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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ACloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) on Huawei Cloud lets users back up cloud servers, disks, and on-premises VMware virtual environments. If there is a virus intrusion, accidental deletion, or software/hardware fault, data can be restored to a backup point.

    $36

    per month

    HPE Zerto Software

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HPE Zerto Software aims to enable customers to run an always-on business by simplifying the protection, recovery, and mobility of on-premises and cloud applications.N/A
    Pricing
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Considered Both Products
    Huawei Technologies
    No answer on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Universal recovery9.73 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.33 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.33 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Business application protection9.03 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.43 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.33 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.03 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Snapshots10.03 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.52 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.33 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Platform support8.33 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Retention options7.42 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Encryption8.92 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    -
    Ratings
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)
    -
    Ratings
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Disaster Recovery Planning00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Hot Sites00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (16 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR)HPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Huawei Technologies
    Best for organizations with multiple servers and are super-careful about their data. The Service suits both small and Large scale organizations as there is different plans available and they cater the needs in a specific way, as required. SFS Turbo Server backups are not easy but the CBR Does it with ease.
    Incentivized
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is well suited for disaster recovery and virtual machine replication between multiple data centers. DR testing for audit or regulations is much easier with Zerto, great reporting, dashboard etc. It is not well suited for physical server replication for disaster recovery or as a primary backup solution.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Huawei Technologies
    • It provides enormous amount of storage for cheaper cost
    • Compatible with all servers and device to access files
    • All types of files can stored
    • Highly secured
    • Faster and easier to access
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Anyone with a large disk (VMDK) knows the issues of VMware snapshots. Most backup software is a "point in time backup" that uses snapshots. While the backup can be run multiple times per day the stress of the snapshot on the host and storage is eliminated by the continuous protection of Zerto log replication.
    • A client had a the disks on a VM go missing for some reason. We had them "flip the switch" for a real fail over and press the fail over button. The VM on our DR site started to come alive as the VM at the customer site was brought down. When the DR VM was fully up, automatic reverse replication started. The DR machine was available in a few minutes (to take into account different host hardware) for access. One the vm at both sites were in sync, we had the customer again repeat the fail over process and the DR site VM was turned off and the Production site VM was brought back on line. This was a 200 GB VM and the whole process was finished in about 3 hours.
    • Zerto also allows for "Test" fail overs that can be configured on many different functions, such as host, datastore, network and IP usage. Configuring the IPs is crucial to avoid inadvertent site cross contamination of the same VM.
    • Zerto can also retrieve files from any VM disk on the DR site without starting a VM. Very handy for retrieving files or directories.
    • Since Zerto is running continuous log replication, changes on the production VM are nearly instantaneously copied to the DR site. As with any data process, having sufficient bandwidth for "churn" peaks minimizes the delay in updating the DR site.
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    Cons
    Huawei Technologies
    • Support from Huawei Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) team is not good. They take so much time in addressing the query and to solve the problem which we have encountered due to some technical error or glitches.
    • The synchronization process is very slow and we need a good internet connection as files get paused and we need to start the action manually which become difficult task sometime.
    • The price for storage is very expensive when we need some extra storage as compared to other cloud service providers.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Moving a VM from one protection group to another could be simplified.
    • I would like to see an executive-style report of recovery and testing for upper management.
    • The ability to deploy Zerto as a virtual appliance, without the need for a windows server.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We really like the easy setup of this replication solution, as well as the ease of management. Not to mention, our internal IT Economist determined that the Zerto solution would provide the best ROI out of the competing solutions we analyzed. So far, his calculations have been spot on, and we have saved substantially
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is very easy to implement and support. Uses are broad, only issues are once something doesn't sync it is difficult to get assistance until your reach tier 2 or tier 3 support. Basic file and folder recovery is great. Live and test fail overs are also easy to implement without issue.
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    Support Rating
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Overall support is very good. We sometimes get pushback when asking Level 1 support to escalate to Level 2. This causes undue frustrations when you need a more knowledgeable support person to get involved. We've had to escalate to account reps a few times for this scenario. Zerto is very responsive and normally handles our requests very quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Make sure the end goal is in mind before implementing. That way results meet expectations.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Huawei Technologies
    Cloud Backup and Recovery by Huawei is more cost effective when I compare it with its Amazon Counterpart, it has more features and the recovery time is way above what the AWS Backup offers. The policies available for data backup is also more flexible with Huawei, which makes making custom policies easier
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We started out using Backup Exec which was in service until we virtualized our environment where it didn't perform as well at the time. Then we switched to Veeam which worked well, but then as we started needing to do migrations and off-site DR, we found ourselves relying on Zerto more often.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    For my organization, the pricing model was an upfront investment for the Zerto licenses. My organization prefers to pay upfront and not deal with month-to-month or year-to-year pricing models that most companies are moving to. But for some, the investment may be more than they can afford, and would prefer the year-to-year pricing model.
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    Professional Services
    Huawei Technologies
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    I mean, it was 6 years ago, but we were up and going with all applications synchronizing in short order. The longest tasks was getting the 30 TB of application data synchronized between the datacenters.
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    Return on Investment
    Huawei Technologies
    • Most of our costs reduced by 20%
    • Best for ROI
    • Easier and faster to perform backups
    • Not good with iOS devices
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Zerto is like having the best possible insurance ... it just works, and often provides the backups taken overnight that are key in recovering data/work between overnight backups.
    • Zerto easily enabled the move of primary datacenters by allowing easy failover to a secondary site, and failback to the primary site.
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