- Provide comprehensive protection for VMware VMs through image-based, agentless backups and straightforward full VM recovery procedures.
- Enable rapid VMware VM restore through direct boot from backup storage over NFS, restarting VMs in as little as 15 seconds.
- Achieve rigorous confirmation of VMware VM backup integrity by running tests in an isolated virtual lab to ensure every restore point works as expected.
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Why Choose Vinchin for Your VM Backup Needs?
Agentless Backup
Backup VMs without installing agents on every VM for minimal performance impact.
Instant Recovery
Shorter RTOs to 1 minute by running the VM directly through its backup.
Cross-Platform Support
Supports easy agentless V2V migration across 15+ platforms by directly restoring VM on the target platform.
Automatic VM Backup
Enables automated backups with flexible scheduling options, including incremental, full, and custom backup frequency configurations.
Storage Efficiency
Reduces storage usage with customizable deduplication, compression, and retention policy.
Enterprise Security
Ensure data security with bank-grade encryption, anti-ransomware safeguards, and rapid recovery capabilities.
Vinchin VM Backup Supports All Major Virtualization Platforms
VMware Backup & Recovery
Hyper-V Backup & Recovery
- Recover specific files and folders from Hyper-V VM backups through Granular Restore jobs, eliminating the need for full VM recovery.
- Scale Hyper-V backup capacity by adding backup nodes to distribute workloads and expand storage under centralized control.
- Optimize Hyper-V backup efficiency with BitDetector by excluding swap file blocks, unpartitioned spaces, and deleted file fragments during image-level backups.
Proxmox Backup & Recovery
- Backup Proxmox VE VMs without installing any software inside guests, reducing management overhead and avoiding compatibility issues.
- Route backups over SAN protocols or a separate backup-LAN interface to isolate traffic from production networks and speed up large-volume transfers.
- Leverage data deduplication and customized compression level to shrink backup data, improving throughput and reducing storage usage.
Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) Backup & Recovery
- Safeguard your RHV environment by backing up engine metadata alongside VM images for unified protection of both management engine and virtual machines.
- Enable both serial snapshots that record each VM sequentially to reduce host load or parallel snapshots that capture all VMs at once for consistent.
- Archive RHV backup sets to on-site storage or to leading public clouds, such as tape library, AWS, and S3 for cost-effective, long-term retention and compliance.
Vinchin VM Backup vs. Competitors: Key Feature Comparison
| Feature | Vinchin Backup & Recovery v8.1 |
Veeam Backup & Replication v12.2 |
Nakivo Backup & Replication v11.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported Virtualizations | Agentless hypervisor-level backup for 15 platforms | Agentless for 5 platforms (Proxmox is agent-based) | Agentless for 3 platforms |
| Scalability | Scales by adding nodes (no extra license costs); Centralized web console management | Requires manual proxy installation | Single-site or distributed deployment (transporter-based) |
| V2V Migration | Supports 15 platforms (full/instant restore) | Supports 5 platforms (instant restore only) | Manual download/upload of VM files |
| LAN-free Backup | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Instant Restore | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Granular Restore | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Backup Verification | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud Instance Protection | Supports migration to/from AWS EC2 (15 platforms) | Not specified | Limited |
| Ransomware Prevention | Supported | Supported | Supported |
VM Backup Solutions for Every Scenario
Turkish Textile Producer for Global Markets
Rasa Tekstil
Türkiye/Hyper-V
“Without any special training, we can easily get a backup job up running in minutes. That’s the kind of backup solution we want that can play a strong support role to guard our mission-critical data, helping us respond to customers’ product demands at ease.”
Read Customer Story2021 Fortune Global 500 Ranked No.4
PetroChina
China/VMware
“Even our data has increased to over 50TB and we have now 300+ virtual machines, we can achieve the high scalability on data protection with Vinchin Backup Server and extendable Nodes, to help us decentralize the workloads of overwhelming backup and recovery tasks.”
Read Customer StoryProfessional Cloud Services Provider
Hostweb
Brazil/RHV
“As a specialist in managing services and application with Data Center, we understand the significance of data protection. After evaluating various solutions available in the market, we zeroed in on Vinchin as the trusted partner for addressing the company's data challenges.”
Read Customer StoryTurkish Textile Producer for Global Markets
Rasa Tekstil
Türkiye/Hyper-V
“Without any special training, we can easily get a backup job up running in minutes. That’s the kind of backup solution we want that can play a strong support role to guard our mission-critical data, helping us respond to customers’ product demands at ease.”
Read Customer Story2021 Fortune Global 500 Ranked No.4
PetroChina
China/VMware
“Even our data has increased to over 50TB and we have now 300+ virtual machines, we can achieve the high scalability on data protection with Vinchin Backup Server and extendable Nodes, to help us decentralize the workloads of overwhelming backup and recovery tasks.”
Read Customer StoryTrusted by Enterprises Worldwide
Virtual Machine Backup FAQ
What is a VM snapshot vs backup?
A VM snapshot preserves a VM's state at a specific moment for quick recovery, while a backup creates an independent copy for long-term protection. Snapshots are temporary and VM-dependent, whereas backups are complete, portable, and resilient. For optimal protection, use snapshots for operational recovery and backups for disaster scenarios. What is a VM snapshot vs backup?
How long can you keep a VM snapshot?
A VM snapshot should not be retained for more than 72 hours to prevent delta-chain growth, performance degradation, and storage bloat.
What are the benefits of VM backups?
VM backups protect against hardware failure and data corruption by capturing entire VM images or individual files and support incremental methods to minimize backup windows and storage usage.
Best practices for VM backups
Schedule backups during off-peak hours using incremental or differential methods, adhere to the 3-2-1 rule, regularly test restore procedures, and implement retention policies for compliance and cost efficiency.
What are the different types of VM backups?
The main VM backup types are full backups, incremental backups, and differential backups, each balancing backup window, storage use, and restore speed.
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