Zerto vs Datto SIRIS

Zerto8.9Visit Datto SIRIS8.7Visit

Higher score Zerto #6 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Zerto

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Datto SIRIS #8 in Disaster Recovery Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Datto SIRIS

• Zerto fits best

  Multi-cloud teams needing near-synchronous recovery

• Datto SIRIS fits best

  MSPs managing multi-tenant backup DR

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Side by side

Feature	Zerto 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Datto SIRIS 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.7
Ranking	#6 in Disaster Recovery Software	#8 in Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Multi-cloud teams needing near-synchronous recovery	MSPs managing multi-tenant backup DR
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR	ISO 27001, SOC 2, 2FA
Integrations	9 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Zerto 0/4 · Datto SIRIS 3/4
Failover orchestration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Failback orchestration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Test failover	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Recovery runbooks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Supported workloads	Not checked yet	Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V
RPO target	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Near-synchronous replication with journal-based granular recovery points Clean-room recovery and immutable copies support ransomware resilience Automated failover, failback, migration, testing, and SLA analytics	Five-minute backup frequency with local and Datto Cloud backups Local and cloud virtualization with failback and recovery testing Immutable storage, ransomware detection, and centralized multi-tenant management
Cons	Standard pricing is not published and requires contacting sales The 14-day offer is a trial rather than a free plan Its broad enterprise scope may exceed simpler recovery needs	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than public plan comparison Multiple deployment options add architecture and planning decisions Its broad DR focus may exceed the needs of simple file backup
Our verdict	Zerto is a data-protection platform for enterprises and managed service providers. It combines continuous data protection, near-synchronous replication, journal-based recovery, disaster recovery orchestration, workload mobility, analytics,… Read the review →	Datto SIRIS is a business continuity and disaster recovery platform for managed service providers and IT teams. It combines backup software, appliances, cloud replication, local and cloud virtualization, file-level restore, bare-metal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Zerto — where it wins

  • Near-synchronous replication with journal-based granular recovery points
  • Clean-room recovery and immutable copies support ransomware resilience
  • Automated failover, failback, migration, testing, and SLA analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • Standard pricing is not published and requires contacting sales
  • The 14-day offer is a trial rather than a free plan
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed simpler recovery needs

• Datto SIRIS — where it wins

  • Five-minute backup frequency with local and Datto Cloud backups
  • Local and cloud virtualization with failback and recovery testing
  • Immutable storage, ransomware detection, and centralized multi-tenant management

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than public plan comparison
  • Multiple deployment options add architecture and planning decisions
  • Its broad DR focus may exceed the needs of simple file backup

• Zerto8.9/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A capable multi-cloud recovery platform for teams that need near-synchronous protection.

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• Datto SIRIS8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A hybrid DR platform with five-minute backups, virtualization, failback, and multi-tenant management.

  Visit Datto SIRISFull verdict →