NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

Nakivo and Oracle are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Nakivo is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.3, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 9.3. Nakivo holds a 1.4% mindshare in BRS, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 99% of Nakivo users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

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99% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Oracle Data Guard and NAKIVO Backup & Replication cater to different aspects of data protection and recovery. Users are more satisfied with NAKIVO's pricing and support, but Oracle Data Guard is preferred for its robust feature set, especially for large enterprises.

Features: Oracle Data Guard offers real-time data synchronization, high availability, and robust features for mission-critical applications. NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a simplified backup process, support for various platforms, and rapid recovery capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Data Guard users seek better usability, enhanced reporting, and less complexity. NAKIVO Backup & Replication users want improved scalability, more advanced recovery options, and additional enterprise features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Data Guard is complex to deploy, requiring significant expertise but offers strong enterprise-level support. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is straightforward to deploy and has responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Data Guard involves higher setup costs but delivers substantial ROI for large-scale operations through increased resilience and uptime. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is cost-effective, offering positive ROI due to affordable licensing and efficient backup and recovery tasks, making it better value for smaller to mid-sized businesses.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

6th

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th)

Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.4%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
NAKIVO Backup & Replication	1.4%
Oracle Data Guard	0.9%
Other	97.7%

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

Mattia Sangiorgio

Sole Director at Abila S.r.l.

Enhances data protection strategies and ensures the reliability of backups with helpful support

The features we have found most valuable in NAKIVO Backup & Replication include its cost-effectiveness, seamless integrations, comprehensive functionalities, and ease of installation and management. The pricing model is very competitive, providing excellent value for the robust features offered. Its seamless integration with our VMware infrastructure ensures smooth operation without any compatibility issues. The wide range of functionalities, including incremental and full backups, storage optimization, and disaster recovery options, meets all our backup needs comprehensively. Moreover, the simplicity of installation and the intuitive user interface have made it easy for our team to quickly set up and manage the backups without requiring extensive training.

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Azhagupandi Parthiban

Vice President Of Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers near-real-time replication for data consistency and continuously introducing new features through upgrades

There are various advantages. First of all, easy to deploy. The only difficult part is the cost factor, licensing. In other ways, the implementation is very, very important. Like, we have not encountered any major challenges with replication. We were able to achieve near-real-time replication. Also, with the switchover failover, we were not getting any technical issues. It's a pretty stable product. Once you configure it, it goes through the rollback, and then Data Guard introduces this snapshot thing. So once the restoration happens, we can go back to the original thing, and we make that a standard. It's a pretty decent and key function for Oracle. So, enterprise organizations go for Oracle only for features like these.

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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 is a user-friendly solution that has a lot of certifications and documentation for the Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure."

"Creating a backup task in NAKIVO is fast and easy."

"We really appreciate the simplicity of the solution."

"Before using Nakivo Backup & Replication, all our data backup processes took a long time and did not optimize the disk space reserved for backup. With the introduction of Nakivo Backup & Replication, saving times have been reduced by almost half (thanks to the use of several simultaneous transporters) and the space occupied has also had a very important reduction."

"The product is very scalable, robust, has an easy setup with a short-duration deployment and good technical support."

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

"Backups are working smoothly with Nakivo Backup."

"Perfect for someone who doesn't want to waste time."

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"It is a top-notch product, super stable, making it our go-to for internal operations."

"Snapshot and Data Guard Manager are awesome features."

"The most valuable feature is the flashback standby, which allows us to test without scrapping the database."

"Oracle Data Guard is scalable. I rate it a ten out of ten."

"With Data Guard, Oracle guarantees zero data loss, providing peace of mind for organizations relying on their data for critical operations."

"One of the most valuable features is real-time replication. The version we're using is reliable and easy to deploy."

"The most important feature is that if I want to test the database at the disaster recovery site, I can take a snapshot, test it, and then revert it back to the original state without needing to restore the complete database from the primary data center to the disaster recovery."

"We have not encountered any major challenges with replication. We were able to achieve near-real-time replication. Also, with the switchover failover, we were not getting any technical issues. It's a pretty stable product."

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Cons

"The backup speed needs improvement."

"They need to add a failover feature to the Essential Pro license in case the environment is a simple virtual environment and the client does not need to upgrade."

"The product needs to improve backup speed and replication speed."

"The interface can be a little clunky at times."

"It would be great if they had a Let's Encrypt integration."

"In terms of what could be improved for the next release, I would probably answer better documentation and licensing models."

"The process for getting unused diskspace back from the data repository is slow."

"They need a better knowledge base with more information about support issues."

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"The product could improve its pricing."

"The pricing of the solution is quite high. They should do what they can to bring it down so that it is more reasonable for customers like us."

"The database administration needs improvement. With Oracle, we have a lot of features for administrating data, but it might be too many. It needs to be simplified. It should be automated. Looking at Enterprise Manager, there are too many KPIs in place."

"Overall, there are some operational issues that need to be dealt with."

"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."

"The usage of block storage devices in the cloud or migration of a type of storage from one site to another site can be improved. Currently, we have to use multi-node to single node because of the lack of storage support on the Azure side. It did not really work. Our DBA had to spend a lot of time tweaking the Data Guard tools, or the underlying Oracle VMs, to make sure that Data Guard would run on top of different types of storage. So, if it can support transporting or getting from one type of storage to another type of storage in a different site or a different technology, it would be very helpful."

"It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs."

"There is an issue with their application on ODG. There were a lot of edits in the logs. Sometimes, we only get a little cue from the Data Guard Broker logs if there's an issue."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The prices are high."

"The licensing model is very affordable compared to competitors, with a good quality-to-cost ratio, and the software is quite simple and fast to setup."

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

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

"Nakivo has a good price-performance ratio."

"This product is cheaper than other big rivals."

"The pricing, setup costs, and licensing are easy to understand, no matter how you want to implement it."

"Talk to the sales department about all of the possibilities, as they will help you to find the best solution for your setup."

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"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."

"The cost is expensive."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

"Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid."

"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

19%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	78
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	8

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	22

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...

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What do you like most about Nakivo?

NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?

The product is affordable even for smaller organizations.

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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...

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

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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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.

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Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

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

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