HPE Zerto Software vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0, while OpenText is ranked #22 with an average rating of 9.0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 2.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

HPE Zerto Software

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98% willing to recommend

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 21, 2025

OpenText Data Protector and HPE Zerto Software are competing in the backup and disaster recovery market. HPE Zerto Software appears to have the upper hand due to its strong disaster recovery capabilities, near-zero RPO capabilities, and higher customer service ratings.

Features: OpenText Data Protector integrates with a wide range of systems for physical and virtual backups, supports extensive application integrations, and offers comprehensive deduplication capabilities. HPE Zerto Software is notable for its robust disaster recovery capabilities, including near-zero RPO, granular recovery points, and continuous replication that is valued for critical data protection.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector's user interface is seen as outdated and complex, coupled with poor reporting features and slow technical support. It faces compatibility challenges with newer cloud technologies. HPE Zerto Software could improve by enhancing its backup functionalities and reporting features, offering more integration options across multiple platforms, and adopting a more flexible licensing model.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector deployments are mainly on-premises with some hybrid options, requiring specialized knowledge. Users frequently report long resolution times from customer service. HPE Zerto Software supports hybrid and cloud deployments with easy integration and is praised for higher customer service ratings with quick technical responses.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector offers competitive pricing with flexible licensing models but can become expensive with additional features. It provides good ROI through efficient data management. HPE Zerto Software is more expensive, but its per-VM pricing model is justified by its comprehensive feature set, providing superior ROI for enterprise-focused disaster recovery and data protection with reliable and prompt recovery times.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

347

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (1st), Cloud Backup (2nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st)

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 2.0%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	2.0%
OpenText Data Protector	1.0%
Other	97.0%

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reviewer2802231

Dev Ops 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.

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Ahmad-Hassan

Project Manager And Technical Consultant at EEMC

Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility

We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"HPE Zerto Software helped to reduce downtime in our corporate IT environment, and it was a very smooth dry run."

"One of the valuable features is the ability to re-IP on the fly, because it makes the migration a lot smoother on the system end."

"I like the fact that Zerto is target agnostic. It doesn't care what type of storage it writes to. The journaling is also excellent. You can easily and quickly restore to seconds before an event. The immutable data copies feature is one reason we adopted Zerto. That's one of its selling points."

"It seems to be very reliable, and it consistently keeps our data synchronized within ten seconds or so, which gives our customers confidence that the data synchronization and replication will allow for a very low recovery point objective."

"We've seen a massive benefit from using Zerto in terms of time savings and consistency. You see a consistent outcome every time you do the conversions. We're moving from one platform to another, but the payloads in what we're moving are different. We see consistent delivery."

"I like that the failover is simple and that it's a stable platform. It makes it easy for us to do failovers in the event that we have an issue. It also makes it easier to do test failovers because we can test it prior to actually doing a real failover. This means that we can pull things back or commit them over on the other side. Zerto streamlines the process instead of having to have a whole team of people who are dedicated to disaster recovery."

"The whole package is valuable. The most useful feature for the company is the rapid RTO, which offers a faster return to operations and brings us back online quicker. The last time we had an issue, we recovered within about 36 minutes, which was probably the most valuable thing for us because, previously, it took four to seven days."

"We use to use VMware replication appliances to attempt to replicate our VMs to remote locations and servers, but Zerto's one-to-many replication options with deduplication have made the process much simpler without having to constantly worry about the versions of each driver."

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"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."

"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."

"If you have an idea of what you are doing, it's very flexible and very stable."

"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."

"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."

"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."

"The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler."

"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The initial setup process for the solution is easy."

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Cons

"Its initial setup can be better. It looks easy, but if you do not have things in the right place, it is not as easy as it looks. Some of the instructions were not clear. They were a little bit confusing. For example, while setting up SSH initially, it was a little bit unclear if I needed to use a regular credential or some other credential. This was one of the things that was a little fuzzy, and we had to get somebody else involved to help us out."

"Not all of the knowledge required for implementing Zerto is available in their online documentation for non-partners."

"There are a couple of areas in the interface that are not very intuitive. Most of them are pretty easy, but there are a few areas in the journal and replication that, unless you've done it before, you really have no idea what to do."

"The post-configuration part could be improved. For example, it would be super helpful to have the ability to modify DNS. Once the migration is done, we want to do some more modifications to the endpoint."

"We wanted to shut down the dev environment to focus on the prod environment. We couldn't find any option in Zerto to do that."

"Its pricing could be better. Also, Zerto needs to improve its reporting capabilities and provide better dashboards."

"Some of the ability to automate selections and automate VPG creations could be better."

"The technical support is hit or miss."

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"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."

"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."

"Virtualization."

"The online backups of Office 365 have room for improvement. This is now available for the Exchange Online part of Office 365, but we're still waiting for SharePoint Online, Teams, etc. We know that it's coming, but it takes time."

"The technical support was very slow."

"The interface has been the same for many years and needs to be updated"

"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."

"Recently, clients have raised concerns about the lack of comprehensive documentation for Data Protector."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Zerto is priced high."

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

"You need to figure out how many critical servers and applications you have in your environment so you will know how many Zerto licenses to buy."

"At close to $1,000 a license, it makes it very hard to protect all of your environment, especially for a smaller shop."

"Its pricing is way better than Veeam."

"Zerto is affordable."

"The pricing is fair."

"Everyone knows Zerto is a little on the expensive side, but what else is there on the market that does the same thing?"

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"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."

"The license for the solution is very expensive compared to the other products in the market."

"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."

"Data Protector's pricing is very competitive and we have no issues in this regard. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

"The product is cheaper than Commvault."

"Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

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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

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Computer Software Company

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Healthcare Company

Marketing Services Firm

13%

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

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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	28
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	61

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?

We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.

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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

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

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

OpenText

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