File Storage · head to head
Scality RING vs Zerto
Scality RING
File Storage
Petabyte-scale object storage software on your own hardware
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- On request
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Scality RING hardware is bought separately, so the software quote understates total cost and the buyer carries the sizing risk if the drive and server specification is wrong.; Zerto zerto with Azure is listed on UK G-Cloud as a reseller-managed disaster recovery service, not Zerto's own licence pricing, with OS management from £75 per host per month for the public sector
- They diverge on capability: Scality RING covers S3-compatible object storage, Zerto covers Continuous data protection.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Scality RING and Zerto actually diverge.
| Attribute | Scality RING | Zerto |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $5/month |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Platforms | Linux | Windows, Linux, Web |
| Founded | Unknown | 2009 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Scality RING
- S3-compatible object storage
- File and object access
- Erasure coding
- Object lock
- Multi-site geodistribution
- Hardware independence
- ARTESCA
Only in Zerto
- Continuous data protection
- Journal-based recovery
- Automated failover
- Non-disruptive testing
- Multi-cloud mobility
- Long-term retention
- VMware
- Hyper-V
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Scality RING
- A broadcaster archiving decades of video where hyperscaler storage and egress costs would be prohibitivenot Zerto
- A hospital group holding medical imaging on premises for data residency and retention reasonsnot Zerto
- An enterprise building an immutable on premises backup target for Veeam or Commvault with object locknot Zerto
- A service provider offering S3-compatible storage to its own customers on hardware it controlsnot Zerto
Zerto
- Data protectionnot Scality RING
- Disaster recoverynot Scality RING
- Business continuitynot Scality RING
- Ransomware protectionnot Scality RING
- Compliancenot Scality RING
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Scality RING
- Hardware is bought separately, so the software quote understates total cost and the buyer carries the sizing risk if the drive and server specification is wrong.
- Running distributed erasure coded storage requires operations skills, and organisations that expected appliance simplicity end up staffing a storage team they had not budgeted.
- Rebuild times after a drive failure on large capacity disks are measured in hours or days, and capacity planning has to leave headroom for that degraded window.
- Pricing is per usable terabyte and quoted, so cost comparisons against cloud object storage require modelling your own retrieval patterns rather than reading a rate card.
- Small deployments carry a minimum viable node count for erasure coding to work sensibly, which makes the entry footprint larger and less economic than the per-terabyte price implies.
Zerto
- Zerto with Azure is listed on UK G-Cloud as a reseller-managed disaster recovery service, not Zerto's own licence pricing, with OS management from £75 per host per month for the public sector
Pricing, plan by plan
Scality RING
On request- Scality RING$undefined/year
- Priced per usable terabyte, subscription or perpetual
- Server hardware purchased separately by the customer
- Support tiers quoted separately
- Scality ARTESCA$undefined/year
- Lighter object store for smaller footprints
- Priced per usable terabyte
- Commonly deployed as an immutable backup target
Zerto
$5/month- Zerto Enterprise Cloud$5/month
- Continuous protection
- Journal-based recovery
- Multi-cloud mobility
Which should you pick?
Choose Scality RING if
- You need s3-compatible object storage.
- You work on Linux.
- You also want file and object access.
Choose Zerto if
- You need continuous data protection.
- You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
- You also want journal-based recovery.
Questions people ask
- Is Scality RING or Zerto better?
- Neither clearly leads. Scality RING starts at On request and Zerto at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Scality RING or Zerto?
- Scality RING starts at On request and Zerto at $5/month.
- Does Scality RING or Zerto run on more platforms?
- Scality RING runs on Linux. Zerto runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
- What is Scality RING best used for?
- Scality RING is most often used for a broadcaster archiving decades of video where hyperscaler storage and egress costs would be prohibitive, a hospital group holding medical imaging on premises for data residency and retention reasons, an enterprise building an immutable on premises backup target for veeam or commvault with object lock, a service provider offering s3-compatible storage to its own customers on hardware it controls. Of those, a broadcaster archiving decades of video where hyperscaler storage and egress costs would be prohibitive and a hospital group holding medical imaging on premises for data residency and retention reasons are not what Zerto is typically brought in for.
- What can Scality RING do that Zerto cannot?
- Scality RING covers S3-compatible object storage, File and object access, Erasure coding, Object lock. Zerto covers Continuous data protection, Journal-based recovery, Automated failover, Non-disruptive testing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Scality RING: Do we buy hardware from Scality?
No. RING is software; you buy commodity servers and drives yourself, which is the point for buyers who want to rebid hardware at each refresh.
Zerto: Can I try Zerto before buying?
Yes, Zerto offers a 14-day free trial or on-demand lab access to test the platform.
SourceScality RING: Is it S3-compatible enough for backup software?
Yes, it is a common object lock target for Veeam, Commvault and Rubrik. Verify the specific S3 features your backup product needs during a proof of concept.
Scality RING: What is ARTESCA?
A lighter object store from the same company, aimed at smaller footprints and backup targets rather than multi-petabyte archives.
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