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NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th)
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.6%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.7%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mattia Sangiorgio - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This product provides cost-efficient and reliable backups."
"NAKIVO gives us the security to retain valuable data backups and recover them in case of emergency."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface and is easy to configure."
"The product is very scalable, robust, has an easy setup with a short-duration deployment and good technical support."
"It is flexible."
"The chat functionality with Nakivo Support in the web interface is very unique and we love it."
"Nakivo makes our backs-ups more reliable and easy to recover in case of full damage or partial retrieval of files - all at a convenient cost."
"Nakivo offers direct support through the graphical interface and this is great to have if you need quick help."
"The reliability is valuable, especially for the appliance solution."
"The backup and restore functions are very valuable aspects of the product."
"Veritas NetBackup provides good backup performance, and I can mount the snapshot without an installer."
"The backup and restoration are 100 percent guaranteed."
"I like the cross-platform features."
"The solution offers the hardware and the software at the same time."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
"NetBackup is highly stable. We have more than 1,800 policies that run every day."
 

Cons

"They need a better knowledge base with more information about support issues."
"It would be helpful to be able to have a custom footprint so that only the required features are installed."
"I had to manually install SNMP, which wasn't hard, but a step I had to take, to plug this into the monitoring system."
"The interface can be a little clunky at times."
"For us, it would be best to improve the speed of the backup instead of adding new features."
"While the solution provides mostly what we need, it would be ideal if there were some additional feature capabilities for the API."
"It could be a little bit faster in terms of backup and offer more reliable SQL server backups."
"NAKIVO should broaden its horizons in terms of compatibility and integration with other tools."
"The ease of use needs improvement."
"It's not a user-friendly solution. It's a little bit complicated. The UI is not very friendly."
"System administrators would be more efficient in NetBackup if the number of tools and command lines was reduced."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"The speed of restoring data could be improved."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
"We would like the Java console to be updated."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use a perpetual license that is priced well."
"This product is cheaper than other big rivals."
"It's really cheap, and our company saves a significant amount of money on IT backup solutions per year."
"Nakivo Backup & Replication also have another great value, which is that it is one of the lowest prices on the market."
"The licensing model is crystal clear on the website."
"Nakivo is cheaper per machine and per backup."
"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."
"From the perspective of Indian users, the cost is a little bit high."
"If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space."
"Our primary complaint about this product is that it is too expensive."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
"The price of NetBackup is okay. I think it's a little bit expensive but manageable. It has a lot of features, and the backup is better than most applications, so I think the price is competitive."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup is high, it should be reduced."
"We purchased a perpetual license and perform SMS renewals."
"It is very expensive. The licensing cost for this solution is on a yearly basis. It is approximately 50k. We will continue using it at least for the next year, but we are currently doing an analysis to switch to some other solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

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?
The product is affordable even for smaller organizations.
What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the amount of data transferred, making it manageable for us.
 

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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
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