NAKIVO: easy and versatile backups with great cost-benefit ratio
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is its ease of use and versatility. The interface is intuitive, allowing for quick configuration and management of backups and recoveries, and it supports multiple environments such as virtual, physical, cloud, and Microsoft 365 from a single platform. It stands out for its efficient incremental copies, fast and granular recovery, good automation and security options, and an excellent cost-benefit ratio, making it a reliable and practical solution for data protection.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I don't like about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is that some advanced features require a steeper learning curve, the documentation could be clearer in certain cases, and several important capabilities are only available in higher editions, which can limit its use if a more economical solution is sought.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication solves problems such as data loss, slow recovery, lack of operational continuity, and manual backup management. It benefits me because it allows automating backups, quickly recovering information, protecting mixed environments from a single platform, and reducing downtime, ensuring business continuity and greater operational peace of mind.
Simplicity and Power with Room for Integration Growth
What do you like best about the product?
I really like NAKIVO Backup & Replication for its striking simplicity without sacrificing power. The initial setup was relatively simple and convenient, with no difficulties or challenges. I also appreciate the Screenshot Verification feature, which, although a small feature, has a massive psychological impact. After a backup job runs, NAKIVO can automatically boot the VM from the backup file in an isolated environment, take a screenshot of the OS loading, and log the result.
What do you dislike about the product?
The advanced integration gap is something I don't like. It lacks tight integration with ITSM platforms like ServiceNow or Jira Service Desk for automated ticket creation on backup failures, unlike larger competitors. Also, while it has its own failover orchestration, deep hooks into broader IT automation platforms for complex recovery runbooks are not a strength.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication protects our VMware vSphere and Hyper-V VMs, solving slow backups and providing incremental backups, quick recovery, and VM replication for fast failover.
Unmatched Support and Cost-Effective Backup Solution
What do you like best about the product?
I really like NAKIVO Backup & Replication's Flash Restore feature, which helped us quickly determine if the restore point was clean from ransomware. The Immutability feature offers assurance that we are protected from good backups being wiped out. The cost is also a huge plus—it is 10 times less than our previous option. I appreciate its configurability as we are not limited by software restrictions or poor features, making it very robust. Most importantly, the live phone or Google Meet support with a software engineer is invaluable. Setting it up was very easy as NAKIVO assisted via Google Meets. Additionally, the excellent support made learning the interface much easier.
What do you dislike about the product?
It took me a while to figure out the interface, but that's on me. However, with NAKIVO's excellent support, they were able to walk me through until I got it figured out. Hand holding is important when critical restores are at hand.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides reliable, granular backups of VMs, especially for Exchange Server. Features like Flash Restore ensure clean restore points, Immutability protects backups from being wiped, and the cost is significantly less than other options. Configurability and live support are invaluable.
Efficient Replication with User-Friendly Setup
What do you like best about the product?
I like NAKIVO Backup & Replication because of its great user experience and seamless deployment. It's super easy to set up, and it doesn't consume much storage space, which is perfect for replicating data between production and DR sites without the unnecessary use of local storage. The solution aligns directly with what the customer needs in terms of replication, unlike my experiences with previous products. I switched from Acronis and Altaro by Hornet Security because NAKIVO doesn't require backing up locally before replicating, saving storage and data space, and it offers better customer service and pricing.
What do you dislike about the product?
None
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication enables us to replicate data between our production and DR sites easily without consuming much storage space. It avoids the large storage issues we faced with other solutions and fits the customer's needs.
Reliable, Fast, and Fairly Priced Backup Solution
What do you like best about the product?
We were looking for a reliable and fast backup of our companys Office365 mailboxes and a couple of virtual machines. After evaluating a couple of solutions Nakivo turned out to be reliable and fast while being priced fair.
Support always answers fast and onboarding sessions are very helpful.
The modern frontend makes it easy to use and setup was fast.
We do daily incremental backups and weekly full, both have a satisfying speed.
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing so far ...works great. We had a problem with some of the mailboxes but that was resolved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
fast backups and it's working with our old DELL tape library.
Excellent Value Alternative to Veeam Backup
What do you like best about the product?
It’s a great alternative for companies that don’t need all the features of Veeam Backup and restore at a very competitive price.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing to dislike, the support team is amazing
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It fits most environments that need an enterprise solution but don’t feel comfortable or don’t have the budget to be paying enterprise prices.
Essential for Reliable Backup Management
What do you like best about the product?
I love the process automation for backups offered by NAKIVO Backup & Replication, as it allows me to schedule server backup tasks without the need for manual intervention. This ensures that backups are performed on time and minimizes the possibility of operational errors. I also highly value the immutable copies, which ensure that backups cannot be altered or encrypted by ransomware. This capability provides exceptional security by ensuring we always have an intact and recoverable copy of the company's information. Additionally, the initial setup of NAKIVO Backup & Replication was quite simple, even without prior experience with the tool, which was a relief. This positive experience makes me highly recommend NAKIVO Backup & Replication as a reliable tool for protecting information and automating tasks that significantly reduce the workload.
What do you dislike about the product?
I believe they could offer a greater number of training webinars to better utilize the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use NAKIVO Backup & Replication to automate backups, protect against data loss and ransomware, and restore servers quickly, improving operational continuity and reducing manual errors.
Has improved backup speed and made daily VMware vSphere recovery more efficient
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for NAKIVO Backup & Replication is backup of our VMware vSphere backups.
I have jobs for VMware vSphere backups every day, which is a quick specific example of how I use it.
I only do backups for recovery purposes, specifically for disaster recovery.
What is most valuable?
The best feature that NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers is the Kingburn interface.
The ease of use is what makes the Kingburn interface so valuable to me.
It has saved time and reduced risk while automating backups and ensuring ready to go recoveries.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication has positively impacted my organization with efficiency and very low backup speed, replication, and instant recovery that have really improved our workflow.
What needs improvement?
I wish NAKIVO Backup & Replication did better with more detailed reports.
The interface is good, but I need reports as an area of needed improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using NAKIVO Backup & Replication for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, NAKIVO Backup & Replication is more stable.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Veeam Backup for AWS before switching to NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication, I evaluated Veeam Backup for AWS and Azure.
What other advice do I have?
I advise others looking into using NAKIVO Backup & Replication that it is an easy to use, managed solution with low cost. I would rate this product an 8.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Excellent User Experience and Support, Incredibly Easy to Use
What do you like best about the product?
I like the user experience that NAKIVO offers, the support has been very good, and it is easy to use. Ease of Implementation
What do you dislike about the product?
So far, all the actions I have taken have been very pleasant.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Performing virtual machine backups to comply with the recovery plan.
It has greatly streamlined our operations with its secure backup and recovery solutions.
What do you like best about the product?
-Automatic backup
-Timed and detailed backup
-Reliability
-Easy and understandable structure
What do you dislike about the product?
There is no feature that I am dissatisfied with.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Since we started using Nakivo, it has provided great convenience to our business both in secure backup and recovery solutions.
