HPE Zerto Software vs Veeam Backup & Replication

HZHPE Zerto Software9.2Visit Veeam Backup & Replication8.8Visit

Higher score HZ HPE Zerto Software #2 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit HPE Zerto

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Veeam Backup & Replication #5 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 8.8/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Veeam

• HPE Zerto Software fits best

  Hybrid multi-cloud VM disaster recovery

• Veeam Backup & Replication fits best

  Teams protecting workloads across hybrid environments

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Side by side

Feature	HZHPE Zerto Software 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Veeam Backup & Replication 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software	#5 in IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software
Best for	Hybrid multi-cloud VM disaster recovery	Teams protecting workloads across hybrid environments
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Live chat, Email	Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features HPE Zerto Software 4/5 · Veeam Backup & Replication 0/5
Runbook automation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Recovery plan management	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Service dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated failover	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Recovery testing	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Near-synchronous replication with journal-based point-in-time recovery Coordinates multi-VM recovery through virtual protection groups and recovery plans Supports non-disruptive testing, failover, and failback workflows	Combines VM replication, instant recovery, and application-aware backups Supports VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, and major cloud platforms Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification
Cons	Pricing requires a custom quote. There is no free plan. Its focus is workload recovery, resilience, and migration.	Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure The free Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads Essentials licensing is per workload and sold in annual subscription bundles
Our verdict	HPE Zerto Software provides continuous data protection, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and workload mobility for virtualized and cloud environments. It is aimed at organizations protecting workloads across on-premises, hybrid, and… Read the review →	Veeam Backup & Replication is the backup and recovery engine within Veeam Data Platform, built for IT teams protecting virtual machines, physical servers, cloud workloads, NAS, and supported applications. Its mix of backup, replication,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HPE Zerto Software — where it wins

  • Near-synchronous replication with journal-based point-in-time recovery
  • Coordinates multi-VM recovery through virtual protection groups and recovery plans
  • Supports non-disruptive testing, failover, and failback workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a custom quote.
  • There is no free plan.
  • Its focus is workload recovery, resilience, and migration.

• Veeam Backup & Replication — where it wins

  • Combines VM replication, instant recovery, and application-aware backups
  • Supports VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, and major cloud platforms
  • Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure
  • The free Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads
  • Essentials licensing is per workload and sold in annual subscription bundles

• HZHPE Zerto Software9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  Coordinates near-real-time replication, recovery plans, and testing across hybrid environments.

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• Veeam Backup & Replication8.8/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad backup and disaster recovery toolkit for teams managing mixed environments.

  Visit VeeamFull verdict →