--- title: "Compare VM Backup vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication 2026 | Capterra" description: "Unsure of what to choose? Check Capterra to compare VM Backup and NAKIVO Backup & Replication based on pricing, features, product details, and verified reviews." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-161328/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-NAKIVO" page_type: "comparison" language: "en" --- # VM Backup vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication Features and Cost Comparison Last updated September 17th, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team.[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) Your comparison: VM BackupNAKIVO Backup & Replication2/4 selected [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.7 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.8 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) [## VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.7 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) Starting Price $875.00/year Value-for-Money 4.7 Functionality 4.6 Ease of Use 4.7 Customer Service 4.8 Reviews Sentiment LM Based on [194 reviews](#user-reviews) Positive 190 Neutral 4 Negative 0 [## NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.8 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) Starting Price $99.00one time Value-for-Money 4.8 Functionality 4.7 Ease of Use 4.8 Customer Service 4.8 Reviews Sentiment Based on [465 reviews](#user-reviews) Positive 460 Neutral 4 Negative 1 ## Not a match? 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Fit Score methodology Our Fit Score reflects how reviewers rate a product’s performance against a set of features reviewers rate as most important. A higher score indicates the product is rated better in delivering what reviewers most care about. If the Fit Score is not shown for a specific product, that only means there are currently not enough relevant data points to develop a meaningful score. It does not indicate that the product should be excluded from further evaluation. Best for Methodology 83%Fit Feature ratings Data Recovery 4.7 Disaster Recovery 4.8 Backup Scheduling 4.7 Incremental Backup 4.7 Encryption 4.8 85%Fit High performer Feature ratings Data Recovery 4.8 Disaster Recovery 4.8 Backup Scheduling 4.7 Incremental Backup 4.8 Encryption 4.5 User satisfaction User satisfaction 4.7 User reviews[194](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) Ease of use 4.7 Functionality 4.6 Value for money 4.7 Customer support 4.8 User satisfaction 4.8 User reviews[465](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) Ease of use 4.8 Functionality 4.7 Value for money 4.8 Customer support 4.8 Price starts from Price starts from $875Other, Per Year - Free version - Free trial Price starts from $99Other, One Time - Free version - Free trial Best for Best for Businesses seeking an effective backup, replication and disaster recovery solution for their virtual environment. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) seeking to provide VM backup & recovery services. Best for The NAKIVO solution delivers complete data protection functionality for SMBs, enterprises and MSPs. ## User reviews Pros & cons LM Lucia M. HR Manager > "With VM Backup, we not only enjoy backup services but it also comes with search and discovery features." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___6629105) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "The drives have a RAID 10 Array and can do 500MB/S. yet the check barely challanges the drives. and then there is the issue with updates: half time I had to do..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) TZA Theint Zarchi A. System Engineer > "The VM backup software has been a game-changer for our IT infrastructure." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___6813309) SH Steve H. Code Mercenary > "Sometimes it's due to needing to reauthenticate with my offsite storage on a Synology array but other times it's because the Altaro services stop working on the..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720907) SA Sara A. Engineer > "VM Backup allows you to backup you virtual machines in the possible easiest way." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___6282750) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "they told me there is no way to improve this situation. when the backup gets too large and you need to do it daily the health check cannot finnish within 24..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) CM Craig M. Sr. Systems Administrator > "It was overall flexible enough to allow us to backup direct to our NAS's and restore files fairly easy. If you are looking for a lower cost solution that can do..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___4045288) DD David D. IT Guy > "Simply converting an existing installation from the 2 guest to MSP version is a hassle and not obvious how to do without a lot of trial and error to work it out." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720593) BS Ben S. IT Operations Manager > "Can initiate backups and restores from cloud, and get robust and detailed history/info on usage metrics as well as standard history logs for daily backup..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3680479) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "one issue we solved ourselves and found out months later: your RAM on the Server NEEDS to be in DUAL CHANNEL or else Altaro will behave like absolute crap." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) RH Rudi H. Owner > "This software allows us to back up our customers VM's easily and gives us peace of mind with a daily recap of the previous day's backups." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3648108) SC Samson C. Operations Manager > "Can be a pain when selecting files to restore from a long file structure with lots of scrolling needed" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3648093) SA Sara A. Engineer > "Support is excellent (via email or chat)." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___6282750) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "which is fine BUT when you renew after your old support has expired, you pay not from the day you buy support but rather from the day your old support expired..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) MM Matthew M. President > "This work s great when I use a direct-attached targets like ioSafe drives and then replicate the backups to portable USB drives to go off site." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3648105) EB Elmar B. IT > "At least there is nothing i do not like, but: the notifications (e-mail) do not have very much information about a failure." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3648011) SA Sara A. Engineer > "Easy to use, works well, interface simple and clean." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___6282750) SB Shannon B. IT manager > "It is very strict with disk errors, which mean it will not backup." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3650096) PS Patrick S. CEO > "Very quick and easy to install, after that all customer installations can be monitored, controlled and also updated centrally via a website, this saves us an..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3648095) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "well yes , maybe... but since that one I will have to pay another 1000€ or something like the last time, it is just infuriating... not having a system work..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) AO Alejandro O. It Owner > "In every critical moment i was sure i have a backup and when i need to recover a virtual machine it works in 100% of the cases." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3719970) SH Steve H. Code Mercenary > "For a couple reasons the backups will fail once or twice a quarter." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720907) AW Alexander W. Technical Director > "There's just so much Altaro has to offer - sandbox restores, boot from backup even replication and offsite storage ..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720353) RM Robert M. dba > "Restore times are slower than I though they would be." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3647818) AW Alexander W. Technical Director > "The GUI is neat and tidy and self-explanatory in most parts that it is very satisfying working with Altaro VM Backup." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720353) HG Hugo G. IT MANAGER > "Not possible same Backup in diferent places" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3651409) MR Mark R. Managing Director > "The continuous protection and replication features to an offsite server are included and fantastic." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3720168) AH Alex H. Systems Admin > "I feel like the remote backup tool needs some work." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3649545) JT Johnathon T. Business Manager > "We have both off-site backups and virtual and this software helps to maintain this set up well." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3723455) JV Jason V. IT Manager > "I'm not 100% sure whether both are needed or not and it is most likely user error." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3673203) Gustavo P. Network and Infraestructure Administrator > "What I most like about it, is the pricing model per Host instead of VM, it is very similar to the competitor, but has better pricing, its easy to try before..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3723915) FV Florian V. CEO > "I do have at home only IPV6 available but I cannot connect the offsite server to Altarao Backup." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___2516498) AP Alan P. Director > "Great simple to use interface and the ability to link up to many clod providers including our own space at datacentre." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3647900) HG Hugo G. IT MANAGER > "Not possible same Backup in diferent places" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3651409) DJ David J. Director > "The dashboard is easy to use and if you do get stuck, you can have instant access to the chat to resolve any issues with Altaro support desk." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3719894) TN Talidu N. Sysadmin > "which is fine BUT when you renew after your old support has expired, you pay not from the day you buy support but rather from the day your old support expired..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#Capterra___3356588) [View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) DG David G. Technician > "Transporters for many systems are available, great for our structure, where the backup storage is directly connected to a single..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7026418) VN Vlad N. IT System Administrator > "Reporting options could be a bit more detailed out of the box, and the web interface sometimes feels slightly slow with larger..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7003699) Lee P. IT Consultant > "Every product requires good suport, the account management team are super responsive everytime I have needed them and the..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7151132) NA Nisar A. Senior Manager - IT > "If we do not renew the license for 1-2 years, customer is charged back dated." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6549215) Hanri L. System Engineer > "It also supports immutable backups, and the VM backup compression works really well, saving a lot of storage space." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7036487) AL Adrian L. IT Admin Support Tech > "Does not support backing up of older OS on physical machines eg." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6669706) PS Paul S. Network Manager > "NAKIVO delivers enterprise-level features at a very competitive price, making it an outstanding value compared to other backup..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7178707) MM Michał M. IT Solutions Architect > "It does not support RBD as a storage repository out of the box, I am still waiting on that option to be available." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6289417) MP Matteo P. Cybersecurity Specialist > "It has helped simplify backup management, improve recovery readiness, and provide a dependable solution for protecting critical..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7111993) RB Rohan B. Operations Manager > "Did have some issues getting my head around how to deploy it with their "Transporters". And I needed tech support to add a Linux..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6166724) JP Joe P. IT Manager > "Additionally, its advanced features like incremental backups, deduplication, and instant recovery options provide strong data..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6539578) DW Daniel W. IT Engineer > "Probably the most annoying is configuration of email notifications and it's a little difficult to gain access to advanced..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___5047115) VR Verified Reviewer Teamleader > "I liked NAKIVO Backup & Replication most for its simplicity and efficiency, with a clean, intuitive web interface, flexible..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7004617) VR Verified Reviewer Infrastructure > "Sometimes error messages are cryptic or things break without human input. But nothing that can be solved with support." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___5092994) PS Paul S. Network Manager > "Overall, NAKIVO has exceeded our expectations with its performance, reporting capabilities, pricing, and outstanding customer..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7178707) AR Adolfo R. IT Manager > "At the moment there is nothing that I don't like. But if I had to say something it would be the error logs and the monitoring..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6246926) Lee P. IT Consultant > "Solid product that offers similar features to the market leaders at a better pricepoint, all backed up by a great support channel." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7151132) CS Chris S. Director of IT Strategy > "Current issue between server and client box meaning replication not working. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6402729) MP Matteo P. Cybersecurity Specialist > "The product feels mature, practical, and well suited for organizations that want strong backup and disaster recovery capabilities..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7111993) MD Mateusz D. IT Specialist > "No support for KVM and Proxmox virtualization system" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6302309) MA Miguel A. Jefe de la Sección Administración Operativa de Sistemas > "Nakivo is a tool that meets our expectations, backups of virtual servers are performed efficiently, saving storage space." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6682956) JW Janusz W. Engineer IT > "Problem with transfering configuration between versions." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6170183) TY Tal Y. Admin > "I’ve been testing out NAKIVO lately, and honestly, it’s probably the only backup solution I’ve found that gives you full..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7111291) HM Henri M. Expert iCT > "One negative point is the choice of version and the change of options over time." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6015184) MA Mike A. Network Administrator > "The software just works perfectly in the background, and I haven't had a single issue with my backups." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7166744) DB David B. IT Manager > "Quite a big oversight when all offsite backups should be encrypted." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6159094) JD Julian D. Senior IT engineer > "We have been using this product over 7 years now, our company and customers data has been safe ever since." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7187192) Chris B. DevOps engineer > "Finally the monitoring system it provides doesnt worth it really as there are much better monitoring solutions available." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6300628) WQ Wisdom Q. System Engineer > "It also allows easy integration with other third party solutions such as Active Directory." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7027797) MS Manuel S. Linux Engineer > "Some features are missing when you want to do automatic detachment of backups repos and so on. But your complaints get notet and..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4731199) CG Chris G. Managing Director > "It offers an intuitive interface, fast backup speeds, and a robust feature set, all at an excellent price point." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6715790) JW Jacek W. IT Engineer > "There is little support for Oracle installed on Linux systems (only Linux level os file backup, not granular one)" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4947677) PS Paul S. Network Manager > "One of the biggest advantages is the pricing model." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7178707) William M. CEO > "Some of the other backup solutions did not offer any virtualization appliance installation options." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4991186) TY Tal Y. Admin > "The logs are clear and detailed, and the docs actually make sense (which is rare)." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7111291) VR Verified Reviewer President > "Would like option for perpetual license since billing my customer annually is problematic. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4649888) Lee P. IT Consultant > "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..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7151132) Paul G. Technical Manager > "This means that a remote site will not back up if there is a connectivity issue between sites and the Director cannot see the..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3474336) YA Yannis A. Senior Technical Consultant > "Robust security (immutability enabled/installed within onboard repository but can also be deployed to other repositories." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6881152) DB Dave B. IT Manager > "The web interface login is not easily reset." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3846730) MA Mike A. Network Administrator > "It’s a totally stress-free solution with great personal support behind it." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7166744) DB Dave B. IT Manager > "As a smaller company the subscription based softwares end up being much more expensive in the long run." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4963819) JC James C. IT Director > "My biggest pro is you can go from texting support in the program or website to having a tier 3 engineer connecting to your..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6102045) DB Dave B. IT Manager > "Updating can be a real hassle." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___4963819) JD Julian D. Senior IT engineer > "On top of that, the pricing is reasonable for what you get." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7187192) LC Luis C. Chief of Support > "The only feature I am missing at the moment is the ability to use other types of storage in S3." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3429930) WE Wilson E. Senior Data Management > "The web-bassed interface is very intuitive, and setup takes only a few minutes" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7042382) Harald P. CTO > "We have had problems with file level recovery on large (>1 TB) XFS file systems." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3494829) Abdul R. Lab IT Consultant > "Unmatched Simplicity, Speed and Reliability, Exceptional Customer Support, Ease of Deployment & Management" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7018781) Pierre-Edouard H. Founder > "I hate these permanten errors on the console showing CIFS VFS send error in SessSetup = -13" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3226786) LD Luca D. IT tech > "Nakivo allowed us to perform monthly tape backups to protect our data offline, the solution provided is practically automated." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6450683) MS Manuel S. IT Technician > "Updates on Nakivo VA can do only via host but not via web GUI and in my case it was very slow." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3813750) JK Junaid K. IT > "The support, sales, and technical teams were very helpful, responsive, and cooperative throughout the process." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7084363) EG Eugenio G. ITManager > "I guess that should not have Socket CPU limitation on License Plans" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3499738) JP Joe P. IT Manager > "It is very cost effective, and the robust data protection makes it a great choice for small to medium businesses." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6561874) Peter D. Senior IT Engineer > "There is no support for signed commercial cert for the webui, but maybe i just dont find it." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3429239) MP Matteo P. Cybersecurity Specialist > "What I liked most about NAKIVO Backup & Replication is its simplicity and reliability." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7111993) KS Ken S. IT Support > "Migrating backups or trying to solve bugs can be mildly confusing sometimes." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3250494) MA Mark A. CTO > "It gives us solid protection without unnecessary complexity. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7103802) Paul G. Technical Manager > "Better error messages would be nice - they don't always make sense." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3474336) Chris B. DevOps engineer > "In addition in the latest version nakivo introduced indexing in recovery which makes it even easier to browse all files in your..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6300628) Raymond J. Systeembeheerder > "Some minor issues I didn't really like the web interface were all changed with a recent release." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3009262) MA Mark A. CTO > "Deployment was simple, the interface is clean, and backup jobs are easy to manage. " [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7103802) VR Verified Reviewer CTO > "Some strange UI behavior where changes couldn't be saved without any good reason why" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___2893262) UB Udo B. IT-Systemadministrator > "The use is more or less self-explanatory, but of course there is also a very good manual and an equally good knowledge base that..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6573495) MN Mukul N. CTO > "Only one partner in INDIA and their response is quite poor." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___2980645) LCP Luis Cedrick P. Postsale Engineer > "Nakivo is a fast and efficient backup tool, but what I find most noteworthy is its granular backup capability, allowing for the..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6425804) BB Bernhard B. CEO > "I don't know any issues that could be done better..." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___2594039) JS John S. TD > "Cost effective, modern and well rounded feature set, responsive technical support" [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6584678) DB Dave B. IT Manager > "The web interface login is not easily reset." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___3846730) JP Joe P. IT Manager > "Nakivo has increased our data protection and reduced downtime." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6561874) Chris B. DevOps engineer > "Finally the monitoring system it provides doesnt worth it really as there are much better monitoring solutions available." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___6300628) Caeilte R. director > "The Nakivo company are easy to deal with and the license delivery is straightforward." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___7039069) MN Mukul N. CTO > "Only one partner in INDIA and their response is quite poor." [See full review](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#Capterra___2980645) [View Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) ## User interface [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/) 4.75 (194) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/) 4.81 (465) ### Features VM Backup 22/50 - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Adaptive Learning - AI Copilot - Alerts/Escalation - API - Archiving & Retention - Automatic Backup - Autonomous Task Execution - Backup Log - Backup Scheduling - Bare-Metal Restore - Cloud Data Protection - Compliance Tracking - Compression - Continuous Backup - Cross-system Integration - Database Server Backup - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Loss Prevention - Data Migration - Data Recovery - Data Replication - Data Retention Management - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronization - Data Visualization - Decision Making - Deduplication - Differential Backup - Disaster Recovery - Drag & Drop - Duplicate Detection - Encryption - File Management - File Server Backup - File Transfer - Generative AI - Incremental Backup - Multi-OS - Multiple Format Support - Multi-step Planning - Policy Management - Proactive Assistance - Ransomware Protection - Real-Time Monitoring - Real-Time Reporting - Remote Access & Monitoring - Remote Backup - Remote Monitoring & Management [See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/#features) NAKIVO Backup & Replication Top features 24/50 - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Adaptive Learning - AI Copilot - Alerts/Escalation - API - Archiving & Retention - Automatic Backup - Autonomous Task Execution - Backup Log - Backup Scheduling - Bare-Metal Restore - Cloud Data Protection - Compliance Tracking - Compression - Continuous Backup - Cross-system Integration - Database Server Backup - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Loss Prevention - Data Migration - Data Recovery - Data Replication - Data Retention Management - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronization - Data Visualization - Decision Making - Deduplication - Differential Backup - Disaster Recovery - Drag & Drop - Duplicate Detection - Encryption - File Management - File Server Backup - File Transfer - Generative AI - Incremental Backup - Multi-OS - Multiple Format Support - Multi-step Planning - Policy Management - Proactive Assistance - Ransomware Protection - Real-Time Monitoring - Real-Time Reporting - Remote Access & Monitoring - Remote Backup - Remote Monitoring & Management [See all features](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/#features) ### Recognition VM Backup is recognized as a top-rated tool in 2 Capterra Shortlist reports Best Value Server Backup Software (2022)  NAKIVO Backup & Replication is recognized as a top-rated tool in 2 Capterra Shortlist reports Best Value Server Backup Software (2024)  Best Value Server Backup Software (2023)  Best Value Server Backup Software (2022)  ### Deployment & support VM Backup Deployment - Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based - Desktop Mac - Desktop Windows - Desktop Linux - On-Premise Windows - On-Premise Linux - Desktop Chromebook - Mobile Android - Mobile iPhone - Mobile iPad Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos NAKIVO Backup & Replication Deployment - Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based - Desktop Mac - Desktop Windows - Desktop Linux - On-Premise Windows - On-Premise Linux - Desktop Chromebook - Mobile Android - Mobile iPhone - Mobile iPad Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos ### Company Details VM Backup - By Hornetsecurity - Located in Germany - Founded in 2007 NAKIVO Backup & Replication - By NAKIVO - Located in United States - Founded in 2012 ## Popular Comparisons [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [IDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/)[4.58 (1,201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/) $875/year Price $0 4.6 Features 4.5 4.7 Ease of Use 4.5 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-171884/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-IDrive) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [Vinchin Backup & Recovery](https://www.capterra.com/p/180134/Vinchin-Backup-Recovery/)[4.65 (187)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180134/Vinchin-Backup-Recovery/reviews/) $99one time Price $0/month 4.7 Features 4.5 4.8 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/161328-180134/NAKIVO-vs-Vinchin-Backup-Recovery) [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [Cove Data Protection](https://www.capterra.com/p/163343/Backup-and-Recovery/)[4.64 (375)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163343/Backup-and-Recovery/reviews/) $875/year Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.6 Features 4.6 4.7 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-163343/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-Backup-and-Recovery) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [Cove Data Protection](https://www.capterra.com/p/163343/Backup-and-Recovery/)[4.64 (375)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163343/Backup-and-Recovery/reviews/) $99one time Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.7 Features 4.6 4.8 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/161328-163343/NAKIVO-vs-Backup-and-Recovery) [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [Vinchin Backup & Recovery](https://www.capterra.com/p/180134/Vinchin-Backup-Recovery/)[4.65 (187)](https://www.capterra.com/p/180134/Vinchin-Backup-Recovery/reviews/) $875/year Price $0/month 4.6 Features 4.5 4.7 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-180134/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-Vinchin-Backup-Recovery) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [Iperius Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/129287/Iperius-Backup/)[4.49 (189)](https://www.capterra.com/p/129287/Iperius-Backup/reviews/) $99one time Price €29one time 4.7 Features 4.5 4.8 Ease of Use 4.6 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/129287-161328/Iperius-Backup-vs-NAKIVO) [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [Macrium Reflect Workstation](https://www.capterra.com/p/160544/Macrium-Reflect/)[4.82 (123)](https://www.capterra.com/p/160544/Macrium-Reflect/reviews/) $875/year Price $65/year 4.6 Features 4.7 4.7 Ease of Use 4.6 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-160544/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-Macrium-Reflect) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [IDrive](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/)[4.58 (1,201)](https://www.capterra.com/p/171884/IDrive/reviews/) $99one time Price $0 4.7 Features 4.5 4.8 Ease of Use 4.5 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/161328-171884/NAKIVO-vs-IDrive) [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [NinjaOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/184229/NinjaOne/)[4.74 (298)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184229/NinjaOne/reviews/) $875/year Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.6 Features 4.5 4.7 Ease of Use 4.7 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-184229/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-NinjaOne) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [MSP360 Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/143536/MSP360-Managed-Backup/)[4.65 (255)](https://www.capterra.com/p/143536/MSP360-Managed-Backup/reviews/) $99one time Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.7 Features 4.5 4.8 Ease of Use 4.4 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/143536-161328/MSP360-Managed-Backup-vs-NAKIVO) [VM Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/)[4.75 (194)](https://www.capterra.com/p/122717/Hyper-V-Backup/reviews/) vs [MSP360 Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/143536/MSP360-Managed-Backup/)[4.65 (255)](https://www.capterra.com/p/143536/MSP360-Managed-Backup/reviews/) $875/year Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.6 Features 4.5 4.7 Ease of Use 4.4 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/122717-143536/Hyper-V-Backup-vs-MSP360-Managed-Backup) [NAKIVO Backup & Replication](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/)[4.81 (465)](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews/) vs [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.capterra.com/p/237140/Acronis-Cyber-Protect/)[4.44 (218)](https://www.capterra.com/p/237140/Acronis-Cyber-Protect/reviews/) $99one time Price Contact vendor for pricing 4.7 Features 4.4 4.8 Ease of Use 4.3 [View full comparison](https://www.capterra.com/compare/161328-237140/NAKIVO-vs-Acronis-Cyber-Protect)