Item: NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use NAKIVO to back up all of our server infrastructures. From physical dedicated servers to hyper V VMs & file-level backup & bare-metal recovery backups, SQL Database Backups, and Log file backups. basically every backup there is, we use NAKIVO. alongside some other programs but NAKIVO is our preferred and main option. We have weekly, daily, and monthly backups set up and haven't had a single problem with ANY backup that came from NAKIVO. Other software has problems & bugs and random errors that make the backup fail, NAKIVO has had NOTHING in the last 4 years that we've been using it. Very reliable software for backups of all sorts.

Pros and Cons

Bare metal Recovery Backups
Restoring a backup to hyper V and automatically adding it & starting the VM. Easy to duplicate machines
email notifications if a backup fails, but we haven't had a single backup fail due to problems with the software in over 4 years. Very reliable software.
Scheduled jobs, are very easy to configure & monitor & setup.

transponder updates, We've had one problem over 4 years with the update just a single machine doesn't like to be auto-updated. All other nodes/transporters/transponders work perfectly.
If a backup is failing constantly, and it's set up send an email out every time it fails if it tries once an hour. This should be modified so I don't get spammed overnight with failing backups.
Auto-update transporters without my intervention once a stable build is out and has been tested elsewhere

Most Important Features

Restore hyper V VM's & power them on
Backing up and sending emails if successful or failed
Database backup, best feature ever
Backup to network share/ NAS drives

Return on Investment

100% successful backups & verified integrity
Less downtime with the restore hyper V VM option, from a few hours of rebuilding the VM to simply just restoring the whole thing in like 30min depending on available network bandwidth
Peace of mind knowing everything works well

Alternatives Considered

EaseUS Todo Backup

EaseUS is simply not on the same level as NAKIVO. NAKIVO is simply put the BEST. NAKIVO can do live snapshots of the entire server and every disk/volume without a problem, EaseUS usually gives us VSS errors if the Windows Server backup is running at the same time. It's good software, but NAKIVO does it all better and then some.

Key Insights

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?

Yes

Did implementation of NAKIVO Backup & Replication go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy NAKIVO Backup & Replication again?

Yes

Other Software Used

EaseUS Todo Backup, Windows Server, Acronis Advanced Backup

Likelihood to Recommend

NAKIVO is amazing for all environments. From small to large, the software is very reliable, and haven't had a problem with it in over 4 years backing up literally everything. From daily around 40 servers to monthly at around 65 servers. All backup's integrity is verified and all passed with flying colors. Very easy restore jobs and scheduling is easy so very reliable for all types of environments. I couldn't possibly think of any environments where this software would be less appropriate. This is appropriate for EVERYTHING.

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NAKIVO Inc
commented a year ago
Thank you for sharing your review of NAKIVO Backup & Replication, and we appreciate your feedback. We're glad to hear that our solution has been able to provide you with a straightforward and reliable backup and restoration process for your critical infrastructure. We understand the importance of maintaining network service interruptions, and we're happy to have been able to help you get back up and running within an hour when you experienced an issue with one of your VM hosts. We're always looking to improve our solution and appreciate your suggestions for features such as adding cloud backup and integrating transporter updates through the Web UI. We're also working to improve our quiesced snapshot capabilities and compatibility with different VM environments. Regarding the issue you mentioned about one of your Transporters not updating, a possible reason for this could be that the Transporter was deployed manually. However, starting with version 10.9, all available Transporters are automatically updated via the web UI as soon as the solution is updated, regardless of whether they were deployed manually or through the UI. We hope this clarifies any confusion and helps ensure that all your Transporters stay up to date. We appreciate your thorough assessment of our software's capabilities and your positive feedback. As the company manager, I am delighted to hear that our software has been able to meet all of your backup needs and provide you with reliable, efficient backups for over four years. We also appreciate your suggestions and feedback on email alerts, and we're pleased to offer the ability to customize the frequency and time for automated retries upon failing. This allows you to tailor your alerts to better fit your needs and reduce any unnecessary notifications. Thank you again for your review and for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication as your preferred backup solution.

NAKIVO is the BEST backup utility, Cant be beat.

Overall Satisfaction with NAKIVO Backup & Replication