HPE Zerto Software vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 9.1, while OpenText is ranked #47. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 1.9% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

OpenText Data Protector and HPE Zerto Software both compete in the data protection and recovery category. HPE Zerto Software appears to have the upper hand due to its superior replication capabilities and better customer satisfaction in deployment flexibility and support responsiveness.

Features: OpenText Data Protector is noted for its robust integration capabilities, especially with SAP, Oracle, and StoreOnce, along with customization through script integration. It is beneficial for on-premises deployment due to its traditional infrastructure reliance and flexible licensing options. HPE Zerto Software stands out with its near-synchronous replication offering near-zero RPOs, quick disaster recovery, and orchestration capabilities in multi-cloud architectures. Its replication and data protection features are highly praised, especially in diverse infrastructure setups supporting hybrid environments.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector can improve its GUI to be more modern and user-friendly and enhance its cloud support and virtual environment integration. Users also find its complex licensing structure a point of frustration. HPE Zerto Software needs better Hyper-V compatibility and more intuitive documentation and training resources. Enhancements in its user interface and alerting capabilities, as well as pricing adjustments, could increase appeal to smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector primarily relies on traditional infrastructure and is mostly used on-premises, with customer service described as inconsistent. Conversely, HPE Zerto Software is noted for flexible deployments across hybrid, cloud, and on-premises environments. It receives high marks for customer service and technical support efficiency and responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector is considered expensive but offers flexible licensing for specific needs, though it may not suit smaller enterprises well due to high costs for advanced features. HPE Zerto Software, with premium pricing, justifies its cost through its extensive features in disaster recovery and data protection, showing a favorable ROI for companies requiring reliable, fast recovery solutions across complex infrastructures.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

365

Ranking in other categories

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

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

47th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of HPE Zerto Software is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 1.1%, up from 0.8% 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%
OpenText Data Protector	1.1%
Other	97.0%

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Aslah Faseel K

DevOps 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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Ahmad-Hassan

Project Manager And Technical Consultant at EEMC

Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility

We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…

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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

"Zerto stands out for its user-friendly approach to data protection and recovery, allowing for quick and efficient backups and restores."

"The real-time capability is what we're looking for."

"Our RPOs and RTOs are now more in line with our other critical systems."

"We relocated all our virtual machines from Belgium to Budapest, Hungary. I am not sure how we would have done it without Zerto, because we were able to keep the data in sync. We would have needed to have a lot more expensive storage products online at the time that could have kept that replication. From what I have seen from other methods, that would have required a much higher amount of bandwidth as well, then the cost would have been extreme. The mechanisms available to us with a storage space replication would have been more labor-intensive and prone to error. It was much easier and more successful with Zerto than other ways at our disposal."

"The ease of use and simplicity in moving things without having to do a cross-v set of V-motions has been most valuable. It saves time and effort and it eliminates mistakes."

"Its automation and the ability to replicate and keep an RTO of just seconds is valuable. It is all automatic. Everything is pretty transparent on the backend. It is just point-and-go."

"Overall, it's a fantastic product."

"The ability to restore and the ability to have a DR site on the fly is really valuable to our company."

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"For us, disaster recovery is the most valuable feature."

"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."

"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."

"I like that Micro Focus keeps a separate catalog of our data."

"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The initial setup is straightforward if you understand Data Protector."

"The solution is very stable, it was very helpful."

"With Data Protector, if we lose data, we can recover it."

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Cons

"If I have to reboot a virtual machine host, I have issues with Zerto catching up afterward."

"The tech support on my latest issue wasn't so great. I had to figure a lot of stuff out myself. It could be that I had a Level 1 tech who was new or something, but it seemed like the tech was spitballing, which does not help me."

"Backup dedup and online restore, support for SMTP authentication."

"If the log was more detailed and more user-friendly, we wouldn't have to make the calls to the support to try and figure out where the problem lies."

"Zerto could improve by offering more flexible pricing models, especially for startups."

"My experience deploying the HPE Zerto Software involves some initial setup hurdles."

"There could be improvements in support. Here, in Malaysia, there is no on-site support."

"An improvement I would like to see in HPE Zerto Software is the ability to start protecting bare-metal configurations, as today it only handles virtualized workloads."

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"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."

"Some security aspects in Data Protector could be improved."

"This product needs a lot of improvement both on the technical side and in its pricing and compatibility."

"With the 11.0 release, there have been improvements in terms of security (Secure communication) however, the bar is still not high enough."

"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."

"We think troubleshooting is one of the most difficult parts in this product. It is hard to find any signs for job errors and why a job did not run successfully."

"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."

"The level of support is lacking. They need to step up the level of service they offer."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"One of Zerto's main disadvantages is its pricing structure, which involves significant upfront costs and limited options for startups with minimal initial funding."

"The pricing is fair."

"It was a little higher. We were in a corporate agreement, and we had a software package that included RP for VM. It is easy to compare pricing when you are already in a corporate agreement. Zerto lost on the pricing scorecard."

"I do not like the current pricing model because the product has been divided into different components and they are charging for them individually."

"Zerto is not cheap but is an invaluable asset."

"The pricing is straightforward."

"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 not cheap, but it is reasonable for what it is offering. It gives me the peace of mind that my data is protected. It is worth the cost."

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"The product is cheaper than Commvault."

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

"Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."

"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Outsourcing Company

13%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	97
Midsize Enterprise	94
Large Enterprise	210

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	61

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?

I find HPE Zerto Software affordable.

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What needs improvement with Zerto?

I would like HPE Zerto Software to support more hypervisor platforms than currently available. Support for additional hypervisors could be added in the future. Since we have multiple platforms, we ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?

We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.

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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

Overview

HPE Zerto Software offers near real-time replication and fast recovery, focusing on business continuity. It's designed for data protection, disaster recovery, and cloud migrations with features tailored for minimizing downtime and data loss.

HPE Zerto Software is geared towards critical workload management, providing continuous data protection, automated failover, and seamless workload transitions between environments. The software's journaling capability enables data restoration at specific points, vital for reducing data loss. While it enhances operational efficiency and disaster resilience, it struggles with Hyper-V and VMware compatibility, complex licensing, and limited API support. Users express the need for improved automation, GUI, and clearer documentation. Integration, long-term storage, and better alert management remain challenges, alongside desires for more flexible pricing and enhanced cloud vendor support.

What are the key features of HPE Zerto Software?

Continuous Data Protection: Enables constant data monitoring and recovery capabilities.
Automated Failover: Simplifies disaster recovery processes by automating transition steps.
Fast Recovery: Reduces downtime to keep operations running smoothly.
Journaling: Allows data restoration at specific points to minimize loss.
Workload Mobility: Facilitates seamless transitions across different IT environments.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Operational Efficiency: Improves processes by reducing manual interventions.
Disaster Resilience: Ensures quick recovery and reduced impact from incidents.
Improved RTO and RPO: Achieves lower recovery time and point objectives for critical applications.
Business Continuity: Maintains business operations in the face of disruptions.

HPE Zerto Software is widely used across industries for disaster recovery and data protection. Companies leverage its capabilities for virtual machine replication between on-premises and cloud setups to ensure continuous operations and rapid disaster recovery, making it ideal for environments facing threats like ransomware.

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OpenText Data Protector offers robust integration with systems like SQL, Oracle, VMware, and Exchange, boasting strong backup and recovery solutions across multiple environments, despite some areas needing improvement such as user-friendliness and GUI design.

OpenText Data Protector provides comprehensive data protection for servers, Linux systems, and applications including Oracle and Microsoft, alongside centralized storage management. It supports virtual, cloud, and on-premises environments, focusing on Oracle database security, HANA, and NAS appliances via NDMP. Despite its benefits, users encounter frequent errors with virtual environment backups, especially with VMware, and find the GUI outdated. Documentation needs improvement for troubleshooting, and support services face criticism for delayed responses. The licensing structure lacks flexibility, and while it supports efficient deduplication and scheduling, reporting capabilities often lead users to rely on external tools.

What are the key features of OpenText Data Protector?

Seamless Integration: Supports SQL, Oracle, VMware, and Exchange for smooth data management.
Centralized Management: Single interface for managing complex environments with ease.
Disaster Recovery: Offers robust recovery capabilities with automated scheduling.
Diverse OS Support: Accommodates numerous operating systems, enhancing flexibility.
Detailed Reporting: Generates reports for informed decision-making and strategy improvements.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Reliable Backup: Ensures data integrity and availability across platforms.
Flexibility: Adapts to changing environments and diverse IT landscapes.
Cost Efficiency: Streamlines processes to maximize ROI despite licensing costs.
Integration Quality: Works well with existing systems, reducing transition challenges.

OpenText Data Protector finds application in sectors requiring robust data protection, such as finance and healthcare, securing data in compliance-sensitive environments. Industries rely on it for protecting Oracle databases and ensuring data retention and recovery in both short- and long-term scenarios.

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