HPE Zerto Software vs StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 11, 2025

HPE Zerto Software and StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] compete in the data protection and disaster recovery market. HPE Zerto Software tends to have the upper hand in features, while StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] may be more appealing in pricing and support.

Features: HPE Zerto Software offers continuous data protection, orchestration, and automation. It has robust recovery capabilities and integrates with multiple cloud platforms. StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] provides strong backup and recovery features focusing on ease of management. The difference is Zerto's strength in data mobility and orchestration versus ShadowXafe's user-friendly backup solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] offers straightforward deployment and comprehensive support. HPE Zerto Software's deployment can be more complex but is supported by a knowledgeable team. ShadowXafe's model appeals to businesses seeking rapid implementation, while Zerto's support ensures complex deployments are manageable.

Pricing and ROI: StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] generally offers lower setup costs, appealing to businesses concerned with initial investment. HPE Zerto Software, with potentially higher initial expenditure, provides robust ROI through advanced features and extensive support. The cost-benefit assessment depends on whether a business values upfront savings or long-term feature and support investment.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE Zerto Software

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

365

Ranking in other categories

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

StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL]

Average Rating

0.0

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

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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reviewer1281621

Founder/CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

An expensive next-generation data recovery and backup software solution with poor data restoration

Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by friends who had been burned by stuff like that. We moved away because of the lack of resources to restore from a potential catastrophic failure. It's challenging, and in some cases, they couldn't do it because they didn't have enough resources. For example, if there was a major disaster, and everybody needed their images out of the cloud, they couldn't give them to everybody.

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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

"Its ease of use and the ability to have a reliable solution for disaster recovery has become invaluable to us."

"The communication between the VM and the secondary data center is the most valuable feature."

"Its user interface is excellent, and when it comes to data duplication, Zerto is very fast."

"It helps us keep our required retention period for specific documents and allows us to recover older documents if we have to compare and recreate those."

"The ease of setting up replication, the speed, and the ease with which I can fail over and fail back are all excellent aspects of the solution."

"The most valuable tool is the dashboard, which allows us to immediately check the DLP status, replication data, and all other data needed to have cleaner and immediate control of the situation."

"Overall, I would rate Zerto a nine out of ten."

"Having Zerto in place takes a headache off my plate."

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"I like that they have some new devices that are simpler to use because they kind of tie right into the cloud."

"The technical support has been very good."

"The most valuable feature is the backups."

Cons

"There are quite a few elements in the long-term retention areas that I wish were better."

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

"Remediating VMware clusters gets more complicated because the VRAs are pinned to each host and will prevent the host from entering maintenance mode."

"This solution could be improved by including some sort of compression or de-duplication for the same type of files."

"I would like for Zerto to improve reporting, provide more data on individual VMs and their performance, and maybe expand into backup with the ability to scan for malware or offline scanning."

"I would like Zerto to enhance the continuous backup aspect."

"It was a little bit expensive."

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

More HPE Zerto Software cons

"Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by friends who had been burned by stuff like that. We moved away because of the lack of resources to restore from a potential catastrophic failure. It's challenging, and in some cases, they couldn't do it because they didn't have enough resources. For example, if there was a major disaster, and everybody needed their images out of the cloud, they couldn't give them to everybody."

"I wouldn't use it. It failed me every time I tried to use it in a real-life scenario."

"StorageCraft ShadowXafe should improve the on-premises console management controls and protection and recovery."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"From a customer perspective, the price is okay. From an investor's perspective, however, it is a little bit high."

"The pricing is slightly above average, but the immediate and comprehensive support makes the price acceptable."

"This solution is far less expensive than SRM and NetBackup."

"I wouldn't say I like the licensing pricing structure. Every year, it increases exponentially, which bothers me a little. It's worth it in terms of the value, but I worry the price will increase even more often after the Zerto merger. I still think it's worth it and that the solution is cheaper than the others."

"Obviously, it would be nice to have it for free. Nevertheless, a lot of effort has gone into making it a top-notch product. An excellent product with expert support is never going to be cheap. I think it's fairly priced for what it does and the benefit it brings to our business."

"Its price is fair. It is very cost-effective compared to the cost of the labor for your workers and associates."

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"They are more expensive than some of the others out there. We have gone away from their cloud due to pricing."

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 9, 2014

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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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Also Known As

Zerto Virtual Replication

ShadowXafe

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

StorageCraft Technology Corporation is a premier backup and disaster recovery software company. StorageCraft focuses on providing best-in-class backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for virtual and physical environments. StorageCraft delivers software products that reduce downtime, improve security and stability for systems and data and lower the total cost of ownership for servers, desktops and laptops.

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