 23.9%, down from 26.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zerto is 10.1%, down from 23.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Unique Categories:

Backup and Recovery

17.5%

Cloud Backup

15.1%

Cloud Migration

1.5%

Featured Reviews

Steve McClendon

System Administrator at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Nov 7, 2021

Easily leverages backups for replication purposes

In terms of what could be improved, they need a better solution for backend storage. Other backup products that I've used, like Commvault, have at least a disc based backup. If you don't have a D duplicating appliance, like Commvault who has its own duplication engine, it's doing its best to duplicate data going into the repository. Veeam is not very good at that. There is some level of data reduction, but it's not much. So if your backup targets don't have a good D duplication data reduction, it's a problem because you just create massive amounts of data on the backend.

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reviewer2278527

Sr Infrastructure Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Sep 18, 2023

Easy to use, scalable, and fast migration and recovery

I used Zerto in my last company for disaster recovery. It was a hospital, and now, I work for a bank where we use it for both disaster recovery and migration. We are doing a major migration. Currently, we are doing disaster recovery only on-prem, but down the road, we will also go to the cloud. We…

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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 most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is that we can back up in-house and multiple cloud providers' storage."

"Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer."

"It's simply very good software for backup purposes."

"One of the most valuable features is the incremental backup. It is, of course, perfect because you have a lot of restore points, but you don't need all the space. The stability is also perfect."

"The solution is easy to use and have good performance."

"It lets you verify a backup with the least amount of effort."

"It has helped us transfer the solution in two days instead of working for a minimum of one week to ten days."

"The initial setup was very easy."

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"The live failover tests and point-in-time recovery options have been exceptionally valuable features of Zerto for our organization."

"The communication between the VM and the secondary data center is the most valuable feature."

"The ease of use is one of the most valuable features when it comes to making changes and configuring. It's very easy to set up and configure. It's a great product."

"There are two main things that I like. One is the fact that my recovery time is now much lower effectively. It is also very valuable that I can test it. There is a possibility to test that failover."

"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 most valuable for us and for my company is that we are replicating most of our production customers to the DR site, and we can do testing whenever we want."

"The replication being log-based is awesome."

"Live replication and up to the second type of failover are valuable. The fact that we can do test failovers and failbacks is important for our ISO certification."

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Cons

"There's a situation where VMs run on different locks. It's running on the VM while having a relationship with nearby solutions running on the same server and storage. This creates a bottleneck that needs to be eliminated."

"The Veeam backup application interface is application-based and not web-based."

"They need to address the confusing recovery dialogue."

"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."

"The tech support could be better."

"This is an expensive solution."

"I have issues with the licensing."

"Margins should not be distinct; instead, they should seamlessly integrate with the Veeam Backup and Replication tools, requiring minimal separation."

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"A slight disadvantage of Zerto is that it requires the Windows Server operating system as the base OS. Over time, I would like to see more offerings in that regard. There should be more deployment options other than just the Windows operating system."

"They could improve their online documentation."

"It works only for a virtual platform, it does not support bare metal."

"Whenever we do a failover, there's a confirmation box that shows up later. It's a little hard to see sometimes... A popup to continue would be a little bit better because then you're not sitting and waiting for something and it's already there."

"The reporting could be improved in terms of the reports that you can show to auditors to prove that you have done the testing. I provide the reports that it generates now but, it would be great if, at the end of a DR test, it would generate a report of everything that Zerto did."

"An integrated encryption would allow for faster initial install and connection to the remote cloud site."

"You have to start with 25 VMs which is too much for SMB clients. It would be better if they had the option to start with 10."

"Zerto's near-synchronous replication is excellent when it works. I'm trying to be nice to them because I like the product a lot, but we're having a lot of difficulty with it in our environment."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is the worst part of Veeam Backup Replication because for the more complex situations and it's quite difficult and complex. In particular, when mixing different requirements the licensing model is complex. For example, mixing a virtual machine backup and a file server backup in the same installation can be somewhat difficult and is expensive."

"The price of Veeam Backup Replication could be reduced. The customers are looking at other products because the price is higher than some of the competition."

"Veeam products are less expensive than other products. The licensing costs are low and they're pretty affordable."

"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."

"We pay yearly licensing fees for Veeam in our data centers where we're using disaster recovery and replication between our many solutions, especially cloud solutions. From the beginning, we've done our licensing from a separate channel through our data center team in Seattle."

"The license subscription could be more straightforward."

"The price of the solution could be lower."

"The price of Veeam Backup Replication has been increasing their price and my customers are asking why. They have CPU-based licenses and a Universal License, the prices should be reduced."

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"The pricing is top tier but offers good value."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"From a customer perspective, the price is okay. From an investor's perspective, however, it is a little bit high."

"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."

"The pricing seems fair."

"The pricing is a little more expensive in comparison to other tools."

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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

17%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...

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 do you like most about Zerto?

The most valuable feature of Zerto for us is its DR capability.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

Zerto is expensive.

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Also Known As

Veeam Backup and Replication, Veeam Availability Suite

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Veeam Software

Overview

Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution designed primarily for virtual environments. Veeam Backup & Replication offers a blend of simplicity and efficiency, making it a go-to solution for businesses seeking to protect their data. It supports a wide range of virtual platforms, including VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. According to the reviews, what sets Veeam apart is its ability to provide high-speed recovery, data loss avoidance, verified recoverability, leveraged data, and complete visibility.

Veeam Backup & Replication delivers availability for cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a simple-by-design management console, users are offered what is presented as fast, flexible, reliable backup, archival, recovery and replication functionality.

Backup capabilities

Continuous Data Protection
Fast, reliable application-aware, image-based backups
Unlimited capacity and cost savings for long-term data retention on object storage with new Veeam Cloud Tier
Enterprise application support for Veeam Plug-ins for SAP HANA and Oracle RMAN

Replication capabilities

Instant recovery for NAS, Microsoft SQL and Oracle
Recover individual files easily with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
Easy portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility

Recovery capabilities

Recover individual files with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
Portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility
Fast, item-level and application recovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, and SQL Server and Oracle

Reviews from Real Users

Veeam Backup & Replication is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are its ease of set up, the fact that it is agentless, and that it has an intuitive dashboard.

A Network Operations Manager at an educational organization says, "Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."

An Inside Solutions Architect at a tech services company mentions, “I like that it's agent-less, easy to set up, and hardware-agnostic.”

An Account Manager at a tech services company states, “The dashboard is very, very easy to understand. We do demonstrations all the time with customers just to show them. If they've lost particular files because of a server going down, we can retrieve those files for them and quickly bring those files back up.”

Kerem C., Director of Professional Services/Senior Solution Architect/Trainer at a tech services company, explains, “It's good for backup performance management and backup window management.”

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.

Sample Customers

Vodafone, American Standard Brands, Welch’s, University of Florida, Tata Global Beverages Limited, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, MacLean-Fogg Company

United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies