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GoodSync vs. NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoodSync
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
GoodSync for Business provides complete enterprise data backup and synchronization across data sources, destinations, and systems. The GoodSync for Business Control Center is specifically designed to minimize user interaction and increase management control by deploying pre-created GoodSync backup and synchronization jobs to GoodSync for Business Workstations and GoodSync for Business Servers, and enabling an administrator to monitor performance from a centralized location.N/A
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
NAKIVO Backup & Replication now also supports Proxmox VE, alongside VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and AWS EC2. It offers replication, failover, cloud backup, backup copy, size reduction, screenshot verification, and site recovery.
$0.80
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
Pricing
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Perpetual)
Starting at $329 per CPU socket
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU sockets
Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise
Starting $76 per server and $25 per workstation
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
Enterprise Plus
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Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Subscription)
Starting at $3.5 per workload/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
Pro Essentials/Pro (Perpetual)
Starting at $239 per CPU socket
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU Socket
Pro Essentials/Pro (Subscription)
Starting at $2.5 per workload/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
Pro Essentials/Pro
Starting at $58 per server and $19 per workstation
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
NAKIVO Backup for Microsoft 365
Starting at $0.80 per user/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—A workload is a VMware vSphere VM, Microsoft Hyper-V VM, Nutanix AHV VM, a physical machine (01 server and 03 workstations), an Oracle database, or an Amazon EC2 instance.
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Community Pulse
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Considered Both Products
GoodSync
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose GoodSync
TrustRadius doesn't list the other tools I have used in the past which are most like GoodSync. I have listed services which are slightly similar, but not really used in the same fashion. Since discovering GoodSync, it is really my only choice when dealing with larger, more …
Chose GoodSync
For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat …
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
Chose GoodSync
SyncToy - this is better at keeping 2 locations identical if they need to be that way at all times as it runs in the background as a service and updates in real time.
JR
Jackie Ramos
Associate Director of Telecom & PC Support
Chose GoodSync
I don't know, I have not tried anything else. This product was easy to use and it actually worked even with the trial version.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
DG
David Gruber
Technician
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Veeam and Commvault are not affordable and not even better than NAKIVO Backup & Replication. Hornet is great, but doesn't support backups via a proxy transporter. The target storage has to be reached directly from Hyper-V host. NAKIVO Backup & Replication does support this and …
Abdul Rahim | TrustRadius Reviewer
Abdul Rahim
Senior Solutions Architect
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Arctera Backup Exec was used in previous organization. it was heavy tool/agent compared to NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
Grigoris Tsintaris | TrustRadius Reviewer
Grigoris Tsintaris
Senior Network System Administrator
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Better licensing
Same features but easier to implement
No need for e=xtra licenses to run the server
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
We dont use only one of these, we combine the use of several of them to guarantee the data resilience.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is way simpler and more flexible to deploy.
It has a much more clearer user interface.
The ability to deploy to a NAS to be backed up to and wide support for devices from different manufacturers.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
We compared Nakivo with other solutions like Veeam. We have chosen Nakivo even if Veeam has more documentation mostly from the final users , because the product looks easier, cleaner and above all it has a really good price for perpetual licences.
For a lower price we prefer to …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
It's been a while since I've used Veeam. Originally I found NAKIVO when I felt Veeam's pricing was starting to feel out of reach for our small business.
Arunkumar Menon | TrustRadius Reviewer
Arunkumar Menon
Sr IT Architect
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
It's good in its UI, easy to configure, and offers very good performance. NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands on top with its UI, or we call it, Administration Console, and provides great performance of its core and modules. Awesome Backup App and a worthy one for its UI!
Nick Vardis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nick Vardis
IT Director
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a the best option for backup and replication of virtual machines on Nas like Synology while Veeam agent is best for backup of windows servers on disk, or Nas
OV
Oscar Velasquez
Digital Director
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Nakivo is an effective-cost solution that allows progressive use according to the needs of our company, in other companies, the cost vs. features are not comparable.

Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication Virtual Appliance on VMware vSphere is a great option for first steps in a Backup Solution and it no need some Windows Licenses, like others.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
The positives of NAKIVO outweigh the negatives in comparison to the other solutions.
As an MSP we need the multi-tenant console, which NAKIVO does perfect for us.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
I've tried Veeam and Vembu. I personally liked NAKIVO better because you can do a one time license purchase, which I see as a big advantage over subscription based. Their customer support was also better. I personally found the user interface to be easier to use as well. It …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a cost-effective solution without compromising on features and functionality. I selected NAKIVO Backup & Replication to benefit from its cost-effectiveness, user-friendly interface, versatile platform support, performance optimization, …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is cheaper and it works as well as more expensive software
Features
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
GoodSync
9.3
Ratings
8% above category average
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
8.6
Ratings
0% above category average
Universal recovery10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Instant recovery10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Recovery verification10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Flexible deployment7.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Platform support8.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Snapshots00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Management dashboard00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
GoodSync
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
8.6
Ratings
1% above category average
Replication10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities8.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Continuous data protection00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GoodSyncNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Likelihood to Recommend
[It's well suited for] duplication of files for transferring to a new machine or remote usage but I wouldn't use it if you needed to keep those places up to date all the time as it only works when you run it, not continuously.
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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NAKIVO covers all features that we expect and demand from a backup software while keeping the management interface intuitive and straightforward. We can bet on its reliability and, in case we need to prove, there is an easy-to-use mock recovery option that allows VMs to be run directly from the backup (saves space on the virtualization datastore) and connected to dedicated recovery-test network.
Jan Ježek | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jan Ježek
IT manager
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Pros
  • synchronization and backup
  • easily identifies files that have been moved
  • identifies deleted files and prompts user if there are conflicts
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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  • Can be installed natively on nas appliances leveraging the use of underutilized appliances. No need to install the software on Windows or Linux Servers.
  • Backup natively Vmware Virtual Machines and File Shares (you need to buy the right license modules).
  • Destination storage for backups (or of the backup copies) can be Microsoft shares, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze and remotely to other sites using their transporter vm.
  • To not overload the system with overlapping jobs, they can be chained one after the other.
  • Rapid add/remove/reorder priority of vm to backup and their backup archive. Jobs can be easily changed or chained.
  • Quick support service
CM
Carlo Marsura
System Administrator
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Cons
  • I don't really have any cons
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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  • Backups have the option of "screenshot verification". Screenshot verification doesn't always work for us when our vmtools is out of date. If we are on an older version of VMware and that version of vmtools is up to date, NAKIVO still thinks it is out of date.
KH
Karen Hearn
Network Administrator
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Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
It is a product that contains most of the features of its big competitors but at an affordable price for small businesses. In addition, the support is very good even if they only have support in English. Another important factor is its compatibility with NAS devices, which greatly simplifies deployment. The implementation is simple and in a matter of minutes you can define the first copy Jobs
Verified User
Anonymous
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Usability
No answers on this topic
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to set up. I did it by myself, and it went perfectly. Online documents are very well written, and also the tech support asked to help me set it up. I want to do it by myself and the setup process is very easy to do. The connection to your VM and servers is very easy to do.
Spiros Kaladelfos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Spiros Kaladelfos
Information Technology Manager
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
The support is fast and perfect. If u have any questions, you can contact the support team via mail or chat and you always get a fast answer. You can also find a lot of help in the FAQ in the help center to resolve your problems. Anytime I had to contact the support, they helped me and solved my problem.
JF
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
It is very easy to do in all the formats in which it is implemented, whether as an appliance, in a windows machine, or an implementation in NAS. I only use the appliance one, but I have tried all of them in trial mode to know which one interested me more.
JP
JOSE CARLOS PARDO
Computer and Information Systems Manager
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Alternatives Considered
For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat the whole process. Goodsync, even if it stops because of power glitches can easily pick up where it left after performing the analysis
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a cost-effective solution without compromising on features and functionality. I selected NAKIVO Backup & Replication to benefit from its cost-effectiveness, user-friendly interface, versatile platform support, performance optimization, advanced features, and storage efficiency.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • I use the workstation version. It is my go-to for manual data transfers.
  • When I want to the most precise one or two-way transfer, GoodSync is what I use.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • One of our contributors has permanently deleted worksheets from our file server. From Nakivo, we were able to recover all the data in less than 10 minutes.
  • An authentication server was encrypted by ransomware, through NAKIVO Backup & Replication, we recover the entire server within 1 hour.
AC
Andre Casas
Network System Administrator
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