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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
8.0
Number of Reviews
89
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 July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.4%, down from 5.2% 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

"Backup jobs are running smoothly every day with job reports sent to email after they finish each job. That gives us peace of mind."
"It is affordable."
"We have been able to set up a failover site that has replicas of our critical VMs."
"It is fast, simple, powerful, and has a price without competition."
"Nakivo offers direct support through the graphical interface and this is great to have if you need quick help."
"Most valuable for DimenXional Cloud is the API provided by Nakivo which allows us to implement the software in all types of solutions."
"It can be quickly configured via web pages."
"We are able to take backups on a regular interval and restore data/VMs as we choose making the process work as advertised."
"The most valuable feature is replication because, using NetBackup replication, we can have disaster recovery of the data we have."
"This is the best solution that I know of."
"I think the support is fine. We haven't had issues with it."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature as it reduces the backup time and provides backup of a single copy of data"
"It saves time for the backup needs of our organization."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"It's durable — we achieve what we expect from it."
 

Cons

"In the future, it would be nice to have support for Zimbra email, Collabora Office, and the NextCloud content collaboration platform."
"Personally, I would like to have the ability to backup older legacy systems on the new versions as well."
"In the future, the solution should provide a more granular backup."
"Updating VM Tools on a replicated VM could be better."
"We want the backup job to consume fewer resources, as the utilization is very high if we choose the best compression."
"Compression and data deduplication are okay, but they could be improved."
"The interface can be a little clunky at times."
"It would be great if the product could be expanded to support other virtual technologies."
"Veritas NetBackup needs improvement in terms of integration with the cloud."
"The restore tool is not friendly to newcomers."
"It's not a user-friendly solution. It's a little bit complicated. The UI is not very friendly."
"I also think they could improve the reporting. They use a web-based software application OpsCenter for the reporting and I see that they haven't made any changes in years."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"There have been issues with performance and some features."
"Licensing costs are quite high."
"NetBackup is expensive and should be cheaper. That is why we are moving on to another solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The prices are high."
"I advise that this is the best product for medium or small environments according to my cost-benefit analysis."
"The price is not a problem in NAKIVO, as it is the most competitive in the market."
"This product provides good value for the price."
"The solution's pricing is adequate for its features and quality."
"The price could be lower."
"It has a very good price in the market."
"The product is quite cheap compared to other products on the market, but despite this, it is rich in features both at the level of backup and recovery as well as at the level of additional options."
"It is reasonably priced."
"The licensing fees are expensive."
"So far I can only say that the license structure could be looked at to be aligned as either capacity-based or traditional."
"In terms of cost, it's not very good."
"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."
"NetBackup is expensive. They need to work on the pricing side. I find it comparatively on the higher side when I compare the terabyte backup costs."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing, of course, can always be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

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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