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Josh P.
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Updated January 29, 2026
NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs VMware Cloud Director Availability: Which is best for you?
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Starting Price
$99.00
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Free Trial
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Features
Features
Business Continuity Exercising
5.0
Incident Management
4.90
Data Verification
4.89
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Vulnerability Management
4.79
Risk Analysis
4.77
Real-Time Monitoring
4.75
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Pros / Cons
- Can be hosted in TrueNas which is useful as a separate VM (jail in BSD) ; so target for backups is separate device with the nakivo hosted on it
- The cons in nakivo is firstly the 365 backup is done only on premises and it takes a lot of time to finish if you have under 1Gbit fiber connection.
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- The platform provides real-time visibility into critical systems and applications, allowing businesses to proactively identify and address potential issues before they become major problems.
- This increased my disaster recovery costs.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5in the comparison
4.6/ 5
Functionality
4.7/ 5
4.7/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
