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Table of Contents Why Read This Guide?
Backup: From Insurance Policy to Threat Remediation
Buying Trends in Data Center Backup
Spotlight on 7 Data Center Backup Solutions
Product Comparison Tables
Commvault
Cohesity
Rubrik
Veeam Backup & Replication
Acronis Backup
Vembu BDR Suite
NAKIVO Backup and Replication
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Why Read This Guide? Selecting the right Data Center Backup software, like many other large technology purchases, can be a stress-inducing process. This guide seeks to provide Data Center Backup software buyers with a free resource to let them know what fellow users think of 7 leading products, and help them make better informed purchasing decisions. Our goal is to help you differentiate between these 7 popular products, and find the one that will serve your business needs best.
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This guide is based on detailed information from 529 reviews and ratings published on TrustRadius, as well as 104 additional survey responses from end-users about their buying process. Each review and rating has been individually vetted by a TrustRadius researcher to ensure we provide authentic feedback from real users of the software. The guide is also informed by interviews with domain experts and vendors.
In this guide readers can find:> Data Center Backup buying trends, based on a survey of current users.> An overview of the category.> At-a-glance summaries of 7 Data Center Backup products highlighting reviewer demographics, pros and cons, and feedback.
63 data center backup solutions are listed on TrustRadius.
This guide details what users think of
7 leading options.
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Backup: From Insurance Policy to Threat RemediationData center backup software is typically seen as a necessary insurance policy. It does not add additional functionality to production systems, but it does help prevent one of the worst possible scenarios: loss of data.
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One of the risks of data center backup is that any weaknesses of the data retrieval process only become obvious following a data loss event. At this point, if the software does not do its intended job, it’s too late. For this reason, it is critical to continually test the software in real-world conditions to make sure it functions properly.
Historically, only about 3% of backed-up data was ever restored in a given year. However, the nature of the threat of data loss has changed. The problem today is more likely to be something like ransomware, where the attack surface is 100%. These threats cause a red alert organization- wide. Backup is less likely to be seen as an insurance policy and more likely to be understood as the best possible
remediation against infection by ransomware or other malware threats.
In light of the expanded role of backup software in averting catastrophe, the stakes have never been higher. Buying the right software can mean the difference between a costly and reputation-bruising data breach, and preventing that data breach from ever happening.
The biggest threat of data loss today
originates from malicious attacks, like ransomware.
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Buying Trends in Data Center BackupIn order to understand buying trends in this market, we talked to several experts, analyzed review content, conducted research, and surveyed data center backup software buyers. This section uncovers to uncover the main market technology trends likely to influence buyer behavior. But it also answers to answer more elusive questions such as how loyal customers are, and their propensity to switch products.
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Trend #1: Converged Secondary Storage
Converged secondary storage is a combination of many data protection technologies including backup, recovery, archival, replication, deduplication, compression, and encryption. This term was originally coined by Cohesity and adopted by other vendors, notably Rubrik. The purpose converged secondary storage is to consolidate data protection processes. Typical use cases are combining data backup with archival, or with recovery. These systems are similar to hyper-converged platforms and are often sold as hardware/software combinations that integrate computing, storage, and virtualization on a single box. The idea of a turnkey packaged solution is attractive to those with little interest in selecting a server and the associated software components, and just want something scalable, secure, and optimized out of the gate. On the other hand, some customers already have appropriate infrastructure in their data center and would prefer a software-only solution they can install themselves. One of the big advantages of the converged storage approach is that it allows buyers to think beyond backup. Instead, buyers think in terms of a broader data protection management strategy.
94% of data center backup users are
happy with the feature set of their
current solution.
Trend #2: Copy Data Management
Copy data management is a solution to proliferating copies of data across the enterprise. This is a common problem. The amount of data collected and processed by enterprises has grown exponentially over the last few years. If multiple copies of the same data are stored, this uses up available space and degrades performance. By some estimates, over half of the data stored by an enterprise is copy data.
The key insight behind copy data management is that there should be a centralized, policy-driven way to manage the creation and use of copies in an automated and efficient
manner. Many IT functions beyond data protection also need access to copies of data. For example, test and development teams constantly copy production data to test, and vice-versa. Infrastructure analytics and report generation also depend on access to copies of production data.
Actifio was the pioneer in this area. The organization realized that by using similar virtualization techniques that VMware applied to compute, they could similarly collapse physical copy sprawl and speed access to virtual copies. This approach radically reduced storage growth rates and simplified operations.
Copy data management capabilities are now pervasive in backup offerings, and most enterprise vendors include some form of copy data management as standard with their products.
Over half of the data stored by an enterprise
organization is copy data.
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Trend #3: Cloud and Hybrid Storage
Cloud storage is not yet the de facto storage option for most organizations. This is despite advantages like elasticity which allows for capacity growth with unlimited storage. Due to rapidly declining costs, backup storage in the cloud is growing quickly.However, a large majority of organizations have a hybrid strategy. This allows both on-premise and cloud backup strategies, typically dictated by the kind of data being backed up. For example, mission-critical data might be backed up to disk in the data center, while data less likely to be needed in the short term is stored in the cloud as a form of archiving. Object cloud storage is particularly desirable when large amounts of user-generated data are stored. This kind of storage is typically used for storage of unstructured data like video and music files in the cloud. It is an excellent storage medium for very large data sets, such as backup files and log files.
53% of data center backup users
are using a hybrid backup approach.
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Customers are highly satisfied with their data center backup solution...
94% of survey respondents expressed high satisfaction with the feature set provided by their data center backup solution. 91% felt that it was good value for the price. This was true regardless of the product used, despite the substantial disparity in product offerings. The data center backup tools respondents used ranged from relatively inexpensive, simple products to costly, fully-featured enterprise platforms.This unanimity of opinion is likely related to set-and-forget automation. Most backup and replication processes are scheduled to run automatically. IT staff tend to not think about these process until there is an urgent need to recover lost data due to an unforeseen event. In other words, once these products have been purchased, installed, and configured, they shift to back-of-mind.However, data center backup has seen more innovation in the last few years than it has in a long time. The insurance policy mindset is no longer an apt metaphor. Backup and replication products are an increasingly important first line of defense against ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. Backups are also coming to be understood as having a secondary purpose: they can be leveraged by many IT functions, such as test and development teams, that also have a need for this data.
…yet still considering replacing it
As customers become aware of new market entrants with different approaches and capabilities, some may consider switching. Despite the high level of satisfaction respondents express with their current solution, 17% indicated that they would not buy the same product today.
This is part of a trend in data center backup of eroding product stickiness. The propensity to switch is highlighted in a recent report by Evaluator Group. When given a time period of 12 to 24 months, a full 57% of respondents indicated an intention to replace or augment their current solution. Even though
organizations are not unhappy with their current solution, they have a clear sense that emerging technology trends in the space, such as backup to public clouds, copy data management, and broader data protection in general, mean they may have to replace or augment existing solutions in the future.
1 in 5 data center backup users
would not buy the same product today.
How likely are customers to switch products?
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Reasons for replacing backup solutions
Survey respondents shared why they wouldn’t purchase the same product today. Generally, reasons cited include the need to cut costs, and the existence of better alternatives, especially for cloud backup.
Five years ago, when we purchased this, it was one of the better options out there. Since that time our back up needs have changed, and also
there have been more players in the market, especially in regard to cloud.
I think there are other competitive solutions in the market I would like to try.
The application is great and does its job, the cost is very high, and the
renewal fees are extremely expensive.
I feel there are better solutions out there. We bought it when we have
physical servers, now we are virtual.We might need to reevaluate TSM licenses as we are moving to cloud and there is a pressure to cut down cost and use cloud based backup/restore (snapshot) going forward.
Tips for Buyers
As always, it is important to understand your requirements and map them carefully to product capabilities. However, it is also important to understand market dynamics. There are many new vendors and products. Some are targeted specifically at smaller organizations, some are delivered as a hardware appliance, and still others include new technology such as anti-ransomware security or copy data management.
> Consider several vendors, including newer market entrants with which you may be less familiar.
> Narrow down the options by reading reviews and/or other research. In particular, pay attention to use cases indicating exactly how the product is used. If use cases match yours, and reviewers are seeing success, the product may be a good fit.
> Ask vendors to discuss the rationale for new capabilities around features like cloud storage, data security, and copy data management. Then, ask for a demonstration.
Use reviews to help build a
product shortlist.
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How Prevalent is Backup to the Cloud?Cloud backup is fast becoming mainstream. Almost one third of respondents indicated that they are already backing up to the cloud, and a substantial number saying that they are planning on doing this in the future. The main reasons given for this shift are cost and disaster recovery.
Cloud Backup is Quite Prevalent & Becoming More So
Backing data up to the cloud is certainly one of the biggest trends in the space. Accepted wisdom from analysts and vendors is that by the end of next year, somewhere around 25% of companies will be storing backup data in the cloud. Our survey indicates much broader adoption already, with 46% saying that they back up data to the cloud. Another 31% say they are planning on doing so.
So, what is driving this momentum? 60% of respondents who currently or plan to back up to the cloud indicate that disaster recovery is a major benefit of cloud backup. Other benefits include cost effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and long-term data retention (sometimes as a replacement for tape).
77% either already back up data to
the cloud, or are planning to do so.
Tips for Buyers
If disaster recovery is your main driver for backing up data to the cloud, there are a few important considerations that should inform your conversations with vendors. There is little doubt that cloud storage is seen as a modern replacement for data storage on tape. As the cost of data storage has decreased and broadband speeds continue to increase, the cloud is a viable target for storing vast quantities of data offsite, at low cost. But there are potential downsides to be aware of.
Ensure you ask vendors about:
> Security: Cloud storage creates security worries. There have been several high-profile media stories of cloud data being improperly protected and exposed. It’s important to know if vendors provide encryption technology to protect data before it leaves the corporate network. Know what security tools or services the vendor provides to protect your data.
> Data retrieval costs: If and when you do need to recover data from the cloud, are there charges for faster retrieval? As a whole, cloud data storage is becoming more cost-effective. But the ability to read and write from cloud storage data is likely to be slow, and vendors may bill separately for fast retrieval. Make sure you understand these charges.
> Compliance: Compliance regulations often require that data be stored for periods of years, often 7 years or more. Traditional climate-controlled offsite storage on tape can provide compliance with these retention regulations affordably and easily. It’s important to understand how long data can be stored in the cloud.
Read these tips to get the most out of your conversations
with vendors.
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Spotlight on 7 Leading Data Center Backup ProductsThe volume of data generated by enterprises continues to increase rapidly, fueled by digital transformation initiatives. Enterprises are managing this data explosion by building new data centers, or expanding existing ones, creating further demand for data center backup software.
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This guide aims to give you a snapshot of 7 of the most- reviewed Data Center Backup products on TrustRadius. An exhaustive list of products can be found on the Data Center Backup category on our website. The product profiles in this report showcase aggregate data from reviews collected on TrustRadius, including the most commonly listed pros and cons in the most recent 50 reviews, feedback from reviewers, and customer demographic information.
In order to be included in this guide, products must have met the following requirements:
> The product must be in our Data Center Backup software category.
> The product must have at least 20 reviews.
> The product must be ‘customer verified’—indicating there have been at least 10 new or updated reviews within the past year.
The products in this guide are also ordered by which market segment the majority of reviewers for each product comes from—called ‘market focus’ elsewhere in the guide, starting with products that have an enterprise focus.
2 out of 3 professionals evaluating Data Center Backup software on TrustRadius are looking at these 7 products.
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Overall Satisfaction
RatingComparisonInformationProduct Metrics Reviewer Company Size
8.2
8.5
8.9
9.0
8.3
8.5
9.2
21
22
50
65
36
23
30
11%
6%
11%
28%
5%
3%
3%
10%
4%
15%
19%
42%
49%
61%
28%
38%
39%
57%
36%
42%
31%
62%
58%
46%
24%
22%
9%
8%
Share of Traffic Small# of ReviewstrScore Midsize Entreprise Most
Compared To
Bacula EnterpriseVeritas Backup Exec
Micro Focus Data Protector
Veritas NetBackupVeeam Backup & Replication
Dell EMC Avamar
Rubrik Dell EMC Data Domain
Commvault
Cohesity Dell EMC Data Domain
Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam Backup & ReplicationDatto
Veritas Backup Exec
Veeam Backup & ReplicationCarbonite eVaultAcronis Backup
Veeam Backup & Replication Veeam Availability Suite
Rubrik
Cohesity
Veeam Backup & Replication
Acronis Backup
Vembu BDR Suite
Nakivo Backup & Replication
Rubrik
Commvault
Product Comparison Tables
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Product Comparison Tables
Overall Satisfaction
RatingFeature Rating
8.2
8.5
8.9
9.0
8.3
8.5
9.2
8.2
8.4
9.4
8.6
--
8.6
9.4
8.1
8.4
9.6
8.9
--
8.4
9.3
8.4
8.0
8.9
8.7
--
8.0
8.9
8.7
8.2
8.4
9.1
--
9.3
8.9
9.0
8.9
9.3
9.0
--
8.9
9.2
9.1
8.7
8.3
9.2
--
8.9
8.7
9.2
8.8
9.3
9.0
--
8.4
--
Commvault
Cohesity
Veeam Backup & Replication
Acronis Backup*
Nakivo Backup & Replication
Vembu BDR Suite
Rubrik
trScore Universal Recovery
Live Recovery
Recovery Verification
Business App Protection
Multiple Backup
DestinationsInremental
BackupRetention Options
Overall Satisfaction
RatingFeature Rating
8.2
8.5
8.9
9.0
8.3
8.5
9.2
9.2
8.8
9.6
8.2
--
9.4
9.1
9.2
9.0
9.7
8.9
--
8.1
9.2
8.6
8.5
9.0
8.8
--
8.9
9.3
9.1
8.5
9.5
8.8
--
8.4
--
8.3
8.4
8.9
8.9
--
7.9
--
8.8
8.5
8.4
8.6
--
8.3
--
9.3
8.6
9.1
8.9
--
8.9
--
Commvault
Cohesity
Veeam Backup & Replication
Acronis Backup*
Nakivo Backup & Replication
Vembu BDR Suite
Rubrik
trScore Backup to Cloud
Dedupe & File Compression Snapshots Flexible
DeploymentManagement
DashboardPlatform Support Encryption
*Acronis Backup is categorized on TrustRadius as an Endpoint Backup product, and therefore has no Data Center Backup feature ratings. However, it has been included in the guide since it is frequently used as a Data Center Backup product by small and medium-sized organizations.
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The reporting engine is very robust and has flexibility to generate ad-hoc or scheduled reports.
Keith L. | Manager of Platform Services Packaging and Containers Company
Reporting (mentioned in 7 reviews)
The management console still uses Java and often has compatibility issues. I would dump
java in favor or a HTML5 web console.
Daniel H. | CIOBanking
Java Console (mentioned in 5 reviews)
Support is always top notch. They always exceed expectations and I am always left with a very positive experience. They always meet
callback SLA’s as well.
Graham M. | Network Analyst Government Administration Company
Customer Support (mentioned in 7 reviews)
The Commvault solution is a very versatile and feature-rich solution, but it’s also complex to
learn and use. I think this is a con because the learning curve is months. You will have to invest
a lot of time to learn and configure it.
Yuri M. | IT Planning Engineer Telecommunications company
Complex with steep learning curve (mentioned in 7 reviews)
Score 8.2 out of 10
Commvault is an enterprise data center backup platform and one of the most visible names in the space. This product is fully featured, offering support for public clouds, hypervisors, and databases, in addition to Office365 and Salesforce.com. It also provides support for integrating hardware platform snapshotting, and supports many of the better-known storage arrays.
Interested in learning more about Commvault? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Commvault
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: large enterprises wanting a fully-featured software solution that can handle backups from a broad variety of technologies that also integrates easily with a variety of storage hardware. Companies with technical resources capable of handling a complex product are likely to see success.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
Telecommunications | 4
IT & Services | 4
Hospital & Healthcare | 4
Higher Education | 4
Computer Software | 2
28%62%
10%
18
Score 8.5 out of 10
Cohesity is an enterprise-level product that is often considered as a hyperconverged secondary data product. It combines several capabilities related to secondary data, such as backup, archival, replication, disaster recovery, file compression, deduplication, and analytics. These connect in a single view across storage hardware or the public or private cloud. The product provides data protection for virtual workloads, databases, applications, storage and physical machines. The product is frequently sold as an appliance on commodity hardware. The go-to-market approach is 100% channel partner-driven.
Interested in learning more about Cohesity? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Cohesity
Document recovery is amazingly quick with a variety of ways to do the restore. It takes less
than 3 minutes to restore a deleted document to document management system.
Matthew V. | Systems EngineerLaw Practice
Fast and simple restores (mentioned in 6 reviews)
Knowledge Base (KB) is limited.
Needs more customized reporting capability.
Erik B.| Infrastructure Manager Transportation company
Knowledge base/documentation (mentioned in 3 reviews)
Support from Cohesity is far above the bar set by major hardware vendors. They will solve your issue. Clearly, their support is motivated to make you as a customer value their assistance and feel
confident with their products.
Eirik T. | Systems Engineer Telecommunications company
Excellent technical support (mentioned in 5 reviews)
Kris O. | Systems Administrator Hospital & Health Care company
Reporting (mentioned in 3 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: larger enterprises with significant quantities of data to be protected who want to consolidate backup and target storage into a single solution. It is also good for organizations struggling to manage rapid data growth and need to scale easily.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
Higher Education | 3
Government Admin | 3
Banking | 2
Financial Services | 2
Hospital & Healthcare | 1
38%58%
4%
19
Score 8.9 out of 10
Rubrik first entered the market in 2013. Rubrik’s Cloud Data Management platform provides a range of services, including backup, recovery, archival, search, analytics, compliance, and copy data management across on-premise data centers, private clouds, and public clouds. The platform has been steadily adding to applications, operating systems, databases, hypervisors, and clouds it supports including virtual workloads like VMware Hyper-V, Nutanix, NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Cassandra, and cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud. Rubrik is strongly associated with the hardware + software appliance deployment model, but also offers software only instances that can run in private or public clouds. Appliances available span a range of customer environments from small to large.
Interested in learning more about Rubrik? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Rubrik
Rubrik is a user-friendly backup appliance that is easy to install and manage.
Alvin S. | Account Customer Engineer IT and Services company
Ease of use (mentioned in 25 reviews)
Currently does not backup active directory objects.
Darryl W. | Senior Systems Analyst Higher Education company
Absence of Active Directory backup (mentioned in 6 reviews)
Live mount is very fast and consistent.
Verified User | Product Manager Telecommunications Company
Live Mount running Virtual Machine (VM) (mentioned in 5 reviews)
Out of the box reporting could be better— however the API interface allows the
generation of custom reports and the ability to retrieve any detail from the system.
Verified User | Technician in IT Higher Education company
Reporting (mentioned in 9 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: mid-size and enterprise companies with hybrid environments (cloud and on-premise storage). Rubrik offers a range of capabilities without worry about hardware and deployment issues.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
IT & Services | 8
Hospital & Healthcare | 7
Higher Education | 7
Communications | 5
Government Admin | 4
39%
46%
15%
20
Score 9.1 out of 10
Veeam Backup and Replication has a strong legacy as a backup solution for VMware and Hyper-V. The company retains a strong VMware focus, but has diversified to add Nutanix AHV. It has expanded from this base to support other environments such as physical Linux and Microsoft Windows, and more recently AIX and Solaris. The company has also recently added support for endpoint (laptops). Unlike some of its competitors, Veeam Backup and Replication does not offer an appliance form factor. It is rather software-defined and hypervisor-agnostic, meaning that the product can be installed anywhere and can run on any hardware.
Interested in learning more about Veeam Backup & Replication? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Veeam Backup and Replication
Virtual Server Backup and Replication/Copy: With an agent-less configuration and multiple
options to reduce the impact on your production environment, VEEAM is the clear choice for
protecting your data.
Michael J. | Digital Imaging ArchitectHospital & Health Care company
Fast, reliable, agentless backup of VMs (mentioned in 14 reviews)
In my most recent support case, the passing of it from one team member to another has not been great. I’ve had to re-explain the issue, re-run tests I’ve done before and re-send logs I’ve sent before. This is even after the Tier Two team got involved.
George R. | IT ManagerRetail company
Support (mentioned in 3 reviews)
Once Veeam is setup and configured properly, it requires little intervention. Pretty much a set it
and forget it solution. Highly reliable.
Verified User | IT Professional Government Administration company
Easy to configure and manage (mentioned in 9 reviews)
While generally quite affordable on the lowend, Veeam can get costly if you’re backing
up a large number of ESX hosts with a large number of CPU’s and cores, especially with the
Enterprise and Enterprise Plus versions.
Kurt F. | Desktop Analyst Insurance company
Pricing structure can make it expensive (mentioned in 6 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: SMBs or enterprises that want to protect virtualized environments and prefer a software-defined product allowing installation on any hardware. It includes access to pre-built integrations to a variety of storage options, including NetApp, Pure Storage, Nimble Storage, and others.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
IT & Services | 15
Computer Networking | 4
Computer Software | 2
Compute Hardware | 2
Computer & Network Security | 256%
25% 19%
21
Score 8.3 out of 10
Acronis Backup is a reliable data center backup solution for small and medium businesses, or for departmental use in a large enterprise. The company provides backup, disaster recovery, and file sync products across virtual, physical, and mobile environments. Disaster recovery and replication capabilities derive from the acquisition of nScaled in 2014. The product is particularly suited to backing up Windows servers. The company believes that backup can no longer be considered in isolation, but rather as one component of data protection. For this reason, Acronis Backup is working on a new release that will include security capabilities aimed at preventing ransomware and other cyber-attacks, alongside standard backup features.
Interested in learning more about Acronis Backup? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Acronis Backup
Restores can be undertaken in a number of ways which is really useful. You can restore a whole VM
to the same host or a new one. You can convert physical machines to a VM and a very useful
feature is the ability to dive into the backup file and pluck individual files and thus restore single files
quickly—good for file servers etc.
Verified User | IT Admin Consumer Goods company
Easy, flexible restores (mentioned in 13 reviews)
Licensing could be easier to manage. Adding new licenses seems a bit manual.
Kevin C. | Computer Scientist Computer Software company
Licensing (mentioned in 6 reviews)
We need to run our backups at very specific times and the ability to assign different schedules
for backing up various locations is very helpful.
Ethan N. | IT Team Leader Design company
Automated backup scheduling (mentioned in 6 reviews)
Support staff does not always have answers and sometimes has to escalate issues.
Verified User | Customer Service Computer Hardware company
Support (mentioned in 6 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: small or mid-size companies or departments at enterprises looking for a reliable, competitively- priced backup tool. Forthcoming bundled security capabilities may be an attractive option for smaller companies without robust cyber-security tools.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
IT & Services | 6
Computer Software | 6
Higher Education | 2
Computer Networking | 2
Computer & Network Security | 2
42%22%
36%
22
Score 8.6 out of 10
Vembu BDR is an affordable, data center backup product for SMBs. The product is labelled a suite product because it goes beyond backup by offering data protection and disaster recovery capabilities. Some of the suite components include agentless vSphere and Hyper-V backup, image backup to protect Windows servers and desktops, offsite disaster recovery, and the capability of viewing and restoring individual items within a backup. Vembu also offers a less expensive version of this product called Vembu BDR Essentials. It provides protection for VMware and Hyper-V platforms and is targeted at small organizations.
Interested in learning more about Vembu BDR Suite? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
Vembu BDR Suite
Doing a restore is just as simple as backing up. Within moments I was able to launch a new VM
from a backup. I even launched it to a different data center from the one it had originated.
Verified User | Team Lead IT E-Learning company
Easy restore process (mentioned in 9 reviews)
Vague failure messages make troubleshooting hard sometimes.
Verified User | IT employee Medical Practice company
Error messages vague (mentioned in 2 reviews)
It has an extremely easy web interface that anyone who is an end user can learn and be able
to restore their files.
Juan G. | IT Director Consumer Electronics company
Simple web user interface (mentioned in 6 reviews)
Licensing portal is cumbersome.
Darrian C. | IT Manager Education Management company
Licensing (mentioned in 3 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: smaller organizations looking for an affordable, easy-to-use vSphere or Hyper-V data protection solution, along with offsite disaster recovery.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
IT & Services | 14
Computer Software | 4
Aviation & Aerospace | 2
Computer & Network Security | 2
Financial Services | 2
49%42%
9%
23
Score 9.1 out of 10
Nakivo is a relative newcomer to the data center backup space. Founded in 2012, the company still has fewer than 200 employees. Like Veeam, the company focuses on data protection for VMware, Hyper-V, and cloud environments. It has built a strong presence among smaller companies but does have some enterprise customers. Nakivo is priced to appeal to SMB.The company has seen significant growth in this market over the last few years. Their go-to-market motion is largely through channel partners.
Nakivo Backup and Replication
Interested in learning more about NAKIVO Backup & Replication? Read reviews on TrustRadius.
You can implement NAKIVO on your own relatively quickly without needing consultants to
come in spending hours to get it in place.
Verified User | IT ManagerArchitecture and Planning company
Simple to set up and administer (mentioned in 14 reviews)
Needs to support more Linux flavors. Seeing “The operating system of the selected recovery
server is not supported” is just not cool.
Verified User | IT Manager Medical Devices company
Support for more Linux distributions (mentioned in 2 reviews)
NAKIVO foremost is good value for money. We found the licensing of Veeam prohibitive and looked for another solution. We’ve been
using NAKIVO for over 4 years now and it does everything we need it to and more.
Dave M. | Network Manager Education Management company
Cost-effective (mentioned in 10 reviews)
Would love to see the ability to backup a physical machine for those of us that still have a
few that cannot be virtualized.
Alexander H. | Owner IT Services company
Only backs up virtual machines (mentioned in 3 reviews)
PROS CONS
Great Fit For: smaller organizations looking for reliable and cost-effective VMware or Hyper-V virtual machine data protection. Setup and management of the system is a significant strength, particularly for organizations with smaller IT staff.
Small
Midsize
Enterprise
Reviewer Company Size Distribution Top 5 Reviewer Industries
Marketing & Advertising | 4
Religious Institutions | 3
Financial Services | 3
Nonprofit | 2
Internet | 2
61%31%
8%
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