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IBM Disaster Recovery Services vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Disaster Recovery Services
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (11th)
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
94
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (11th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

Şefik Mert Polatay - PeerSpot reviewer
General manager at Atlas Consulting Bilisim Hizmetleri Ltd.
Ease of use, performance, availability, and scalability
The initial setup is very easy, user-friendly, and not complex. It mostly comes with all installed, an operating system, database, and security, all included in Power Systems. So users can easily install, configure, and use it. It's integrated with other systems. You can run different systems from IBM Power Systems, AIX Linux, or IBM I operating system. It's also integrated into Windows systems and other databases and servers.
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

"The latest IBM environments are very powerful for our clients."
"The solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."
"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."
"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."
"The centralized cloud console for many tenants is great and clear and helped us to grant a BaaS service of excellence."
"It is easy to manage all of the individual backup jobs, check the status every day, and it can even send an email to keep us informed."
"The solution offers reliable copying and fast recovery."
"Nakivo has allowed us to price the product about 10-15% below the competition, and that's significant when you are talking about small dollars."
"With Nakivo, we have a worry-free backup process and restore feature."
"Nakivo has improved our organization largely due to the fact that it is an extremely robust backup system and comes with a replication module that allows us to safeguard mission-critical servers, applied on several sites by us with fantastic results as it becomes a great Plan B in case of a hardware failure or an outage of a primary system."
"The enterprise version is a solid product with good support, a lot of features, and a helpful knowledge base."
"Technical support responds very quickly."
 

Cons

"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."
"Stability could always be better."
"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."
"There are some errors that we need support to correct."
"We would like the ability to do raw metal restores from bootable media."
"In terms of what could be improved for the next release, I would probably answer better documentation and licensing models."
"My first thought was maybe the GUI could be improved, although it works."
"More statistic options would be a great feature."
"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 interface might be improved, but the interface of every product might be improved."
"We would like to back up File Shares to Amazon S3/Wasabi."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."
"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."
"The solution's pricing is adequate for its features and quality."
"The licensing currently allows for host-based licensing, which is advantageous if you have a lot of data on a few hosts."
"I think the price is competitive. However, for some projects, it can be a bit much for price-sensitive small businesses."
"This product is cheaper than other big rivals."
"The price is not a problem in NAKIVO, as it is the most competitive in the market."
"Talk to the sales department about all of the possibilities, as they will help you to find the best solution for your setup."
"The prices are high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
27%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Construction Company
12%
University
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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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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Sample Customers

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