We compared Dell NetWorker and Nakivo based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Dell NetWorker is recognized for its intuitive graphical user interface, integration with Data Domain, and impressive speed. Nakivo is praised for its offsite backup to Synology NAS and seamless cloud integration. Dell NetWorker needs improvements in reporting, integration, and documentation. Nakivo could benefit from improvements in its remote upgrade capabilities, SNMP features, and application backup.
Service and Support: Dell NetWorker received mixed reviews, with some customers expressing frustration about delayed responses and unresolved problems. Nakivo's support is praised for being quick, considerate, and attentive.
Ease of Deployment: Some users consider Dell NetWorker's setup to be effortless, but some said it was somewhat complex. Nakivo's setup was described as straightforward. A few users said the deployment was somewhat complex but not excessively difficult.
Pricing: Some reviewers consider Dell NetWorker to be expensive, while others find it to be reasonable and cheaper than other options with similar features. 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: Users have provided no feedback about Dell NetWorker’s ROI so far. Nakivo ensures a favorable return on investment with a reasonable total cost of ownership and reduced testing expenditures.
Comparison Results: Dell NetWorker is regarded as a reasonably priced, high-performing backup solution with a user-friendly GUI. At the same time, many users were dissatisfied with Dell’s support and asked for improvements in reporting and documentation. 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.
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"The GUI is the best feature. It's very good and easy to use."
"The GUI is user-friendly."
"The full backup is a great feature. Restoration is also good and very quick."
"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."
"The solution is simple to understand."
"Technical support is good."
"Simple, stable and straightforward."
"The features that we like the most are the Backup Copy and Active Directory Integration. They have helped us to save a lot of time since we do not have to make the backup copies “by hand”."
"We spend less time to get data recovered."
"This product has a very clean and intuitive GUI."
"The ability to use a variety of cloud providers rather than being tied into one is a huge bonus."
"The solution offers reliable copying and fast recovery."
"The easy management and a good overview are the most important aspects."
"This solution was surprisingly easy to configure."
"The price is much lower than competitors that do the same function."
"Could have a better recovery system."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"The solution could improve by having more integration."
"The support is an area with concerns where improvements are required."
"There could be a possibility of constructing full backups from incremental data intelligently."
"There are too many reboots and the software requires constant updating."
"The team does not have enough knowledge to support you."
"In the future, the solution should provide a more granular backup."
"I would love to see BackBlaze B2 implementation in the future, as that would be our preferred cloud destination, but Amazon and Wasabi are both very great choices in the meantime."
"Updating VM Tools on a replicated VM could be better."
"There could be better integration with other solutions, such as Amazon S3."
"Right now we know that Nakivo has the ability to back up as an incremental process and restore backups across several criteria. However, it would be good if we had the ability to backup a system like PostgreSQL."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to see support for backing up data to more cloud platforms, besides Amazon."
"At the moment I am pleased with what Nakivo does but I would like more reporting functions and if possible, integration with my RMM system."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while NAKIVO Backup & Replication is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NAKIVO Backup & Replication writes "Good deduplication, easy to configure, and offers a free version". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik and Zerto. See our Dell NetWorker vs. NAKIVO Backup & Replication report.
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