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Alternatives to NAKIVO Backup & Replication
23 backup tools sit alongside NAKIVO Backup & Replication in this directory. Below is what separates each from NAKIVO Backup & Replication on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication starts at
- Free, then $2.45/workload/month
Why people look past NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. NAKIVO Backup & Replication has a free tier, and starts at $2.45/workload/month against a category median of $39.95/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Modern data protection for enterprise workloads
- Starts $247.55 a year dearer, at $250/year.
Integrated backup and cybersecurity protection
- No free tier, where NAKIVO Backup & Replication has one.
- Starts $65.55 a year dearer, at $68/year.
Simple and powerful VM backup for SMBs
- No free tier, where NAKIVO Backup & Replication has one.
- Starts $592.55 a perpetual dearer, at $595/perpetual.
Kubernetes application backup with a free tier up to one terabyte
- Starts $2.25 a node hour cheaper, at $0.2/node hour.
Open source backup and migration for Kubernetes cluster resources
Priced and rated the same as NAKIVO Backup & Replication on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization
Priced and rated the same as NAKIVO Backup & Replication on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every NAKIVO Backup & Replication alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAKIVO Backup & Replication (this page) | Free, then $2.45/workload/month | - | - | |
| Veeam Backup & ReplicationMarket-leading data resilience platform for VM backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection with comprehensive hypervisor support. | Free, then $250/year | - | - | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Acronis Cyber ProtectUnified backup and cybersecurity platform offering VM protection, file-level backup, ransomware detection, and advanced threat prevention. | $68/year | - | 3 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Altaro VM BackupSimplified VM backup solution focused on SMB and mid-market with cost-effective pricing and straightforward deployment for hypervisor environments. | $595/perpetual | - | - | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Portworx Backup | Free, then $0.2/node hour | Per node hour | 2 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Velero | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Trilio | Free | Per node per year | 2 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes | Free | Per worker node | 2 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| CloudCasa | Free, then $69/month | Per node per month | 3 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| rustic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| UrBackup | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Proxmox Backup Server | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Kopia | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| AOMEI Backupper | Free, then $39.95/one-time | One-time | 3 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Bacula | Free | Open-source | - | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Redstor | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Clumio | $0.01/month | Per GiB-month protected | 3 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| AvePoint Cloud Backup | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| HYCU | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| BDRShield | On request | Quote | 1 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Comet Backup | $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Backupify | $29/month | - | 2 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Commvault Complete Data Protection | On request | - | 4 | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
| Datto Backup | On request | Subscription | - | vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the NAKIVO Backup & Replication badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Veeam Backup & Replication , Free, then $250/year
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Velero , Free
- Trilio , Free
- Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes , Free
- CloudCasa , Free, then $69/month
- rustic , Free
- UrBackup , Free
Cheaper than NAKIVO Backup & Replication (2)
Entry price under NAKIVO Backup & Replication's $2.45/workload/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Portworx Backup , Free, then $0.2/node hour
- Clumio , $0.01/month
What you would be giving up
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If NAKIVO Backup & Replication is broadly right and the question is cost, the NAKIVO Backup & Replication pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Backup category lists everything the directory holds, and best backup tools ranks them.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication runs on windows, linux, cloud, on-premise. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about NAKIVO Backup & Replication alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- 23 other backup tools are listed in this directory, led by Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Altaro VM Backup, Portworx Backup. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Veeam Backup & Replication, Portworx Backup, Velero, Trilio, Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under NAKIVO Backup & Replication's $2.45/workload/month: Portworx Backup at Free, then $0.2/node hour, Clumio at $0.01/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- Nothing in the data flags one. NAKIVO Backup & Replication has a free tier, and starts at $2.45/workload/month against a category median of $39.95/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most often brought in for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to NAKIVO Backup & Replication?
- Bacula is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these NAKIVO Backup & Replication alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Backup, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare NAKIVO Backup & Replication against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against NAKIVO Backup & Replication covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every backup tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Backup category, 23 tools beside NAKIVO Backup & Replication. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.