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 5.4% 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 Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and AWS Application Migration Service compete in data migration and disaster recovery. HPE Zerto Software has an upper hand in disaster recovery and backup, while AWS Application Migration Service excels in seamless integration within AWS infrastructure.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers exceptional continuous data protection, rapid recovery, and strong multi-cloud support. It automates failover tasks, including IP changes, and provides near-zero RTO. Meanwhile, AWS Application Migration Service integrates smoothly with AWS, supports scalable migrations, and automates processes, particularly benefiting AWS-centric businesses.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could improve by reducing service limitations for Hyper-V and enhancing orchestration options. Additionally, more comprehensive on-premises control is needed as some analytics rely too much on cloud-based systems. AWS Application Migration Service would benefit from expanding support for non-AWS environments, increasing customizability in its migration procedures, and providing more detailed documentation for user guidance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Application Migration Service integrates effortlessly within AWS environments, offering responsive customer service. HPE Zerto Software enables quick deployment with minimal workflow disruption, supported by detailed documentation and reliable customer support. AWS's automated processes enhance deployment efficiency, while HPE Zerto prioritizes enhanced data protection.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software requires upfront investment but delivers significant ROI through robust data protection. AWS Application Migration Service offers a cost-effective, flexible pricing model aligned with AWS usage, appealing to AWS-heavy operations. AWS's pricing structure is cost-optimized for cloud migration, whereas HPE Zerto's upfront cost is beneficial for its complete solution offering.

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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

346

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of March 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 5.4%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	5.4%
AWS Application Migration Service	4.4%
Other	90.2%

Cloud Migration

Featured Reviews

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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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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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"CloudEndure is a product that I recommend to my customers because it's very easy to implement, configure, and use."

"The product is reasonably priced."

"It is pretty easy to use. The interface is intuitive and easy to use. Once you set it up, it just works. So, it is great."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to recover critical systems, such as public safety, within a few minutes. In addition, the RPO is six seconds of data loss, tops."

"Files can also be extracted from the VMDK at the remote site even when the VM is off."

"Zerto stands out for its user-friendly approach to data protection and recovery, allowing for quick and efficient backups and restores."

"I give Zerto's stability a nine out of ten."

"With the deployment of Zerto, this has significantly improved."

"From a management perspective, one of the biggest benefits is to see the excitement of your engineers having a tool that truly enables them, really making their lives easier. That is something that I love. When we came out of the PoC, their eyes were just wide with excitement of what was possible now."

"Zerto is essential for protecting critical workloads. We don't protect all of our VMs, but some need to be recovered in a timely manner. The recovery time is almost immediate."

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Cons

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

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

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Another thing that would help would be a recommender, or some type of tool that says, 'Hey, you're not conforming to best practices.' It would do a conformance or compliance check to tell you if your VPGs are set up according to best practices and whether your Zerto clusters are set up optimally. It would see if you have HA enabled and whether your alerting is turned on."

"My input would be to have their sales engineers not overpromise and then have the product underdeliver because we were scoped not-appropriately sized target hardware. That hit us hard. We went with Exagrid as our target. Because of incorrect sizing, we didn't get the expected compression, and we ran out of space. We didn't have enough capacity for all of our backups the way we wanted them tiered. It crippled Zerto as well."

"I have had problems with vRAs. When I am trying to restart a host, sometimes the vRAs will hang. I would like it if they wouldn't migrate off or shut themselves down, then I have to manually work with it a lot of the time."

"If the log was more detailed and more user-friendly, we wouldn't have to make the calls to the support to try and figure out where the problem lies."

"A slight disadvantage of Zerto is that it requires the Windows Server operating system as the base OS. Over time, I would like to see more offerings in that regard. There should be more deployment options other than just the Windows operating system."

"When we are trying to upgrade any virtual machines, we have to stop the virtual machines that have been replicated in Zerto and then upgrade or update to the virtual machines onsite. Instead of having to do it manually, there should be some way of automating that particular function."

"Support for Hyper-V which is on the way."

"It took some time to get to know the solution in general, and exactly what functions each of the features is used for."

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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."

"Zerto is more expensive than competitors, making the price difference pretty high. While it is very expensive, it's very powerful and good at what it does. The cost is why we are not leveraging it for everything in the organization. If it was dirt cheap, we would have LTR and DR on everything because it would just make sense to use it."

"When we purchased Zerto, we felt it was worth the cost as it would protect us from any potential problems and give us peace of mind knowing that any critical items could be recovered quickly."

"Licensing is VM based so you can buy packages or single VM. Price is not low but the power of application is high, so you will get your money back."

"Zerto is not overly expensive. It's worth what we're getting for it, but with tough times, a discount would be beneficial."

"The licensing cost is fair."

"Pricing is kind of expensive, but for what we get, it is probably worth it. I know they just had a huge price increase due to the VMware stuff getting expensive, which added about a thousand dollars a month to our bill."

"The licensing is a little bit steep, but there is some value that you do get for it as well."

"All of my customers are happy with how this product works and they like it, but unfortunately, in the market that I represent, Zerto is expensive when compared with the competition."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Insurance Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	90
Midsize Enterprise	92
Large Enterprise	195

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 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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Also Known As

CloudEndure Live Migration

Zerto Virtual Replication

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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