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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 Zero Trust Cloud

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AZscaler Workload Communications (replacing the former Zscaler Cloud Protection) delivers an approach that aims to take the operational complexity and headaches out of cloud workload security. The Zscaler zero trust architecture reduces business risk by automatically remediating security gaps, minimizing the attack surface, and eliminating lateral threat movement.N/A
    Pricing
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    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 Zero Trust Cloud
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
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    Features
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    -
    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 Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    -
    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 Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Planning8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hot Sites8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    -
    Ratings
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Endpoint Security
    Comparison of Endpoint Security features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    -
    Ratings
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence
    Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    -
    Ratings
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Network Analytics00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Threat Recognition00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Threat Analysis00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Zero Trust Security
    Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of HPE Zerto Software and Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Feature
    HPE Zerto Software
    -
    Ratings
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Continuous Verification00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Network Flow Control00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Network Traffic Analysis00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Admin Access Control00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Network Data Encryption00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Arcserve ShadowProtect
    Score6.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Datto SIRIS
    Score9.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Zerto on IBM Cloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Forescout Vistaro Platform
    Score6.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HPE Zerto SoftwareZscaler Zero Trust Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (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 Zero Trust Cloud
    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
    Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud is especially useful for connecting to remote devices worldwide. Zscaler policies block unwanted use of device access. Policies suit individual, group, and organizational settings. One thing Zscaler must improve is AI access and AI sessions. Policies for sessions would be much appreciated.
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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
    • Secure connection and replace old VPN systems.
    • Identity check for the employees/users.
    • Traffic validation.
    • Enforcing custom policies across organization ecosystem.
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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
    • Better MFA with alternative devices.
    • Support at low network latencies.
    • Better Troubleshooting for private applications.
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    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
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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
    Overall, I like Zscaler Zero Trust Cloud as it provides a very good user experience both on the Ui and functional level, it is not complicated for beginners as well. After switching from Citrix to Zscaler, the login process has been simplified and less time-consuming.
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    Performance
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Zscaler
    Even if I sometimes hate the reverifying and asking for MFA by Zscaler, but it actually ensures the security of the workspace and that is appreciable. other than that, the secure fast access is commendable. It increases the productivity and decreases the risk especially when used for the cloud access or remote access devices.
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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
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    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
    The most important reason was time consumption, actually more important reason was I think it was discontinued, but after using Zscaler, accessing got really seamless, earlier it was quite hectic, I remember wiating 5-10mins to be able to access to remote resources
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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
    • ZTC improved accessibility to private applications.
    • The best way to analyze the network traffic.
    • Secure access to remote devices.
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