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PROS

Zerto drastically reduces recovery time due to ransomware with near-zero data loss, allowing replicas to be powered on at another site within seconds.
Zerto enables rapid failover without affecting production VMs, offering sub-5 minute RPO and continuous protection.
Zerto simplifies disaster recovery testing by allowing VM recoveries in minutes, saving hundreds of hours annually.
Zerto offers near-synchronous replication, resulting in low RPO and RTO unmatched by other providers in the field.
Zerto's continuous data protection and ease of setup make it a cost-effective choice for data replication and recovery.

CONS

HPE Zerto Software can improve its support for VMware Lifecycle Manager.
Pricing and licensing for HPE Zerto Software are considered to be expensive.
HPE Zerto Software requires a full sweep for backing up and syncing a virtual machine, leading to inefficiencies.
There are concerns about the limitations in backup functionality and high disk space requirements.
Documentation and customer support for HPE Zerto Software require improvement for better user experience.
 

HPE Zerto Software Pros review quotes

reviewer2802231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Feb 11, 2026
From the recovery point of view while working with HPE Zerto Software, we save a lot in terms of time, money, and resources, especially during critical applications and deployment time, which is less complex compared to other applications.
StaffordHall - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Data Center Architect at Cable Bahamas
Jan 14, 2026
HPE Zerto Software saves hours because once we have been hit by a ransomware attack or some form of hack or anything like that, we are scrambling to find out how it happened, where it happened, and what all is affected.
reviewer2730009 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Senior Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 25, 2025
The feature I appreciate the most about HPE Zerto Software is its fantastic replication and advanced problem-solving capabilities.
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reviewer2729427 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Converged Infrastructure Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2025
The feature I appreciate the most in HPE Zerto Software is the move or the failover buttons.
reviewer2729445 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise System Administrator at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2025
The features I have found most valuable in HPE Zerto Software are the replication using the virtual VPGs.
Hoang Long Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure And Architect Specialist at Cmit
Feb 6, 2026
Even though I have been using HPE Zerto Software for just a few months, I find it incredible because it's much better than the CA backup I used previously.
reviewer2728632 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
Jun 24, 2025
It's easy to use. We don't need formal training.
Paul Middleton  - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Director, IT Operations & Support at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2025
My impressions of HPE Zerto Software's Near-Sync Replication are that it minimizes the loss of data.
reviewer2729544 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Jun 25, 2025
What I appreciate the most about HPE Zerto Software is that it works.
MM
System Engineer at a hospitality company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 25, 2025
The features of HPE Zerto Software that I enjoy the most are the ease of setting up the protection groups and the ease of doing testing, such as failover tests.
 

HPE Zerto Software Cons review quotes

reviewer2802231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dev Ops Engineer at a media company with 201-500 employees
Feb 11, 2026
Regarding HPE Zerto Software, the learning curve is where I see room for improvement.
StaffordHall - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Data Center Architect at Cable Bahamas
Jan 14, 2026
From a pricing perspective, HPE Zerto Software is expensive in comparison to other products on the market, but I think it is an easier sell because it works so well and it is so easy to set up a demo to show someone how well it works.
reviewer2730009 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Senior Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 25, 2025
It could benefit from tighter integration with VMware.
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reviewer2729427 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Converged Infrastructure Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2025
I would appreciate more integration with vCenter in the next release and how we can protect our production servers and automatically get them put into a VPG.
reviewer2729445 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise System Administrator at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 24, 2025
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.
Hoang Long Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure And Architect Specialist at Cmit
Feb 6, 2026
I have not seen any return on investment from HPE Zerto Software yet.
reviewer2728632 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees
Jun 24, 2025
HPE Zerto Software could be improved by including everything in the same package.
Paul Middleton  - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Director, IT Operations & Support at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 24, 2025
If we could integrate our AIOps solutions and incident management capabilities within HPE Zerto Software, that would be beneficial.
reviewer2729544 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees
Jun 25, 2025
HPE Zerto Software can be improved by allowing a system inside my makeshift vault to reach out to the other system and pull backups inside, which would let me punch fewer holes.
MM
System Engineer at a hospitality company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 25, 2025
I don't have any recommendations regarding how HPE Zerto Software can be improved.