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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Synology Active Backup Suite

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ASynology Active Backup Suite is software that allows users to consolidate backup tasks for physical servers, file shares, virtual machines, and SaaS applications. It also allows users to replicate and archive data to remote servers or public cloud and can rapidly restore files, entire machines, or VMs. Active Backup Suite is license-free and available on compatible Synology NAS models. Data Backup Integrated backup solution for personal computers, physical…N/A

    Arcserve Backup

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AArcserve Backup is a storage management solution from Arcserve, formerly of CA Technologies before Arcserve's divestiture (July 2014). It utilizes magnetic tape storage backup as part of its storage management offering.N/A
    Pricing
    Synology Active Backup SuiteArcserve Backup
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteArcserve Backup
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Synology Active Backup SuiteArcserve Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and Arcserve Backup
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Arcserve Backup
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and Arcserve Backup
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Arcserve Backup
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteArcserve Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Synology Active Backup SuiteArcserve Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Synology
    Synology Active Backup Suite is well suited for machines running in the same network due to the setup being easier config as well as the network transmission speed. Through the internet is also possible to make a backup but you would be limited to the internet upload speed of your ISP. I believe it is less appropriate to complex networks with several jumps due to configuration.
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    Arcserve
    Arcserve UDP is fully suited for small to large size environments that need complete data protection solutions with the ability to run the fastest backups, replications, instant VM and DR.
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    Pros
    Synology
    • intuitive UI for both managing backups and restore jobs.
    • Compression and deduplication, to reduce to storage needs and costs.
    • Easy to install and setup backup agent on windows, linux and of course synology
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    Arcserve
    • It offers excellent features like dedupe, high availability, DR, and BMR.
    • Arcserve Backup has many offerings to fit many business sizes and needs.
    • Arcserve Backup sales and technical support is good to work with.
    • Very nice reseller program and benefits.
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    Cons
    Synology
    • Can't think of any currently.
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    Arcserve
    • Arcserve Backup can be costly.
    • To utilize Arcserve Backup and all its features may require a layout of dedicated equipment or additional infrastructure.
    • They don't always explain that for Arcserve Backup to work well, and it requires specific system requirements and extensive internet bandwidth.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Arcserve
    Arcserve UDP provides our organization lots of benefits and it is much more than a simple backup and restore solution. We use it for cross platform DR, storage agnostic replications, DR solution instead of VMware SRM and more.
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    Usability
    Synology
    It's easy of use and deployment
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    Arcserve
    It basically covers all our required scenarios, including VMs, partitions, files or any other objects through NAS, SAN or DAS connections. It's easy to set up and utilize the features and functions. There are a few times that we needed to switch over for the RHA replications and UDP backups. For the RHN replication, there was a roughly 10 minutes downtime during the switchover. For the UDP, it works pretty well.
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    Support Rating
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Arcserve
    Arcserve Backup support is usually very good. Their chat is usually able to fix most general issues, but will escalate more in depth issues to technical engineers that call you back. Their product knowledge is really good and usually resolve issues promptly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Synology
    Synology Active Backup Suite is more user friendly than TrueNAS and setting up all the environment for a Raspberry Pi system, its plug and play makes all the setup less complicated and the configuration more manageable. While TrueNAS is a great enterprise solution with a great community and Raspberry PI is complete open source and do it yourself, Synology Active Backup Suite offers the best of both worlds with and easy to use and upgrade with enterprise and small business options.
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    Arcserve
    We use Veeam Backup and Replication at our larger sites where Vmware Virtualization is being used and is our product of choice in this venue. When it comes to our smaller sites, nothing is more affordable and reliable than Arcserve Backup.
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    Return on Investment
    Synology
    • Cut down on Veeam costs, for non-critical infrastructure.
    • No monthly or recuring costs due to no subscription or cloud fees
    • Easy to use and installation, doesn’t require outside consultations or experts to install and setup.
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    Arcserve
    • We were able to roll back up and replication into one product, which reduced the costs without having to go with multiple vendors.
    • As a result of Arcserve UDP, we were able to implement a full DR scenario test, which until that point hadn't been successful.
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    Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface