We compared Commvault Complete Data Protection and Nakivo based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Commvault Complete Data Protection is highly regarded for its extensive recovery options and compatibility with diverse storage systems. Nakivo is praised for its offsite backup to Synology NAS and seamless cloud integration. Users suggest that Commvault Complete Data Protection could offer more Windows security features and a unified console. They said Commvault should expand support for container-based systems and improve its ability to archive large video files. Nakivo could benefit from improvements in its remote upgrade capabilities, SNMP features, and application backup.
Service and Support: Commvault Complete Data Protection earned mostly positive feedback for its customer service, but some Commvault customers mentioned concerns about network-related support and the need for more direct access during emergencies. Nakivo's support is praised for being quick, considerate, and attentive.
Ease of Deployment: The setup process for Commvault Complete Data Protection is complex, time-consuming, and may require outside help. The lack of sufficient documentation and online resources adds to the difficulty. Nakivo's setup was described as straightforward. A few users said the deployment was somewhat complex but not excessively difficult.
Pricing: Commvault may need to lower its price to attract customers in certain regions and customer segments. Nakivo offers lower licensing costs and a flexible pricing structure. Nakivo provides cost-efficient backups at a competitive price and even offers a free license for one year for up to five VMs.
ROI: Commvault Complete Data Protection offers significant cost savings. Some enterprise customers estimated that they saved between $100,000 to $300,000 by reducing labor costs, speeding up backup and recovery, and implementing remote access. Nakivo ensures a favorable return on investment with a reasonable total cost of ownership and reduced testing expenditures.
Comparison Results: Commvault Complete Data Protection is a robust and flexible solution with the potential to save customers money, but users say the setup is too complex and it needs better support for container-based systems. Nakivo is a powerful, cost-effective solution that seamlessly integrates with the cloud, but it could use some enhancements in its SNMP features and remote upgrading functionality.
"The rate of duplication is great."
"The recovery features are useful. It is easy to recover data. If something happens, we can easily recover data. We have faced ransomware issues twice, and we recovered because of Commvault."
"We use the solution for cloud and data backup."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Cloud integration."
"We use Commvault Command Center for backups and restores and for the creation of new clients. We use it for other functionalities as well. In terms of VMware, I can go directly to the Command Center, enter VMware, and I can search it directly. Command Center is very useful and it can be used for more advanced techniques."
"The most valuable feature is sharing data sets like they're in a private cloud. We call it our "private cloud" because we can share anything that is inside our backup set with our colleagues or with other people, and yet, everything is still in Belgrade, in Serbia. It's not somewhere else on cloud servers. Everything is in our environment."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is a cheaper price and user-friendly."
"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 main advantage from our perspective is the ability to plug this solution into an existing infrastructure on a cheap device and point the backup at the server targets and configure the backup options in a simple menu; linking to a cheap cloud resource for a simple solution for off-site storage."
"We have been able to set up a failover site that has replicas of our critical VMs."
"The product license and support delivery have been great!"
"This product has helped to centralize backups and made it easy to recover data."
"Nakivo makes our backs-ups more reliable and easy to recover in case of full damage or partial retrieval of files - all at a convenient cost."
"It is flexible."
"It is a little more complicated than it really needs to be."
"There is room for improvement in terms of data security."
"The product is a bit complex."
"Our customers complain that this is a difficult product to manage."
"Commvault should keep and continue to develop the Java GUI."
"The tool must improve the 1-Touch recovery of Oracle and Active Directory."
"Bare-metal restore needs some work. It's not intuitive and seems to have been an afterthought."
"This product is overly complex to operate and run."
"Updating VM Tools on a replicated VM could be better."
"In the future, I would like to see support for backing up data to more cloud platforms, besides Amazon."
"While the solution provides mostly what we need, it would be ideal if there were some additional feature capabilities for the API."
"I would like to have the option of creating a subfolder per job in the backup repository because we had an issue where some files were corrupted and we lost the backup of the majority of the VMs."
"While the solution provides mostly what we need, it would be ideal if there were some additional feature capabilities for the API."
"More statistic options would be a great feature."
"The first implementation is a bit difficult but once is up and running is rock solid and extremely easy to manage."
"UI could use some upgrades. The UI is basic, but functional."
Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews. Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6, while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NAKIVO Backup & Replication writes "Good deduplication, easy to configure, and offers a free version". Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Azure Backup and Zerto, whereas NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Commvault Cloud vs. NAKIVO Backup & Replication report.
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