NAKIVO Backup &amp; Replication vs Zerto comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 19, 2023

We compared Nakivo and Zerto based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.

Features: Nakivo is praised for its offsite backup to Synology NAS and seamless cloud integration. Zerto offers excellent data protection, and it’s easy to create VMs. Nakivo could benefit from improvements in its remote upgrade capabilities, SNMP features, and application backup. Users say Zerto users also like its real-time replication features. Zerto could improve cloud environment configuration, PowerShell scripting, and multi-site replication.
Service and Support: Nakivo's support is praised for being quick, considerate, and attentive. Customers have generally had positive experiences with Zerto's customer service, noting their quick response times and ability to resolve issues. Some customers have encountered slower response times and needed to go through multiple levels of support to get their issues resolved.
Ease of Deployment: Nakivo's setup was described as straightforward. A few users said the deployment was somewhat complex but not excessively difficult. The setup process for Zerto can be either simple or complicated, depending on the individual's experience with backup solutions.
Pricing: Nakivo offers lower licensing costs and a flexible pricing structure. Nakivo provides cost-efficient backups at a competitive price and even offers a free license for one year for up to five VMs. Zerto’s price tag is considered reasonable and in line with industry norms. Others said it was somewhat expensive but still worth the cost.
ROI: Nakivo ensures a favorable return on investment with a reasonable total cost of ownership and reduced testing expenditures. Zerto reduces risks while saving costs and time. It increases efficiency, ensures compliance, and helps businesses grow.

Comparison Results: Nakivo is a powerful, cost-effective solution that seamlessly integrates with the cloud, but it could use some enhancements in its SNMP features and remote upgrading functionality. Zerto offers top-tier data protection, excellent customer service, and real-time replication, but some users say its cloud and multi-site functionality could be better.

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NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs. Zerto

July 2024

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Categories and Ranking

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

6th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

6th

Average Rating

9.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zerto

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

2nd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

270

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (3rd), Cloud Backup (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 3.5%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zerto is 10.1%, down from 23.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Unique Categories:

Backup and Recovery

1.4%

Cloud Migration

1.5%

Featured Reviews

Marek Szreiter

Owner at Everest Przedsiębiorstwo Informatyczne

Sep 6, 2023

Good monitoring, reduces costs, and helps with compliance

The location of the product is important. So far, there is no version that supports Polish. If such a version existed, many customers in our region would decide to purchase and implement this solution. The graphical interface could be improved. Real-time replication allows you to instantly send data to a secondary site to create an exact copy of virtual machines (VMs) and continuously update that copy as changes are made to the original VM. It's in beta, and there's no word on when the release version will be available. This is an important functionality that allows you to ensure business continuity by activating the replica in the event of a failure.

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BartHeungens

IT Specialist at Bitcon

Jul 9, 2024

Our recovery time went from hours to seconds and our DR testing is all automated

I am switching to another HPE offering called HPE GreenLake for Disaster Recovery which is using Zerto technology in the backend but has a lower entry point. The native Zerto implementation is optimal for larger environments. My environment is rather small since I do not have hundreds of virtual machines. The initial Zerto offering was for a larger environment with more than 100 VMs. At that moment, it was not that easy to talk to HPE to get a good price. HPE GreenLake for Disaster Recovery uses the same technology, so it is a really good technology, but the entry point is much more interesting for me. They have lowered the number of protected VMs. That is why I am now evaluating HPE GreenLake for Disaster Recovery.

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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

"This enables us to do quick granular file recovery as and when required but also to do whole-site relocation in the case of a total loss scenario."

"The product is easy to manage for any IT person who is new to backup, recovery, and replication."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of creating a backup copy job to get the backups to a second device."

"The backup and replication are great."

"Nakivo Backup and Replication's web-based management interface enables intuitive, rapid, and seamless configuration and management of all backup and recovery functionality across the enterprise."

"The ability to create a replica of all virtual machines is a great feature."

"The solution is stable; there is no need to retry any sort of jobs in daily operations."

"It is fast, simple, powerful, and has a price without competition."

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"I love Zerto's near-synchronous replication. I've been using Zerto for three years at my current employer and many years before that. It's been great. Anywhere I've used it, it's made the failover process a lot easier so that pretty much anybody can do it. This feature is our number one priority because we can keep our critical apps running if we have a failure, or even if we have a misconfiguration, it's very easy to recover something quickly."

"Our RPOs and RTOs are now more in line with our other critical systems."

"Using Zerto, you can have your VM up and running in a matter of minutes. All you need to do is flip a switch, then you are good to go."

"I would give it an eight out of 10, if not a nine out of 10, when it comes to ease of use."

"The most valuable features are the continuous streaming, that it takes very little CPU usage — it doesn't affect production — and the recovery time is very short."

"Zerto is low maintenance, so I can set it and forget it. It has a great process and an excellent solution."

"When we replicated our data, I turned up the machine, and it was up in seconds. It blew my mind. I could not believe it."

"Zerto's ability to test failovers with a record of how long it takes to fail the motor is beneficial, as it allows us to know the timing in the event we have to do it live."

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Cons

"My first thought was maybe the GUI could be improved, although it works."

"An improvement would be to give us more control over the email alerts, with different emails going to different addresses based on a set of rules."

"Automatic updates do not work, and every update has to be done manually."

"I would love to see compatibility with KVM Backup."

"In the future, it would be nice to have support for Zimbra email, Collabora Office, and the NextCloud content collaboration platform."

"There is a familiar error that pops up and that is a VM error as much as it is a Nakivo error. It says that the job couldn't calm the VM and restores might be impacted. That error is, to say the least, a bit scary. I have seen this type of error on other backup systems also."

"I think it is important to work not only in replicating the virtual machines in Amazon AWS, but in other cloud systems."

"Compression and data deduplication are okay, but they could be improved."

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"I would like to see better notifications when the sync is off for an extended length of time."

"The replication appliances tend to have issues when they recover from being powered off when a host is in maintenance mode. Sometimes you have to do a manual task where you go in and detach hard disks that are no longer in use, to get the replication appliances to power back on. There are some improvements to be made around the way those recover."

"This solution could be improved by including some sort of compression or de-duplication for the same type of files."

"Compared to other products, I would praise the intuitiveness of the product. But I think that can always be improved. The intuitiveness of the graphical user interface, while it is very solid and I don't have issues navigating it. I would say that it can always be improved."

"There should be more comprehensive cyber recovery capabilities."

"There are quite a few elements in the long-term retention areas that I wish were better. The bio-level recovery indexing of backups is the area I struggle with the most. That's probably because I desire to do tasks that ordinary users wouldn't do with the solution. The standard medium to large customer would probably never ask for anything like I ask for, so I think it's pretty good the way it is. I'm excited to see some of the new improvements coming in the 9.5 version. Some of the streamlines and how the product presents itself for some of the recovery features could be better."

"From the technical side, there can be a little bit more PowerShell integration. I know it leverages APIs, but people still use PowerShell. Some people would rather use PowerShell if that is an option."

"It would be nice if we were able to purchase single licenses for Zerto. As it is now, scaling requires that we purchase a multi-pack."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Nakivo Backup & Replication also have another great value, which is that it is one of the lowest prices on the market."

"The licensing currently allows for host-based licensing, which is advantageous if you have a lot of data on a few hosts."

"Regarding the licensing, I would advise speaking to the Nakivo representatives and you can get the best option for your environment."

"You have a lot of different options when it comes to pricing and the pricing models are pretty flexible and affordable."

"The solution's pricing is adequate for its features and quality."

"This product provides good value for the price."

"It's really cheap, and our company saves a significant amount of money on IT backup solutions per year."

"I advise that this is the best product for medium or small environments according to my cost-benefit analysis."

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"The pricing is straightforward."

"The price is reasonable."

"There is a lot of confusion with Zerto licensing. They have a migration license and a replication license. They should simplify the licensing process. The migration license costs a lot of money, and it is only on a one-time basis. If you use that license, it ties to that VM. I might re-migrate that VM in the next five to ten years. It is another environment, but my license is stuck there. The replication license is fine, and I have no issue with its pricing model, but they should simplify the migration license."

"It initially seemed a little pricey, but in the big picture, you're paying for peace of mind. It could always be cheaper and more competitive, which would make it an easier choice for people, but I can see both ways. They can say this cost is for the value they are providing. If anything happens, they can recover your data very quickly. You won't be losing it, so there is a win. It is a win-win."

"It is not a bad pricing model."

"The cost per VM is a bit high."

"Licensing is VM based so you can buy packages or single VM. Price is not low but the power of application is high, so you will get your money back."

"Pricing is adequate at the standard of the product, but there could be "always" some improvement. We would like to see a consumption model that would charge in a DR scenario, where you're failing over and consuming those resources, instead of a per-protected-node model."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...

What do you like most about Nakivo?

NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?

I advise others to carefully evaluate their specific needs and compare them with NAKIVO's pricing and licensing options. The setup cost is relatively low, and the licensing is flexible, offering op...

What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

What do you like most about Zerto?

The most valuable feature of Zerto for us is its DR capability.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zerto?

Zerto is expensive.

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Overview

NAKIVO Backup & Replication is an all-inclusive data protection solution designed to ensure the availability, safety, and integrity of critical data across various environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, AWS EC2, physical servers, and workstations. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features tailored to meet the needs of IT professionals and business executives alike, ensuring robust data protection strategies that are both efficient and cost-effective.

Comprehensive Data Protection

NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a wide array of features, including backup, replication, recovery, and failover for virtual, physical, and cloud environments. This ensures that businesses can protect their data across multiple platforms, reducing the risk of data loss and ensuring continuity in the face of various threats.

Enhanced Efficiency with Deduplication and Compression

The solution employs advanced deduplication and compression technologies to minimize storage requirements and optimize backup speeds. This not only reduces the storage footprint and costs but also accelerates backup and recovery processes, ensuring that businesses can quickly bounce back from data loss incidents.

Flexible Deployment Options

NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers a variety of deployment options, including installation on Windows or Linux servers, deployment as a pre-configured virtual appliance, or running directly on NAS devices. This flexibility ensures that organizations can choose the deployment method that best suits their infrastructure and operational preferences.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands out as a versatile and reliable data protection solution, offering a comprehensive set of features designed to meet the complex demands of modern IT environments. By combining robust performance, ease of use, and cost-efficiency, it provides businesses of all sizes with the tools they need to protect their critical data assets, ensuring business continuity and compliance with data protection regulations.

Zerto is used for disaster recovery, business continuity, data migration, and ransomware recovery, providing continuous data protection and near real-time replication. Valued for ease of use, efficient failover processes, and versatile integration, it enhances organizational efficiency, reduces errors, and boosts productivity.

Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Honda, 3M, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, University of Arkansas, Johns Hopkins University, Marriott, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Fujifilm, Eiffage

United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies