HYCU vs. NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HYCU
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
HYCU is a SaaS Data Protection platform that delivers SaaS-based data backup, recovery, and ransomware protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments serving vendors globally.N/A
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
NAKIVO Backup & Replication now also supports Proxmox VE, alongside VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and AWS EC2. It offers replication, failover, cloud backup, backup copy, size reduction, screenshot verification, and site recovery.
$0.80
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Perpetual)
Starting at $329 per CPU socket
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU sockets
Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise
Starting $76 per server and $25 per workstation
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
Enterprise Plus
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Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Subscription)
Starting at $3.5 per workload/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
Pro Essentials/Pro (Perpetual)
Starting at $239 per CPU socket
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU Socket
Pro Essentials/Pro (Subscription)
Starting at $2.5 per workload/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
Pro Essentials/Pro
Starting at $58 per server and $19 per workstation
Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
NAKIVO Backup for Microsoft 365
Starting at $0.80 per user/month
Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HYCUNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact vendor for pricing informatioon.A workload is a VMware vSphere VM, Microsoft Hyper-V VM, Nutanix AHV VM, a physical machine (01 server and 03 workstations), an Oracle database, or an Amazon EC2 instance.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
HYCU
Chose HYCU
This fits Nutanix better than anything I have found. HYCU clearly focuses on personalized service. You can email, call or open a web ticketed, depending on your urgency.
Chose HYCU
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage.
The best part about HYCU …
Chose HYCU
We moved from VMware w/ Veeam to Hyper-V w/ Microsoft Data Protection Manager. Each backup solution worked well for its respective workload. We made the jump to AHV on Nutanix. MSFT DPM wasn’t compatible and HYCU was a better value than Veeam.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Better licensing
Same features but easier to implement
No need for e=xtra licenses to run the server
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
We dont use only one of these, we combine the use of several of them to guarantee the data resilience.
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is way simpler and more flexible to deploy.
It has a much more clearer user interface.
The ability to deploy to a NAS to be backed up to and wide support for devices from different manufacturers.
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
We compared Nakivo with other solutions like Veeam. We have chosen Nakivo even if Veeam has more documentation mostly from the final users , because the product looks easier, cleaner and above all it has a really good price for perpetual licences.
For a lower price we prefer to …
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
It's been a while since I've used Veeam. Originally I found NAKIVO when I felt Veeam's pricing was starting to feel out of reach for our small business.
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
It's good in its UI, easy to configure, and offers very good performance. NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands on top with its UI, or we call it, Administration Console, and provides great performance of its core and modules. Awesome Backup App and a worthy one for its UI!
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a the best option for backup and replication of virtual machines on Nas like Synology while Veeam agent is best for backup of windows servers on disk, or Nas
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Nakivo is an effective-cost solution that allows progressive use according to the needs of our company, in other companies, the cost vs. features are not comparable.

Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication Virtual Appliance on VMware vSphere is a great option for first steps in a Backup Solution and it no need some Windows Licenses, like others.
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
The positives of NAKIVO outweigh the negatives in comparison to the other solutions.
As an MSP we need the multi-tenant console, which NAKIVO does perfect for us.
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
I've tried Veeam and Vembu. I personally liked NAKIVO better because you can do a one time license purchase, which I see as a big advantage over subscription based. Their customer support was also better. I personally found the user interface to be easier to use as well. It …
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a cost-effective solution without compromising on features and functionality. I selected NAKIVO Backup & Replication to benefit from its cost-effectiveness, user-friendly interface, versatile platform support, performance optimization, …
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is cheaper and it works as well as more expensive software
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
we had Veeam before purchasing NAKIVO Backup & Replication back in 2019. Veeam was too complicated for us and needed agents to operate. Also the price was higher than that of NAKIVO Backup & Replication. Meanwhile NAKIVO Backup & Replication is agentless. It uses SSH to …
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
synology active backup, qnap backup, buffalo - NOVA backup
Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands out as a more cost-effective and robust solution compared to Veeam One. With competitive pricing and a comprehensive feature set including incremental backups, global deduplication, LAN-free data transfer, and built-in WAN acceleration, NAKIVO …
Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
8.9
Ratings
5% above category average
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
9.9
Ratings
17% above category average
Universal recovery9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Instant recovery5.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Recovery verification9.00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
Business application protection8.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Snapshots9.00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Management dashboard9.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Platform support10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Retention options10.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Encryption10.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
-
Ratings
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
9.6
Ratings
16% above category average
Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Replication00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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9.9
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
It’s well suited for Nutanix AHV data protection and includes the ability for immutable backups via WORM policy. I’m unsure of its performance in environments that use Hyper-V OR VMware for virtualization. The use of tiered backups without additional policies are great when creating new VMs, even automatically assigning a default backup policy to ensure that all workloads have at least a minimal level of data protection
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NAKIVO covers all features that we expect and demand from a backup software while keeping the management interface intuitive and straightforward. We can bet on its reliability and, in case we need to prove, there is an easy-to-use mock recovery option that allows VMs to be run directly from the backup (saves space on the virtualization datastore) and connected to dedicated recovery-test network.
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Pros
  • Backup of virtual machines.
  • Upload to Cloud backups.
  • Recovery of databases backed up through HYCU.
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  • Can be installed natively on nas appliances leveraging the use of underutilized appliances. No need to install the software on Windows or Linux Servers.
  • Backup natively Vmware Virtual Machines and File Shares (you need to buy the right license modules).
  • Destination storage for backups (or of the backup copies) can be Microsoft shares, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze and remotely to other sites using their transporter vm.
  • To not overload the system with overlapping jobs, they can be chained one after the other.
  • Rapid add/remove/reorder priority of vm to backup and their backup archive. Jobs can be easily changed or chained.
  • Quick support service
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Cons
  • Better DR support guidance/best practices
  • Reporting isn’t straightforward and as customizable as I’d like
  • Including M365 backups without additional cost would be a big value add for us
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  • Backups have the option of "screenshot verification". Screenshot verification doesn't always work for us when our vmtools is out of date. If we are on an older version of VMware and that version of vmtools is up to date, NAKIVO still thinks it is out of date.
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is a product that contains most of the features of its big competitors but at an affordable price for small businesses. In addition, the support is very good even if they only have support in English. Another important factor is its compatibility with NAS devices, which greatly simplifies deployment. The implementation is simple and in a matter of minutes you can define the first copy Jobs
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Usability
Very simple interface. Can learn it in a day. The instances where I needed a little hand holding, I just called support and they assisted immediately. That's the best of both worlds.
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to set up. I did it by myself, and it went perfectly. Online documents are very well written, and also the tech support asked to help me set it up. I want to do it by myself and the setup process is very easy to do. The connection to your VM and servers is very easy to do.
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Support Rating
I have had several requests, and issues with the rollout and deployment of HYCU in our production environment. The HYCU team of support and developers have met each issue with importance and some kind of resolution or explanation of help. They have been so supportive even in the not so easy ones. That says something for their product and team behind it.
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The support is fast and perfect. If u have any questions, you can contact the support team via mail or chat and you always get a fast answer. You can also find a lot of help in the FAQ in the help center to resolve your problems. Anytime I had to contact the support, they helped me and solved my problem.
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Implementation Rating
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It is very easy to do in all the formats in which it is implemented, whether as an appliance, in a windows machine, or an implementation in NAS. I only use the appliance one, but I have tried all of them in trial mode to know which one interested me more.
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Alternatives Considered
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage. The best part about HYCU over Bacula is that it is much easier to use and more stable. The interface alone will save you from time and energy using other products
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides a cost-effective solution without compromising on features and functionality. I selected NAKIVO Backup & Replication to benefit from its cost-effectiveness, user-friendly interface, versatile platform support, performance optimization, advanced features, and storage efficiency.
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Return on Investment
  • I trust this product to protect our organization if things go badly.
  • I am able to not lose sleep thinking about backups.
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  • One of our contributors has permanently deleted worksheets from our file server. From Nakivo, we were able to recover all the data in less than 10 minutes.
  • An authentication server was encrypted by ransomware, through NAKIVO Backup & Replication, we recover the entire server within 1 hour.
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