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Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) vs Nasuni comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 11, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Cloud Rewind (formerly Appr...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
42nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (24th)
Nasuni
Ranking in Cloud Backup
30th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
File System Software (3rd), NAS (14th), Cloud Migration (8th), Cloud Storage (14th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (20th), Cloud Storage Gateways (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix) is 1.1%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Nasuni is 1.4%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nasuni1.4%
Cloud Rewind (formerly Appranix)1.1%
Other97.5%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1370448 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ecosystem Solution Architect Lead for UK, Ireland, Arfica at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Provides operational efficiencies and recovers virtual instances quickly
For our clients, we use the solution to protect their virtual instances and instantly recover them in the event of a compromise  The solution has provided operational efficiencies. The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment. They…
ShailenderSingh1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Unified cloud file storage has simplified global data management and reduced operational overhead
From an admin perspective, Nasuni has various valuable features. The GUI is very good, upgrading is very easy, and DFS is very easily manageable. Compared with other products, the snapshot feature is beneficial because it creates a snapshot every five minutes, allowing me to provide restores very easily to customers. Data protection is enhanced by the fact that Nasuni uses S3 technology to create snapshots every five minutes and enables versioning, so the snapshot is created and I can utilize that snapshot for disaster recovery or restore purposes. I assess the value of global file locking and caching for reducing latency as good, giving it a five out of five.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The platform's most effective feature is quickly recovering virtual instances into a separate environment."
"The OR and DR capabilities have been a very big help for us, reducing what used to take weeks to fix and bring back up and running for people down to a matter of minutes while keeping their experience seamless, no matter how much trouble the hardware is in at the site."
"Nasuni has helped to eliminate on-premises infrastructure. We were using about eight to 10 different types of vendors or small storage boxes for provisioning and shared access for users. We got rid of all those. That has eliminated operational overhead and footprint at our data center. We don't have to worry about any hardware or monitoring particular devices, and hundreds of devices have been decommissioned. Now, for provisioning, everything is on Nasuni. I assume this has made a big difference in costs."
"The Nasuni management dashboard is helpful because, on the administration side, I'm able to view all of the different filers that we have in the UK, rather than check each one of them individually."
"Nasuni has helped decrease capital costs by 66% since we don’t need to buy as much excess capacity."
"Nasuni offers us a single platform with a 360-degree view of our file data, which is definitely important to us. It simplifies IT operations tremendously. Because it is taking continuous snapshots, it eliminates a lot of work that was done previously when trying to manage backing up and restoring data files."
"My advice to others looking into implementing Nasuni is to go for it; it's very simple to set up, very simple to configure, and easy to manage."
"I can see who is logging in on files from all over the globe. For example, if a file is locked, maybe a user in Shanghai has locked files or something, I can see that from the Management Console, then unlock the file."
"One of Nasuni's best characteristics is its fully redundant system; we don't have to shift tapes or use other backup solutions. It's a good, full-featured product."
 

Cons

"They could add more intelligence features in the workflow through automation."
"We forecasted that the data at my client's organization would grow by about ten percent annually, but we are migrating more data because we are bringing in some servers that had not previously been within the scope of our license. We expected it would take us two years to reach a specific amount of data, but we hit that mark in one year. The licensing cost skyrocketed, so we need to renegotiate. It puts us in a bind because we are reliant on Nasuni for our service strategy. We can't deny our customers, but we also struggle to pay for that."
"Its interface design or the graphic user interface design can be slightly tweaked in some areas."
"I would like to see Nasuni create a Dropbox or Box alternative. One of the things that people like about those tools is that they are very easy to implement. They look just like a file server. With Nasuni, you have to be online to get your file storage. With Dropbox, there is a thing running on your PC that downloads the files to it when you need them, i.e., an agent."
"The only thing that I'd like to see is more support for platforms like OneDrive or Box.com."
"We can recover if data and a Filer are lost because of a possible ransomware event, but even that takes time to recover."
"The performance of the filesystem could be improved."
"I would like to see Nasuni provide the ability to mirror a Nasuni appliance from one site to another. They could maybe have a standby appliance that is mirrored in a different location for disaster recovery purposes. We can recover if data and a Filer are lost because of a possible ransomware event, but even that takes time to recover. If we had the ability to have a mirrored appliance, we could flip over to that mirrored device and resume instantly rather than repopulate the local appliance with data from the snapshot history in the cloud. This is another feature that we would really like to see, if possible."
"The Nasuni file storage platform doesn't work well when there are a high number of small files."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The additional cost is cloud storage, which the public cloud provider charges."
"Its pricing can get a tad expensive. When we first took Nasuni out, we were just paying for the service. We got storage at a reduced rate. It has now changed, and they're now more of an all-in-one type of thing. It can be quite expensive, but it works out. Apart from that, licensing-wise, it's very simple."
"They could lower the cost, but it saves so much money when you go into it (by losing all the backup)."
"It is around $850 per terabyte per year. Any additional costs that you would incur are for the local caching devices that you'll need to access Nasuni. You kind of provide your own virtual machines or compute to access the data. You also pay for the object storage. So, there are three parts to it. There is the Nasuni license per terabyte. You would also pay for the actual object storage in the cloud, and then you would pay for virtual machines to access the storage."
"It's cheaper than a lot of alternatives but it's not cheap."
"Our agreement is set up such that we pay annually per terabyte, and we buy a chunk of it at a time. Then if we run out of space, we go back to them and buy another chunk."
"Nasuni pricing is average; it's not too high or too low."
"The cost is based on the capacity, which is approximately $100 USD per terabyte."
"It has a license fee as well as hardware costs, which we would incur if we want to use Nasuni Cloud Storage Gateway for upgrades."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
21%
Construction Company
20%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise26
 

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Does Nasuni have a good pricing model?
Based on the experience of my organization, Nasuni is definitely worth the money, since it gives you an all-in-one solution where you'd usually need several programs. About the cost, there isn't a ...
Is it easy to restore files with Nasuni?
As someone who has used this feature of Nasuni I can tell you - yes, it's good for file recovery and you'll definitely benefit from very quick times. I can't tell you if it's the best one because I...
What features and services does Nasuni offer?
Hi, if you pick Nasuni, you'll be benefiting from many services for a good price. Well, it's a personalized price you get after an agreement with the company but in my organization's case, it is a ...
 

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American Standard, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, E*TRADE, Ithaca Energy, McLaren Construction, Morton Salt, Movado, Urban Outfitters, Western Digital
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