NAKIVO Backup & Replication for Amazon EC2
Agentless, Policy-Driven Backup for AWS EC2 Instances
NAKIVO Backup & Replication protects Amazon EC2 instances with agentless, image-based backups that run entirely through AWS APIs. After the initial full backup, NAKIVO tracks changed blocks and transfers only what has actually changed, keeping backup windows short and storage consumption low. App-aware mode ensures transactional consistency for EC2 instances running SQL Server, Exchange, or Active Directory.
Recovery is flexible. Restore a full EC2 instance to its original location or to a different region, instance type, VPC, subnet, and security group configuration. Granular file-level recovery lets you pull individual files from an EC2 backup without restoring the entire instance. Application object recovery goes further, letting you extract individual mailboxes, databases, or AD objects directly from backup.
NAKIVO deploys as an AMI from the AWS Marketplace, so it runs natively inside your AWS environment. Policy-based automation detects EC2 instances by tag, name, or size and applies backup jobs automatically as new instances spin up. Backup data can be stored to Amazon S3, S3-compatible storage (Wasabi, Backblaze B2), or cross-cloud to Azure Blob. Immutable backups prevent ransomware from modifying or deleting your recovery points, and end-to-end encryption protects data at source, in transit, and at rest.
Platform
Amazon EC2 instances (all regions)
Backup Method
Agentless, image-based with incremental changed-block tracking
App Awareness
SQL Server, Exchange, Active Directory on EC2
Recovery
Full instance, granular file-level, application object recovery
Targets
Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, Azure Blob, S3-compatible
Deployment
AWS Marketplace AMI, runs natively in your VPC
Licensing
Per-instance subscription from $2.45/instance/month
AWS-native snapshots are tied to the same infrastructure as production. If your AWS account is compromised, your snapshots go with it. Veeam Backup for AWS is the main competitor here, but it requires a separate installation, separate licensing, and a different management console from Veeam on-prem. NAKIVO manages AWS EC2 backup from the same console as VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, and physical servers, so hybrid environments get a single pane of glass without juggling multiple products.
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