N-able Cove Data Protection vs Rubrik Go comparison

N-able and Rubrik are both solutions in the SaaS Backup category. N-able is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.5, while Rubrik is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.5. N-able holds a 4.0% mindshare in B, compared to Rubrik’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of N-able users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Rubrik users who would recommend it.

N-able Cove Data Protection

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

N-able Cove Data Protection and Rubrik Go compete in the data protection and backup solutions category. While both have significant strengths, N-able Cove offers broader recovery options, whereas Rubrik Go excels in security and ease of use.

Features: N-able Cove Data Protection provides robust backup options, including Virtual Disaster Recovery, bare-metal recovery, and diverse cloud storage management. Its automated processes and efficient monitoring streamline backup and recovery tasks. Rubrik Go specializes in a hyper-converged appliance with integrated ransomware protection, fast VM backups, and user-friendly data visualization and automation.

Room for Improvement: N-able Cove could enhance dashboard views, streamline RMM integration, and improve its Linux restore function. Rubrik Go could benefit from enhanced reporting capabilities, wider application integration, and reducing reliance on hardware appliances.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: N-able Cove offers flexibility across diverse environments including on-premises, hybrid, and private clouds, backed by highly regarded developer-level support. Rubrik Go, adaptable in on-premises and public cloud setups, provides intuitive support solutions and responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: N-able Cove features a competitive, scalable pricing model with pooled storage and no significant upfront costs, delivering strong ROI with streamlined operations. Rubrik Go, though perceived as more expensive, justifies the cost with its comprehensive features appropriate for enterprise-level operations, demonstrating clear ROI against traditional backups.

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Categories and Ranking

N-able Cove Data Protection

Ranking in SaaS Backup

11th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (33rd), Cloud Backup (20th), MSP Backup (3rd)

Rubrik Go

Ranking in SaaS Backup

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 4.0%, down from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik Go is 1.9%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Rubrik Go	1.9%
N-able Cove Data Protection	4.0%
Other	94.1%

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Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

Delivers cost-effective data backup with room for search improvements

The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for something—you need to know where it was and when it was there to restore it, plus it would be nice to take out data from Microsoft 365 in some portable format, which is currently not an option. I would like to extract the data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format, something like a database or maybe just to take out a PST file or SharePoint and Teams files to the file system. Especially in these times, where we discuss potential risks with the Microsoft cloud for European companies, companies would want to know how to access their data from the backup if they suddenly don't have a tenant. I believe there should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format. I know that Cohesity is working on making such a thing. It's not there yet; I asked last week for something for forensics, and the support team said it's not possible yet, but I know from our technical account manager they are working on some solutions.

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AmarpreetSingh

Technical Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Streamlined data management reduces workload and costs significantly for the team

We are planning to use Rubrik Go's AI-powered insights for predictive analytics, but have not implemented this yet. I cannot provide updates on Rubrik Go's capability to automate data management tasks because I have not used that feature yet. Rubrik Go's integration capabilities with cloud providers have benefited my multi-cloud environment significantly. Rubrik Go's subscription model has helped me align my data protection investments, which is a good option as I am one of the customers who have deployed this subscription option. I am definitely satisfied with the licensing model as it is very simplified and easy to understand. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Rubrik Go a 9.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of N-able Cove Data Protection is its ease of use."

"Of all the IT companies that we deal with as suppliers, I'm pretty sure they are the best that we have ever dealt with."

"The ability to back up, restore, and do different types of testing for the preventative maintenance has really increased our importance to these clients because they see the value in how fast we can get them back up and running. We're saving them money in that way."

"The most valuables feature is the alerts and monitoring that catches the failed backups."

"SolarWinds has just completely flipped that around, and that's true for other people inside our org as well."

"What I like the most about it's the ease of use and the reliability that it has when copying information to the cloud."

"The monitoring makes it very easy to check whether a backup has gone bad."

"The most valuable aspect is the added protection of having a cloud-based backup service. It provides redundancy in case of data loss."

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"Rubrik Go is both very scalable and stable."

"The solution is easy to install; our team just has to put together the plan, give it to IT and let them handle it. Other solutions are quite complex, but this is much simpler."

"The standout feature is its ransomware protection capabilities."

"The automation capabilities streamline our operations significantly."

"It has an easy-to-use interface that is not complicated."

"The solution's most valuable feature is Sensitive Data Discovery."

"In terms of stability, the product is good."

"The solution's main focus is on security and ransomware."

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Cons

"We don't use the solution’s automated recovery testing because SolarWinds made me cross. When they released it, I went, "Oh, well, that's quite good." Because if you use the system, then it supposedly spins up, and on the portal, it gives you a screenshot of the booted device. So, I phoned up, and I said, "Oh, that's really quite cool. How much is that?" They said, "No, no, no. It's all included in your license." I went, "Okay then," and went and deployed it on about half the fleet. One of the options that our customers have is they can pay us a small amount every month for us to test the recovery just to prove that it's viable, and I thought, "Well, this will do that for us. Nice." Then, in the next invoice, we got a charge for it. While It was not a huge amount, I took offense at the fact that we were told that it would be a no extra cost option that was part of our license, but it turns out that it's chargeable. Therefore, we haven't used it since."

"An area for improvement that would really work out well would be if there were a little bit more of an elegant handshake relationship between SolarWinds RMM and the PCs that are being backed up, to advise regarding "up" status... Since RMM is an agent that feeds back that a machine is alive and on, I don't see any reason why they can't either tap into that one feature or build the same exact polling within the backup agent, to update right away and say the system is online or offline."

"For the MSP side, they could have more of a "security user" that can go in and only see certain clients. If you give somebody access as a technician, they can see all the clients."

"We would like to have better reporting."

"A better default view on my dashboard would be great. There is a lot of useless information there that it pulls up. They could present the dashboard slightly better, in terms of the extra information after the first five columns. The first five columns are awesome. After that, I don't care about the rest, and there are another seven things after that."

"A better default view on my dashboard would be great."

"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."

"We don't use the solution’s automated recovery testing because SolarWinds made me cross."

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"Being a modern backup solution, Rubrik should have an option to back up a Kubernetes cluster."

"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."

"I think integration with multiple cloud support could be an additional feature that would make the product even better."

"There should be an option to generate reports in PDF format, rather than only in Excel or CSV format."

"The tool's pricing needs to be improved."

"If you're going for Rubrik, you are not opting for the tape library because Rubrik doesn't have the fiber cable connected to the tape library."

"One of the issues with the product is that you cannot postpone a specific backup job. If you try to do that, every backup job is paused."

"There have been occasional issues with the user interface needing certain necessary information, requiring us to contact support for clarification."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When you have a device/appliance on the site quite a lot of the other enterprise class backup people insist that you have their appliance, which is frankly offensively expensive. Because when you pry the top off, it's just a standard 19-inch tin box with a standard Intel I5 in it, some RAM, and a hard drive. Then, you go, "Why have they just charged me 5,500 quid for a box, which I could have probably build for under 500." Whereas, with the SolarWinds product, they don't have that. The backup appliances that we have onsite are just plain cooking PCs. We can build our own machines, which is reflected in the price that we can offer a customer."

"The pricing is affordable. N-able Cove Data Protection has a direct-to-cloud architecture, but it also allows saving backups locally without extra storage costs."

"There is no per node cost, at least not the way I am doing it. I am on bulk. New customers can be set up on a trial, where they can get things all squared away, then they can switch over to being a billed customer."

"N-able Cove Data Protection is an averagely-priced product."

"I believe that the price is very reasonable in comparison to other options. It is cheaper than both Redstor and Acronis and, since we are now using our own on-premise cloud, there is absolutely no comparison since we have unlimited storage rather than paying per gigabyte used for their onsite storage. We are currently able to backup fifty computers for the same price that we use to backup five computers."

"The pricing, for now, is good. The package that they gave us recently is pretty good. It depends on how many clients you have, and you pay for certain terabytes per license. These terabytes, if not used, are pooled together."

"The pricing is very competitive and it's well worth the price."

"Cove only takes the data you have on the physical server. I can back that up for long periods of time, and I don't accrue high charges to have the data in the cloud. It stays at one rate. This allows me to forecast payment for the next one or two years and show clients their estimated growth."

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"The solution is reasonably priced."

"Rubrick Go is quite expensive - I would rate its pricing four out of ten."

"I would rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten. The solution's costs are monthly."

"Rubrik Go is more cost-effective than similar solutions by other vendors."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"This is a very costly solution."

"It's an expensive product if you compare it to traditional backup solutions; however, if you compare it as a total cost of ownership for a solution, it is not."

"The client pays for the solution depending on what they use."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

12%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Backup?

In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.

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What needs improvement with N-able Backup?

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What is your primary use case for N-able Backup?

Our main use cases for enabling N-able Cove Data Protection include backing up our customers' data on servers hosted in data centers and servers hosted in our own data center, as well as a few onsi...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik Go?

My costs have been reduced by almost 40 to 45% compared to legacy systems.

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What needs improvement with Rubrik Go?

I think integration with multiple cloud support could be an additional feature that would make the product even better. If the customer has more than one cloud, the integration with multiple clouds...

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What is your primary use case for Rubrik Go?

We carry a few backup solutions because we are a reseller and were looking for a good solution that we can resell. We deal with Rubrik because we are also one of the resellers for them. We are deal...

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Also Known As

N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup

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Overview

N-able Cove Data Protection delivers cloud-based data backup and disaster recovery with features like ease of use, automation, and efficient data transfer. Its unified dashboard and virtual disaster recovery options are key highlights for simplifying data management.

N-able Cove Data Protection stands out for its comprehensive cloud-based architecture, offering reliable backup, disaster recovery, and archiving solutions across industries such as legal, healthcare, and finance. Users benefit from features like virtual disaster recovery, bare-metal restore, and efficient data transfer. Cove's straightforward setup and resource efficiency make it popular among managed service providers, as it supports diverse environments, including Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. Despite its strengths, users have noted areas for improvement, such as dashboard navigation, cloud integration, and prolonged initial backup times.

What are the key features of N-able Cove Data Protection?

Ease of Use: Simplified setup and management with an intuitive interface.
Automation: Streamlined processes for efficient data handling.
Cloud-Based Architecture: Reliable backup and recovery from any location.
Virtual Disaster Recovery: Enables swift data restoration scenarios.
Bare-Metal Restore: Facilitates complete system recovery from hardware failures.

What benefits can users expect when evaluating data protection?

Resource Efficiency: Optimizes system resources to minimize overhead.
Remote Access: Simplifies data management with a unified dashboard from any location.
Scalability: Suits diverse organizational sizes and needs.
Integration: Supports Windows, Linux, macOS, and virtual environments.

Industries like legal, healthcare, and finance utilize N-able Cove Data Protection for its robust server, workstation, and Office 365 data backup capabilities. With support for SQL, MySQL, Exchange, and file backups, Cove aids managed service providers in efficiently managing both local and remote environments, offering strong disaster recovery, testing, and item-level restoration options.

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Rubrik Go offers advanced data protection and management, featuring robust cloud compatibility, ease of use, and fast performance. With integrated ransomware protection and sensitive data discovery, Rubrik Go supports enterprise infrastructure seamlessly.

Rubrik Go specializes in efficient data search from the cloud and provides direct restoration capabilities along with optional hardware upgrades. Users benefit from its seamless hyper-converged appliance, which simplifies virtual machine backup processes while ensuring advanced performance metrics. The solution's cloud compatibility, data visualization, and automation significantly contribute to effective cybersecurity and enterprise safety. While AI-powered insights offer additional data leverage, they're not universally prioritized. Rubrik Go primarily serves to protect and manage enterprise data across virtual machines, cloud workloads, databases, and Office 365, promoting both real-time monitoring and business continuity.

What are Rubrik Go's key features?

Data Search and Restoration: Facilitates efficient data search and direct cloud-based restoration.
Hyper-Converged Appliance: Simplifies VM backups and offers hardware upgrades.
Cloud Compatibility: Supports integration with cloud environments for enhanced data management.
Ransomware Protection: Advanced security features safeguard data against ransomware threats.
Data Visualization: Offers rich visualization tools for comprehensive data insights.

What benefits should users evaluate?

Ease of Management: Simplifies deployment and daily operations with minimal effort.
Storage Efficiency: Optimizes storage utilization for cost-effective data management.
Fast Performance: Ensures rapid processing and data throughput.
Automation Capabilities: Streamlines repetitive tasks, enhancing operational efficiency.
Scalability: Supports growth with flexible, scalable options.

Rubrik Go is widely implemented in industries such as banking and finance, where data protection and compliance are crucial. It is used to support transitions to the cloud, ensuring business continuity and cyber resilience for global clients managing both physical and virtual environments. Focused on real-time monitoring, Rubrik Go plays a key role in safeguarding enterprise data.

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