Software · head to head
Sync.com vs Zerto
Sync.com
Software
Cloud storage, backup and sharing with end-to-end encryption
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Sync.com all Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users; 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
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sync.com and Zerto actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Sync.com
Nothing recorded that Zerto does not also cover.
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.
Sync.com
No use cases recorded yet. See the Sync.com review.
Zerto
- Data protectionnot Sync.com
- Disaster recoverynot Sync.com
- Business continuitynot Sync.com
- Ransomware protectionnot Sync.com
- Compliancenot Sync.com
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Sync.com
- All Teams plans require a minimum of 3 users
- The advertised low monthly rate (e.g. $4/month for Teams 1TB) is a promotional annual rate described as 50% off; the standard monthly price is $8/month without the promotion
- Enterprise pricing for 100+ users is custom and requires contacting a dedicated account manager
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
Sync.com
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Sync.com review.
Zerto
$5/month- Zerto Enterprise Cloud$5/month
- Continuous protection
- Journal-based recovery
- Multi-cloud mobility
Which should you pick?
Choose Sync.com if
Nothing in the data separates Sync.com from Zerto on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Zerto if
- You need continuous data protection.
- You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
- You also want journal-based recovery.
Questions people ask
- Is Sync.com or Zerto better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sync.com 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, Sync.com or Zerto?
- Sync.com starts at On request and Zerto at $5/month.
- Does Sync.com or Zerto run on more platforms?
- Sync.com runs on Web. Zerto runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
- What can Sync.com do that Zerto cannot?
- Zerto covers Continuous data protection, Journal-based recovery, Automated failover, Non-disruptive testing.