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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs Zerto comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.7
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup enhances ROI with time savings, quick recovery, cost efficiency, and reduced backup issues.
Sentiment score
7.3
Zerto enhances efficiency, reduces costs and downtime by automating disaster recovery and eliminating secondary hardware, providing substantial time savings.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.3
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is praised for responsive, efficient customer service and technical support, despite some users relying on forums.
Sentiment score
7.7
Zerto's customer support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, though complex issues sometimes face slower response times post-HP acquisition.
Technical support is rated an eight out of ten.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup scales well for most users, with easy host integration and high scalability at a reasonable price.
Sentiment score
7.6
Zerto efficiently manages scalable growth across diverse environments, supporting increased workloads with simple license additions and minimal intervention.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Users generally find Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup reliable, with excellent support and minimal performance issues, particularly on older systems.
Sentiment score
8.0
Zerto is stable and reliable, with issues usually due to user errors, receiving high ratings for dependable performance.
 

Room For Improvement

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup needs improvements in recovery speed, Linux restoration, interface usability, scalability, and disaster recovery features.
Users desire improvements in Zerto's documentation, reporting, Hyper-V support, user interface, licensing, pricing, automation, and advanced features.
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup could be improved in several areas, such as enhancing scalability features.
 

Setup Cost

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup offers affordable pricing, excellent ROI, features, and unlimited VM support, with minimal operational costs.
Zerto's VM licensing offers scalable pricing, viewed as cost-efficient yet sometimes expensive, aligning with powerful disaster recovery features.
The pricing of the solution is considered affordable.
 

Valuable Features

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup offers efficient, reliable VM backup with quick recovery, supporting multiple hypervisors for critical data protection.
Zerto provides seamless integration, rapid recovery, and real-time replication, excelling in disaster recovery and migration with near-zero RPOs.
The ability to perform data compression updates enhances overall efficiency and effectiveness.
Replicating my settings helps me recover point objectives faster and retain policies.
 

Categories and Ranking

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
33rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
26th
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
16th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
30
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
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
279
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 2.1%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zerto is 15.3%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

SA
The intuitive interface allows you to set up and perform backups and restores easily
Key features: * Easy to install and use * Built for virtual environments * Multi-hypervisor support (Hyper-V and VMware) * Offsite backups boosted by WAN acceleration * File and Exchange item level restore * Backup live VMs with no downtime * MS VSS Integration * Cluster shared volumes aware scheduling * Restore to different Hyper-V host or clones * Central management console * Compression and encryption * Supports WS2008 R2, WS2012 and WS2012 R2 * Supports ESXi, vSphere, and vCenter Reverse Delta is Altaro proprietary backup deduplication technology. With Reverse Delta, the latest version of a file is always made available in its entirety, not as a delta file. This means that if you require the latest version of a file, it is possible to access it directly from your backup drive without having to rebuild the file from delta files. The delta files are only used if you want to build a previous version of the file; building one delta file at a time for each version as you travel back in time in the reverse direction. This works for both Hyper-V and VMware.
Shri Sharan - PeerSpot reviewer
Is user-friendly, saves us time, and costs
We encountered some issues during Active Directory recovery. When we implemented Active Directory, we provided feedback to Zerto regarding the challenges of recovering AD from the on-premises environment to the disaster recovery site. Unlike other virtual machines, AD recovery presents unique difficulties due to its active-active nature. It's unclear whether these challenges stem from Zerto itself or limitations within Microsoft Active Directory. However, in our experience using Zerto for AD recovery compared to other technologies, we faced data discrepancies that necessitated workarounds to bring AD online at the DR site. Certain applications we migrated from production relied on Active Directory authentication. To ensure successful application functionality at the DR site, a functional AD environment was a prerequisite to application migration. Therefore, our initial step involved copying and guaranteeing a running AD instance on the DR side before application recovery. However, upon attempting application authentication on the DR side, data inconsistencies prevented successful authentication. To address this, we created an isolated clone of the AD environment and conducted tests. Through trial and error, we were able to develop workarounds to resolve the issue. Notably, these challenges were specific to Active Directory; other VMs didn't exhibit similar problems.
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.
What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup could be improved in several areas, such as enhancing scalability features and possibly reducing the price. The backup locations and time to backup could also be imp...
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?
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?
I would rate the pricing, setup cost, and licensing around a seven on a scale of one to ten. The pricing model could be more flexible to accommodate startup companies with lower budgets.
 

Also Known As

Altaro VM Backup
Zerto Virtual Replication
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies
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