NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs ShadowProtect

Acronis Cyber Backup

VM Backup

Datto SIRIS

Veeam Data Platform

Univention Corporate Server

Quantivate

We used to work with ShadowProtect from StorageCraft but we had some problems with it and also the price is not cheap so we decided to explore other software's. We found Nakivo and after test it we think it worth it, not only for the price, also the features and easy of use it has. The support is important for us and we think that we change our way work. Recommended 100%.  

Nakivo VS. StorageCraft ShadowProtect SPX

We use this for almost all of our disaster recovery

We use this on over 100 servers for our customers and it has worked flawlessly

We couldn't have asked for a better review! Thanks so much Arthur, we really appreciate it :-) 

It just works

We thank you for your review - your feedback is greatly appreciated.  Never hesitate to reach out me at connie.whiteside@storagecraft.com.  Best Regards,  Connie Whiteside Sr Director Customer Success

StorageCraft's ShadowPortect has saved me many of times. It isn't unheard of for end users to accidentally delete that all important accounting file. With ShadowProtect, recovering missing or deleted files is a breeze, often taking less than 5 minutes to restore a backup of the file. With our backup policy we are able to restore files within minutes of when it was changed, misplaced, or deleted. ShadowProtect also takes care of consolidations and our off-site backups, making it a great disaster recovery tool should a meteor hit our office. 

Provides Confidence and Security

We used it to backup servers and implement DR on another site. ShadowProtect is really designed to do just that and it does it very easily and works every time. All recovery method (which are plenty) work also as they should. A very important feature is virtual-boot, from which you can instantly test an image by transforming it to a VM on any machine, eg a powerful laptop with VirtualBox. I'd like it to also be strong in endpoint/workstation area too, but its lack of plain folder/file backup is important. You just can't backup all systems' disks if what you really need is to backup a few locally stored documents. 

A very good choice if you want backup and build a DR plan

Competitive product with lots of options and good support

Thank you very much for the great review, Mujde

Data recovery erased by users quickly recovery and with little work donwtime. Very effective backup and error notification chart.

Simple and effective in times of greatest need to recover data!

Thanks for the positive feedback Nuno, we're here to make life easier for you! Long may it continue :-) 

With ShadowProtect we are able to backup servers throughout the day.  We no longer need to schedule backup windows for each server to avoid flooding a NAS with several backups at the same time.  This also means that nights can be devoted to maintenance without interrupting critical backups.

Backups you can trust

The ability to virtual boot a server from a backup, to get a client back up and going while their true server gets replaced.

Although a bit more expensive than similar backup software, ShadowProtect checks all the boxes.

Happy to be checking your boxes, thanks for the great feedback :-) 

It is without a doubt the fastest backup software on the market. I've been using ShadowProtect to protect my clients and it has always been 100% reliable. Love the explore - restore feature. I've been trusting for over 5 years ShadowProtect to backup my client's data. Offers an intuitive user interface that is ideal for beginners.

ShadowProtect Review

A bit slow to express our thanks here - it almost slipped through the cracks! Thanks so much for the 9/10 rating Charles, really appreciate it. I hope things are running just as well if not better with StorageCraft since posting this feedback :-) 

Easy image backups

Great Backup for small business and enterprise server systems.

Appreciate the positive feedback Kevin, thanks! 

This product has been king of physical server backups for a long time.  They have started to bolt-on features to better support virtual environments and recovery, and offer cloud services.  Unfortunately these are clearly additions to the base product and not revisions to it, meaning that management is not very slick and it doesn't make commercial sense when stacked against the competition. But if you just have a couple of physical servers and want a robust backup solution with recovery you can rely on, this is a good product.

Excellent backup and restore for physical servers

David - many thanks for your feedback - it is greatly appreciated.  We're excited to share our new product ShadowXafe which addresses several of your product observations.  Our team will be in touch with you soon.  Never hesitate to reach out to me at connie.whiteside@storagecraft.com   Regards,  Connie Whiteside Sr Director Customer Success

Used this as the primary back for our MSP for several years and had a few quirks.
The markdown comes from the experience to restore complete backups during a real world incident.
We had users on other products that were restored in less than a day.  Those under this product took a couple days to receive the offsite backups and restore.

Better Options on the Market

Thanks for the frank review, Carl. We very much appreciate the feedback and it was great that we were able to speak to you directly about the specifics of this situations and the "cons' you listed. 

We take feedback like yours very seriously, have discussed this internally and will use it to improve our processes moving forward. Thank you again!

Overall, I am happy with the product.  It works well with very little need for ongoing troubleshooting and maintenance.  I am secure in the knowledge that my customer's data is protected.

Good Products,Completed Backup with Little Performance Impact

THE Best Server (and PC) Recovery Software out in the market!

Thanks for the fantastic feedback Sean, we really appreciate it :-) 

Allows us to rest easy when it comes to clients backups

Reliable backup software with some neat features

Thanks for the 4 and 5 star ratings, it's much appreciated :-) 

Good backup, image based with incremental rollups

Thanks for the prudent advice Chris and for the overall review. We really appreciate it :-) 

ShadowProtect SPX has always come through when we have needed it 

2+ years before the built in shutdown bomb triggered.

* * * DISAPPOINTING  SCAM  * * * 

Hi Bob - thanks for bringing this to our attention.  I'm delighted we connected and are able to assist you!  As noted, your support maintenance expired 5/31/2017.  Going forward, please renew your maintenance so we can continue to provide great technical support.  Don't hesitate to contact me at connie.whiteside@storagecraft.com.  Regards,  Connie

This used to be a great and reliable software but we've found ourselves spending more time to fix and troubleshoot issues than we should. If every day backups stop working somewhere, I loose confidence in the product. There's other players that offer the same or more features for half the cost and have much more responsive support and less issues.

Quality and Support has decreased

Hi Bjoern - many thanks for your feedback and always great speaking with you.  Never hesitate to reach out to me at connie.whiteside@storagecraft.com.  Best Regards, Connie Whiteside Sr Director Customer Success

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Fast, affordable and top-rated data protection solution for virtual, physical, cloud and SaaS environments.

"What If" Scenarios

Access Controls/Permissions

Active Directory Integration

Activity Dashboard

Activity Tracking

Alerts/Notifications

Archiving & Retention

Automatic Backup

Backup and Recovery

Backup Log

Backup Scheduling

Bare-Metal Restore

Business Continuity Exercising

Cloud Backup

Compression

Customizable Branding

Data Loss Prevention

Data Migration

Data Recovery

Data Replication

Data Retention Management

Data Security

Data Verification

Database Support

Deduplication

Disaster Recovery

Encryption

Event Logs

Graphical User Interface

Incident Management

Incremental Backup

Issue Management

Mobile Access

Multi-Channel Communication

Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-Location

Multi-OS

Multimedia Archiving

Multiple Format Support

Policy Management

Ransomware Protection

Real-Time Monitoring

Remote Access/Control

Remote Monitoring & Management

Reporting/Analytics

Role-Based Permissions

Rules-Based Workflow

Scenario Planning

Scheduling

Search/Filter

Secure Data Storage

Secure Login

Self Service Portal

Server Monitoring

Status Tracking

Tagging

Task Management

Task Scheduling

Third-Party Integrations

Two-Factor Authentication

User Interface

User Management

Version Control

Virtual Machine Migration

Virtual Machine Monitoring

Workflow Management

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Linux

Web-based

Windows

IT Systems Administrator

The backup schedule is nice to have. It's nice to see the alerts, details of alerts, and suggestions for resolution.

System Engineer

Brilliant solution, cost effective. The product is easy to implement and works just as good as advertised.

Director

I love how easy is to use this tool, it provides good functionalities in a good relation cost-Benefits.

Highly customize licensing options for each and every type of workload, easy to install and configure makes it a clear winner on the scale of ease of use.

IT Infrastructure Analyst

Also, when we need Nakivo support, the support team always is available and ready to help. I recommend it to everyone who wants to have a good experience with Backup and Replication Jobs.

Security

Overall experience has been pleasant. The vendor/support team are good to work with and prompt to respond.

Shipping Manager

The product is ease of use with a good menu driven layout. The product integrates intoour business with ease and does not take a lot of maintenance.

Easy backups and replications that help keep us safe and secure. Ability to store locally and in cloud is a plus.

It is the best, excellent product, fantastic company and extraordinary support.

Head of consulting

Easy to deploy software, which is suitable for all of our customers. We like the possibility to run it as a downloadable virtual appliance.

Administrator

Easy of use and good price, good integration with QNAP NAS.

Founder

Powerful and dependable with super intuitive interface.

Easy configuration, best prize (for me). The installations is a very simple and intuitive.

IT Administrator

I like the excellent rates for data compression allowing to use backup repository far beyond actual capacity.

System Administrator

The only nitpick I can think of is the Flash based interface. The UI can sometimes become sluggish due to our large VMware infrastructure.

IT Manager and VMWare operator

Reclaiming process stops repository operativity and takes long time on big space repository. Frequent Onboard transporter errors, takes us to operate manually to fix it.

Commercial director

But if i have complains i'll leave a new comment.

IT Infrastructure Architect

Nakivo platform is one stop shop for all of our backup and DR needs.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication screenshot: An intuitive web-based interface for creating backup and replication jobs for all environments in a single pane of glass.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication screenshot: A web-based interface for creating different types of recovery jobs, including Flash VM Boot and granular recovery.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication screenshot: A centralized Overview dashboard providing a summary of data protection jobs and solution components.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication screenshot: Jobs view of an Exchange Online backup job as part of Microsoft 365 jobs, including backup for OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams.

Large Enterprises

Mid Size Business

Non Profit

Public Administrations

Small Business

Datto SIRIS is an all-in-one BCDR solution built for MSPs to efficiently prevent data loss and minimize downtime. 

Utilizing a cloud-first approach, MSPs can offer their clients local backup and recovery with a secure, cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud.

Quantivate's SaaS-based GRC Software Suite bundles seven standalone solutions spanning risk, compliance, auditing continuity, vendor and complaint management

UCS is our open integration platform which, with Nubus, offers centralized Identity & Access Management and Active Directory functions.

Server management tool for small to medium-sized companies that provides users backup and disaster recovery tools for servers.  scheduling, data replication, backup storage, virtualization, automation and more.

Continuous Backup

Remote Server Options

Web Access/Restoration

ShadowProtect

Its very cost effective, been around for years and has a good market share, meaning the reliability of the product is tested well and any bugs are ironed out pretty quick.

Owner

Each machine has to be setup with ShadowProtect individually which takes a lot of time. The uninstall of the product fails in most cases and requires a painful procedure to rip out the rest.

Presales & Technical Support Manager

ImageManager is a really great tool that comes with the solution which manages and verifies your images. System backup and recovery options are plenty and all work, and this is really important.

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

It's pretty amazing to be able to right-click the file that the backup creates, select "virtualboot", and have a working server up and going in 10 minutes or so. Pretty much a Disaster Recovery dream.

If you have a problem then you might as well forget about getting your data back.

Senior Field Engineer

Retention policies are easily broken just by modifying a backup job, which can lead to them being ignored and filling storage.

Software Engineer

A "tech support" person responded to my message forwarded by Sales. She tried the old "Microsoft Update Error" blame game.

Financial Affairs Manager

Competitive product with lots of options and good support.

All other devices have been great in a disaster recovery situation. The product is good and with the new cloud addition, monitoring is so much easier.

Network Engineer

The interface is easy enough to understand and navigate. Excellent Training program Certification for Storagecraft.

Systems Administrator

Would recommend to anyone that isn't short on money. Great GUI, very user-friendly.

VP of IT

I have worked with clients that didn't segment the backups properly. Because of this, the technology is very susceptible to ransomware and other network threats.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs ShadowProtect Comparison (2025)

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