AWS Application Migration Service vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Migration category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.5, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.0. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 4.4% mindshare in CM, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 21, 2025

HPE Zerto Software and AWS Application Migration Service compete in data migration and disaster recovery solutions. HPE Zerto Software is superior in disaster recovery and continuous data protection, while AWS Application Migration Service excels in cloud-specific migrations.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers continuous data protection, simple failover processes, and seamless integration with VMware environments, emphasizing disaster recovery. AWS Application Migration Service provides integrated cloud tools for efficient workload transitions, focusing on optimizing cloud migrations.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software can improve in providing more robust cloud integration, enhancing the user interface for greater simplicity, and expanding support for non-VMware environments. AWS Application Migration Service could enhance its disaster recovery capabilities, offer more competitive pricing, and improve data protection features beyond its current cloud focus.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Zerto Software is recognized for its straightforward deployment and robust customer support, offering easy implementation for disaster recovery solutions. AWS Application Migration Service benefits from its integration with AWS's vast cloud platform, providing comprehensive documentation and support for cloud migrations, enhancing ease of use for AWS-centric organizations.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software offers competitive setup costs appealing to budget-conscious businesses, providing strong ROI through robust disaster recovery capabilities. AWS Application Migration Service, while having higher initial costs, promises long-term ROI through cloud efficiencies and operational savings, particularly advantageous for AWS-invested businesses.

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Application Migration S...

Ranking in Cloud Migration

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Migration

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

345

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of AWS Application Migration Service is 4.4%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 5.6%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE Zerto Software	5.6%
AWS Application Migration Service	4.4%
Other	90.0%

Cloud Migration

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Dieudonné-Nsabimana

Consultancy Manager at cidns

Integration with other services has improved migration efficiency

A valuable feature is the schema conversion tool, which allows me to migrate databases, for example, from Oracle to Postgres. The service is fully managed by AWS, which makes it better to use the migration services. It is beneficial to enable phased migration, and the service offers easy integration with other AWS services. The integration of AWS Application Migration Service with AWS makes it a good tool for working with AWS services.

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David Riberdy

Enterprise data management supervisor at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

An all-in-one and cost-efficient solution that does what it promises

Zerto is very easy to use. Installation is about half an hour, and then it starts protecting the data and VMs. It is not very cumbersome. The UI is built very well. It is fairly self-explanatory. To be able to stand up a product you have never seen in half an hour and get it functioning and protecting speaks to how good the UI and workflow are. Zerto has near-synchronous replication. As a change is made on site A, it gets copied across the network to site B. We are five or six seconds behind production. If I have a heavily used system and I use traditional backups, I could be anywhere from 5 minutes to 23 hours behind. With Zerto, I am single-digit seconds behind. That works well for us. Our disaster recovery test, which used to span an entire week, now takes two days. We used to recover our servers in the first two or three days with a backup product and then test for two days before tearing it all down. Now, we spend half a day on new servers and ensuring things work with networking, etc. We test the next day, and we are done in two days. Across the entire company, we are able to save significant man-hours by shortening the test from a week to two days. We are now doing smaller tests once a month and larger tests once a year. Zerto has reduced our DR testing time by 60% to 70%. We are also able to do more disaster recovery testing. Previously, we were doing it once a year, whereas now, we are doing smaller tests once a month and our large tests once a year. In recovery point objectives, we are single-digit seconds behind. In terms of RTOs, I can recover 350 VMs in 30 minutes. It takes less than several seconds to restore a single VM. From days to 30 minutes for 350 compared to 100 VMs is an incredible time-saving in terms of RTOs and RPOs for us.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication."

"I rate AWS Application Migration Service a nine out of ten overall."

"The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."

"AWS Application Migration Service allows us to perform migrations with minimal downtime, which is crucial for our operations."

"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free."

"It is incredibly granular and I really appreciate that."

"The near-synchronous replication is one of the primary reasons we're using Zerto because we have recovery intervals of sub-five seconds. On a scale of 10, where 10 is "very important", this feature is a 10."

"The most important features are the simplicity of recovery and the wider capabilities and feature sets than VMware SRM has."

"The one-to-many replication functionality is helpful. While we were protecting our VMs in Azure, we were able to use the one-to-many feature to also replicate the same VMs to our new data center, in preparation for data center migration."

"Real-time or near real-time replication has been the most valuable feature. Our RTO is generally between six and eight seconds. The impact on our RTO is essential."

"I found the very easy VPG setup, the easy recovery, and failover testing to be the most valuable features."

"Zerto offered a very good front-end GUI for orchestration. The graphic interface was very good."

"The replication works really well. We perform multiple tests a month and annual tests for our tier-one and many of our tier-two apps... Migrating systems as a failover rollback or a system move are two of the functions that I like the most."

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Cons

"We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution."

"The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps."

"I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure."

"Live Migration has some issues with target setups."

"One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud."

"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud."

"There are some features in the Migration Factory that could be integrated directly into AWS Application Migration Service."

"The biggest pain points we have experienced are related to some of the SQL-intensive workloads just because the VPGs struggle a little bit to keep up. That might be because we are pushing too many transactions."

"When it comes to a solution, one of the things the management wants is to standardize platforms. That's why when Rubrik came out with their solution, they wanted to look at it. For instance, if you have multiple technologies, you're going to need admins to manage all those different ones. I would like Zerto to be something that fits all our needs, including the backup that Rubrik provides, but I understand that not all solutions can be that way."

"The challenge we faced occurred during a DR for a database server running on SQL Always On. We experienced a database crash and logged a case with Zerto about a year ago. They said that they do not support Always On."

"The only thing I could suggest for HPE Zerto Software would be better support for detached drives in a clustered environment, as it's currently not supported very well unless everything's running on a virtualized VMDK file."

"The replication appliances tend to have issues when they recover from being powered off when a host is in maintenance mode. Sometimes you have to do a manual task where you go in and detach hard disks that are no longer in use, to get the replication appliances to power back on. There are some improvements to be made around the way those recover."

"I always get some blowback about the cost."

"I definitely would like to see the continuation of the migration capability to Hyper-V included in the next release of HPE Zerto Software, as well as adding migration capabilities to other hypervisors, such as Nutanix Acropolis."

"While going in, we were looking at the backup tool so that we had a DR tool and a backup tool, but they stopped developing their backup solution built into it. That was a bummer for us, so now, we have a DR solution, and we have a backup solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Live Migration's price is good."

"For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."

"License-wise, we budgeted $1,000 per VM. The minimum spend on it, in the beginning, can sometimes be a little bit of a headache for people, and they might have to budget creatively to get there, but once you're there, the renewals are worth it."

"It is cost-efficient because we have perpetual licenses. We are a small to medium-sized business, so cost is a pretty big important factor."

"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."

"It is cost-effective."

"We have seen ROI. Several times, we needed to recover, and we were able to go to Zerto."

"Zerto previously had a perplexing licensing structure, but they have since resolved it by implementing a unified license."

"Compared to other options like SRM, Zerto is a more expensive solution, making it primarily suitable for larger organizations."

"It initially seemed a little pricey, but in the big picture, you're paying for peace of mind. It could always be cheaper and more competitive, which would make it an easier choice for people, but I can see both ways. They can say this cost is for the value they are providing. If anything happens, they can recover your data very quickly. You won't be losing it, so there is a win. It is a win-win."

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Nov 9, 2014

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Small Business	90
Midsize Enterprise	87
Large Enterprise	197

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Live Migration?

The schema conversion is not included in the document management services itself. Complex formations require additional steps. Furthermore, I noticed that performance can vary with the source and t...

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What is your primary use case for CloudEndure Live Migration?

For the moment, I am using AWS Application Migration Service for database migration. The first use case involves moving from on-premise to EC2 hosts. Additionally, I have worked with multi-region r...

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What advice do you have for others considering CloudEndure Live Migration?

The service is not complicated; I find it easy to use. For those considering AWS Application Migration Service, the advice depends on their specific needs. If it involves database migration, especi...

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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 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 de...

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Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration

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Overview

AWS Application Migration Service minimizes time-intensive, error-prone manual processes by automating the conversion of your source servers to run natively on AWS. It also simplifies application modernization with built-in and custom optimization options.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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

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