Compare Commvault vs. Zerto
Commvault is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery Software with 8 reviews while Zerto is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery Software with 20 reviews. Commvault is rated 8.4, while Zerto is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Commvault writes "A simple and unified backup solution that scales well and keeps our customers happy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zerto writes "Easy to operate and very dependable. ". Commvault is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Zerto is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, VMware SRM and Rubrik. See our Commvault vs. Zerto report.
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It's a complete software that can protect all the main applications. Perhaps that's the feature I like most. The integration with the NetApp and other apps is also very nice. It's very stable. We are using a KVM system in our cloud, and this solution works very well with it. It's the leader in backup and archiving. It is much more scalable and flexible than everything else in the market. In the VM, we have Live Recovery, Live Mount, and Live Sync. Global deduplication and the indexing of the data object are the most valuable features. It saves costs on the product side by doing compression and deduplication. It will help you and make your life easy to reach the data that you need within the minimum downtime when it's required. It's an enterprise product. It's a stable product. We have good support. Almost all databases are in the scope. | The fact that we are able to test the failover of live systems during regular hours is invaluable to our organization. We are in the process of switching over our production data center and Zerto has been a true time-saver that has cost us zero downtime. The most valuable feature of Zerto is its overall flexibility, where it can be used for standard DR or you can also use it for server migrations, data center consolidations, etc. We use to use VMware replication appliances to attempt to replicate our VMs to remote locations and servers, but Zerto's one-to-many replication options with deduplication have made the process much simpler without having to constantly worry about the versions of each driver. The ease of failover and test environments has proven invaluable. I really like how you can test the failover as often as you need. The ability to perform DR testing to ensure data integrity is critical. The ability to have a RPO of seconds has enabled us to restore data to just before an incident has occurred, which certainly saves a lot of time and money. |
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I think the one thing that could be improved is the customer experience. The interface should be more user friendly. The back of virtual machines needs improvement. I know they're working on it. They're always doing new things but I think they still have a little bit more to do. This solution can be complex and difficult to administer because it supports all of the many platforms, so it would help if they could simplify it. Its competitor, Veeam, includes backup and replication in the same product. I don't know if Commvault has it or not, but they should if they don't. Support for this product needs to be improved because I have seen a couple of cases where it is taking more than the required time to solve issues. We previously had difficulty with the support being foreign. The setup is not that straightforward or easy. Even the documentation is not generic or public like other products. You have to be a partner or you have to have a specific account and download it from the vendor themselves. You need quite a lot of human resources to maintain a Commvault environment, to keep it operational. Also, it would be nice to if there were an easier way set up some Commvault components. | The GUI could be streamlined a bit more to enhance the administrative tasks. The setup process is time-consuming. I wouldn't mind seeing Zerto sold at a cheaper price point, although the cost is comparable to VMware SRM. The number one thing we have found we would like changed so far is the cost per VM. It would be great to get that pricing reduced. I would like to see better notifications when the sync is off for an extended length of time. I think Zerto could do better with size planning because it would be nice to analyze a server for a week and give an estimate on sizing the Journal. Increased granularity in how long to keep the journal would be nice. We have had issues with licensing, where the license we've been given by Zerto support doesn't include VSS replication, which was a pain at the time. |
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The price could perhaps be lower as well. In my experience, compared to solutions like Veritas and Veeam, while they do have their technical pluses and minuses, Commvault can save you on average forty percent initially, and then twenty to twenty-five percent annually. Compared to other competitors and vendors the pricing is fair. | Zerto is not cheap but is an invaluable asset. You need to figure out how many critical servers and applications you have in your environment so you will know how many Zerto licenses to buy. The cost per VM is a bit high. The cost is not dirt cheap but also is not terrible. We found that in an event that was massive enough to cause an entire cluster to go offline we would be happy with our core services up and running. You are getting what you pay for, as this is a solution that requires minimal management after it is configured. While we find the twenty-five VM license somewhat inflexible, the actual setup costs are minimal as the product is so easy to install. The solution is very cost-effective and very easy to set-up but does not compromise on features. |
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Views 33,616 Comparisons 24,258 Reviews 5 Average Words per Review 575 Avg. Rating 8.4 | Views 16,044 Comparisons 10,432 Reviews 21 Average Words per Review 422 Avg. Rating 9.2 |
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| Zerto Virtual Replication | |
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| CommVault | Zerto |
Overview | |
Commvault can help you transform your data into a powerful strategic asset, with data protection and information management solutions that enable you to protect, access and use all of your data anywhere and anytime. | Zerto helps customers accelerate IT transformation by eliminating the risk and complexity of modernization and cloud adoption. By replacing multiple legacy solutions with a single IT Resilience Platform, Zerto is changing the way disaster recovery, backup and cloud are managed. At enterprise scale, Zerto’s software platform delivers continuous availability for an always-on customer experience while simplifying workload mobility to protect, recover and move applications freely across hybrid and multi-clouds. Zerto is trusted by over 6,000 customers globally and is powering resiliency offerings for Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, AWS, SunGard AS and more than 350 cloud services providers. |
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Learn more about Commvault | Learn more about Zerto |
Sample Customers | |
| Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, Alliant Credit Union, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company | Tencate, Spirit Airlines, Woodforest National Bank, UW Health |
Top Industries | |
Wholesaler/Distributor22% Comms Service Provider11% Transportation Company11% Media Company11% Software R&D Company28% Comms Service Provider11% Financial Services Firm9% Insurance Company9% | Insurance Company13% Healthcare Company13% University10% Marketing Services Firm7% Software R&D Company27% Comms Service Provider10% Manufacturing Company9% Insurance Company6% |
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Small Business26% Midsize Enterprise37% Large Enterprise37% Small Business10% Midsize Enterprise28% Large Enterprise63% | Small Business27% Midsize Enterprise31% Large Enterprise42% Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise39% Large Enterprise44% |
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