Why Choose NAKIVO
Customers choose NAKIVO Backup & Replication for the advanced feature set, superior performance and highly-rated technical support team.
- Trusted by organizations with strict cybersecurity standards
- One platform for all data protection needs
- Fraction of the cost of competitors
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Top 3 Reasons
to Choose NAKIVO vs. Competitors
Fast
2X
faster
backup
backup
- Instant recovery for anything
- Better performance on NAS
Affordable
50%
lower
TCO
TCO
- Perpetual licensing
- Trade-in savings
Top-Rated
4.8
average rating
- Recognized by industry analysts
- 98% satisfaction with support
NAKIVO Receives
an Honorable Mention
2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant TM
for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions
NAKIVO vs. the Competition
Achieve better performance, reliability and administration
NAKIVO
Other Backup Vendors
Installation
Deploy where you need
- Installation on Windows and Linux including Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Deployment as a virtual appliance in VMware vSphere/Nutanix AHV or as an AWS AMI with a built-in immutable backup repository
- Installation on NAS devices from different vendors to create a backup appliance that combines hardware, software, storage, deduplication and backup to cloud
- No installation of any plug-ins, extra components or additional modules for specific operations
Limited deployment options
- Very few vendors provide deployment as a pre-configured virtual appliance (VA).
- Competitor solutions cannot be installed on NAS, and you cannot create an integrated NAS-based backup appliance.
- Require additional components and modules to perform certain basic operations.
Backup to Cloud and Immutability
Advanced cloud integrations
- Direct backups to public cloud storage like Amazon S3, Azure Blob, Wasabi and Backblaze B2
- Direct backup to cloud for Microsoft 365 data and SMB/NFS file shares
- Integration with various S3-compatible platforms such as Cloudian, MinIO, DigitalOcean and more
- Immutable and encrypted backups in local Linux-based repositories, NEC HYDRAstor storage, public cloud storage and other S3-compatible storage platforms to protect recovery points from ransomware, deletion or modification
No direct backup to cloud
- Most competitor solutions only offer backup copy to cloud and require complicated configuration steps.
- This functionality does not always support immutability and ransomware protection.
- Limited range of supported cloud storage platforms — you might not find the option that best suits your requirements or budget.
Protection Capabilities
Everything you need in one solution
- Integrated data protection functionality
- Built-in backup for Microsoft 365 to protect Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Teams
- Built-in Site Recovery for DR orchestration and automation, including non-disruptive recovery testing, including for Amazon EC2
- Built-in Monitoring for VMware to keep an eye on CPU, memory and disk usage in real time
Lack of centralized data protection
- Data protection for SaaS is offered as a separate solution that cannot be integrated into a single view of all your data protection activities.
- Disaster recovery orchestration is mostly available as a separate solution.
- No other vendor offers replication and disaster recovery for Amazon EC2.
Ease of Use and Automation
Spend less time on administration
- Web-based intuitive interface to access the solution from anywhere and on any device
- Calendar dashboard to view and schedule all data protection workflows and avoid overlaps
- Policy-based automation to streamline activities by automatically performing backup and replication on machines that match policy rules
Complex and time-consuming
- No centralized web interface with tools that simplify data protection planning and automation.
Access and Security
More secure access
- Source-side backup encryption for end-to-end data security
- Two-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access to the solution
- Granular access with flexible role-based access controls (RBAC): both predefined roles and the ability to customize roles and permissions
Limited security controls
- Many backup solutions encrypt only network or data at the backup destination (target) increasing the risk of data exposure during transit and storage.
- Other vendors do not always offer all administration and security features as part of the solution.
- Most vendors only offer predefined roles for access without any flexibility to customize permissions.
Licensing
Costs up to 50% less
- Perpetual licensing for indefinite access with only one payment
- Best value for the same set of features with up to 50% savings
- Exclusive discounts for trade-ins
Expensive with high TCO
- Only subscription licenses available. Most vendors have discontinued perpetual licensing while organizations in certain sectors still rely on one-time payments.
- More expensive with little added value.
Solution Footprint
Small footprint – get started with minimal resources
- Installation without additional agents
- One of the lightest solutions on the market requiring only 2 cores and 4 GB RAM to run
- Deployment within minutes
Very high resource usage
- Some of the other solutions are relatively heavy and require substantial processing power to run smoothly.
- Multiple software agents may need to be installed before you can run your first job.
Technical Support
Our support team is always ready to help
- Live chat support right from the solution interface
- 24/7 technical and sales assistance
Inefficient and inconvenient
- Other vendors cannot match the 98% satisfaction rate with NAKIVO technical support services.
- They do not provide an easy way to reach support and submit requests and send support bundles.
It’s Easy to Switch to NAKIVO
- More affordable with trade-in prices
- Technical support team for an effortless transition
- Fast backup and recovery every time
More than 30,000+ Businesses
In 183 Countries Trust NAKIVO
100% backup success rate
30% less time on backup administration
7X faster backups
40% cost reduction
48X faster data verification
99% faster recovery
Top-Rated Solution by Our Customers
