We performed a comparison between Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup and NAKIVO Backup & Replication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it."
"Ability to restore to any host."
"The interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues."
"The product has many valuable features for handling backup needs, including replication, live migration, and incremental disaster recovery."
"The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."
"The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases."
"We frequently use the granular restore option for when our users accidentally delete files or to recover emails from mailboxes. We have found that to be a must-have feature and it comes with the solution at no extra cost."
"The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency."
"The user interface is good, and it's user-friendly. I also like its usability with hyper-convergence products like Nutanix and others in the data infrastructure."
"The virtual appliance for VMware vSphere is easy to deploy, easy to manage, and we have no need for additional Windows licenses."
"For my purpose, I find VM Backup to be the most useful, as it gives me the ability to create image-based, incremental backups of VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV VMs."
"The implementation of Nakivo made it possible to implement the information security policies currently in force in the company and to meet the statutory requirements in the field of IT security."
"We have found all the features of Nakivo to be useful and the solution is easier to use compared to Proxmox. It is user-friendly, we are very satisfied."
"The upgrade process is manual but very simple to do."
"The back-up and restore functions work great and it's easy to use."
"The easy management and a good overview are the most important aspects."
"It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once."
"The initial set up was complex, and I was not able to do the set up myself."
"The scalability of the solution is limited."
"Migrating the physical through a backup and restore to a virtual environment would be very helpful."
"To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."
"Replication is not fast, the GUI could be more user-friendly, and technical support is lacking in Iran."
"It would be nice to be able to recover the items to their original location."
"Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup."
"I need no more valuable features for backs-up. I have not yet tried the latest release, however, I have all the features that I need."
"In the press releases, it would be useful to make sure that the manual space reclaim procedure does not have to be performed but that it happens automatically, thus optimizing the use of space."
"I would like to have a built-in SNMP client, which is important if we want to monitor it using Zabbix, Nagios, or another monitoring solution."
"The product needs to improve backup speed and replication speed."
"There is a lack of native (web-based) update functionality."
"The interface might be improved, but the interface of every product might be improved."
"The upgrade process is a bit dated and could use some changes."
"The first implementation is a bit difficult but once is up and running is rock solid and extremely easy to manage."
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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is ranked 55th in Backup and Recovery with 29 reviews while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is rated 8.6, while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup writes "Offers a comprehensive feature set offered at a competitive price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NAKIVO Backup & Replication writes "Good deduplication, easy to configure, and offers a free version". Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto Cloud Continuity, N-able Cove Data Protection and Azure Backup, whereas NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik, Zerto and Commvault Cloud. See our Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs. NAKIVO Backup & Replication report.
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