NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Vorteile

The things i really like about nakivo is the ease of deployment, literally in Minutes and the reliability of VM backups. Also the ability to recover even files from backups give us the granularity we need. In addition in the latest version nakivo introduced indexing in recovery which makes it even easier to browse all files in your backup. Moreover, nakivo has a lot of deployment option and you can deploy it as a NAS appliance, VM, physical machine. Finally in a single pane of glass you have all the information you need which is very good for users that are not administrators and also the support team of nakivo is exceptional at problem solving

Nachteile

The cons in nakivo is firstly the 365 backup is done only on premises and it takes a lot of time to finish if you have under 1Gbit fiber connection. It should have the ability to be done entirely on cloud without having to store the backups on prem. And the other thing is the recovery process as well as the backup verification take a lot of time to complete. Finally the monitoring system it provides doesnt worth it really as there are much better monitoring solutions available.

Vorteile

Simple to contact with support staff.
Large knowledge base.
Simple and concise reports.

Nachteile

Collaboration between QNAP and NAKIVO; delayed updates.
Problem with transfering configuration between versions.
Discontinuation of the"Basic" license for small/single customers.

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Vorteile

Possibility of backing up all our platfroms is plus for me.

Nachteile

Any update is pain. There is huge chance that software update wont end well and you have to contact support to help you with remediation. Support is also not best i saw out there.

Vorteile

The ease of creating immutable backups, with the ability to manage different backup schemes from a single console.

Nachteile

Real-time replication features for Nutanix hypervisors.

Vorteile

NAKIVO engineers connect with you and go over your install and configuration and can schedule this free service any time after install to go over anything you have questions about. My biggest pro is you can go from texting support in the program or website to having a tier 3 engineer connecting to your computer to help with any issues that arise in minutes not hours.

Nachteile

No Cons as of today, have had couple errors that popped up and support was connected and resolved within minutes.

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Vorteile

The price was very favourable. There was a perpetual licence option and then we just pay a yearly support cost which includes updates.

Nachteile

None. It does everything we need seamlessly

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Ease of integration, interface and job setup. Backup copy jobs were very simple to setup and take the options from the backup job. Customer support has been great when I did have a question. My account manager has been very attentive.

Nachteile

Can't think of anyting right now. Still need to look at the reporting.

Vorteile

- ease of use
- easy upgrades
- great support in case of any problems
- great wizards for setting backups and restoring

Nachteile

- not very intuitive use of tapes and recoverig from tapes backups

Vorteile

From all the Backup sollutions that i tryed or searched, Nakivo was the best all around software in the market. Good prices, outstanding support, easy and secure configurations, and a very intuitive plataform. Easy choice for me

Nachteile

Until now, no dislikes to report. Just waiting until the release of the Proxmox Backup.

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Vorteile

Ability to do cloud backups, with different providers. The product is dependable with all the features of much more expensive products. Support is excellent.

Nachteile

For big environments, don't like the snapshot method of doing backups, but for medium/small customer it is an excellent fit.

Vorteile

What I particularly like is how easy it is to use, both for scheduling backups and for restoring files or VMs.
Another point is the great responsiveness and friendliness of the staff in the event of problems.

Nachteile

One negative point is the choice of version and the change of options over time.
The features of the versions have changed over time, but on the other hand, the support service finds appropriate solutions.
Like other programmes, you often have to upgrade to the next version for a single feature.

Vorteile

Self-hosted, all necessary parts included, no subscriptions, flexible data retention and storage system, what's not to like?

Nachteile

Hyper-V automatic restoration will need some polishing. With Vmware throwing the clients under the bus, that is a necessary and hopefully to be addressed soon part.

Vorteile

User interface and ease of use. Nakivo is a fast and efficient backup solution.

Nachteile

If we do not renew the license for 1-2 years, customer is charged back dated. We should have an option to reinstate with lesser cost which will help the customer.

Vorteile

It is running under linux, therefore you can deploy it really fast. The Director and Transporter paradigm makes it convinient to set up in different environments, from air gapped clusters, to edge servers and more.

Nachteile

It does not support RBD as a storage repository out of the box, I am still waiting on that option to be available.

Vorteile

Great product that helps us easily meet our backup and replication requirements.

The product is easy to setup/configure and manage via a nice web UI.

The API helps us manage and monitor the backup and replications.

Nachteile

The product could provide better visibility into the storage usage of VMs being backed up. When using forever incremental backups, there is no reporting capability making it difficult to account for storage on a per VM/customer level.

Vorteile

It's a low cost highly efficient backup of our VM server environment with file and disaster recovery. NAKIVO tech support is also excellent should you run into issues. As in they're fast to respond and their techs are highly efficient. In addition the later versions have a much more logical and intuitive GUI

Nachteile

Did have some issues getting my head around how to deploy it with their "Transporters". And I needed tech support to add a Linux based NAS as the repository. However in fairness, I'm not very good with Linux administration.

Vorteile

The product was very easy to install and setup. It is good that they have so many options for storage and install operating systems. You can even deploy on some NAS systems.

Nachteile

There is no facility to natively encrypt backups to USB storage or a cloud repository. You need to have an offsite transporter offsite connected to the repository.
So you cannot store encrypted backups directly into Amazon S3 storage or Wasabi etc. You need to have a transporter running in the cloud location connected to the storage for encryption to work.
Quite a big oversight when all offsite backups should be encrypted.

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Vorteile

its low cost, easy operation and configuration and above all the reliability of the backups

Nachteile

Actually the functionalities are very goos, I have no complaints

Vorteile

When compared to other solutions for backups, Nakivo looks great and works as expected. When Issue appears, their support team will help instanly.

Nachteile

Sometimes error messages are cryptic or things break without human input. But nothing that can be solved with support. Also those issues are mostly caused by improper solution design by us.

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i have been using nakivo for different clients from 2-3 years ago. It is automated which simplifies much of the labor. It´s easy to manage and installing it as a virtual appliance doesn´t requiere much of resources . This way we can use what we already have.

Nachteile

the software updates. In the case of Virtual appliances it has to be done manually entering the console

Vorteile

Really good interface to schedule backups. Regular updates/alerts via email.

Nachteile

Current issue between server and client box meaning replication not working. Should be solved with an update.

Vorteile

Nakivo is very easy to instal and use software

Nachteile

Easy integration, a little problems with the transporter configuration

Vorteile

I use Nakivo Backup with my customers every day. The software is easy to install and use and does an excellent job of backup, replication and disaster recovery. The price-performance ratio is very good, and many of my smaller customers can now use a reliable backup software!

Nachteile

For me, there are currently no features that I miss. For my customers and me, the software is a backup software that covers all requirements.

Vorteile

It's really easy to use solution with legible, elegant GUI. NAKIVO lets to back up both physical host and virtual machines. If you use M365 you can protect your Exchange, MS Teams, OneDrive or SharePoint data within the same backup software. You can store your backups in multiple location using transporters and repositories features. Very useful is implementation of the feature of monitoring the whole virtual environment.

Nachteile

Probably the most annoying is configuration of email notifications and it's a little difficult to gain access to advanced settings. The feature of monitoring require separate licensing.

Vorteile

We implemented Nakivo as backup solution for our VmWare infrastructure.
We installed it as NAS app (qnap) which permit us to consider it as a safe "black box" against the ransomware.
The set up is very easy and the GUI is very clean.
We also implemented Nakivo to backup some physical machines.
It works very fast and it's reliable.

Nachteile

The log section is very poor. You don't have any "deep" logging on the dashboard.

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Nakivo's user-friendly interface and simplicity are the biggest highlights. It streamlines our backup management with quick setup, efficient incremental backups, and instant recovery, while keeping the impact on our system low. It is very cost effective, and the robust data protection makes it a great choice for small to medium businesses.

Nachteile

I think the main downside is the limited customization in reporting, which could be more detailed and flexible. Expanding support for a wider range of platforms would also benefit the product.

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Vorteile

NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface, which makes it easy to set up and manage backups, even for non-experts. Its seamless integration with VMware, Hyper-V, and AWS environments allows for smooth virtualization and cloud data protection. The solution is highly efficient in terms of resource consumption, ensuring fast backups with minimal impact on system performance. Additionally, its advanced features like incremental backups, deduplication, and instant recovery options provide strong data protection and quick disaster recovery. NAKIVO’s affordability, especially for small to mid-sized businesses, stands out compared to other enterprise-level solutions, making it a cost-effective choice.

Nachteile

One area where NAKIVO Backup & Replication could improve is its reporting features, which may feel limited for users who need highly detailed or customizable reports for compliance purposes.

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Vorteile

We can deploy NAKIVO Backup and Replication on storage device like QNAP, Synology, Netgear, ASUSTORE. so backup is faster and secure.

Nachteile

NAKIVO does not support Bare-Mattel recovery on dis similar hardware.

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Vorteile

La facilidad de implementacion en nuestra compañia ha permitido mejorar el trabajo en gran medida a nivel de IT.

Nachteile

Soporte Técnico en Español, no hay mucha facilidad para los que estamos de este lado en LATAM.

Vorteile

Excellent product and outstanding customer support. I've been using it for two years across four different locations, and the few issues I've encountered were promptly resolved by the highly responsive technical support team. Performance is good, and the features are comprehensive for my needs.

Nachteile

While it may be considered somewhat basic compared to some competitors, I have no complaints about its functionality.

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Vorteile

The most important thing is the reliability of this tool. It has saved me several times in my work.

Nachteile

I don't see any disadvantages of NAKIVO. For me it would be easier to have backups in the form of easily transferable files than a complicated repository, but of course I appreciate functionality and reliability above all.

Vorteile

The availability of friendly and helpful support staff. Along with the versatility of the software in virtual and "bare-metal" environments, what gives me the most peace of mind is that I know I can always rely on a support team to help me when there are problems I cannot solve just by consulting the help pages.

Nachteile

Sometimes the documentation is not very clear to me - but again, support was always ready to step in and help when I couldn't make sense of the knowledge base. One addition I would like to see is to be able to encrypt data before it reaches a public cloud repository. This is unfortunately only possible in a few situations, and generic object storage is not among them.

Vorteile

Backup storage space consuming by Nakivo is very less compared to other backup applications.
Also, the backup repository remapping to a new backup is a wonderful feature i have used in Nakivo.

Nachteile

Live Replication of Microsoft Hyper V is not yet released.

Backup Storage attach and detach is difficult when it is scheduled.

Vorteile

Very easy to use and setup, saleable with affordable pricing + excellent support.

Nachteile

Nothing now, previous versions interfaces were a bit basic

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Vorteile

We use Nakivo to back up our VPS servers and NAS devices. The UI and features are quite satisfactory with several expansion possibilities. We liked the new MSP feature where you can give specific access to users for specific machines.

Nachteile

There are features that we would like to be integrated such as the ability to exclude directories, the creation of an image for bare metal restore as well as the creation of Plesk integration to use Nakivo as a Plesk backup tool.

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Vorteile

It runs on NAS hardware , easy to upgrade and setup backup

Nachteile

it is not for free :) , besid it I like it all

Vorteile

i really like the customer service and the ease of installation

Nachteile

doný have any dislike for the backup & replication software

Vorteile

Cost effective, modern and well rounded feature set, responsive technical support

Nachteile

Can't think of anything for this category - we've used it for many years now, and we're really pleased

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It is an excellent backup solution, much cheaper than Veeam Backup, it has many features that I love, such as being able to decide between workload or socket licensing. Its deduplication, the very granular way in which it makes backups. easy o f use, implementation and integration.

Vorteile

The NAKIVO product set is feature rich, simple to implement and represents outstanding value for the investment.

Nachteile

Lacking direct internet client backup, not a deal breaker.

Vorteile

What appeals to me the most, besides the ease of configuration, is the transparency of notifications from the log system

Nachteile

No support for KVM and Proxmox virtualization system

Vorteile

I like how reliable and fast the backups are made and how easy it is to recovery them

Nachteile

Not being able to use the calendar by default

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The quick overview dashboard is great for snap shot overview of the backup system, I really like that the issue are listed on the homepage and have good kb to help fix them

Nachteile

Please please we need Google workspace mailbox and Google drive backups to be supported by Nakivo.

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Vorteile

Very easy to set up. Is capable of performing backups on standalone ESXi servers. Most cannot. Very affordable solution.

Nachteile

So far I haven't found any cons with it. It may not be as robust as Veeam with some features, but it does everything we need it to at a literal fraction of the cost.

Vorteile

Nakivo is a very user-friendly backup solution. Installation is no problem for a reasonably trained system administrator. The use is more or less self-explanatory, but of course there is also a very good manual and an equally good knowledge base that leaves nothing to be desired. The support, which I have only had to use once in five years, is also very competent.

Nachteile

There is really nothing which i do not like.

Vorteile

Among the advantages of millet nakivo I can certainly confirm:
Simplicity of the product
integration with systems
super efficient support team.

Nachteile

We have been using Nakivo for some time now and have never had any problems or critical issues.
Technical support has always satisfied us with every request.

Vorteile

Facilità di installazione, configurazione iniziale e uso.

Nachteile

Settaggio in po' macchinoso per gli agent sui pc per configurare transporters e repository

Vorteile

the speed at which it back's up and restores to vmware

Nachteile

nothing so far to complain about, best and easiest solution I have found so far

Vorteile

Nakivo is a fast and efficient backup tool, but what I find most noteworthy is its granular backup capability, allowing for the backup of individual files

Nachteile

Many people believe that due to its excellent price, it doesn't deliver on all the promised features. They couldn't be more wrong. It's an excellent solution.

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The ease of using it and reliability.

Nachteile

Unfortunately I can't think of any negative points