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NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection solution for physical Windows and Linux servers as well as virtual and SaaS environments. The solution is designed to create incremental backups of physical servers with support for applications like Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server and Active Directory. The solution delivers multiple recovery options including instant recovery of application objects, recovery of servers as virtual machines, bare metal recovery, etc.
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It does what we require, we use a multitude of the features and I have to say I have always been impressed, by the ease of use and the quality. Every product requires good suport, the account management team are super responsive everytime I have needed them and the technical support is 2nd to none.
Pros: Solid product that offers similar features to the market leaders at a better pricepoint, all backed up by a great support channel. Absolutely fantastic product.
Cons: The product has very little not to like. Every time I think it would be nice to have this or that, its like they read my mind and the feature is coming in the next release. Their development team are very much in tune with real world needs. The product just seems to get better with every iteration.
Lee P. · IT Consultant · Information Technology and Services · May 15, 2026
Overall, my experience with NAKIVO Backup & Replication has been very positive. It has helped simplify backup management, improve recovery readiness, and provide a dependable solution for protecting critical systems. The product feels mature, practical, and well suited for organizations that want strong backup and disaster recovery capabilities without excessive complexity or cost.
Pros: What I liked most about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is its simplicity and reliability. The interface is clean, easy to navigate, and makes it straightforward to configure backup, replication, and recovery tasks. I also appreciate the flexible deployment options and the ability to manage backups efficiently without adding unnecessary complexity.
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Cons: One area that could be improved is the reporting and alerting, which could be a bit more detailed out of the box. In larger environments, the web interface can sometimes feel slightly less responsive than expected, but overall this has not had a major impact on daily operations.
Matteo P. · Cybersecurity Specialist · Computer & Network Security · March 13, 2026
Pros: I’ve been testing out NAKIVO lately, and honestly, it’s probably the only backup solution I’ve found that gives you full web-based management from start to finish. You can do everything - setup, scheduling, recovery, and monitoring - straight from the browser. I couldn’t find anything close to that in the open-source world. It’s also super easy to maintain and troubleshoot. The logs are clear and detailed, and the docs actually make sense (which is rare). I had a working backup for my Linux server in under five minutes, even without knowing the product beforehand - that’s how straightforward it is.
Cons: The only downside is the price, which can feel a bit steep if you’re just using it for a home lab. But considering how solid and long-term the solution is, I’d say it’s totally worth paying a bit more for peace of mind and ease of use.
Tal Y. · Admin · Utilities · March 12, 2026
Overall, it’s been a dependable backup solution that does exactly what we need it to do. It provides strong VM protection, reliable restores, and good performance without the overhead or pricing of some larger enterprise platforms. For our environment, it strikes the right balance between capability and simplicity.
Pros: Reliable, straightforward, and "cost-effective." Deployment was simple, the interface is clean, and backup jobs are easy to manage. It gives us solid protection without unnecessary complexity. Customer support has been great!
Cons: I would like to see a better scheduling interface or options. Also, monitoring for Hyper V environment which is the only reason I don't give 5 stars ;-)
Mark A. · CTO · Non-Profit Organization Management · February 27, 2026
Overall, my experience with NAKIVO Backup & Replication has been very good. I especially appreciate the support I received during deployment. The support, sales, and technical teams were very helpful, responsive, and cooperative throughout the process.
Pros: What I like most about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is its ease of use and reliability. The interface is simple to manage, backups run smoothly, and the support team is very responsive. It also offers great value for money compared to other solutions.
Cons: Nothing specific to mention. Overall, I’m happy with all the features, performance, and reliability of the product.
Junaid K. · IT · Food Production · January 24, 2026
My overall experience with Nakivo has been very positive. It's reliable, easy to set up, and keeps our backups running smoothly with minimal effort
Pros: What I like most about Nakivo is how simple and efficient it es to manage VMware vSphere backups. The web-bassed interface is very intuitive, and setup takes only a few minutes
Cons: What I liked least about Nakivo is the limited reporting and alert customization. The system gives useful information, but it could offer more detailed insights and flexible filters
Wilson E. · Senior Data Management · Retail · November 10, 2025
so far so good. The Nakivo company are easy to deal with and the license delivery is straightforward.
Pros: Can be hosted in TrueNas which is useful as a separate VM (jail in BSD) ; so target for backups is separate device with the nakivo hosted on it
Cons: Sometimes error messages dont help such as "Internal error" when a VM back up job fails. It would be more useful if all errors encountered with a vm backup job gave meaningful messages
Caeilte R. · director · Mechanical or Industrial Engineering · November 4, 2025
A sigo una experiencia muy buena, se a logrado sacar backup de las VMs fin afectar el funcionamiento o apagar las VMs
Pros: Lo fácil que es usar la herramienta y el soporte es muy bueno, en realidad el producto cumplo con lo que ofrece de una manera muy eficiente.
Cons: Por el tiempo que llevamos usándolo, de momento no se tiene punto negativo, la herramienta tiene un buen potencial y utilidades que empresas pequeñas y medianas les ayudará a tener respaldos a un costo moderado
Saul d. · Administrador de Sistemas · Textiles · October 31, 2025
Ha sido muy sencillo integrarlo, es muy intuitivo y fácil de usar. Me gusta que cumple lo que promete y veo que el potencial de la herramienta es muy grande.
Pros: Las cosas que más me han gustado de Nakivo son: Su Curva de Aprendizaje, el Soporte ya que hemos tenido un acompañamiento muy bueno y se ha tenido muy buena atención, también me gusta mucho la Interfaz de Usuario
Cons: De momento todo me gusta, sería interesante poder tener la opción de pausar el backup y luego poder reanudarlo.
Luis O. · Server Administrator · Retail · October 30, 2025
My overall experience with NAKIVO has been excellent. The product is reliable, efficient, and easy to manage. The quick support response and helpful remote sessions make it very convenient to troubleshoot and learn new features.
Pros: NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use and has a clean interface. The support team is very responsive — they even provide remote assistance when needed. It also supports immutable backups, and the VM backup compression works really well, saving a lot of storage space.
Cons: So far, I haven’t found any major issues. However, it would be great if the real-time replication setup process could be simplified even more for new users. Also, when the backup folders are encrypted, it becomes difficult to identify which VM each folder belongs to.
Hanri L. · System Engineer · Mechanical or Industrial Engineering · October 30, 2025
From customer support, technical support to licensing makes Nakivo the best solution on the market. It also allows easy integration with other third party solutions such as Active Directory.
Pros: Nakivo Backup and Replication is easy to implement, has a friendly user interface and it is easy to use.
Cons: I would like the Nakivo team to explore backing up or replicating supporting platforms such as the IBM AIX servers
Wisdom Q. · System Engineer · Banking · October 16, 2025
Easy to install, easy to use, with reliable and fast-reacting support, always friendly and also providing remote sessions.
Pros: Works for years without any problem. Support is always reachable and reacts fast. Transporters for many systems are available, great for our structure, where the backup storage is directly connected to a single server and not in the same network as our virtualisation machines.
Cons: Make it easier to restore single files from Linux machines, it does not support direct downloads on the web GUI when source is ext4.
David G. · Technician · Media Production · October 14, 2025
My experience with NAKIVO Backup & Replication over the past year has been nothing short of transformative. Having managed backup systems for 18 years, I can confidently say that NAKIVO provides the best management experience of any enterprise tool I have used.
Pros: Unmatched Simplicity, Speed and Reliability, Exceptional Customer Support, Ease of Deployment & Management
Cons: UI Modernization, admin console experience is great, easy to navigate but the design itself is outdated.
Abdul R. · Lab IT Consultant · Biotechnology · September 30, 2025
Pros: I liked NAKIVO Backup & Replication most for its simplicity and efficiency, with a clean, intuitive web interface, flexible deployment options (NAS, Linux, Windows, or virtual appliance), application-aware backups for SQL, Exchange, and Active Directory, instant VM recovery, granular restores, and robust features like immutable repositories, encryption, and global deduplication that ensure fast, reliable, and secure data protection.
Cons: What I liked least about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is that some advanced features require higher license editions, reporting and monitoring are limited, and complex deployments may need more guidance.
Anonymous User · Teamleader · Farming · September 9, 2025
Overall, NAKIVO Backup & Replication has been a solid solution for our environment. It combines good performance with ease of use, and support has been responsive whenever needed. It’s a cost-effective tool that covers all essential backup needs.
Pros: Easy to set up and very user-friendly. The interface is intuitive, and managing backups and replication tasks doesn’t require much training. It works reliably and gives peace of mind that our data is secure.
Cons: Reporting options could be a bit more detailed out of the box, and the web interface sometimes feels slightly slow with larger environments.
Vlad N. · IT System Administrator · Arts and Crafts · September 8, 2025
It's worked well for us, we switched from CloudberryLab (MSP360) and us BackBlaze B2. It took minimal time to setup and was working within 30 mins of starting setup.
Pros: This product was very easy to setup, the support I got was also quick and no AI bots to talk to. I always prefer working with companies that use live agents.
Cons: I wish it was a none web page for the panel. Not a big deal though. I would also suggest more explanation on certain features. Again, not a deal breaker.
John K. · IT Manager · Hospitality · August 29, 2025
Molto positiva installazione e configurazione effettuate con grande professionalità, dashboard intuitiva e ripristini granulari e veloci
Pros: Credo che venendo valutato nella mia carriera diversi sistemi di backup coniughi semplicità velocità e granularità dei backup
Cons: Edit Job sul 365 se tolgo la licenza all'utente a volte mi resta in errore, bisogna riassegnarla per poi ricreare il job
Michele N. · It manager · International Trade and Development · August 28, 2025
En pocas palabras y en cuanto al proceso de realizar el backup es super rápido. y La web UI es clara y bien organizada, lo que reduce la curva de aprendizaje para administradores que vienen de soluciones más complejas.
Pros: Interfaz intuitiva y fácil de usar al igual que la relación costo-beneficio Comparado con otras soluciones, ofrece gran cantidad de funciones a un precio competitivo.
Cons: Problema: Aunque tiene agentes para Windows y Linux, la gestión centralizada, el reporting y las opciones de recuperación para servidores físicos no son tan robustas como las de sus competidores ej: Veeam Agent Management, Acronis
Manuel David P. · IT Manager · Airlines/Aviation · August 26, 2025
It is still the solution to be chosen, so I recommend that everyone try it before buying another variant.
Pros: Our company has used Nakivo as its backup solution for over seven years. From the beginning, I have appreciated how simple and intuitive the software is to use. I practically never needed to read the documentation to perform basic backup or restore operations. The online help for advanced features is very well organized and descriptive. Microsoft 365 and Proxmox support are among the most important of multiple features added over the years.
Cons: - Backup to tape is slower than other available solutions, which is why it is not a viable option for us. - There were a couple of minor glitches, but they weren't significant enough to contact support.
Ovidiu B. · Network Administrator · Design · August 26, 2025
My overall experience was very good. I could recommend this backup application to even a novice user with low experience.
Pros: Intuitive UI, easy to deploy and manage. Very competitive Pricing compared to equivalent solutions from VEEAM and Druva. Reliable Backups across platforms. Robust security (immutability enabled/installed within onboard repository but can also be deployed to other repositories. Very easy integration with Hardware Deduplication platforms (Dell PowerProtect DD & HPE StoreOnce). Can be deployed to NAS system , VMware Virtual Appliance, Windows and Linux. It has a broad interoperability support on Windows and linux distributions. I also love that same console can be used for Infrastructure Backup and Microsoft 365 Backup.
Cons: I can't find something to state here because everything run smoothly and without errors or misconfigurations. Of course new features are needed to be fully comparable to other equivalent solutions.
Yannis A. · Senior Technical Consultant · Information Technology and Services · August 23, 2025
My overall experience with NAKIVO Backup & Replication has been outstanding. It's by far the best backup solution I've ever used—reliable, efficient, and packed with powerful features. I now confidently recommend it to my friends and colleagues.
Pros: It offers excellent user-friendliness, a clean and intuitive user interface, is easy to manage and maintain, packed with useful features, and remains cost-effective, making it a great overall choice.
Cons: At the moment, I don’t have any additional points as everything I can think of is already included as a feature.
Abdulla M. · IT Manager · Hospitality · August 6, 2025
I am very positive about the experience so far. Nakivo have been helpful and informative in every way.
Pros: Perpetual licence is a feature I like. The product supports all my backup requirements. Product support to date has been excellent
Cons: The user interface is not very intuitive. It took a session with product support to get used to the terminology.
Anonymous User · Owner · Food & Beverages · July 31, 2025
Abstand halten! Was man an Geld spart, muss man an Arbeitsstunden mehrfach investieren. NAKIVO ist ein wirtschaftlicher Totalschaden, von den Nerven, die diese Software kostet braucht man da noch gar nicht zu sprechen.
Pros: Nichts, geht immer wieder kaputt. Leider funktioniert die Software keine zwei Monate am Stück. Jede andere Software ist besser.
Cons: Geht immer wieder kaputt. Immer wieder geht irgendwas kaputt. Es funktioniert nie mal ein paar Monate am Stück. Es ist eine Immer-Kaputt-Backup-Lösung, das Gegenteil von Set-and-Forget.
Fabian M. · Geschäftsführer · Information Technology and Services · May 3, 2025
all over experience is very good person are very helpful in understanding about product and support
Pros: Backup & Data security, Encryption. console is very good for understanding about each and everything about Nakivo in one page. Microsoft office data also we can take backup with security.
Cons: take time in renewal because we have to do it fast because of this process client can lost data of renewal period. so need to take care about this.
Deepak S. · System Engineer · Furniture · April 19, 2025
The software works satisfactorily and quite solidly. The price is not high, so it's worth trying before you go for much more expensive solutions (and not necessarily better ones).
Pros: An important feature is that the application can be installed on NAS devices (I use Synology), which is quite rare. This gives the possibility of completely separating the Backup infrastructure from the production infrastructure that we are securing.
Cons: It sometimes has hiccups (hangs a little bit), which slightly reduces the user experience. But we don't log into backup software every day - we expect it to work stably in the background - which it does.
Wojciech B. · IT Manager · Automotive · April 8, 2025
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