We compared Zerto and N-able Cove Data Protection across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Zerto and N-able Cove Data Protection are both reliable and user-friendly solutions for data protection and disaster recovery. Zerto is praised for its continuous data protection and intuitive interface. N-able Cove Data Protection is valued for its ease of use, cloud-based data protection, and efficient backup and restore capabilities. Both products are considered fair and reasonable in terms of pricing, although some users mention that Zerto can be expensive compared to other options. Customer service and support for Zerto have received mixed reviews, with some customers having positive experiences and others expressing concerns, particularly after the acquisition by HP. N-able Cove Data Protection has received positive feedback for its support team's responsiveness, knowledge, and willingness to assist customers.
"The ability to back up, restore, and do different types of testing for the preventative maintenance has really increased our importance to these clients because they see the value in how fast we can get them back up and running. We're saving them money in that way."
"The product is simple to use and manage. The customers have access to verify the backups."
"It provides a single dashboard for all types of data protection, we monitor everything through a single dashboard. It simplifies everything overall. It allows us to see everything, whether passing or failing any issues, any problems through a single pane of glass that we don't have to click through or adjust as we go forward."
"For starters, this is one of few databases that allow us to backup MySQL databases, most others only support Microsoft SQL. This solution also has a very user-friendly interface accessed through a web browser. Additionally, backups can be easily configured through N-able Backup."
"The most valuables feature is the alerts and monitoring that catches the failed backups."
"It's their cloud, it's their storage. I don't have to buy a space on Amazon or Google's cloud and then use their software to push it. That works well for me. This way, I don't have to worry about another option or the opportunity that there might be a credential leak."
"The ease of use and the console are great."
"The initial setup of N-able Cove Data Protection was very easy."
"There are several valuable features because of the way we use it. The backup and restore features are definitely indispensable."
"It is cost-effective and stable. It protects virtual machines, and there is a fast recovery time."
"Zerto has helped reduce our organization's DR testing to seconds to minutes. We have been able to save probably close to 200 hours a year."
"The second feature that sold us was the sub-second RPO. One of the things that made Zerto's product stand out from some of the more traditional solutions four years ago was its ability to maintain sub-second RPO over a group of machines, and that group of machines could be spread over multiple storage hardware."
"Files can also be extracted from the VMDK at the remote site even when the VM is off."
"Continuous replication is the primary feature we use now because we originally purchased Zerto. I'm starting to utilize the long-term retention and instantaneous file restoration features, which have been introduced since the original purchase in 2015. Initially, we deployed Zerto as a second data storage point, but ultimately it will probably facilitate some of the migration of my workloads up to the cloud. It's evolving with the network and how we deliver computation."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is allowing a failover from our remote sites to our data center. Our remote sites have failed several times, and on each occasion, we were able to bring a plant back online within 30 minutes, even though the hardware repair took many days."
"Since we are at a bank, there are certain protocols in place where we need to have RPO and RTO times of two hours or less. Zerto does a great job of setting those times and alerting us if those can't be met. We have our help desk actively monitoring that. It is extremely helpful that Zerto lists what is falling out of compliance in regards to RPO and RTO. It has been great in that regard."
"Integration with a hybrid cloud is something that I found complicated."
"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."
"A feature I'd like to see would be a more customizable admin console."
"Having the licensing available for partners to be able to take advantage of testing without paying would make a big difference."
"A better default view on my dashboard would be great. There is a lot of useless information there that it pulls up. They could present the dashboard slightly better, in terms of the extra information after the first five columns. The first five columns are awesome. After that, I don't care about the rest, and there are another seven things after that."
"The only area that needs improvement is that it is a little bit difficult when you get into virtual machines. The initial deployment of Cove is a little tedious, not for standard machines, but when you get into specialty stuff, like Hyper-V."
"There could be a possibility to create a local NAS backup for infrastructure."
"We would like to have better reporting."
"The documentation needs improvement in terms of the setup, getting enough detail, and getting that up to speed."
"Zerto's solution could benefit from additional security features, such as malware scanning tools at the recovery site."
"We encountered some issues during Active Directory recovery."
"The long-term recovery is a little bit weak in its granularity."
"The alerting could be fine tuned and improved. It does a lot of alerts, but it's a little bit cumbersome to modify them."
"The RPO for our SQL server has room for improvement."
"I wouldn't mind seeing Zerto sold at a cheaper price point, although the cost is comparable to VMware SRM."
"If there is a mass of changes to a server, Zerto will restart the replication. It would be nice to know why that happens."
N-able Cove Data Protection is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 20 reviews while Zerto is ranked 2nd in Backup and Recovery with 235 reviews. N-able Cove Data Protection is rated 9.2, while Zerto is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of N-able Cove Data Protection writes "Provides feature flexibility and modularity for our customers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zerto writes "Gives us business continuity capabilities during hurricane season and in case of ransomware". N-able Cove Data Protection is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Azure Backup and MSP360 Backup, whereas Zerto is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, VMware SRM, Rubrik, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines and Commvault Cloud. See our N-able Cove Data Protection vs. Zerto report.
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