NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Pros

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

Cons

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.

Pros

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.

Cons

Live Replication of Microsoft Hyper V is not yet released.

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

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Pros

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

Cons

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.

Pros

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

Cons

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.

Pros

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

Cons

No support for KVM and Proxmox virtualization system

Pros

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

Cons

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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Pros

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

Cons

None. It does everything we need seamlessly

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Pros

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.

Cons

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

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Pros

Functional
good Support
It does well the needed Function

Cons

The Setup at NAS is a little bit Tricky
In most Times the newest Version must installed at Hand,

Pros

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

Cons

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

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

Pros

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.

Pros

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

Cons

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

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Pros

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.

Cons

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.

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Pros

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.

Cons

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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Pros

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

Cons

Actually the functionalities are very goos, I have no complaints

Pros

Very nice and clear software.
Contains the functions that you must use in a professional backup software program.
Easy access to their support

Cons

I would like a lower price point, as we are a small company, so the maintenance costs are a bit too high

Pros

full and incremental options. This ensures all your important data is safe without taking up too much storage space.

The backups and recoveries are very fast, so you don’t have to worry about long downtimes.

The software is easy to use, even if you don’t have a lot of technical knowledge. The interface is clear and straightforward.

You can create virtual copies of your physical machines, which is great for disaster recovery and testing

Cons

The advanced features require some technical know-how, which means the software is powerful and capable of handling complex backup needs. This depth can be a positive aspect for businesses looking to fully leverage their backup solutions.

Pros

Easy of setup and implimentation. Logical use

Cons

We have had no issues with Nakivo, it is a great bit of software

Pros

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!

Cons

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.

Pros

As a technology company, working with NAKIVO as a strategic partner has allowed us to offer our clients accessible, secure, reliable and, above all, effective solutions to solve their critical information backup needs, in addition to being an intuitive and effective tool.

The attention of the different areas of NAKIVO allows an easy and friendly process

Cons

In reality there is no point that works against it for now, its interest in expanding to LATAM has helped a lot to land and complete projects in Mexico

Pros

Nakivo is very easy to instal and use software

Cons

Easy integration, a little problems with the transporter configuration

Pros

The ease of use of Nakivo and the quality of technical support in case of service or incident

Cons

Honestly, since 2017 in which it has been used I have never complained of a particular issue.

Pros

ease of use, fast deployment, very detailed log report, good support

Cons

A decent NAS is likely preferable, in order to run fluently.

Pros

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.

Cons

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

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