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Cove Data Protection alternative: Tenvara

Cove Data Protection from N-able is a cloud-first backup service for servers, workstations and Microsoft 365, with storage in N-able's cloud included. MSPs look at Tenvara when they want backup in the same app as their service desk, devices and alerts, using the agent they already run. Cove has more disaster recovery options; Tenvara keeps backup and restore close to the rest of your work.

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Tenvara: Backup

The tool today

What Cove Data Protection does

Cloud-first backup for servers, workstations and Microsoft 365, with storage included. Made by N-able. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.

  • Direct to cloud backup of servers, workstations and Microsoft 365, with worldwide cloud storage included.
  • TrueDelta sends only changes, with backups as often as every 15 minutes.
  • Optional local copy through LocalSpeedVault on a network share or other hardware.
  • Standby Image keeps a bootable virtual machine ready in Hyper-V, VMware ESXi or Azure.
  • Automated Recovery Testing boots backups in N-able's cloud, plus bare metal and virtual disaster recovery.

Side by side

Tenvara vs Cove Data Protection

The backup jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them.

Server and workstation backup

Tenvara Yes

Volume images, folders and guests Guide

Cove Data Protection Yes

Servers and workstations

Microsoft 365 backup

Tenvara Yes

Mail, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams Guide

Cove Data Protection Yes

Microsoft 365 backup

Only changed data sent

Tenvara Yes

Incremental, deduplicated per customer Guide

Cove Data Protection Yes

TrueDelta

Optional local copy

Tenvara Yes

Mirror or seed to a local disk or share Guide

Cove Data Protection Yes

LocalSpeedVault

Storage included

Tenvara Yes

Included with hosted plans Guide

Cove Data Protection Yes

Worldwide cloud storage included

Backup alerts into tickets in the same app

Tenvara Yes

Alert rules create tickets Guide

Cove Data Protection Partly

Works with N-able RMM tools

Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. Cove Data Protection details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.

The one-app pitch

What else you'd replace

Most MSPs running Cove Data Protection pay for several other tools beside it. Tenvara does these jobs too, on the same customer record, with one agent and one login.

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Switching

Moving from Cove Data Protection

A calm move, not a big bang. Run both side by side until your team is happy.

  1. 1

    Choose storage and save the encryption key

    Set a folder or S3-compatible storage in backup settings, and copy the encryption key somewhere safe.

    Setting up backup
  2. 2

    Deploy the agent alongside

    Install the Tenvara agent next to the Cove backup manager. Nothing is imported from Cove.

    Installing the agent
  3. 3

    Protect devices and set schedules

    Protect devices in bulk and set schedules that do not overlap with Cove.

    Protecting devices
  4. 4

    Connect Microsoft 365 tenants

    Connect each tenant with admin consent or GDAP and choose who is protected.

    Microsoft 365 backup
  5. 5

    Stop Cove once old points expire

    Keep Cove until you no longer need its restore points.

Cove Data Protection pricing

N-able does not publish Cove prices on its website; they are by quote.

Tenvara pricing

One subscription, per technician or per endpoint, hosted or self-hosted, with every feature in every plan.

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Questions

Cove Data Protection vs Tenvara: FAQ

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Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. Cove Data Protection is a trademark of its owner; Tenvara is not affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.

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