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The 11 fastest-to-onboard it infrastructure

The fastest to onboard in the Top 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software is NAKIVO Backup & Replication (typical go-live in 1 day).

Why this answer

Sorted by typical days from contract signature to live system, using each provider's publicly stated onboarding timeline. Entries without a published timeline fall to the bottom.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1NAKIVO Backup & Replication(rank #8 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    1 day

    Leader-grade VM backup features at roughly half the price.

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  2. #2MSP360 (CloudBerry)(rank #10 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    1 day

    Software-only backup that runs on your own cheap object storage.

    Full MSP360 (CloudBerry) review · Alternatives

  3. #3Proxmox Backup Server(rank #11 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    1 day

    Free open-source backup riding the VMware-to-Proxmox exodus.

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  4. #4Druva(rank #6 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    2 days

    Zero-infrastructure SaaS backup with built-in air gap and clean recovery.

    Full Druva review · Alternatives

  5. #5Acronis Cyber Protect(rank #7 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    2 days

    Backup and endpoint security fused into one MSP-friendly agent.

    Full Acronis Cyber Protect review · Alternatives

  6. #6Veeam(rank #1 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    3 days

    Broadest coverage plus sub-2-minute instant recovery makes it the default enterprise and midmarket pick.

    Full Veeam review · Alternatives

  7. #7Zerto(rank #9 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    7 days

    Journal-based CDP gives seconds-granular recovery points for DR.

    Full Zerto review · Alternatives

  8. #8Rubrik(rank #3 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    14 days

    Immutable-by-default architecture with anomaly detection built for ransomware recovery.

    Full Rubrik review · Alternatives

  9. #9Cohesity(rank #4 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    14 days

    Post-NetBackup merger gives it enterprise reach plus scale-out immutability.

    Full Cohesity review · Alternatives

  10. #10Commvault Cloud(rank #2 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    21 days

    Widest workload matrix in the market for enterprises that must protect everything.

    Full Commvault Cloud review · Alternatives

  11. #11Veritas NetBackup(rank #5 in Best Backup and Recovery Software)

    21 days

    Data-center workhorse with tape and mainframe depth few can match.

    Full Veritas NetBackup review · Alternatives

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