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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.
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- Multiple backup destinations (128)9.494%
- Recovery verification (126)9.292%
- Incremental backup identification (132)9.292%
- Deduplication and file compression (128)9.090%
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Starting at $329 per CPU socket
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Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU sockets
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Starting $76 per server and $25 per workstation
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Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
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- $2.50 month per workload
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What is NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
Key features and benefits:
Deployment. Deploys on Windows, Linux, as VMware/Nutanix virtual appliance, as Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or on NAS.
Agentless, image-based and application-aware backup for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and Amazon EC2.
Image-based, app-aware backups for Windows and Linux physical machines.
Agent-based, app-aware backup for Proxmox VE.
Automated backup tiering in SMB/NFS shares, deduplication appliances, NAS, public clouds (Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure Blob) and other S3-compatible platforms, tape, etc.
Ransomware protection with immutability for backups on local Linux-based storage, NAS, public clouds and other S3-compatible platforms.
Faster backups with forever incremental technology using native CBT/RCT, LAN-free data transfer, network acceleration, etc.
Smaller backups with swap files/partitions and unused block exclusion, compression, log truncation, deduplication, etc.
Instant recovery. Instant boot of VMs from backups, cross-platform recovery (between Microsoft Hyper-V, physical Windows/Linux), instant recovery of application data/files to source or other VM, automated failover to VM replica, etc.
Real-Time ReplicationBETA. Continuous replication of source VMs to achieve RPOs of under 1 second in case of a disaster and maintain shorter RTOs.
Backup from Storage Snapshots. Reduce the impact of data protection activities on your production environment by creating backup and replicas of VMs directly from storage snapshots.
Built-in Site Recovery. Creates automated and orchestrated failover sequences with the advanced disaster recovery functionality.
Built-in IT Monitoring. Monitor CPU, RAM and disk usage of hosts, VMs and datastores from the same interface where data protection activities for VMware vSphere are monitored.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication Features
Enterprise Backup Features
- Supported: Cloud workload backup
- Supported: Enterprise application backup
- Supported: Data center platform backup
- Supported: Continuous data protection
- Supported: Replication
- Supported: Operational reporting and analytics
- Supported: Malware protection
- Supported: Multi-location capabilities
- Supported: Ransomware Recovery
Data Center Backup Features
- Supported: Universal recovery
- Supported: Instant recovery
- Supported: Recovery verification
- Supported: Business application protection
- Supported: Multiple backup destinations
- Supported: Incremental backup identification
- Supported: Backup to the cloud
- Supported: Deduplication and file compression
- Supported: Snapshots
- Supported: Flexible deployment
- Supported: Management dashboard
- Supported: Platform support
- Supported: Retention options
- Supported: Encryption
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Microsoft 365 Data Protection.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication installation on Windows OS is straightforward. All product components (including the database) are deployed automatically with a single installer to enable backup and replication right out of the box.
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Virtual Appliance, direct Install on NAS, pre-configured AWS Amazon Machine Image |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Worldwide |
| Supported Languages | English |
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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.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication starts at $2.5.
Veeam Data Platform, Acronis Cyber Protect, and Veritas Backup Exec are common alternatives for NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
Reviewers rate Flexible deployment and Retention options highest, with a score of 9.5.
The most common users of NAKIVO Backup & Replication are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication has proven to be a cost-efficient backup solution for VMware systems, offering a range of use cases that cater to different customer needs. Users have found it particularly suitable for migrations and data protection at multiple customer sites. The proprietary change tracking method in NAKIVO has helped save costs by minimizing storage and time required for backups. This has made it an effective tool for replicating virtual servers between different storage area networks, or SANs, in data centers and backing up data across office locations. Additionally, users have leveraged NAKIVO to back up both Windows and Linux virtual machines, including those in sandbox environments.
The software has been praised for its easy installation process, user-friendly interface, and compatibility with different hypervisors. Its immutability feature offers assurance that backups are safe from ransomware encryption, making it a reliable choice for protecting sensitive data and services in healthcare organizations. NAKIVO Backup & Replication also stands out as a dependable option for disaster recovery, providing features for site recovery and orchestration. With its optimization of storage usage through deduplication and compression, users can reduce costs while maintaining data integrity. Overall, NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a versatile solution suitable for businesses of all sizes, offering VMware backup, replication, O365 backup, and physical workstation backup capabilities with ease of configuration and excellent support.
User-Friendly and Cost-Effective Solution: Many users have found NAKIVO to be a user-friendly and cost-effective virtual backup solution. They appreciate the ease of installation, configuration, and setup of backup jobs. Some reviewers mention that NAKIVO's competitive pricing provides good value for the features offered.
Good User Interface: Users have praised the usability of NAKIVO's user interface. They find it simple and easy to use, making backup management and scheduling backups effortless. The web interface is highlighted as being intuitive and user-friendly.
Efficient Technical Support: Reviewers have expressed satisfaction with the technical support provided by NAKIVO. They appreciate the quick and kind responses from the support team, both during the trial period and after purchasing the product.
Confusing User Interface: Many users have found the user interface of the software to be confusing and have experienced a learning curve in getting used to it. They mentioned that navigating the backup view of a VM repository is cumbersome, as clicking the '<' button takes them back to the first page instead of the previous page.
Inefficient Backup Wizard: Some users have suggested streamlining the backup wizard feature to make it more efficient and user-friendly. They also requested customizable subject options for email notifications and the ability to view detailed information such as recovery points and backup types for each object in the repository.
File Share Recovery Improvement: Users have mentioned that the file share recovery feature should be improved as it currently requires downloading a zip file instead of directly recovering files into the filesystem. They also requested a more efficient space reclaim operation to prevent unexpected growth in backup space requirements.
Based on user reviews, the most common recommendations for Nakivo are as follows:
- Users suggest considering a different solution like Veeam due to technical problems with Nakivo.
- Users recommend Nakivo, praising its support and team.
- Users suggest signing up for the free trial to test the product in your own environment.
- Users recommend using Nakivo as an alternative to other VMware backup solutions.
- Users suggest trying the product and believe it will be a great decision for backup and restore options.
- Users highlight the outstanding flexibility in installation options and the exceptional bonus of running it on a dedicated NAS. They also mention the helpful pre-sales staff and reasonable price.
- Users suggest testing the product, acknowledging that it may not have all the features of Veeam but likely has all the necessary features.
- Users advise improving the support team's English skills.
- Users appreciate the instant recovery feature and consider Nakivo a great alternative to other VMware backup solutions.
- Users recommend giving the trial a spin, especially for non-profit organizations, and mention asking about non-profit pricing.
These recommendations indicate that users have varying experiences with Nakivo, ranging from technical issues to positive feedback regarding support and trial availability.
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We use Nakivo Backup & Replication to back up a customer's VMWare-based infrastructure: two ESXi nodes with ~15 VMs and a NAS to store their data. We needed something easy to implement, suitable for a small but growing infrastructure, and with a license model that could fit our not so huge budget.
- Great integration with VMWare
- Ease of use
- Great tecnichal and commercial support
- Nothing to report. I never had issues with this software.
N/A
N/A
70.71428571428571%
7.1
- Ease of backup monitoring
- Single vendor to interact with
2
Technical customers support
2
Knowledge of VMWare, networking and Linux OS
- VMWare infrastructure with 2 nodes and several Windows and Linux VMs
- Whole VM and single directory\file recovery
- We now have a tool that makes it easy to acquire new customers with VMWare based infrastructures.
Yes
Before Nakivo we didn't really back the whole VMs up and only relied on directories\files backup via automated scripts.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
A consultant pointed us towards Nakivo due to his very positive experience and that was the key reason we picked it.
Yes and no.
No - We now use Proxmox Virtual Environment + Proxmox Backup Server for almost all our customers. Nakivo does not work with Proxmox VE, nor it has any reason to, since Proxmox BS integrates smoothly with PVE.
Yes - If I were to acquire a customer with a pre existing VMWare based infrastructure I would definitely choose Nakivo Backup and Replication again.
- Iperius Backup and Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)
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.
I didn't, but now that the support license is expiring I had no doubt whatsoever when they asked me if I was going to renew it.
No
I found the licensing model pretty hard to understand and I was struggling to find what was the right thing to buy. A Nakivo representative contacted me and spent over 30 minutes on the phone with me pointing me in the right direction.
- vSphere integration
- Single file recovery with direct download
- Updates
- Nothing, once you read the manual
August 10, 2022
A good product that provides what it offers
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
We have been using NAKIVO Backup & Replication to perform virtualizations and backups of our company's servers for 8 years.
We have several physical servers and, within them, several Virtual ones. To avoid a disaster, we have the same virtual servers on all our physical servers, some in production and others stopped, in such a way that if a server stopped working, we would pick up the ones that are not working at that moment and everything would return to normal in a few minutes. For that, we use NAKIVO Backup & Replication to create the virtualizations of the servers that are working and distribute them in the servers to be able to recover them in case of loss of one of the physical servers. We also carry out virtualizations in case we have a malware or ransomware attack on any of our servers to set up a replica and function again as if we had not had the attack. We use NAKIVO Backup & Replication because it allows us to make these replicas because it also allows us to make retention points to return to a replica made a few hours before or a few days or weeks before the disaster occurred. We also make backups of the servers to have a copy and be able to recover a server or file in a granular way. It is slower than setting up a replica, but it allows us to have them outside the company so that in the event of a physical disaster on the servers, we can recover the system.
- Server Replication
- Server Backup
- Granular file recovery
- Server Recovery
- I would like it to be in Spanish
- What you would change is your product maintenance renewal policy
- Replication Velocity
- Backup to NAS
- Quick response in case of problems
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N/A
71.42857142857143%
7.1
- Is amortized by one hundred percent
- It has solved the problems we have had without problems
Although the first investment in the purchase of the program is high and it is difficult to explain to the accounting department the need for the product, in the long run, it pays for itself, and as it has more and more compliments, we have not decided to change the product, because we already have experience with NAKIVO Backup & Replication and we are doing very well.
1
It's the company's computer.
1
I think you must be a computer or technical person to know what to do with NAKIVO Backup & Replication despite being very intuitive.
- Backup of the servers
- Possibility of doing testing laboratories
- Make product templates
No
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Prior Experience with the Product
When we decided to buy this product, I had just taken a VMware course and was not aware of any VMware backup products. I tried Veeam Backup and NAKIVO Backup & Replication, and at that time, NAKIVO Backup & Replication was much easier to use and had the essentials version, which was cheaper than Veeam had.
In principle, I always value the simplicity of use and price. So if I had to go back from scratch, I would do it the same way.
- Implemented in-house
No
Change management was minimal
- Understanding what a transporter is
Essentials Pro because I needed a license for a higher version than the one I had, this was already very old and whenever you buy a license, you have to have one year of support, which seems fine to me.
I could not connect to a NAS, and a technician was teaching me how to configure the NAS so that I would not have problems when creating a repository on it.
He explained to me how I had to do it step by step, we even had problems configuring the NAS (it takes a long time to restart), and he offered to put it in another one that works better so that I could see how the process was carried out.
- The replicas
- The backups
- Join a server inventory
- Create Backup Repository in local folder
- Create Backup Repository CIFs share
May 24, 2022
A must-have product to sleep peacefully
The product is, at the present moment, used quite intensively in some of the companies I'm giving support to as an external IT manager. All the main functionality are used, both the backup and the replication of the VMs, and the cases of recovery have been always rapidly and successfully completed.
- VM Backup and Replication
- Disaster Recovery
- Quick restore of files and entire VMs
- Communication between Director and Transporters during the automatic updates can be improved
- Internal DB reconstruct after a failure may be managed more efficiently
- The ability to install it in almost every environment, NAS and Linux VM appliance included
- A very intuitive interface
- Quick and easy recovery
N/A
N/A
47.142857142857146%
4.7
- Recover of the main application server after a successful ransomware attack
- Veeam Backup & Replication
- Price
- Flexibility
- Time to get in production stage
I purchased the premium support and it is worth every single coin I've spent.
Yes
Several release ago I've experienced a problem with an update in the SMB protocol in the Linux Appliance.
That problem has been solved with Nakivo's support and the bug solved in the next patch.
That problem has been solved with Nakivo's support and the bug solved in the next patch.
May 03, 2022
Successful Backups for 8 Years
We use NAKIVO Backup & Replication for about 8 years for backups in our office, in the data center and for hosting clients. The product has evolved over time from a cheap and simple VMware backup solution to a backup suite providing a lot of options and features. We have successfully deployed instances of VMware backup, replication, WAN replication, O365 backup, physical workstation backup, replication to Amazon and multi-tenancy both for our company and for our clients.
- Great support. Over time when we had issues they always went out of their way to provide satisfactory solutions.
- Very easy to set up and use regardless of the size of installation.
- A lot of active development, not only new features, but also improving stability and performance.
- They try to get feedback from their userbase.
- Back space requirements can grow unexpectedly if backups contain very volatile data (e.g. swap volumes, copy on write filesystems, ...). There is a space reclaim operation, which is a slow process, but this has been improved in the most recent update.
- Performance issues with file level recovery on large file systems (> 1TB).
- Backup-Replication.
- Multi-Tenancy.
- Starting VMs directly from backup.
N/A
N/A
81.42857142857142%
8.1
- ROI has been archived in months.
- We are able to provide timely support to hosting customers backup needs.
Since support on backup issues is usually needed outside of regular business hours we always select the 24/7 support option. We also recommend our customers to do likewise.
Yes
Usually bug reports are considered and acted on by the next available release.
January 05, 2022
IT Integrator review of NAKIVO Backup & Replication
We use NAKIVO Backup & Replication internally and install/manage the product for clients. The requirements are to backup VM's, Physical machines and provide ransomware protection. Mission-critical systems are able to use an hourly schedule to create current backups to NAS storage with time-locked and immutable options. The business problems that Nakivo addresses are secure guaranteed backups that can be restored with minimal effort, the backup frequency for data currency, negligible impact of system performance, and no downtime when installing and upgrading Nakivo. The ability to run a VM from the backup is valuable as it reduces the downtime where a full restore time may be too long for a client. The primary scope is Hyper-V and physical backups with support for NAS storage of all types.
- 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.
- Add an option set preferred default Job settings to speed up creating jobs.
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96.42857142857142%
9.6
- Ensuring that any system can be restored in the event of an incident is invaluable. This is a huge positive.
- High speed restores and Flash boot of VM's has reduced negative productivity impacts.
2
IT Support and admin.
2
General IT skills suitable for SME environments. Experience with Windows and Linux servers and data preservation protocols. An understanding of backup best practices for VM's, databases and general data is essential.
- Multiple backup locations supported - at least 3 locations on different platforms is recommended.
- Immutable backup support - We use the Linux destination to protect against ransomware.
- VM booting while restore in progress.
- Used in normal backup and restore situations.
- Replicating a VM from Dev to Production.
Yes
Altaro Backup was replaced. We replaced Altaro with Nakivo due to pricing and VM backup issues. The pricing and license terms of being able to backup unlimited VM's was a huge incentive. This allowed for simplicity for our clients. The Altaro issue we encountered was the limit of two VM's on the Altaro free edition for small clients with one server and a few VM's. Upgrading for $579 per annum to the Paid Edition was too big a step. $99 for Nakivo was better valued. The Altaro error issue was with failing backups with VM snapshots hanging and not clearing, and the "baseboard" error requiring a reboot to fix. With Nakivo, no issues on the same server and the same VM's. The fact that Nakivo can be installed, uninstalled, upgraded without requiring a server reboot is a huge advantage for support staff.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
Price in our weak ZAR/$ context in South Africa is a very important factor. Multiplying each $ by a factor of 18 puts most $ based solutions out of reach. It is unfortunate that we have to deal with a weak currency at the expense of data safety but it is a reality.
Unlikely to change the evaluation and selection process.
Pricing and reliability put Nakivo ahead of the others. The simplicity of installation and ease of use was also very attractive in deciding on Nakivo. Products with massive installation and configuration requirements are not suited to the SME market.
- Implemented in-house
- Third-party professional services
Camargue Solutions CC
No
Change management was minimal
Just install configure and run.
- Understanding the Transporter role correctly
Not yet as the sites are not complex enough to require it.
No
Normal support and issue resolution.
- Backup configuration
- Job and Status reporting is clear
- VM restores are easy and offer various options to suit most requirements
- The installation and upgrade procedure is simple
- Old interface was a little cumbersome in some aspects. The new 10.4+ interface has resolved those concerns
No