Cove Data Protection is a cloud-hosted backup service from N-able that protects physical and virtual servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 mailboxes and files without requiring an on-site backup appliance.
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Cove Data Protection is a cloud-first backup platform from N-able for physical and virtual servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365 mailboxes and files. Everything runs from a web console, so there is no on-site backup appliance to rack, patch or replace, which sets it apart from backup products built around a local hardware or virtual appliance. It suits MSPs who want to standardise on one backup product across server, endpoint and SaaS workloads instead of running separate tools for each, and MSPs who would rather manage backups entirely through a cloud service than maintain local backup hardware at every client site. Image-based bare-metal recovery is supported on servers, so a failed machine can be rebuilt from its backup rather than reinstalled from scratch.
Pricing is per protected device or per Microsoft 365 seat, billed monthly with usage-based cloud storage charges on top, and it is quoted through an N-able account manager rather than published as a fixed list price. Cove integrates with several third-party tools including HaloPSA (PSA platform), Liongard (automated documentation), and Gradient MSP (service synchronisation and billing), so backup data can be coordinated with your existing IT stack rather than managed in isolation. Cloud storage is included worldwide across multiple regions. Before buying, an MSP should confirm current per-device and per-seat pricing directly with N-able, since it is not published, and check how the Microsoft 365 backup licensing works for the specific mix of mailboxes, OneDrive and SharePoint sites being protected, since usage-based cloud storage can move the total cost depending on data volume.
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|---|---|---|
| Image-based backup | yes | TrueDelta technology with 15-minute backup intervals |
| Local backup appliance | no | Cloud-first, no on-site appliances required |
| Cloud storage included | yes | Worldwide cloud storage included across multiple regions |
| Instant local or cloud virtualisation | yes | DRaaS capability with instant local or cloud virtualisation |
| Ransomware detection | unknown | |
| Ransomware warranty | unknown | |
| Bare-metal recovery | yes | Image-based bare-metal recovery for servers |
| Application-aware backup | unknown | |
| Backup screenshot verification | unknown | |
| Offsite replication | yes | Immutable, isolated backups with worldwide replication |
| VMware and Hyper-V support | yes | Support for VMware and Hyper-V environments |
| RMM integration | unknown | Third-party integration tools available; no direct RMM integration documented |
| Feature | Supported | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 mail backup | yes | Microsoft Exchange backup included |
| SharePoint and OneDrive backup | yes | OneDrive and SharePoint backup included |
| Microsoft Teams backup | yes | Microsoft Teams backup supported |
| Google Workspace backup | unknown | |
| Granular restore | unknown | |
| Unlimited retention | unknown | |
| Anomaly and ransomware detection | unknown | |
| Self-service restore for end users | unknown | |
| White-label portal | unknown | |
| Multi-tenant console | unknown | |
| PSA integration for billing | unknown |
No. Cove runs entirely from a cloud console, so there is no local hardware or virtual appliance to install, patch or replace at a client site. Servers, workstations and Microsoft 365 data all back up directly to N-able's cloud, which is the main way it differs from appliance-based backup products that keep a local copy on site as well as one in the cloud.
Yes. Cove integrates with several third-party platforms including HaloPSA for PSA integration, Liongard for automated documentation, Gradient MSP for service synchronisation and billing, ScalePad Backup Radar for backup monitoring and reporting, and Bocada for centralised backup monitoring. This allows backup data to be coordinated with your existing IT stack rather than managed in isolation.
Cove supports image-based bare-metal recovery for servers, so a failed machine can be rebuilt from its backup rather than reinstalled and reconfigured from nothing. Restores can target Azure or the client's own hardware. MSPs should confirm bare-metal recovery support for their specific server operating systems and hypervisors before relying on it as the primary recovery plan for a critical server.
Microsoft 365 backup is billed per protected seat, on top of the usage-based cloud storage charge that applies to all data Cove stores, and the total is quoted through an N-able account manager rather than published. Because storage cost scales with data volume, MSPs should ask for a total monthly estimate against a specific client's actual mailbox and file sizes rather than a per-seat number alone.
Yes. Cove supports restores to both Azure and the client's own on-premises hardware. This flexibility is useful for disaster recovery scenarios where an MSP may want to replicate a client's workload to Azure temporarily while infrastructure is rebuilt, or restore directly to existing hypervisor infrastructure on site.
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