NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

NBNAKIVO Backup & Replication8.8Visit Druva Data Resiliency Cloud8.4Visit

Higher score NB NAKIVO Backup & Replication #5 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 8.8/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit NAKIVO

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Druva Data Resiliency Cloud #9 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 8.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Druva

• NAKIVO Backup & Replication fits best

  Feature-rich VM backup at a transparent entry point

• Druva Data Resiliency Cloud fits best

  Cloud-managed multi-hypervisor backup

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Side by side

Feature	NBNAKIVO Backup & Replication 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Druva Data Resiliency Cloud 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Virtual Machine Backup Software	#9 in Virtual Machine Backup Software
Best for	Feature-rich VM backup at a transparent entry point	Cloud-managed multi-hypervisor backup
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	15 days	30 days
Free trial length	15 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Integrations	19 integrations	10 integrations
Features NAKIVO Backup & Replication 0/5 · Druva Data Resiliency Cloud 4/5
Application-aware backup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Immutable backup storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Instant VM recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Cloud backup target	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Off-site replication	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Hypervisor coverage	Not checked yet	VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, Azure Local
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Supports major hypervisors, clouds, physical systems, NAS, and SaaS Combines instant VM boot, granular recovery, and bare-metal recovery Adds immutable, air-gapped, and malware-scanned backup protection	Agentless coverage for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, and Azure Local Immutable, air-gapped storage with instant VM recovery Cross-hypervisor recovery and automated disaster-recovery orchestration
Cons	No permanent free plan Mobile backup is not supported Self-hosted deployment requires managing the platform environment	Pricing is consumption-based and requires contacting sales There is no free plan Data Lock and instant VM recovery with TurboTier are limited to higher tiers
Our verdict	NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a self-hosted data-protection platform for SMBs and enterprises. It covers virtual machines, physical Windows and Linux machines, Amazon EC2 instances, NAS file shares, Microsoft 365 data, and Oracle… Read the review →	Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a cloud-managed, agentless backup and recovery platform for organizations protecting virtual machines alongside files, databases, and NAS. It covers VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• NAKIVO Backup & Replication — where it wins

  • Supports major hypervisors, clouds, physical systems, NAS, and SaaS
  • Combines instant VM boot, granular recovery, and bare-metal recovery
  • Adds immutable, air-gapped, and malware-scanned backup protection

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Mobile backup is not supported
  • Self-hosted deployment requires managing the platform environment

• Druva Data Resiliency Cloud — where it wins

  • Agentless coverage for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, and Azure Local
  • Immutable, air-gapped storage with instant VM recovery
  • Cross-hypervisor recovery and automated disaster-recovery orchestration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is consumption-based and requires contacting sales
  • There is no free plan
  • Data Lock and instant VM recovery with TurboTier are limited to higher tiers

• NBNAKIVO Backup & Replication8.8/10 · 15-day trial

  A feature-rich, self-hosted VM backup platform with a transparent CHF 2.70 entry point.

  Visit NAKIVOFull verdict →
• Druva Data Resiliency Cloud8.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A cloud-managed, multi-hypervisor backup platform with broad recovery and resilience controls.

  Visit DruvaFull verdict →