N2WS Backup & Recovery
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What is N2WS Backup & Recovery
N2WS Backup & Recovery is backup and disaster recovery software designed primarily for workloads running on Amazon Web Services. It orchestrates automated snapshots and backups for AWS resources such as EC2 instances and EBS volumes, and supports application-consistent backups for common databases via pre/post scripts and integrations. The product targets IT operations teams that need policy-based backup scheduling, retention, and restore workflows within AWS accounts, with options for cross-account and cross-region recovery.
AWS-native snapshot orchestration
The product is built around managing AWS snapshots and related restore operations for EC2/EBS-centric environments. This aligns well with teams that standardize on AWS services and want backup policies managed close to the infrastructure layer. It can reduce reliance on separate backup storage formats by using AWS-native mechanisms. It also supports cross-region and cross-account patterns commonly used for AWS resilience.
Policy-based automation and reporting
N2WS provides centralized scheduling, retention rules, and job monitoring for backups across multiple instances and volumes. This helps operations teams standardize backup policies and reduce manual snapshot management. The console surfaces job status and history for operational oversight. These capabilities are typically expected in enterprise backup tools and are useful for audit preparation and day-to-day administration.
Application-aware backup options
For workloads that require more than crash-consistent snapshots, the product supports application-consistent approaches using scripts and integrations for common databases and applications. This can improve restore reliability compared with purely infrastructure-level snapshots. It also supports recovery workflows that can rebuild instances from backups. This is relevant for teams running databases on EC2 rather than fully managed database services.
Primarily focused on AWS
The core design centers on AWS resources and AWS snapshot-based protection. Organizations with significant on-premises infrastructure or multi-cloud requirements may need additional tools to cover non-AWS workloads. This can increase operational complexity when a single backup platform is preferred. Fit is strongest when AWS is the dominant environment.
Not a phone data recovery tool
Despite the broad category list, the product does not target mobile device forensics or end-user phone data recovery workflows. It is oriented to infrastructure and server/database workloads rather than iOS/Android device extraction and recovery. Buyers seeking phone-level recovery features (device connection, app data parsing, etc.) will not find them here. This category is not a practical match for the product’s capabilities.
Snapshot-based limits and costs
Because protection relies heavily on snapshots and AWS storage constructs, retention and cross-region copies can drive ongoing AWS costs. Snapshot-based backups may not provide the same granularity as log-based point-in-time recovery unless paired with database-native logging strategies. Restore performance and RTO can depend on AWS snapshot/volume restore behavior and instance rebuild steps. Teams may need to design complementary database backup practices for stricter RPO/RTO requirements.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $249 per month (monthly billing). Discounts available when billed annually. | 2 TB unattached storage; up to 20 backed-up instances/VMs; 3 accounts/subscriptions; includes VPC Backup, cross-region/cross-account backup, flexible policies; 30-day free trial. |
| Advanced | $499 per month (monthly billing). Discounts available when billed annually. | 10 TB unattached storage; up to 50 backed-up instances/VMs; 10 accounts/subscriptions; includes SAP HANA backup, S3 Bucket Sync; 30-day free trial. |
| Enterprise | $1,249 per month (monthly billing). Discounts available when billed annually. | 50 TB unattached storage; up to 200 backed-up instances/VMs; 20 accounts/subscriptions; includes Archive to Glacier, 3rd-party monitoring; 30-day free trial. |
| Enterprise Plus | Custom pricing (contact sales). | For service providers and large-scale environments: 500+ TB unattached storage; 1000+ instances/VMs; 100+ accounts; contact sales for a custom quote. |
Seller details
N2W Software, Inc. (a Veeam company)
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
2012
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https://n2ws.com/
https://x.com/n2wsbackup
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