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Comparison

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs restic

On the evidence we track, NAKIVO Backup & Replication leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★NAKIVO Backup & Replication55
restic42
Score
vioscaleAI score
NAKIVO Backup & Replication55 / 100high · 76%
restic42 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Model
NAKIVO Backup & Replicationfreemium
resticopen_source
Price level
NAKIVO Backup & Replicationlow
resticfree
Transparent
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✗
restic–
Integrations
Count
NAKIVO Backup & Replication18
restic2
Security
Scorecard
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic7.3
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic2
Github stars
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic36,570
Activity
Commits last 30d
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic19
Release
Cadence days
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic77
History
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
restic20 items
License
Spdx
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
resticBSD-2-Clause
Language
Primary
NAKIVO Backup & Replication–
resticGo
Market
Availability
NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationAvailable worldwide
restic–
Content
Faq
NAKIVO Backup & Replication4 items
restic6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for backup recovery. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Backup method
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
restic-
Immutable storage
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic-
Air gapped copy
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic-
Dr orchestration failover
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic-
Instant recovery
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic-
Ransomware anomaly detection
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
restic-
Granular item recovery
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Kubernetes backup
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
restic-
Multi cloud support
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
restic✓
Deployment model
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
resticOn prem
Multi tenant msp
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic-
Deduplication compression
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Licensing model
NAKIVO Backup & Replication-
resticOpen source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Leader

Enterprise backup and recovery platform for virtual machines featuring instant recovery, immutable and air-gapped storage, disaster recovery orchestration, and multi-tenant architecture.

Independently observed

restic

A command-line backup utility that emphasizes speed, security, and efficient storage through data deduplication and encryption, with support for Linux, macOS, Windows, and various storage backends including cloud services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Leader
Free tier
as of verify ↗

restic

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✗
macOS
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✗
restic✓
Windows
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Linux
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
CLI
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✓
Self-hosted
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✗
restic✓
Air-gapped
NAKIVO Backup & Replication✓
restic✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Leader
18 total
  • VMware vSphere
  • Proxmox VE
  • Hyper-V
  • AWS EC2
  • Nutanix AHV
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Oracle
  • Amazon S3
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Wasabi
  • Backblaze B2
  • S3-compatible cloud platforms
  • NEC HYDRAstor
  • HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
  • QNAP NAS
  • NAS
  • SMB/NFS file shares
  • Tape
Independently observed

restic

3 total
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
  • SFTP
Independently observed
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NAKIVO Backup & Replication or restic: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.