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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZscaler digital experience is a cloud-native service, part of the Zscaler security cloud, that analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves user experience issues. Zscaler Digital Experience is part of the comprehensive Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which enables fast, secure connections and allows employees to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate network. Based on least-privileged access, it provides comprehensive security using context-based identity and policy…N/A
    Pricing
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Considered Both Products
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Zscaler
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
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    Features
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    -
    Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Planning8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hot Sites8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Small Businesses
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Score6.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Datto SIRIS
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Catchpoint
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Zerto on IBM Cloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Nexthink
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.7
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Zscaler
    We specifically use Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) for monitoring critical apps and apps that are known for having connection issues. Some critical SaaS apps for example would be Zoom (call quality), Genesys (call quality), Microsoft Services, Service Now, etc. Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) is perfect for quick troubleshooting and providing a quick Mean-time to Innocence (MTTI) for Zscaler since it is often blamed for issues given it is our forward proxy and primary means of internet security.
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    Pros
    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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    Zscaler
    • To check user public IP for troubleshooting
    • DNS configured on his device
    • Add applications and monitor the performance
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    Cons
    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.
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    Zscaler
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Zscaler
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    Usability
    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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    Zscaler
    Feels often hard to discern what tab one needs to be in to see relevant information. If I am in applications looking at it and I find a few people have issues, I then have to leave the applications tab to go to each individual user and discern why they are having issues instead of being able to select all of those individuals and lump them together. It does do geo grouping though which sometimes helps.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Zscaler
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    Implementation Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Make sure the end goal is in mind before implementing. That way results meet expectations.
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    Zscaler
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Zscaler
    We have also used Cisco Thousand Eyes and NextThink. Imagine a product that offers the best of both worlds and is still somehow more powerful and easier to deploy than either one- that is Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX).
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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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    Zscaler
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    Professional Services
    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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    Zscaler
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Zscaler
    • Excellent end to end visibility
    • Proactive issue detection
    • User friendly dashboards
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