Azure Backup vs HPE Zerto Software comparison

Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Microsoft is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.9, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0. Microsoft holds a 1.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Azure Backup

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98% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and Azure Backup are competing in the data protection and disaster recovery category. Azure Backup seems to have the upper hand due to its integration capabilities and feature set, appealing particularly to businesses heavily invested in Azure's ecosystem.

Features: HPE Zerto Software provides near-synchronous replication, ransomware protection, and disaster recovery orchestration, allowing seamless real-time data transfer and recovery. Azure Backup offers strong integration with Microsoft Azure services, advanced backup options including file and system backup, and scalability within the Azure platform.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could enhance its cloud-native support and improve integration with various Azure services. Additionally, improving analytics to reduce reliance on external solutions would be beneficial. For Azure Backup, refining on-premise deployment options and enhancing initial cloud setup user experience could improve its appeal to new users unfamiliar with cloud technology. Better cost transparency and pricing structures would also benefit cost-conscious customers.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Zerto Software is praised for its straightforward on-premise deployment suited for traditional IT environments, while Azure Backup's cloud-based model supports quick scaling but requires initial cloud expertise. Azure's extensive support ecosystem, valuable for enterprises, contrasts with Zerto's reputation for direct support in non-cloud setups.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software is known for competitive pricing with a significant return on investment by reducing downtime costs effectively. While Azure Backup involves higher initial costs due to its cloud-native nature, it justifies the expense for Azure-integrated businesses through long-term savings via leveraging cloud efficiencies.

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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

2.8

Azure Backup offers cost-effective solutions with immediate security benefits and long-term savings, despite occasionally high licensing costs.

Sentiment score

6.9

HPE Zerto Software boosts ROI by enhancing cost efficiency, disaster recovery, operational efficiency, and minimizing downtime and financial losses.

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Before, it was a huge cost. It was several thousand dollars to do a DR test, whereas now, I click a button.

Thomas Sipf

CTO at Erisa Administrative Services, Inc.

It saves us a lot of time and gives us the ability to perform other DR plans for other systems.

reviewer2728620

System Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's not only in the cloud; it's DR as a service, which means that the recovery operations are performed by a dedicated team specializing in this area.

Itsik Ohana

Founder & CEO at Itix Cyber Ltd

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.4

Azure Backup's customer service is well-rated but faces criticism for response times and support quality variability.

Sentiment score

7.5

HPE Zerto Software is lauded for responsive support, though some note slower response times post-acquisition. Generally effective service.

The support from Microsoft is actually good; I have had positive experiences with it.

Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

The technical support from Microsoft is good

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

I think the technical support by Microsoft is good overall.

RiteshPurbey

Senior Analyst at ESRI INDIA

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I have never had an issue that was not resolved, and I have never been in a situation where they did not respond.

reviewer762012

Sr. Systems Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would give them a rating of ten because it represents the highest level of support based on the technical knowledge of the support team, response time, and effectiveness of the provided resolutions.

reviewer1599558

Disaster Recovery Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

When I open a ticket, I usually get a call within an hour or two.

David Comer

Systems Engineering Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.7

Azure Backup is highly scalable, suitable for all business sizes, and appreciates for seamless expansion and adaptability in varying environments.

Sentiment score

7.4

HPE Zerto Software scales efficiently across diverse environments, accommodating small to large setups and complex configurations seamlessly.

Azure Backup is scalable since it is a global solution.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The scalability of Azure Backup is quite easy and affordable to scale, with many improved features like data transfer.

Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

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I would rate it a ten out of ten for scalability.

Alan Barrett

Head of IT at TWM SOLICITORS LLP

Customers need to follow good engineering practices for optimal product use.

Proby Patel

Tech Lead, Storage and Data Protection at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

By adding more hosts and installing VRAs on each, tasks can be efficiently managed.

reviewer2641974

Senior Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.5

Azure Backup maintains high stability with few issues, outperforming traditional systems, though minor challenges are efficiently resolved.

Sentiment score

8.0

HPE Zerto Software is praised for its stability, reliability, and excellent support, handling complex environments efficiently.

I would rate the stability of Azure Backup as nine out of ten; it shows high stability in my experience.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

Azure Backup is stable for Microsoft environments.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

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I promptly delete the malfunctioning elements and set them up again to resume replication, ensuring stability.

Jagadeesh Ethiraj

Technical Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The ease of use was so good with Zerto that they were able to migrate things much quicker.

reviewer2691450

Inside Sales Representative at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It is very reliable.

David Comer

Systems Engineering Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Room For Improvement

Azure Backup needs better VM/database support, pricing, performance, third-party integration, notifications, reporting, ransomware protection, and application-level options.

HPE Zerto Software requires enhancements in automation, integration, cost flexibility, reporting, user interface, and hypervisor support.

It is not a perfect tool for restoring SQL databases since it requires replacing everything instead of restoring specific files.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots.

Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

The reporting functionality of Azure Backup needs improvement.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

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If I have 350 objects that I am protecting, I would like Zerto to be able to fire them up in one order, rather than having to manually bring them up in a sequence.

David Riberdy

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

If the host has a lot of VMs on it, there may not always be enough time to relocate all of the VMs from a protection group standpoint to other hosts before the replication appliance that Zerto uses to manage that powers itself down.

David Comer

Systems Engineering Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

If HPE Zerto Software has it built-in where we're going to vCenter and you click on it, it will build the VPG and indicate configuration requirements, that would be amazing.

reviewer2729427

Senior Converged Infrastructure Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Setup Cost

Azure Backup pricing varies by usage and environment, offering integration with Microsoft, and requires management to avoid extra costs.

HPE Zerto is cost-effective but pricey, praised for features and ROI; assess needs, as licensing can be inflexible.

Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it.

reviewer2356350

Ambassador at a pharma/biotech company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

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If you want a good-quality tool that is robust and does a good job for you, you have to pay a higher price to get that, and Zerto is no different.

JeffSmith12

IT Manager at American Pioneer Federal Credit Union

However, it can become quite expensive when you start looking at the number of workloads you have in the environment and what you would like to do.

reviewer2645856

Cloud and Infrastructure Services Manager at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Zerto is easier to set up and use, and it's less expensive.

Bill Dudgeon

Professional Services Engineer at US Signal

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Valuable Features

Azure Backup is valued for its security, integration, scalability, cost-efficiency, and user-friendly interface, offering enhanced data protection.

Zerto Software provides continuous data protection with features like rapid failover, automatic orchestration, and user-friendly virtual machine management.

The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its simplicity.

Nilesh Kalal

AI Solution Architect at Bitscape Infotech Pvt. Ltd.

It has a good impact on our cost savings and operational efficiency as it is a low-cost solution.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

The benefits I see from Azure Backup are that this solution is beneficial; we can access the data or files in Azure Backup anywhere, anytime.

Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

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Zerto offers excellent technical support with responsive and helpful experts.

Sachin Vinay

Assistant Manager-Networks at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

If we were attacked, I could revert to a backup from five seconds before the attack, and no one would know we were attacked.

reviewer2641974

Senior Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees

The replication time and the minor amount of time it takes to sync a new server outside of any of my huge 40-terabyte boxes is ridiculously quick.

reviewer762012

Sr. Systems Engineer at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

17th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

355

Ranking in other categories

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

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 1.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 1.9%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	1.9%
Azure Backup	1.3%
Other	96.8%

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Featured Reviews

Sanjay Sahu

Project Manager at Capgemini

Has supported secure data storage with incremental backups and centralized monitoring

Azure Backup supports all the features that we need, so additional features are not an immediate need for me. The documentation for Azure Backup seems okay for me; it is good overall, but it should be more descriptive for each item. It should elaborate more on how backup and restore are fulfilled in different scenarios. One of the reviews indicates that Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots. I believe it should be improved actually. Regarding specific backup options, I say there should be improvements compared to how they provided them in older days.

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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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	24

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	92
Midsize Enterprise	94
Large Enterprise	202

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?

Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...

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What do you like most about Azure Backup?

Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?

The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

In terms of pricing, I'll not say HPE Zerto Software is very cheap, and I'll not say that whatever features it provides, it's very highly priced. However, there could be room for negotiation on the...

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What needs improvement with Zerto?

The documentation is very good. The GUI is kind of an old one. More development on the GUI can be useful for the users.The areas that have room for improvement include the GUI. The other thing is t...

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Overview

Azure Backup provides efficient data protection with features like fast recovery and encryption. It integrates seamlessly with Azure services, offering scalable, secure storage solutions. Users benefit from straightforward configurations and flexible retention, although improvements in hybrid integration are needed.

Azure Backup stands out with its comprehensive data protection capabilities, including features such as incremental backups and geo-replication. It ensures consistent security and performance through its scalability and redundancy. Users find the platform cost-effective and appreciate its seamless integration with Azure services. While Azure Backup excels in many areas, such as ease of use and robust monitoring, challenges persist in hybrid environment integration and application-level backups.

What key features does Azure Backup offer?

Ease of use: Features straightforward configuration and incremental backups.
Fast recovery: Supports rapid data restoration with geo-replication.
Advanced protection: Provides encryption and flexible retention options for data security.
Seamless integration: Works well with Azure services for a unified experience.
User-friendly management: Offers robust monitoring and reporting tools.

What advantages should users expect from Azure Backup?

Cost-effectiveness: Provides affordable data protection solutions.
Scalability: Ensures consistent performance with cloud scalability.
Security: Enhances data security with advanced encryption features.
Efficiency: Simplifies backup processes with efficient scheduling.

Azure Backup is widely used in sectors requiring robust data protection, such as financial services, healthcare, and government. It is ideal for organizations looking to back up virtual machines, manage disaster recovery, or support cloud migrations. Its adaptability allows businesses to safeguard SAP workloads and SQL databases efficiently.

Microsoft

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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