VM Backup Solution
Posted by Aggressive_Common_48@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 16 comments
Hi Sysadmin Fam,
I work for a small-sized company with 6 ESXi hosts running around 50 VMs. We currently subscribe to Rubrik, with a 30 TB CDM cluster and a 10 TB AWS Cloud Vault. We have roughly 20 critical systems and 20 medium-critical VMs.
I feel we might be paying a lot for Rubrik, and management wants me to cut the budget. I’ve noticed that Nakivo seems a bit cheaper, but I’d like to hear from you all about your experiences with different backup solutions.
What options have worked best for you, and what would you recommend in a setup like ours?
Thanks in advance for your insights!
CeC-P@reddit
I can tell you Acronis looked easy until it wasn't. Went 300% over the hours on that rollout. Doesn't play nice with Shadow Copy and doesn't put in much effort to get around the tiniest of error.
bagaudin@reddit
Hi /u/CeC-P, can you elaborate more into your feedback? I'd love to know specifics and possibly bring to devs plate if applicable.
dremerwsbu@reddit
WholesaleBackup is a much less expensive option.
tj818@reddit
I’d go with Veeam for that amount of workloads would get the best pricing. They have a good number of features out of the box. Can do a lot more with CommVault, but it will come at a cost.
thomasmitschke@reddit
Veeam is the only answer
PDQ_Brockstar@reddit
Veeam is the best, but I wonder how long until it turns into the next VMWare situation?
thomasmitschke@reddit
I still own a perpetual license :) And they are still selling support for it, so I can upgrade to the last version.
But tbh they switched their license model a few years ago, and it would - for us - have increased the price by 4x. (But Veeam still sells us the support subscription).
work_reddit_time@reddit
Veeam has bee rock solid for us.
Nakivo_official@reddit
Your environment is a perfect match for what we offer. For 50 VMs on 6 ESXi hosts, pricing starts at just $2.55 per workload per month. If you prefer a one-time investment, perpetual licensing is available too.
You get instant VM recovery, immutable backups for ransomware protection, and native AWS S3/cloud target support, all managed from a single web UI. You can also reassign licenses between workload types as your infrastructure evolves.
You can grab a custom quote with our pricing calculator or check out the free trial in your environment (or both). Happy to answer questions here too!
bagaudin@reddit
Our Acronis Cyber Protect 17 is going to be a good replacement for you since it is licensed per virtual host - 1 license covers all VMs on host.
It is also currently available with %20 discount or you can make use of an offer to get a 50% discount equal to the number of licenses of your current vendor’s contract.
f4il_better@reddit
Veeam with HPE VM Essentials might be a perfect match for you. It’s cheap!
CoiledSpringTension@reddit
I’ve had good success with Nakivo. Been using it for about 5 years now.
TooOldForThis81@reddit
Same, we've been using Nakivo for about 4 years to backup our esxi VMs, and with the latest update, we are also using it to backup the VMs on our proxmox cluster.
McGentrix@reddit
It depends on what you need for your Cyber Insurance. Ask them which risky behavior they want to be susceptible to and how much ransom money they want to pay in the future because backups weren't done as well and they could have been.
BK_Rich@reddit
How involved are you with Rubrik, are you doing their full Rubrik security cloud or are you archiving backups to their vault, any requirement to have offsite backups?
Rubrik is pretty hard to beat but if you aren’t too far in their ecosystem, they’re certainly alternatives.
The cheapest route would be a Synology with Active Backup. If you go the Veeam route, you’ll need somewhere to dump the VMs of course.
wally40@reddit
Veeam.