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Bacula vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication: catalog facts
Bacula	NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Free The community edition is free and open source. Bacula Enterprise is paid.	Freemium A limited free edition is available. Full licensing is paid per workload.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Self-hosted
Scales to large environments with tape libraries and many clients Catalogue database makes single-file restores across years practical	One console for virtual machines, physical servers, NAS and Microsoft 365 Instant recovery and replication, not just file-level restore
Configuration is extensive and unforgiving for newcomers The Enterprise edition holds features the community edition lacks	The free edition is limited in workload count and retention Closed source, with per-workload licensing beyond the free tier
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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