# Zerto: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 categories by 8 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/zerto/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup and disaster recovery | 0% | 21 | 9% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, or AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery if your priority is fast failover and low downtime" (Perplexity Sonar, Backup and DR)
- "Best for near-zero recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO), especially in VMware environments." (Mistral Small, Backup and DR)
- "Zerto, which supports continuous data protection with journal-based point-in-time recovery" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Backup and DR)
- "Ultra-low recovery time (RTO) Continuous Data Protection (CDP)." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Backup and DR)

## And against it

- "High cost, requires significant WAN bandwidth; usually sold as part of HPE converged infrastructure" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Backup and DR)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.