HPE Zerto Software vs NetApp SnapCenter comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NetApp are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.0, while NetApp is ranked #42 with an average rating of 7.7. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 2.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to NetApp’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

HPE Zerto Software

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and NetApp SnapCenter compete in the data management solution category. HPE Zerto Software seems to have an upper hand in pricing and support, whereas NetApp SnapCenter stands out with its comprehensive features.

Features: HPE Zerto Software provides features such as near real-time continuous data protection, seamless disaster recovery, and automated failover, crucial for minimizing downtime during events. NetApp SnapCenter offers centralized management of backups, efficient snapshot handling, and quick cloning capabilities which streamline data management within NetApp storage environments.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could enhance its cloud integration and improve customization options for hybrid environments. Expanding support for more hypervisors and refining analytics and reporting functionalities would also be beneficial. NetApp SnapCenter would benefit from simplifying its user interface and enhancing its integration with non-NetApp storage systems to provide more flexibility beyond NetApp-centric environments. Improving speed and reducing complexity in initial setups would enhance usability.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE Zerto Software offers seamless deployments and strong customer support with accessible resources facilitating fast implementation and troubleshooting. NetApp SnapCenter, while offering comprehensive support, faces challenges with complex initial deployments due to the advanced nature of its features, requiring thorough training and detailed planning.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software's lower upfront costs and faster ROI make it appealing for budget-conscious organizations. It provides significant cost savings through reduced downtime and efficient disaster recovery operations. NetApp SnapCenter, despite higher initial costs, provides value with its robust feature set, ensuring long-term returns by reducing data management complexity and enhancing efficiency, resulting in improved ROI over time.

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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

7.0

HPE Zerto enhances efficiency through automated disaster recovery, reducing downtime, saving costs, and providing significant ROI and resilience.

Sentiment score

8.5

NetApp SnapCenter enhances efficiency and cost-effectiveness with quicker backups, saving 70% in time and reducing manual effort.

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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No quotes available

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.5

HPE Zerto Software's customer service is praised for responsiveness and professionalism, though some desire quicker responses and improved documentation.

Sentiment score

9.0

NetApp SnapCenter support is praised for expertise and responsiveness, despite occasional process frustrations and documentation issues.

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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The support from NetApp is very good, and I would rate it as ten points.

KirillKolesnikov

IT Technical Architect at AVALIS

The technical support from NetApp is excellent.

SaneeshC

Sr. engineer at Sify Technologies

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.4

HPE Zerto Software is praised for its scalability, efficient licensing, and adaptability across various infrastructure sizes with minimal issues.

Sentiment score

7.5

NetApp SnapCenter efficiently supports scalable backup solutions for small to medium businesses, allowing resource extension and role-based management.

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 energy/utilities 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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No quotes available

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.0

HPE Zerto Software is highly stable and reliable, with minimal issues and responsive support resolving minor concerns.

Sentiment score

8.7

NetApp SnapCenter is stable and compatible, but updates for complex systems can occasionally introduce performance issues and bugs.

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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Even though we have used multiple products in the private cloud, with NetApp, we haven't found any glitches.

SaneeshC

Sr. engineer at Sify Technologies

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Room For Improvement

HPE Zerto Software struggles with limited support, high costs, integration issues, and demands improvements in usability and flexibility.

NetApp SnapCenter needs interface improvements, better integration, enhanced performance, and user-friendly documentation to address management and compatibility issues.

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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It should be more user-friendly and easier for customers to use.

KirillKolesnikov

IT Technical Architect at AVALIS

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Setup Cost

HPE Zerto is valued for its disaster recovery features, flexible licensing, and justifiable investment despite higher costs.

NetApp SnapCenter often includes licensing with hardware purchases, offering cost-effective solutions with Standard and Advanced Capacity licenses.

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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The product should be free because it is just software to administrate systems purchased from NetApp, which are already expensive.

KirillKolesnikov

IT Technical Architect at AVALIS

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Valuable Features

HPE Zerto Software offers efficient disaster recovery with near-synchronous replication, user-friendly management, and enhanced cloud integration features.

NetApp SnapCenter offers easy backup, centralized management, integration, and secure access, ensuring efficient data protection and quick restoration.

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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The product is very stable and easy to install, which saves a significant amount of time during deployment.

KirillKolesnikov

IT Technical Architect at AVALIS

Role-based access control and multi-factor authentication are security features available in NetApp SnapCenter.

SaneeshC

Sr. engineer at Sify Technologies

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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

346

Ranking in other categories

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

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

42nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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 NetApp SnapCenter is 0.9%, 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%
NetApp SnapCenter	0.9%
Other	97.1%

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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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SaneeshC

Sr. engineer at Sify Technologies

Has reduced backup time for large workloads and supports smooth workload migration

Role-based access control and multi-factor authentication are security features available in NetApp SnapCenter. The one-time password comes to our multi-factor authentication tool; we work with Cisco Duo, and that OTP is generated through that tool, which we use to access the device. There are different options through which we can migrate workloads without downtime. The user interface is very easy to handle and not complicated. There are multiple features that make NetApp SnapCenter valuable. In case of any job failure, we get an alert over email. For jobs replicating from site A to site B, we know how long it will take to complete that replication. All that information is available in the console, and there aren't any difficulties or objections that need to be improved.

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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

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

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	8
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	12

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 NetApp SnapCenter?

The product team handles the commercial aspects of pricing.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapCenter?

We have not started much with the automation capability in NetApp SnapCenter. Regarding the integration aspect, I am not certain about its complexity, as this was built by the OEM NetApp team.

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What is your primary use case for NetApp SnapCenter?

The major use case for NetApp SnapCenter is that our customer previously used Commvault. For huge VMs with sizes of five TB or 10 TB, taking the file level backup in Commvault took a long time, oft...

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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

SnapCenter

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

Unified, scalable platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. This software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows.

NetApp

Sample Customers

United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies

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