HPE Zerto Software vs Mozy Pro [EOL] comparison

"A great Zerto feature is the non-intrusive failover of the application, similar to an actual disaster recovery test without impacting the services that are currently online. Sometimes customers need to failover to an isolated environment and validate an application without impacting the production environment: we can achieve this goal with Zerto. Again, we can do regular testing in a non-impactful way using isolated testing. For customers of our DRaaS we include once a year, a live test that is more like what would happen if the customer lost the production site. Near-synchronous replication is one of the benefits of Zerto that drove us to choose it over some others. With typical backup and recovery solutions, the recovery point typically is about 24 hours. With the near-synchronous replication, recovery point objectives tend to be minutes or a few seconds if the bandwidth is adequate. That's one of the major benefits of Zerto: there's no need to run incremental backups every xx minutes. And the recovery time is fairly quick as well, like a shutdown and reboot of a VM. Eventually, the VPGs (Virtual Protection Groups) allow to grouping of one or more VMs into a single entity, ensuring every point in time inserted into Zerto’s journal (a checkpoint) is from the same point in time for all components within the protection group. This allows easy recovery of an entire application and its dependencies to a consistent point in time. Zerto is also a very easy product to use."

"Zerto helps us when our server has an emergency, saving us from needing to go back to a tape or a backup to use that server, and it cuts our downtime in half when we need to recover data."

"From the simple point of not having to worry about whether or not we are protected in the event of ransomware or disaster, it is worth the money."

"The simplicity of replication and test failover make this a very easy-to-use solution."

"If you're looking for true DR protection with minimal recovery time, then Zerto is probably going to be the one."

"With Zerto CDP, we can pull to our recovery objective in six seconds."

"Using this product has enabled our leaders to guide the business through our transition to the cloud."

"HPE Zerto Software has helped reduce downtime in some situations."

"I've had good experience with the Mac backup client running silently and keeping files backed up."

"I was using Symantec Backup Exec, and we switched because Mozy is easier to use, and the cost is less."

"The ability to kick start the service live on the users machine; I also like the graphical representations of data space."

"The data restoration feature is the most valuable because the end user requires minimum support to recover lost data."

"It would also be nice if they could find a way to make it where one VM does not impact the entire journal history of the VPG."

"The solution has not saved me time in data recovery situations due to ransomware or other causes at this company, but it did at the previous company."

"The only thing I really don't like about Zerto is that the ZVM has to be a Windows server."

"The recovery processes of large datasets in the Cloud have 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."

"Zerto needs to improve significantly on the cost factor."

"An area for improvement is the support because it gets really expensive. They need to make it a little cheaper. Support also takes time."

"The documentation needs improvement in terms of the setup, getting enough detail, and getting that up to speed."

"The support staff were directed to give support on specifics and to stick to the support plan; anything out of the ordinary would be a challenge."

"Automated client deployment was not straightforward and never worked for me."

"The sales support is too poor and there is no point of contact, local representatives are not in positions to assist or even provide a proposal."

"The selection of directories and files to back up can't be managed centrally, it has to be set on each user's computer."

"Its price can be better, but it is not bad. Most small-scale organizations can afford it, but they can come up with more customer-friendly packages."

"There is a one-time cost for maintenance and support. We have a three-year contract that we will have to renew when those three years come up. There is also licensing on top of that for whatever product you are using it for."

"I ballpark Zerto's pricing at about $1,000 per VM, which I find fair for what it does, but the cost of entry was tough initially due to the minimum number needed to start. I really needed to prove to the business that it was worth the investment."

"Licensing Zerto was very simple. They had a product that fit our size and scale. It made it really easy to choose."

"There may be less expensive solutions on the market but with Zerto, you get what you pay for."

"It was pretty appropriate. It was not too cheap, not too expensive. It was just about right."

"It's fair. My biggest gripe with Zerto is the initial scoping. What we were promised didn't work with what we ended up with."

"Zerto is slightly expensive, but we do see the value in it."