Cohesity vs Zerto

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of Best Backup and Recovery Software. Last verified July 5, 2026.

The short answer

Cohesity ranks higher on Top 11 (#4 vs #9) for IT admins, MSPs, and infrastructure teams protecting servers, VMs, SaaS, and endpoints. Post-NetBackup merger gives it enterprise reach plus scale-out immutability.

At a glance

CohesityZerto
Top 11 rank#4 / Best Backup and Recovery Software#9 / Best Backup and Recovery Software
Score (out of 9.4)8.88.4
Best forConsolidated secondary data at scaleContinuous DR and near-zero RTO
Pricing$$$ (quote-only; capacity subscription)$$$ (quote-only; per-VM subscription)
HQSan Jose, United StatesBoston, United States
Founded20132009

Cohesity

Post-NetBackup merger gives it enterprise reach plus scale-out immutability.

www.cohesity.com

See full entry in Best Backup and Recovery Software

Zerto

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

www.zerto.com

See full entry in Best Backup and Recovery Software

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