NAKIVO has reported first-quarter growth for 2026, with the number of managed service providers in its ecosystem rising 18% year on year.
The data protection and disaster recovery software company said demand remained strong among service providers using its backup, ransomware protection, and recovery products. During the quarter, NAKIVO worked with MSPs across 135 countries and territories, reflecting the scale of its international partner network.
Total revenue increased 4% in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025. EMEA accounted for 61% of revenue, the Americas for 27%, and APJ for 11%, with EMEA delivering the company’s strongest regional performance at 4% year-on-year growth.
Bruce Talley, CEO of NAKIVO, said: “Our Q1 results reflect the continued strength of our MSP business and the increasing need for reliable, cost-effective data protection solutions. MSPs are turning to NAKIVO Backup & Replication to expand their service portfolios at margins well above the market, driven by predictable monthly licensing built for MSP economics, multi-tenant management, and one platform covering virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS workloads.”
Revenue doubled quarter on quarter in a range of markets, including Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Colombia, Georgia, Vietnam, Romania, Switzerland, Greece, Portugal, Israel, Australia, and Latvia.
NAKIVO ended the period with more than 16,000 paid customers across 190 countries and territories. Customer count rose 9% year on year, and the company added its first customer in Sint Maarten during the quarter. New customers included Naval War College, Softgarte GmbH, CACI, and Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
Partner expansion continued alongside customer growth, with 209 new partners added during Q1. NAKIVO also welcomed its first partner from Senegal, broadening its presence in emerging markets. Installations on QNAP Systems platforms rose 3% year on year, driven by demand for integrated backup across NAS and edge environments.
Product development also formed part of the quarter’s progress. NAKIVO Backup & Replication was named a Gold Award recipient in the Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, while the release of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.2 added support for VMware vSphere 9, Proxmox VE 9.0, and OAuth 2.0 authentication.
Talley said: “During the quarter, NAKIVO continued to expand recurring revenue through MSP and subscription offerings, maintained strong channel retention and partner engagement worldwide, invested in backup automation, ransomware recovery, and disaster recovery innovation, and increased adoption across enterprise, SMB, and distributed IT environments.”
Backup and recovery providers are competing in a market shaped by hybrid infrastructure, SaaS adoption, distributed working environments, and rising ransomware risk. MSPs need products that can support multiple workloads while preserving service margins, particularly as customers expect protection across virtual, physical, cloud, and edge systems.
That pressure is shifting more value towards subscription models, multi-tenant management, and operational automation. For vendors such as NAKIVO, channel breadth and platform coverage are becoming central to growth, as service providers look for tools that can be embedded into recurring data protection offerings.
NAKIVO said its 2026 priorities include expanding channel partnerships, accelerating AI-driven product innovation, advancing AI-powered data protection, and delivering sustainable profitable growth.
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