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 Dec 21, 2025

HPE Zerto Software and Nutanix Disaster Recovery are both solutions in the disaster recovery market. Nutanix Disaster Recovery holds an edge with a comprehensive feature set, though HPE Zerto Software remains strong on pricing and support.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers continuous data protection, ease of use for rapid recovery, and integration with vCenter Server. Nutanix Disaster Recovery excels with its hyper-converged infrastructure integration, robust scalability, and seamless failover capabilities.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could improve its deployment process and integration capabilities with different ecosystems. Nutanix Disaster Recovery might focus on lowering its cost and enhancing direct support for various virtual environments. Both products should continuously enhance their existing features to keep up with the evolving market demands.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Disaster Recovery is praised for streamlined deployment and seamless integration within its ecosystem, with strong support enhancing its usability. HPE Zerto Software, while effective in rapid recovery, may encounter more challenges in deployment and could benefit from a more streamlined process.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software provides a lower setup cost, making it appealing to budget-conscious buyers who value its support services. Conversely, Nutanix Disaster Recovery, though higher in cost due to advanced features, offers strong ROI by enhancing overall system efficiency, potentially justifying the additional investment.

To learn more, read our detailed HPE Zerto Software vs. Nutanix Disaster Recovery Report (Updated: March 2026).

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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

StaffordHall

Cloud Data Center Architect at Cable Bahamas

Cloud disaster recovery has protected critical workloads and reduces downtime after ransomware

One of HPE Zerto Software’s best features for us is its built-in ransomware resilience. Zerto continuously journals data changes and uses anomaly detection to identify unusual write behavior that may indicate a ransomware or cyberattack. This gives us early visibility into potential threats and allows us to respond quickly. A key strength of the platform is its immutable journaling and recovery checkpoints. Zerto maintains frequent, immutable restore points that cannot be altered or encrypted by ransomware. This allows customers to roll environments back to a point just before an incident occurred, with confidence that the data has not been compromised. From a customer perspective, this provides a high level of assurance that their data remains protected and recoverable even in the event of a successful attack

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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

"I appreciate the real-time nature of Zerto. It continuously copies data, maintains synchronization, and allows rapid recovery of key systems."

"We have had many instances where VMs were corrupted by an application owner, where they were installing something and did not create a snapshot in VMware for it. Instead of tapping into our backups, with just two clicks, we were able to restore the VM back to its original state. It helps a lot in the day-to-day running of our business."

"We have saved time in a data recovery situation."

"The pricing and licensing are excellent. It's very straightforward."

"In terms of continuous data protection, it's the best product that we've found that does this. It's not snapshot-based. It's continuous, so there are no specific points in time we have to worry about recovering to or from. It's pretty much any time, as long as it's within our replication window."

"For us, the most valuable features are the quick upload time and how the sync works... We have VMware SRM and Veeam, and they have been pretty slow and sluggish."

"It's the easiest to use."

"We are doing continuous data protection. It works flawlessly. Our recovery points are measured in seconds. We have all these "baby snapshots" throughout the course of the day, so we can roll a VM back to any point in time, spin it up, and away we go. We're actively using that. It works great."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

Cons

"For special situations, there are options within advanced settings. You don't have to dig too far for them, but they're not quite as straightforward."

"The primary concern expressed by all server users is the lack of robust integration features."

"This solution could be improved by including some sort of compression or de-duplication for the same type of files."

"I would suggest improving automatic updates. Their software requires updating level by level to keep it current. I was unaware that I was several versions behind, so I needed assistance to guide me to the current version."

"One thing I would like to see, and I know that this is on their roadmap, is the ability to use long-term storage in the cloud, like in Azure or AWS, making that even more seamless. Whether it's stored in glacier or on-prem, being able to retrieve that data in a quick manner would be helpful. They're just not there yet."

"Zerto generates many false positive alerts, which is annoying. I still have thousands of alerts in my inbox, and those are false alerts. When I check there's actually no problem."

"The technical support response time has room for improvement."

"The setup of the system, although simple to get working, is a little more tricky to get right. This aspect could have benefitted from a bit more explanation."

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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."

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

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

"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."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The only negative part that I have seen so far has been the cost. It is kind of pricey, but you get what you pay for. Zerto is a lot faster than other solutions and you get enhanced performance."

"I know it is per server, but I am not fully aware of the price model. I know for our VDI environment, they are looking at something that is on the lower end and that they can use just for migrations and not so much a disaster recovery."

"I am not very involved with the pricing, but from my understanding, it is fairly expensive for us. This is why we limit its use to our tier-one customers. We have other disaster recovery solutions for our other customers due to the cost."

"Price-wise, it works fine for me, but my budgetary team is always looking for ways to cut costs, and it seems like they first look at the data center and the IT side to find savings."

"The product's pricing is the one area where it is less competitive."

"It is economical as compared to other brands."

"This solution is far less expensive than SRM and NetBackup."

"At the time I had purchased the product, the pricing was fair and reasonable. Over the years, costs have certainly gone up, which makes it hard for healthcare companies to use the solution."

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"The solution’s pricing is good."

"Nutanix Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."

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Comparison Review

it_user159711

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

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Mining And Metals Company

Energy/Utilities Company

University

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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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

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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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