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Unitrends Backup vs Zerto

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Unitrends Backup

Software

All-in-one backup and recovery appliance

From
$55/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Zerto logo

Zerto

Software

Continuous data protection with near-zero RPO

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Unitrends Backup pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the company directly for a custom quote; 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: Unitrends Backup covers Predictive analytics, Zerto covers Continuous data protection.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Unitrends Backup and Zerto actually diverge.

Attributes where Unitrends Backup and Zerto differ
AttributeUnitrends BackupZerto
Starting price$55/month$5/month
PlatformsOn-premises, Cloud, HybridWindows, Linux, Web
Founded19892009

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 Unitrends Backup

  • Predictive analytics
  • Automated recovery testing
  • Instant recovery
  • Ransomware detection
  • Adaptive deduplication
  • Cloud integration
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

Only in Zerto

  • Continuous data protection
  • Journal-based recovery
  • Automated failover
  • Non-disruptive testing
  • Multi-cloud mobility
  • Long-term retention
  • Google Cloud
  • IBM Cloud

Both cover

  • VMware
  • Hyper-V
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Windows support
  • Linux support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Unitrends Backup

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Zerto

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Both are used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Unitrends Backup

  • Pricing is not transparent and requires contacting the company directly for a custom quote
  • Minimum pricing starts at approximately $995, limiting accessibility for very small deployments
  • Unified pricing approach means less flexibility for scaling individual components

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

Unitrends Backup

$55/month
  • Recovery Series$55/month
    • Predictive analytics
    • Instant recovery
    • Ransomware detection

Zerto

$5/month
  • Zerto Enterprise Cloud$5/month
    • Continuous protection
    • Journal-based recovery
    • Multi-cloud mobility

Which should you pick?

Choose Unitrends Backup if

  • You need predictive analytics.
  • You work on On-premises, Cloud, Hybrid.
  • You also want automated recovery testing.
Unitrends Backup review

Choose Zerto if

  • You need continuous data protection.
  • You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
  • You also want journal-based recovery.
Zerto review

Questions people ask

Is Unitrends Backup or Zerto better?
Neither clearly leads. Unitrends Backup starts at $55/month and Zerto at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Unitrends Backup or Zerto?
Unitrends Backup starts at $55/month and Zerto at $5/month.
Does Unitrends Backup or Zerto run on more platforms?
Unitrends Backup runs on On-premises, Cloud, Hybrid. Zerto runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What is Unitrends Backup best used for?
Unitrends Backup is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection.
What can Unitrends Backup do that Zerto cannot?
Unitrends Backup covers Predictive analytics, Automated recovery testing, Instant recovery, Ransomware detection. Zerto covers Continuous data protection, Journal-based recovery, Automated failover, Non-disruptive testing. Both handle VMware, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Unitrends Backup: What does Unitrends Backup include in its pricing?

Unitrends offers all-in-one backup and disaster recovery with a single flat rate including installation, storage, VIP support, and recoveries, plus two DR tests per year and a 5-year warranty.

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Unitrends Backup: What are Unitrends' key disaster recovery features?

Unitrends provides instant recovery, automated recovery assurance, automatic testing capabilities to measure recovery time and points, ransomware protection with behavioral analysis, and bare metal recovery to dissimilar hardware.

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Unitrends Backup: How long has Unitrends been in the backup market?

Unitrends was founded in 1989 and has over three decades of experience in backup and disaster recovery solutions, pioneering the first hardware-based backup appliance in 2002.

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