NAKIVO vs Backblaze B2
A detailed comparison to help you choose between NAKIVO and Backblaze B2.
Quick Verdict
3.9/5
NAKIVO
0 reviews
4.2/5
Backblaze B2
0 reviews
Backblaze B2 is rated higher (4.2 vs 3.9). NAKIVO is a cost-effective backup and recovery solution for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, and AWS. Instant VM recovery, site-to-site replication, and direct-to-cloud backups. More affordable than Veeam. Backblaze B2 offers S3-compatible object storage at $6.95/TB/month (raised from $6/TB in May). Free egress up to 3x stored data for all customers, unlimited free egress to partner CDNs/compute.
NAKIVO VM and cloud backup for SMBs | Backblaze B2 S3-compatible object storage at $6.95/TB/month with 3x free egress | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.9 (0 reviews) | 4.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | usage-based |
| Starting price | Free tier available✓ | From $6.95/mo |
| Best for | Small and midsize virtualized environments that want enterprise-shaped backup — immutability, replication, site recovery — at transparent published prices without a reseller negotiation. | Backup targets, snapshot archives, and asset storage where low, predictable cost beats global distribution |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | ["US West (Sacramento, Stockton, Phoenix)", "US East (Reston, VA)", "EU Central (Amsterdam, NL)", "CA East (Toronto, ON)"] |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierteam features | free tiers3 compatibleus datacenterapi access |
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NAKIVO
Pros
- + Published list pricing — subscription from $1.95 per workload per month, perpetual from $229 per socket
- + Free Edition: 10 workloads plus 5 Microsoft 365 users free for one year with Pro-level features
- + Wide platform coverage including Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, EC2, physical machines, NAS, and Microsoft 365
- + Immutable storage and encryption in the core editions, not a top-tier add-on
- + Data stays in storage you control; NAKIVO itself holds no customer data
Cons
- - Free Edition expires after one year and limits backup targets to local folders or CIFS/NFS shares
- - Dense license matrix: replication, monitoring, M365, NAS, and Oracle priced as separate lines
- - Essentials editions cap at 6 sockets or 50 workloads per organization
- - Perpetual licenses include only one year of business-hours support; renewals add ongoing cost
- - Self-managed: you run the backup server, monitor jobs, and own the recovery process
Backblaze B2
Pros
- + $6.95/TB/month storage with no minimum file size or storage duration fees
- + Free egress up to 3x average monthly storage for all customers; unlimited free egress to partner CDNs/compute
- + Genuine S3-compatible API plus native API, with free Class A/B/C transactions
- + 11 nines claimed durability with published Vault math (20 shards across 20 pods)
- + EU data residency via the Amsterdam region; permanent 10 GB free tier
Cons
- - One region per account (fixed at creation); no cross-region buckets or read replicas
- - S3 compatibility is partial: no IAM roles, object tagging, or website hosting; bucket-level ACLs only
- - SLA is thin: 99.9% objective with 5–10% service credits
- - Storage price rose from $6 to $6.95/TB in May — value still strong, but the direction is upward
- - No compute, functions, or database services
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