NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Score8.2 out of 10

194 Reviews and Ratings

What is NAKIVO Backup & Replication?

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.

Categories & Use Cases

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Backup to the cloud
Ability to store and back up data to the cloud
Category average: 9.1
Retention options
Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting
Category average: 9.4
Platform support
Product supports multiple operating systems and applications
Category average: 9.1

Instant recovery
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
Category average: 8.3
Recovery verification
Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups
Category average: 8.3
Business application protection
Protection of all applications running in the data center
Category average: 8.2

Most Frequent Users

Top 3 industries using NAKIVO Backup & Replication.

Based on HG Insights installation data

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#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

23.1%

34 installations of 147

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

12.9%

19 installations of 147

#3 most frequent

Educational Services

10.9%

16 installations of 147

Pros

Intuitive interface and straightforward installation
Consistent reliability and flawless performance
Fast and reliable VM and file recovery

Cons

Performance concerns for tape backup solutions
Speed of space reclamation processes
Requests for expanded platform support

Eric Villanueva

IT Infrastructure Administrator in Information Technology at Golden Haven Memorial Parks, Inc. (201-500 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using NAKIVO Backup & Replication to implement 3-2-1 backup rule of our VMWare Infrastructure secured with Immutability on both onpremise and on cloud storage. NAKIVO Backup & Replication was able to resolve our backup requirements that we should achieve secure and storage friendly backup solution that supports any type of virtualization and storage whether on premise or on cloud.

Pros

Immutable Backups on any storage
Integration with your own EDR Solution
Supports Backup to more of S3 Compatible Storage
More features but affordable. It can do more as those expensive solutions do

Cons

Reporting should be improved
Flexible backup schedule and should not intervals
Should have a more clearer email alerts

Return on Investment

Low License Cost
Low Storage Cost
Immutable Backup
Scan Backups before restore using your own EDR
Low Maintenance
Perpetual Use

Usability

Other Software Used

Wasabi Object Storage, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Synology DiskStation

David Gruber

Technician in Engineering at Antenne Steiermark (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Works for years without any problem. It's easy to install, easy to use, with reliable and fast-reacting support also available for remote sessions. It is great for our structure, where the backup storage is directly connected to a single server and not in the same network as our virtualisation machines.

Pros

Backup VM
Replicating backups to foreign site
Restoring VMs and files

Cons

Make it easier to restore single files from VMs
Performance of replication
Managing issues with errors at transporters

Return on Investment

Better solution
Cheaper solution
Working reliable

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Data Platform, Hornetsecurity VM Backup and Commvault Clumio

Abdul Rahim View profile

Senior Solutions Architect in Information Technology at Tataa Biocenter (11-50 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

All business critical systems are enabled with Automatic backup with schedule. Our systems have high RPO and RTO, accordingly we NAKIVO Backup & Replication to schedule system and data backups. Overall - It just works flawlessly.

Pros

Unmatched Simplicity
Speed and Reliability
Ease of Deployment & Management
Exceptional Customer Support

Cons

UI Modernization
admin console experience is great, easy to navigate but the design itself is outdated
Security

Return on Investment

Helped to achieve RPO & RTO targets for critical systems and infrastructure
Monitoring, Reports and insights Dashboard enables operations team very much, with less time spent on these tasks.
Reliability on backup schedules

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Arctera Backup Exec

Other Software Used

Arctera Backup Exec, Veritas NetBackup

Manuel David Javier

IT at Century (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I'm currently using NAKIVO to back up our servers, and so far the backup process is running smoothly.

Pros

Back-end server backup
Instant inventory recording.
Fast ISO creation

Cons

NAKIVO cloud backup.
Works with any version of Proxmox.
Disaster recovery of NAKIVO itself.

Return on Investment

Reduced Licensing and Hardware Costs.
Saved Administration Time
Intuitive Interface

Usability

Alternatives Considered

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Other Software Used

NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Backup Magic

Ovidiu Barbu View profile

Network Administrator in Information Technology at Ship Design Group (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our company has used NAKIVO Backup & Replication as its backup solution for over seven years. From the beginning, I have appreciated how simple and intuitive the software is.
I have rarely needed to refer to the documentation when performing basic backup or restore operations. The online help for advanced features is well-organized and descriptive.
Support for Microsoft 365 and Proxmox are among the most important features added over the years.
Using the NAKIVO Backup & Replication solution for backup gives us peace of mind regarding data protection and business continuity.

Pros

Very easy to install, configure and use.
Fast recovery at VM and file level
Technical support

Cons

Backup to tape is slower than other available solutions, which is why it is not a viable option for us
Compression and data deduplication algorithms could be improved
Space reclaim is slow

Return on Investment

The ability to quickly recover information from backups has helped avoid project delays several times.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Data Platform

Other Software Used

Veeam ONE

Veeam Data Platform

Acronis Cyber Protect

Arctera Backup Exec

Commvault Cloud

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