# Page 7 | NAKIVO Backup & Replication Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is NAKIVO Backup & Replication the right Server Backup solution for you? Explore 457 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/reviews --- NAKIVO Backup & Replication 4.8 (457) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/161328/NAKIVO/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of NAKIVO Backup & Replication ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 457 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use FA Francesco A. ict manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "one of the best backup systems on the market" March 21, 2024 5.0 I have been using it for years without having encountered the slightest problem and with excellent results Pros excellent price/quality ratio excellent performance and functionality Cons At the moment I have not encountered any problems of any kind. I only had a minor issue with applying the license file when going from a demo version to the full version, but the support was super fast Review Source LG Luca G. System Enineering Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NAKIVO Backup & Replication" April 28, 2022 5.0 Pros It's great to see with a quick glance if any backup jobs have had an errors, any that have failed, r even ones that have completed successfully. We are yet to run into any issues with corrupt backups, or any issues whatsoever with recovering a file, a folder, or even an entire system. Cons The best feature in my opinion is the fact that Nakivo seems to handle an operating system, as well as any virtual desktops or servers whether vmWare or HyperV without so much as a hiccup. The fact that you can delve so much further into specific backups such as SQL servers / 0365 , where you can recover right down to the info your missing as opposed to entire databases is also a great feature. Alternatives considered [Acronis Cyber Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/10010631/Acronis-Backup-12/) Review Source JW Jupp W. Owner Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User friendly Backup" July 18, 2023 5.0 As long as i use it everything works like it should Pros Nakivo is easy to use, has a simple Webinterface with ererything you need. Verry quick setup. Cons Use of different transporters a little tricky, but good support. Review Source kT keith T. Instructional Technology Consultant Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Exactly what we needed" May 26, 2022 5.0 Pros Ease of setup, ease of administration, and reliability! Not to mention the very reasonable cost and superb email communication with the company. Cons Our needs were quite specific and we only had a few protected machines. That said, I genuinely don't have anything to enter in this field. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication The low price got our attention. Once we tried it out, buying it was an easy decision for all the reasons listed above. Review Source Pierre-Edouard H. Founder Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nkivo - a very powerfull backup tool" November 30, 2021 5.0 Very good performance to backup and restore very large VMs Pros This product is very easy to deploy, use and schedule. Cons I hate these permanten errors on the console showing CIFS VFS send error in SessSetup = -13 Review Source Kevin B. Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Happy Nakivo customer with zero data loss." June 4, 2021 5.0 The need to have a short RTO for virtual machines was the main driver. Pros It's easy to install and use. It runs directly on certain storage arrays which is a huge plus. Cons Sometimes the logging in the (rare) event of a failure could be better. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Running directly on a storage array. Does not require a Windows Server license. Review Source DX David X. Senior IT Manager Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nakivo Gets the Work Done" May 25, 2023 4.0 Pros I use Nakivo daily to back up our VxRail cluster VMs, physical servers as well as lab computers. The software is pretty easy to deploy and use. My data restoration jobs always ran successfully. Cons Not that I am aware of. Nakivo support is always helpful. I am happy with this product. Review Source DW Daniel W. IT Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cost-less solution for backup of almost whole IT environment" September 27, 2023 4.0 Pros It's really easy to use solution with legible, elegant GUI. NAKIVO lets to back up both physical host and virtual machines. If you use M365 you can protect your Exchange, MS Teams, OneDrive or SharePoint data within the same backup software. You can store your backups in multiple location using transporters and repositories features. Very useful is implementation of the feature of monitoring the whole virtual environment. Cons Probably the most annoying is configuration of email notifications and it's a little difficult to gain access to advanced settings. The feature of monitoring require separate licensing. Review Source DD Davide D. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible, easy to deploy and affordable." September 8, 2022 5.0 I use Nakivo in the 95% of my customers. It's an excellent software. Pros Nakivo is an amazing software, flexible and easy to deploy. We use it in a lot of our customers IT infrastructures. The price is affordable for features in a virtual environment. The linux-based environment for the server and the transporters grant availability, efficiency and cost reduction. Cons Lack of some features, like surebackup with services check. The ETA is not accurate as well as the progress bar. Also the log and history can be improved. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Cost-benefit ratio and linux-based environment. Review Source JAB John Ardin B. Sales Account Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nakivo Backup & Replication" April 13, 2023 5.0 Nakivo is the best back up replication for SMB and to a big Corporate world, the UI is very simple and back up is very fast there is no complicated configuration and process, this is 100% reliable and highly recommended. Pros 1.) User Interface2.) Easy to Access and Operate3.) Support is very aggressive Cons 1.) User Interface2.) Easy to Access and Operate3.) Support is very aggressive Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Nakivo is the best back up replication for SMB and to a big Corporate world, the UI is very simple and back up is very fast there is no complicated configuration and process, this is 100% reliable and highly recommended. Review Source MC Matteo C. SysAdmin Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect backup software" November 8, 2021 5.0 The backups and the recovery plans have been made super easy thanks to Nakivo Pros Ease of use, availability with free ESXi hosts, low setup times Cons Automatic upgrades of the software are not available but it's not a real problem Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Lower cost and higher feature offering Review Source CU Cesar U. CEO Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "NAKIVO does what it says and more, very easy" January 8, 2024 5.0 Pros i have been using nakivo for different clients from 2-3 years ago. It is automated which simplifies much of the labor. It´s easy to manage and installing it as a virtual appliance doesn´t requiere much of resources . This way we can use what we already have. Cons the software updates. In the case of Virtual appliances it has to be done manually entering the console Review Source Matt C. IT Services Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nakivo - Excellent Product" July 7, 2022 5.0 Pros Nakivo is an excellent lightweight Product. Support is quick and the software is very versatile and reliable. It runs as a Virtual appliance which is very useful. Cons The Office 365 Backup has a minimum purchase of 10. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Pricing Review Source FJ Friedhelm J. Manager Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Small Insurance Broker users NAKIVO 9.0.0" November 2, 2021 4.0 We are a small privately owned insurance broker company and store our sensitive customer data in our own databases in our small WMWare server farm, which we operate on a physical standalone server. We operate 5 virtual machines, primarily a Windows Server 2016 Essentials domain controller including a file server, a Microsoft SQL server, an Ubuntu server and also two virtual Windows 10 PCs. We back up the virtual machines to a local Synology NAS using NAKIVO version 9.0.0. We save a NAKIVO backup copy to an external repository, which we temporarily integrate into the network. Once the data has been backed up, we store the external repository outside for disaster recovery reasons. Recovery tests were carried out successfully in a test environment. The solution can be operated by laypeople. We are satisfied with the price-performance ratio of the solution. With best regards Broker Service Friedhelm Jadischke, Sondershausen Pros Easy to install and configure, reliable, could be operated by laypeople. Cons Acqisition is a hassle, not relibale over WAN, no automated License Renewal Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Fits for purpose and less expensive than the other products Review Source AK Artur K. Manager Machinery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Would recomend to averyone" October 26, 2023 5.0 Good to feel safe using Nakivo. Can restore all my critical data fast Pros Nakivo is very easy to instal and use software Cons Easy integration, a little problems with the transporter configuration Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Very comfortable and user friendly interface. Works with my free ESXi. Low costs Review Source EH Erick H. systems administrator Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A software easy to configure and use." July 5, 2023 5.0 It has saved me more than once, I have my servers always backed up and I don't have to worry about any failure within it. The support is fast and they always keep you informed 10/10. Pros The settings are very simple steps to follow, understand and configure to your liking, you don't even need a manual to access it. Make the Backups quickly and if you need to restore the virtual ones, it does it in the same way. Cons some updates are not done automatically and must be done manually. Review Source TS Tj S. Systems Administrator Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Backup Made easy - reliable - fast" July 22, 2022 5.0 1\. Easy to use 2. Reliable 3. it works 100% Pros It's easy to deploy, easy to setup. It works 100% it's reliable and easy to work with. the front end dashboard is easy to navigate and there is nothing complicated about the software at all. strait forward. Cons Too many updates, but that probably the way they keep their software easy to use. Alternatives considered [Barracuda Backup](https://www.capterra.com/p/112950/Barracuda-Backup-Service/) Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Easy to use, easy to deploy and inexpensive Switched from [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/154905/Veeam-Availability-Suite/) Veeam is too expensive and the restore of backups did not always worked. Review Source RA Rommi A. Head of ICT Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Nakivo saves IT Guys life" January 31, 2024 5.0 Pros everything is easy with NAKIVO, easy to install until worry free for the backup and recovery of my virtual machines Cons i dont have any cons so far, first time user and i am in confidence level now. thanks NAKIVO. Review Source MJ Mudassir J. Manager Infrastructure Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very flexible and easy to get running" August 15, 2022 4.0 Best Product for VM replication with cost effectiveness Pros Easy to configure Alerts for replication Cons essential product have limited Rights that need to review again. Physical to VM backup is not goog Alternatives considered [Veeam Data Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/154905/Veeam-Availability-Suite/) Review Source RK Rakesh K. IT Manager Accounting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very Useful and easy of access product" June 22, 2023 4.0 Since we have deployed Nakivo, we need not have to worry for our backup job. Pros No need to worry for any special Server requirement as Nakivo get deployed on NAS itself. Cons Till time we didn't face any such issue with the product, smooth function and support is also responsive as and when required. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication This one is cost effective and no additional hardware required for implementing the product. Review Source IS Ian S. Managing Director Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Process Automation UK Ltd" July 2, 2021 5.0 The support is great, when I struggled with a particular update I contacted the support team, who connected to my system remotely and talked me through how to sort out the updates. It is really intuitive and easy to use software. Pros It was quick to configure, it is easy to use and the reporting is really good. Updates are simple to complete and you can configure this to complete a backup whenever it suits you. I am confident that, despite not really knowing it is there, it is keeping my system backed up and safe, giving me real peace of mind. Cons I purchased the software through an IT company, they set it up and I have operated the software since. I don't really find anything that I don't like about it, or I feel could be improved. Review Source JS Joerg S. PM Machinery Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good and intuitive procduct " August 8, 2022 4.0 We are using Nakivo B&R for our new server with quite a number of virtual machines (VM Ware). Backup of data is onto a Synology via 10GB/s. The backup makes use of all available network speed. Once you understand how it works, its configuration is straight forward. Whenever we experienced some issues, Nakivo Service was very helpful (GoTo meeting) and pretty fast (next day at the latest). So far no complaints on their repsonse. Pros Quite intuitive. Comparably fast backup. Price / performance value is good. Good service. Cons USB rotation (to external harddrives) definitely needs improvement. Licensing scheme is a bit hard to understand at first glance ... but their sales will help you ;-) A little bit of too aggressive marketing (less would be better). Alternatives considered [Veem](https://www.capterra.com/p/234815/Veem/) Review Source sI stefan I. Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best backup for the mony" January 20, 2022 5.0 We have been using this product for 4 years on QNAP and we are very satisfied Pros Easy of use and good price, good integration with QNAP NAS Cons Immutable Repository is not included in the basic plan and has no suport for Hyper-V Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Easy integration with QNAP Review Source GK Göran K. Area Mgr. Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Outstanding Backup Solution!" September 15, 2021 5.0 It has so far been a success story and they have an excellent 24/7 support , takes normally only minutes to get in touch. Pros The product cotains all you need to supprot nearly all types of backups Physical Machine, MS Hyper-V vmware, Nutanix and all MS fetures like SQL, Exchange etc are included. Cons Does not have much to complain about, it's more like that it take some time and efforts to learn and understand all features. Reason for choosing NAKIVO Backup & Replication Price and completeness. Review Source Valerio V. IT Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best backup solution for all of our customers!" September 30, 2022 5.0 Pros Backup in local NAS and cloud storage. Super easy to configure and to use, the new UI is awesome and it's constantly updated with new features. The technical support will always gets you out of trouble in minutes. Cons Lack of cloud controller for managing lots of Nakivo appliances Review Source Similar Products Featured