NAKIVO Backup & Replication review

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

Top 11 rank

#8 of 11

Score

8.5/9.4

Pricing

$ (perpetual from ~$59/workload or subscription from ~$1.95/workload/mo)

HQ

Sparks, United States

Verdict

NAKIVO undercuts the field on price while covering VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, and Microsoft 365, and it added immutable local and cloud repositories that match features costing several times more elsewhere.

What customers praise

Transparent published per-workload pricing lets small teams budget precisely, a rarity in this category.

What customers criticise

Smaller vendor with a lighter partner and support ecosystem than the top four.

Best for

Budget-conscious VMware, Hyper-V, and Proxmox shops that want per-workload pricing well below the market leaders.

At a glance

  • Integrations: VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Microsoft 365, Amazon EC2, NAS
  • Compliance: SOC 2, GDPR
  • Regions served: North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAM
  • Typical onboarding: 1 day
  • Free tier: yes

Red flags

Public risk signals as of July 2026: none. No material public risk signals as of 2026-07-05. See the full red-flag report.

Alternatives

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Source: Top 11 Best Backup and Recovery Software, verified July 5, 2026 — no paid placement.