NAKIVO Backup & Replication Reviews & Product Details

Nakivo Backup & Replication is extremely intuitive with a great workflow that makes backups simple to manage. It’s also very smart—if a Transporter isn’t available during a job, the system recovers automatically without manual input. I really like the distributed architecture, where multiple transporters act as a pool to handle backup, compression, encryption, and recovery tasks efficiently.

Scheduling is flexible and easy to set up, with support for multiple schedules on the same job. Licensing is straightforward, affordable, and “set and forget” with no hidden complexities. The Flash Boot for VMware feature is a true lifesaver—being able to spin up a temporary VM directly from the backup files within seconds has saved us in critical moments. Backup lifecycle and retention are also very intuitive and reliable.

Lastly, Nakivo’s support team has been excellent—knowledgeable, responsive, and proactive in helping us design strategies that fit our environment perfectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’d like to see a dynamic search function on the Jobs page to make it easier to quickly filter through multiple backup jobs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like how easy it is to deploy and use. Nakivo supports a wide range of environments (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, Proxmox, physical servers, Microsoft 365, NAS, and multiple clouds), and the 24/7 support is excellent without the high costs you usually see with other vendors. It delivers great value for money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform is very solid, but some advanced features like disaster recovery and monitoring could benefit from more detailed reporting and customizable dashboards. That said, Nakivo updates frequently and keeps improving with each release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I installed the Synology DSM application for Nakivo. Using their agents we are backing up Nutanix VMs, vSphere VMs and a standalone Windows server. In addition our backups are being replicated to Wasabi for additional immutable offsite storage. The configuration was pretty straightforward and so far the system just works. We previously used a Unitrends Recovery appliance but switched to Nakivo when our renewal pricing skyrocketed. I haven't a lot of support, but when I have reached out the responses have been fairly quick and effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only issue I've had was using the Synology native app requires waiting for the latest version to hit that platform's release. I had downloaded the latest Nutanix Transporter only to find it didn't work with the prior version manager on Synology. There is no option to download the latest Synology app direct from Nakivo. A minor inconvenience to a solid product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nakivo pretty much just works - the initial installation is very straightforward compared to the competition, with configuration after installation being via web interface and no need to dig for settings. I had everything up and running performing backup of all my hosts plus two NAS units within an hour or two. Optimising everything took another day or two once I clearly understood the exact way that Nakivo operates, and since then, everything has been performing well. Backups run every day on schedule and I don't worry about anything being missed. The restore process is also straightforward (including generating boot media for physical hosts), which I appreciate. I found it easy to integrate with everything needed. I did validate a few configuration options with customer support during the first few days of operation just to make sure I had understood the documentation correctly and I received prompt, helpful and courteous replies that provide a lot of confidence in Nakivo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My only dislike is that it's not possible (as far as I can tell) to skip backup up the swap/hibernation file on Windows physical hosts, which results in some needlessly large backups. But storage is cheap, so this isn't a huge problem. Otherwise, everything works well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use when setting up, the amount of information you have when it runs a backup. The pricing is really good. Customer support is really good, they are really helpful. For example: the trial was expired but we had more servers in use in the backup jobs then we have available with our license (perpetual). But 1 e-mail to Nakivo and they had send us a new (limited to a few days) trial to fix everything. It's really easy to use, you can easily schedule jobs, make sure jobs run after each other. Restoring is also easy. One of the things I also really like is that you can have a transporter be installed on a different server/NAS. So how we have set it up: our primary backup server is connected with NIC teaming with 2x 1gbps connections. However our QNAP NAS is connected with 2x 10gbps and our VMWare servers are also connected with 10gbps, meaning that with the transporter on the QNAP it actually is able to utilize the 10gbps connection. (Our primary backup server has our SAS tape streamer connected) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My biggest downside is that you have to really think about how to set up your backup tapes (as in daily, weekly, monthly, etc and having them all go on different tapes when using a robot). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that NAKIVO Backup & Replication puts all backups in one place, making them easy to manage. The installation process is simple, and it's intuitive to use. I also appreciate the perpetual licensing and that it offers similar functionality to our previous solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Documentation can be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We ve been using nakivo for ages, and it has an easy interface that even a none technical professional can understand.

Implementation literally took minutes and we had assistance from customer support and our account manager who is with us all the way. The solution is used on a weekly basis and it has numerous features that allows you to protect your data. Integration in our system was done successfully Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As for the downside, I haven't seen any yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The installation process was incredibly fast. It took me no more than five minutes from start to finish. The interface is clean, intuitive, and very easy to navigate. Despite its simplicity, the software offers a robust set of features that work reliably and efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Up to this point, I have not encountered anything I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use; price wise; amazing support; allowing me to operate with their remote guidance; Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Timezone support; do you have chat support feature? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't find something to state here because everything runs smoothly and without errors or misconfigurations. Of course, new features are needed to be fully comparable to other equivalent solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.