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Iron Mountain Connect vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication 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

Iron Mountain Connect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
43rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Iron Mountain Connect is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.7%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

RB
Good policies related to data
I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities. I would like to see more integration with different platforms,…
Rahim Khasiyev - PeerSpot reviewer
Our clients tell us they appreciate the user-friendly interface and the space savings they realize from compression
Some of Nakivo's backup features need improvement. For example, I would like some more options for job scheduling. We can only schedule incremental and full backup, but there are no differential backup features in the same job. I can only schedule one incremental and one full backup in a week. I schedule three jobs for each repository, which is the simplest way to plan your jobs. It's possible to consolidate three jobs into one, but when you want to explain the backup registration schema to someone, they can't understand what they don't see. 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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"
"The updates are problem-free, so we can keep Nakivo up to date on the server and NAS too."
"The VM Backup Verification is one of the features I appreciate the most."
"You can have it setup and running within a few minutes."
"This enables us to do quick granular file recovery as and when required but also to do whole-site relocation in the case of a total loss scenario."
"The solution offers reliable copying and fast recovery."
"We have been able to set up a failover site that has replicas of our critical VMs."
"It can be quickly configured via web pages."
"The upgrade process is manual but very simple to do."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."
"It could be a little bit faster in terms of backup and offer more reliable SQL server backups."
"We'd like to see a legacy environment backup, like AIX, etc."
"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."
"For us, it would be best to improve the speed of the backup instead of adding new features."
"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."
"An improvement would be to include a general data backup solution that is not only for virtual machines."
"More statistic options would be a great feature."
"In the loading of a backup, choosing what to restore seems to be a lengthy process, but it has always worked in my restore tests."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The prices are high."
"As a free solution for a small environment, this is a great solution!"
"It has a very good price in the market."
"The pricing, setup costs, and licensing are easy to understand, no matter how you want to implement it."
"You have a lot of different options when it comes to pricing and the pricing models are pretty flexible and affordable."
"It has a much higher bang for the buck than other products we evaluated."
"Pricing is easy to understand and very affordable."
"The licensing model is crystal clear on the website."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Iron Mountain Connect?
The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities
What needs improvement with Iron Mountain Connect?
I would like to see more integration with different platforms, improved stability and security, better protection, more automation, and a more user-friendly experience.
What is your primary use case for Iron Mountain Connect?
I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system.
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?
Thoroughly assess your needs before purchasing the solution. Depending on how your data center operates, you will need to determine whether the licensing should be based on workload or socket. It’s...
 

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Sample Customers

University of La Verne
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