Reliable, Intuitive Backups with Fast Restores and Easy S3 Integration
What do you like best about the product?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands out as a reliable and intuitive data‑protection solution. Its simple interface makes configuring backups and restores easy, even for users without extensive experience. Managing both physical environments and VMware virtual machines is smooth, with fast and accurate restore procedures at both file and full‑machine level. The software delivers excellent performance and strong stability in daily operations. Another key advantage is the effortless integration with S3‑compatible storage. Connecting cloud buckets such as AWS or Backblaze takes only a few steps and enables the creation of hybrid or fully cloud‑based backup strategies with ease. Overall, NAKIVO combines usability, speed, and flexibility, making infrastructure protection a straightforward and dependable process.
What do you dislike about the product?
At this time, I don’t have any negative opinions about the product. Everything has worked smoothly so far, and I haven’t encountered issues that would lead me to view it unfavorably.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is helping me centralize and automate the protection of both physical systems and VMware environments, reducing the time spent on manual backup tasks. Its fast, reliable restores and easy cloud integration ensure stronger data resilience and smoother business continuity.
Easy to Set Up and Deploy
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to setup and deploy and replace existing solution
What do you dislike about the product?
No issues to report during installation or use
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Replacement of existing backup solution
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.
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.
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.
Reliable backups and fast support
What do you like best about the product?
The operation is straightforward, and the support responds very quickly. The price-performance ratio is also convincing. Backups can be scheduled effortlessly, and any error messages are clearly understandable. Restoring data also works reliably. The installation went smoothly, and setting up the backup jobs was intuitive. It is particularly positive that support is also quickly available for remote sessions if needed. Nakivo runs around the clock without failures, and the backups are always performed reliably.
What do you dislike about the product?
Restoring individual files from a virtual disk is somewhat cumbersome with ext4 partitions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Nakivo does not cause problems, and if problems arise for other reasons, Nakivo solves them.
Has improved customer satisfaction through reliable replication and flexible deployment
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for NAKIVO Backup & Replication is that I use it for replicas.
I can give a quick, specific example of how I use NAKIVO Backup & Replication for replicas in my work, as I use it for replicating all machines and data centers for all my customers, specifically MSP.
I handle replication for my customers with a file server, monitoring for the data center, specifically Hyper-V, and for cloning information for file servers and physical servers too.
How has it helped my organization?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication has positively impacted my organization and my customers because it is not expensive and easy to use. I can see all the backup and replication processes, and I can protect all my customer data. It's the best solution when compared with others.
The time savings and customer satisfaction demonstrate specific positive outcomes. The customers are happy with the solution and appreciate that it is not expensive.
What is most valuable?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use. The backup, disaster recovery, encryption, dashboard, monitoring, and support are the best features it offers.
What needs improvement?
At this moment, the platform is very good, and I don't think there are improvements needed for NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using NAKIVO Backup & Replication for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is stable for me, as I don't have any problems with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication's scalability is very good, as it can grow easily with my needs and is very straightforward to use.
How are customer service and support?
My experience with customer support has been very nice, as I haven't encountered any problems. NAKIVO Backup & Replication has support 24/7, which is excellent.
I rate the customer support a 10, as it provides excellent service.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before switching to NAKIVO Backup & Replication, I used Veeam Backup. I prefer to stay with NAKIVO Backup & Replication because I save money, it's not very expensive, and it complies with my requirements.
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment through money savings and time efficiency. It's very easy when my users, technicians, and other administrators work with it for other customers too.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very positive. The pricing is very low, and the licensing process makes it easy to obtain any quote.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication, I evaluated Veeam Backup and Acronis.
What other advice do I have?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use, helps save money, and provides 24/7 support. There is very good documentation available on the official site. It's an excellent tool and solution, and you always have attention from both the partner and directly from NAKIVO.
I have noticed that integration with SAP Business One is not complete for NAKIVO Backup & Replication at this moment.
My company has a business relationship with NAKIVO as I am a partner and reseller.
On a scale of 1-10, I rate NAKIVO Backup & Replication a 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
