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ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 8, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
65th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
11th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage is 0.5%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.2%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
NAKIVO Backup & Replication1.2%
ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage0.5%
Other98.3%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Nguyen_Nguyen - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Vice Director at Sunshine Solution
A competitive and balanced solution that offers solid performance at a reasonable price
I worked very closely with ExaGrid in Singapore. We are trying to build up the market for ExaGrid in Vietnam. We hope to be a big distributor for ExaGrid and that the picture will improve next year. Regarding the technology of ExaGrid, they have a landing zone, and now it's a very exhaustive solution, especially compared with Dell Data Domain and HPE. HPE offers normal storage without any special solution. Dell has DD Boost, and so the performance is high. On that basis, I rate the ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage number with an overall score of eight out of ten. People might be more familiar with Data Domain or StoreOnce. And if people want a professional solution, there are only three brands.
EDERLEY TERRERO - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Consulting at Gestion IT
Robust data protection has safeguarded mailboxes and disaster recovery for our clients
NAKIVO Backup & Replication has released many updates lately and at this point it works excellently. Needs will always appear, particularly around the AI topic and other things that come out over time. I understand that solutions always have to keep moving forward, but so far I see it as excellent.I give it a nine because nothing is perfect. There are always solutions, and NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a tool that adapts perfectly to certain needs. However, we cannot dismiss that there are powerful solutions on the market that have been around for much longer. I rate it a nine because we can always improve.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the performance of the restore feature."
"The simplicity of Nakivo is its best feature; it does exactly what it should, which is to create restorable backups!"
"The VM, restore, and file recovery capabilities are considered gold standards."
"NAKIVO is easy to use and pretty easy to set up."
"With Nakivo, I have the peace of mind that all of my production environment is safely backed up and can be restored safely, easily, and quickly with a few clicks."
"It is affordable."
"The centralized cloud console for many tenants is great and clear and helped us to grant a BaaS service of excellence."
"The implementation of Nakivo made it possible to implement the information security policies currently in force in the company and to meet the statutory requirements in the field of IT security."
"I like the product because it is doing exactly what I need it to do, and that is reliably backing up my VM."
 

Cons

"We have to do a lot of POC to show why ExaGrid is good."
"Using an independent bootable media to restore full physical machines would enable physical machines that may be serving as Nakivo Director or Transport machines to be reliably restored to service without undue delay, ensuring that an enterprise's local environment remains intact."
"The licensing cost may be high, but the setup is easy."
"An improvement would be to include a general data backup solution that is not only for virtual machines."
"In terms of what could be improved for the next release, I would probably answer better documentation and licensing models."
"When you schedule some jobs, you should be able to see a list of the jobs contained within each. You have to open up the editor to see what is inside. You must click through and edit stuff. Each time, it asks you to save or discard changes. It's very annoying. You only see the name of the scheduled job, and you need to edit it to see what's it's inside."
"For us, it would be best to improve the speed of the backup instead of adding new features."
"It would be great if the product could be expanded to support other virtual technologies, like KVM or oVirt."
"Implementing more comprehensive data deduplication and compression techniques could optimize storage utilization and reduce backup times, improving overall efficiency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ExaGrid is a one-time investment."
"The licensing currently allows for host-based licensing, which is advantageous if you have a lot of data on a few hosts."
"This product is cheaper than other big rivals."
"The licensing model is crystal clear on the website."
"Pricing is easy to understand and very affordable."
"It has a much higher bang for the buck than other products we evaluated."
"I think the price is competitive. However, for some projects, it can be a bit much for price-sensitive small businesses."
"The price could be lower."
"The pricing, setup costs, and licensing are easy to understand, no matter how you want to implement it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business81
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise9
 

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that NAKIVO Backup & Replication is more price-efficient than other solutions, and we are satisfied with the pricing.
What needs improvement with Nakivo?
Improving NAKIVO Backup & Replication involves addressing the hassle of choosing the right license level when starting out, especially with specific requirements, and the lack of macOS support ...
 

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