NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs StarWind VTL | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 86 reviews and ratings

Score 9.5 out of 10

Based on 4 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

StarWind VTL

Universal recovery

Live recovery

Recovery verification

Business application protection

Multiple backup destinations

Incremental backup identification

Backup to the cloud

Deduplication and file compression

Snapshots

Flexible deployment

Management dashboard

Platform support

Retention options

Encryption

Pros

Frequent backups do not affect the server load especially when the store is based on a high-performance NAS. We use OMV and average a GB per Minute per backup.
Offsite backups to a hosted store on AWS or Wsabi is simple.
VM replication is simple to set up.
Backup compression and encryption is excellent.

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Camargue SolutionsInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Allows you to use Veeam and other software that uses Virtual Tape Libraries while getting rid of actual tape drives and tapes
Backblaze B2 implementation is great - keeps storage costs low while automating backups to the cloud storage
Low cost and great support by the Starwind technical team
Feature-rich and in constant development

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Chief Technology Officer, Founder | We Help SMB Businesses Leverage Technology & Reduce Risk

Neuron Computer Services, LLCComputer Networking, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Reporting could use some work. I think there is a calendar feature but it's not available given our current license level. I think this should come standard.
We've had corrupted backup issues in the past and had to reach out to support. They are the only ones who can fix the built-in backup DB problem. It would be nice if there was a way for the end-user to do it without having to get support involved.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Mining & Metals Company, 501-1000 employees

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Set-up is confusing.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 9.1

Based on 3 answers

It's great. It works, it's cost effective and it's easy to maintain. I don't see us ever changing away from Nakivo Backup and Replication to any other product. We are very impressed and satisfied with the results.

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IT Director

Women's Pavilion of South MississippiMedical Practice, 51-200 employees

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Usability

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 9.2

Based on 32 answers

Wherever NAKIVO runs (as a dedicated VM, an application on NAS, as an installed service) you get a concise Web interface through encrypted communication. One is able to check and monitor the backups quickly and in detail, if needed. Notifications, Warnings, and Alarms are grouped and bundled so that you can work with them promptly.

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C-Level Executive in Corporate

Accounting Company, 11-50 employees

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StarWind VTL 8.2

Based on 1 answer

The initial setup took some time, however, with the help of the Starwind technical team, we were able to set it up from start to finish including seamlessly adding it to our existing backup solution. After that, there was no need for any additional setup or troubleshooting.

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IT Consultant

PrismFinancial Services, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 9.5

Based on 38 answers

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.

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Juergen Fritsch

ITK Hoch 2 GmbhComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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StarWind VTL 7.5

Based on 3 answers

Great and reliable product with little need for support

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Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 8.3

Based on 3 answers

Configuring a dedicated Nakivo backup server with local storage and additional Linux NAS storage units for immutability is key. Backed-up data is only useful if it can be restored.

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Owner

Camargue SolutionsInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Nakivo seemed more "solid" than Iperius Backup (even if we use it for tiny customers), was more affordable than Acronis and our partner had been using it for a while and was very satisfied.

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Francesco Bavastro

Pezzanera OfficeInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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We've looked at physical tape backups, however, the infrastructure is too costly compared to Starwind VTL and it also requires manual changing of tapes that users will not want to do or forget to do. With VTL, it works exactly like a physical tape library with the same benefits and full automation.

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IT Consultant

PrismFinancial Services, 1-10 employees

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Contract Terms and Pricing Model

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 9.2

Based on 27 answers

The licensing is complex and not easy to understand at first. As you can use very small installations with one socket up to hundreds that can not be easily explained of course. This is the only thing I would like changed on NAKIVO's end.

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CEO

kamaste.it GmbHInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Professional Services

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 9.0

Based on 10 answers

I contacted a few times Nakivo representatives, once for technical doubt and the other ones for commercial ones. Both support services are fast and reliable.

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Francesco Bavastro

Pezzanera OfficeInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

NAKIVO only costs a fraction of many other backup solutions.
After the initial setup, I've had to spend very little time on the maintenance of NAKIVO. That's freed me up to work on other projects.
We were able to leverage pre-existing storage to save the cost of using a cloud service.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Architecture & Planning Company, 51-200 employees

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ROI was immediate as we got rid of expensive sneakernet backups with hard drives in a Pelican case
One-time cost of the product is very cost-effective
Support contracts are reasonable and we received excellent support throughout
We have much better peace-of-mind with our data being protected better

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Chief Technology Officer, Founder | We Help SMB Businesses Leverage Technology & Reduce Risk

Neuron Computer Services, LLCComputer Networking, 11-50 employees

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$0

NAKIVO Backup & Replication Editions & Modules

Edition

Pro Essentials	$25¹
Enterprise Essentials	$35¹
Pro	$40¹
Enterprise	Contact Vendor

per workload
none

Additional Pricing 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.

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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StarWind VTL Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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StarWind VTL

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