Zerto End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Zerto versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | — | Nov 8, 2016 | Aug 31, 2018 | 2853 days past EOL | EOL |
| 5.5 | — | Jul 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2019 | 2458 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.0 | — | Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 30, 2020 | 2276 days past EOL | EOL |
| 6.5 | — | Sep 16, 2018 | Oct 30, 2020 | 2062 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.0 | — | Apr 26, 2019 | May 30, 2021 | 1850 days past EOL | EOL |
| 7.5 | — | Sep 22, 2019 | Dec 6, 2021 | 1660 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.0 | — | Mar 22, 2020 | Jun 1, 2022 | 1483 days past EOL | EOL |
| 8.5 | — | Nov 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2023 | 1269 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.0 | — | Jul 13, 2021 | Oct 15, 2023 | 982 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.5 | — | Apr 5, 2022 | May 1, 2024 | 783 days past EOL | EOL |
| 9.7 | — | Nov 8, 2022 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0 | — | Jul 5, 2023 | Jul 5, 2024 | 718 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0_u1 | — | Aug 7, 2023 | Aug 7, 2024 | 685 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0_u2 | — | Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 31, 2024 | 539 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0_u3 | — | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 12, 2026 | 131 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0_u4 | — | May 15, 2024 | May 15, 2026 | 39 days past EOL | EOL |
| 10.0_u5 | — | Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 6, 2026 | 44 days remaining | Warning |
| 10.0_u6 | — | Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 3, 2027 | 528 days remaining | Active |
| 10.0_u7 | — | May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2027 | 317 days remaining | Active |
| 10.8 | — | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 28, 2027 | 492 days remaining | Active |
| 10.8.11 | — | Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 3, 2028 | 619 days remaining | Active |
| 10.9 | — | May 13, 2026 | May 13, 2028 | 690 days remaining | Active |
What does Zerto end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Zerto reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Zerto should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Zerto versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
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