Overview
NAKIVO sells Backup & Replication, a self-hosted product for virtual, physical, cloud and SaaS workloads, and states that it is used by more than 16,000 businesses in 190 countries[29]. Disaster recovery features include virtual-machine replication, replication from backups, automated failover and Site Recovery, which orchestrates failover sequences and is included from the Enterprise Essentials edition upwards[28]. Real-Time Replication for VMware is sold as a separate add-on for Enterprise Essentials and above[28]. The product is sold in three subscription editions: Pro Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Plus, the last adding storage-snapshot backup, Oracle backup, an HTTP API and role-based access control. Essentials editions are limited to 50 workloads per organisation, are billed annually with a minimum of five workloads, and three-year terms are discounted by 20%[28]. Perpetual licences are also offered per CPU socket, per server bundle, per workstation bundle or per terabyte of NAS data[28]. NAKIVO’s pricing page displays prices through a calculator; exact amounts could not be retrieved for this review. Its company page did not state a founding year or headquarters.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication features
- VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and Proxmox VE
- Installs on NAS from six vendors
- Immutable and air-gapped storage options
- Real-Time Replication for VMware
- Microsoft 365 and Oracle DB backup
- Windows and Linux server backup
- VM replication and replication from backup
- Site Recovery orchestration (Enterprise Essentials+)
NAKIVO Backup & Replication pricing
Editions: Pro Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Plus (contact sales). Subscription per workload/month, billed annually upfront, 20% off three-year terms; Microsoft 365 per user/month (minimum 10 users, 12% three-year discount); NAS per TB/month. Perpetual: per CPU socket (virtual), per server and per workstation in 5-packs, per TB for NAS, per database for Oracle (Enterprise Plus), with one year of support. 15-day trial.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Perpetual licences still offered
- Runs on common NAS hardware
- Early support for new Proxmox VE releases
- Transparent licence structure
- Low minimum order and self-service buying
- Site Recovery orchestration in mid-tier edition
Limitations
- Edition caps on sockets and bundles for Pro and Enterprise Essentials
- Fewer SaaS sources than enterprise suites
- Oracle backup limited to Enterprise Plus
- Smaller vendor than market leaders
- Essentials editions capped at 50 workloads
- Real-time replication costs extra
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