Trusted and Well-Support VMware & Cloud Backup for a Variety of Organization Sizes
May 04, 2022

Trusted and Well-Support VMware & Cloud Backup for a Variety of Organization Sizes

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review

Overall Satisfaction with NAKIVO Backup & Replication

I’ve used NAKIVO Backup & Replication for ~5 years now as a partner/reseller and have tested it extensively in our lab environment. I use it to perform weekly backups of a standalone ESXi host. In the first few years it was definitely more limited and difficult to use but over the last 3 years, they have made major improvements in features while also improving out-of-box experience and manageability. Their online documentation is excellent. I’ve only had to open a ticket with their support once in these five years and my issue was resolved pretty quickly. The configuration export and import feature are incredibly useful to reinstall the backup virtual appliances/VMs.
  • High-performance and reliable VMware backup and recovery.
  • Maintaining detailed technical help documentation.
  • Good partner/channel program with very responsive reps.
  • Physical Linux host backup using their agent software supports various types of Linux storage volumes (LVMs) - I have not tested this in over a year since facing some issues early on.
  • Continued improvement on the UI making it quicker to find common tasks and more intuitive.
  • VMware Backup.
  • Backup to public cloud.
  • Easy configuration by a single admin.
  • Strong ROI after at least 3 recovery events due to human-error on the original VMs.
  • Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (formerly Acronis True Image)
Apples vs Oranges comparison I admit but for the VMware backup use case, I trust NAKIVO Backup & Replication.

Do you think NAKIVO Backup & Replication delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with NAKIVO Backup & Replication's feature set?

Yes

Did NAKIVO Backup & Replication live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of NAKIVO Backup & Replication go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy NAKIVO Backup & Replication again?

Yes

  • VMware backup, including standalone ESXi hosts.
  • Backup to AWS and other public cloud infrastructure.
  • Recovery and testing backups.
  • Seems cost-competitive though I have not done extensive market analysis.
  • Solid technical support team.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication Feature Ratings

Universal recovery
8
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
10
Business application protection
7
Multiple backup destinations
8
Incremental backup identification
8
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
10
Snapshots
9
Flexible deployment
9
Management dashboard
9
Platform support
9
Retention options
8
Encryption
8