Zerto review

Journal-based CDP gives seconds-granular recovery points for DR.

Verdict

Zerto uses continuous data protection with journaling, so it can fail a VMware or Azure workload back to a point seconds before a ransomware detonation, delivering the tightest recovery-point objective on this list.

What customers praise

Rewind to any checkpoint in the journal means recovery loss measured in seconds, not the hours of nightly backup.

What customers criticise

It is a DR and replication tool, not a long-retention backup archive, so most shops pair it with a second product.

Best for

Teams whose priority is near-zero downtime disaster recovery and continuous replication rather than nightly backup.

At a glance

• Integrations: VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
• Compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
• Regions served: North America, EMEA, APAC
• Typical onboarding: 7 days

Red flags

Public risk signals as of July 2026: none. No material public risk signals as of 2026-07-05. See the full red-flag report.

Alternatives

See alternatives to Zerto, or compare against the next-ranked entry: Zerto vs MSP360 (CloudBerry).

Source: Top 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software, verified July 5, 2026 — no paid placement.