HPE Zerto Software vs Nutanix Move comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nutanix are both solutions in the Cloud Migration category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 9.0, while Nutanix is ranked #10 with an average rating of 9.0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 4.7% mindshare in CM, compared to Nutanix’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

HPE Zerto Software and Nutanix Move are both prominent in the data protection and workload migration space. Nutanix Move seems to hold an advantage in specific categories due to its ease of deployment and cost-effectiveness, as indicated in various feature sets and pricing structures.

Features: HPE Zerto Software stands out with robust disaster recovery capabilities highlighted by its continuous data protection, near-zero recovery time objectives (RTO), and hypervisor-based replication. The solution supports multi-cloud environments, providing seamless migration between on-premises and cloud systems. Nutanix Move features its ability to automate migration processes with minimal impact on live environments, retaining settings like IP and MAC addresses while flawlessly adapting workloads across platforms such as VMware and Hyper-V.

Room for Improvement: HPE Zerto Software could enhance its analytics engine to reduce reliance on external tools and address potential service reductions, especially for Hyper-V users. Its complex deployment process might benefit from a streamlined approach. Nutanix Move, while effective for new migrations, could expand its support to older systems and workloads requiring tailored migration paths, enhancing compatibility with outdated software versions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nutanix Move excels with its straightforward set-up, allowing for automatic and seamless transitions between platforms with robust support to guide users. In contrast, HPE Zerto Software requires a more intricate deployment method, necessitating detailed guidance to ensure successful implementation.

Pricing and ROI: HPE Zerto Software's initial investment is generally higher yet offers considerable ROI through its advanced data protection features like near-zero RTOs. Nutanix Move provides a more cost-effective solution initially, with lower setup expenses promising a quicker ROI through its streamlined migration processes, offering significant affordability in transitioning infrastructures.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Cloud Migration

1st

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

357

Ranking in other categories

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

Nutanix Move

Ranking in Cloud Migration

10th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 4.7%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Move is 2.8%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Migration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
HPE Zerto Software	4.7%
Nutanix Move	2.8%
Other	92.5%

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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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Joel Amate

Project Engineer at CTC

Can migrate workloads in just a click

The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster. There's also a manual method for workloads that can't be migrated automatically, like Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, which might not have the required PowerShell version. In these cases, we can still migrate using data migration only, but the engineer has to do more work, like reassigning IP and MAC addresses.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We are in a much better position as far as our data protection scheme is concerned, with Zerto."

"Four years ago when we did a PoC between two other vendors and Zerto, there were two features of Zerto that sold it, hands-down. One was the ease of creating protection groups, the ease with which our engineers could create protection, add virtual machines into the Zerto product, and get them under DR protection."

"The ease of failover and test environments has proven invaluable."

"Zerto offers a much better user experience and has reduced our disaster recovery time by at least fifty percent."

"Zerto is low maintenance, so I can set it and forget it. It has a great process and an excellent solution."

"I love the application, and it has become essential in my work."

"What I appreciate the most about the product is its simplicity. It's very easy to use for my staff."

"The most valuable features of this solution is the ease of use. In the event of a disaster, you don't need a technical person to actually run the software. You can bring anybody in, with the right instructions and credentials, and they can run the solution."

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"It is easy to set up the solution."

"Nutanix Move has changed helped in making the painful process of migrating from one hypervisor to another better."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is its simplicity."

"The solution is stable."

"The automated migration feature is the most effective. It automates the whole process, like installation from VMware to Nutanix AHV cluster. It retains the IP and MAC addresses of VMs and cleans up migrated VMs by removing VMware tools from the source. The automated migration is seamless - when we do the cutover, Nutanix Move powers off the source VM and automatically powers on the virtual machine on the Nutanix cluster."

"The easy migration is the most valuable feature."

"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"We can change the hypervisor without any downtime."

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Cons

"The post-configuration part could be improved. For example, it would be super helpful to have the ability to modify DNS. Once the migration is done, we want to do some more modifications to the endpoint."

"HPE Zerto Software could be improved by including everything in the same package. Currently, I have to administer them separately, which can be more complicated for the infrastructure team."

"The version 10 update 4 took really long to deploy, and we had to back off and do update 2 because that seems to deploy much quicker."

"However, sometimes it feels like the QA is not great, as the previous two updates have been bug fixes."

"With the current updates primarily on the Azure side of it, documentation could be improved."

"It has some quirks. We have quirks with appliances. Some things don't really work as expected, but it is minor."

"I would rate them an eight out of ten because not every response is as we expect. They do resolve the issue, but sometimes customers have unusual questions, and they are not able to say how exactly to fix that or how to do something,."

"They are doing a lot of great things, but I have heard that Zerto is expensive."

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"We'd like Nutanix to be more flexible in the future."

"We can migrate from Hyper-V to Acropolis, but we can't move from Acropolis back to Hyper-V."

"They should have some tools to migrate the workload from another Nutanix platform."

"We cannot use the solution to move a machine from Nutanix to other hypervisors."

"We can migrate from Hyper-V to Acropolis, but we can't move from Acropolis back to Hyper-V. However, we do not have customers who want to, but if we could reassure them that it was possible it would be better. Having our Hyper-V customers have a two-way option that may help. A customer would like to hear that if they do switch they can switch back. I know it's a limitation on Hyper-V but not a limitation on VMware."

"When you have regular questions, like how do I do something in the tool or when you want to know when can I do anything in the product, the solution's support team can take around three to four days to give you an answer, or they may even sometimes take more time."

"I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a button to restart the process without creating a migration plan."

"Nutanix Move could be made more scalable, so you could do more instead of taking five or ten VMs at a time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Zerto's pricing structure could be more competitive to better suit the needs of a wider range of businesses."

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

"Pricing depends on your future growth. Start small and then scale up."

"The pricing seems fair."

"While we find the twenty-five VM license somewhat inflexible, the actual setup costs are minimal as the product is so easy to install."

"As far as I know, the pricing is around $1,000 per VM, but Zerto is changing the pricing model to more of an enterprise-class license. I don't know if there are any additional costs or fees."

"It works very well as a backup and recovery solution, with frequent recovery points. It's very good. But it's too pricey for us to use it as a backup solution for all of our clients. Not every customer needs recovery points every five seconds."

"I think everything can be cheaper. Pricing limited our ability to use Zerto as much as we'd like, but that's not why we haven't adopted it as our primary backup solution."

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"The solution is open-source."

"The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license."

"The product is available for free."

"It is a free tool."

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Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Comms Service Provider

15%

Healthcare Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	93
Midsize Enterprise	93
Large Enterprise	204

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good.

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What needs improvement with Zerto?

I believe HPE Zerto Software can be improved by providing more clarity on roadmap features coming.

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What needs improvement with Nutanix Move?

I think Nutanix Move could be improved by adding a way to retry failed migrations. Sometimes when seeding fails, there's no way to redo it without recreating the whole migration plan. I'd like a bu...

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What is your primary use case for Nutanix Move?

I use the solution to migrate workloads between different places like Nutanix, Azure, and AWS.

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What advice do you have for others considering Nutanix Move?

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. My advice to others looking into using Nutanix Move: With VMware's acquisition by Broadcom, many enterprise companies are looking for alternative HCI ...

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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

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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

Nutanix Move simplifies automated and seamless migrations without downtime, integrating smoothly with VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V. It automates essential tasks, retaining network configurations, and offers flexibility for manual interventions, ensuring minimal business disruption during migration.

Nutanix Move is a key tool for organizations migrating virtual machines to Acropolis Hypervisor from VMware or Hyper-V. Users benefit from its ability to transfer between hypervisors and its support for physical to virtual conversions. The migration process is fully automated, efficient, and maintains IP and MAC addresses while allowing manual adjustments. Though user-friendly and cost-effective, some enhancements, such as reverse migration support from Acropolis to Hyper-V and improved scalability for multiple simultaneous VM migrations, are needed. Users also express a need for migration tools for other Nutanix platforms and an option for direct migration from vSphere without vCenter dependency. Despite these areas for improvement, Nutanix Move efficiently supports significant data migrations and adapts to different infrastructures across availability zones.

What are Nutanix Move's key features?

Automated Migration: Streamlines migration with no downtime, retaining IP and MAC addresses.
Seamless Integration: Works well with VMware and Hyper-V for smooth transitions.
Flexible Setup: User-friendly setup process, supporting large data migrations.

What benefits should users expect?

Cost Efficiency: Favorable pricing for extensive migration needs.
Minimal Disruption: Ensures business continuity with live migration capabilities.
Enhanced Flexibility: Supports a wide range of infrastructure transitions and availability zones.

Organizations in diverse industries use Nutanix Move to transfer virtual machines across different platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, and Acropolis Hypervisor. It supports varied setups including Nutanix, Azure, and AWS, meeting the needs for flexibility and efficient data handling in complex infrastructures.

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Sample Customers

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

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, The Home Depot, JetBlue, Cape Coral, City of Westfield, Cloud Comrade

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