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 #9 with an average rating of 9.3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 5.4% mindshare in CM, compared to Nutanix’s 3.3% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Nutanix users who would recommend it.

HPE Zerto Software

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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expand its support to older systems and workloads requiring tailored migration paths, enhancing compatibility with outdated software versions.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

7.2

Number of Reviews

346

Ranking in other categories

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

Nutanix Move

Ranking in Cloud Migration

9th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Migration category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 5.4%, up from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nutanix Move is 3.3%, down from 4.6% 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%
Nutanix Move	3.3%
Other	91.3%

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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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Atif Najam

Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

Enables to migrate the infrastructure and change the hypervisor without any downtime

We can migrate our infrastructure while it is running in production. We can change the hypervisor without any downtime. The product is fully automated. We select a machine we want to move, and the system copies everything in the background and informs us when the machine is ready to move. When we click to move, the product will shut down the machine on vCenter and turn it on on Nutanix. It is 100% automated. The process can be done in the background without any downtime. The time it takes the machine to boot is the only downtime we experience. Generally, a 1TB machine might take two to three hours to move from one hypervisor to another. With Nutanix Move, we can move the machine within seconds. Everything is done while the service is available.

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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

"Stable disaster recovery solution with a very simple setup and fast failover."

"Live replication and up to the second type of failover are valuable. The fact that we can do test failovers and failbacks is important for our ISO certification."

"It helps with business continuity."

"It works really well. It's simple to set up and works well. Moreover, disaster recovery to the cloud to our organization is very important. We actually had to use it three years ago, and it worked out well for us."

"Zerto's ability to test failovers with a record of how long it takes to fail the motor is beneficial, as it allows us to know the timing in the event we have to do it live."

"Using Zerto for the migration was incredibly valuable, enabling us to save tremendous amounts of time."

"Zerto is easy to use and the interface is very intuitive."

"I like the ease of recovery and backup the most."

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"We can change the hypervisor without any downtime."

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

"The easy migration is the most valuable feature."

"The solution is stable."

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

"It is easy to set up the solution."

"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Move is how simple it is and the benefit of what it does."

"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."

Cons

"Automated protection of workloads from one site to another could be improved."

"I think Zerto could do better with size planning because it would be nice to analyze a server for a week and give an estimate on sizing the Journal."

"When changing replication, the Delta Sync takes approximately six hours for six terabyte virtual machines. During this time, the virtual machine is inaccessible."

"I'm not sure if it has throttling, meaning, what's going over the wire and how we can throttle that to reduce the amount of data that's going across the bandwidth. I can't remember if that's something that's in this product. It might be in the more recent version."

"The only issue that I observed was that depending on the number of virtual machines that are being replicated, you will have to provision the appropriate bandwidth for the link that the replicated systems will traverse."

"We had some issues with replication, especially on Linux, but we have already resolved them."

"When it comes to a solution, one of the things the management wants is to standardize platforms. That's why when Rubrik came out with their solution, they wanted to look at it. For instance, if you have multiple technologies, you're going to need admins to manage all those different ones. I would like Zerto to be something that fits all our needs, including the backup that Rubrik provides, but I understand that not all solutions can be that way."

"The email alerts can be excessive, so better control over frequency or resolution may be a worthwhile improvement."

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

"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."

"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. 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."

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

"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."

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

"The most valuable feature is the automation. The solution will clone the data that you want to migrate, shut down the virtual machine, disconnect it from the network and start the clone virtual machine inside the solution's platform."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for this solution is reasonable."

"When they changed their licensing model, pricing might have gotten a little more expensive for some use cases, but it has been pretty straightforward."

"Zerto's pricing is competitive, given the benefits and ease of setting it up. It may seem more expensive upfront, but you're going to save that over the long term by spending less engineering time configuring, reconfiguring, etc."

"It was a little bit expensive. It took a long time for us to get DR for our workstations. It's one thing when you have 15 servers, but when we needed to bring on almost another 200 users, and each was the same price as the servers, it was too expensive. But Zerto worked with us and gave us a solution that was pretty decent in terms of price."

"It is not the cheapest product; it is not the most expensive product, but it works. It is a mid-range product, and it is justified in terms of being pretty quick and easy."

"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."

"It is cost-efficient because we have perpetual licenses. We are a small to medium-sized business, so cost is a pretty big important factor."

"I've been told that when they originally got the quote, it was a little bit of a sticker shock. However, now that we've actually been using it for six months, I've been told that the investment was well worth it."

More HPE Zerto Software pricing and cost advice

"The solution is open-source."

"It is a free tool."

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

"The product is available for free."

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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

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

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	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 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 Nutanix Move?

The tool is bundled as part of the Nutanix license.

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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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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 this process with infrastructure-level bulk VM migrations, removing the friction associated with onboarding new infrastructure, and enabling businesses to quickly leverage the full potential of Nutanix Enterprise Cloud, with near-zero VM or application service outage during migrations.

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