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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

    Carbonite Endpoint

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACarbonite Endpoint provides an enterprise-grade backup solution for all endpoints, including mobile devices or devices spread across a distributed enterprise network.

    $24

    per month

    Pricing
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic Computer Backup
    $24
    per month
    Advanced Endpoint Protection
    $34
    per month
    Basic Server Backup
    $50
    per month
    Basic Backup
    $55
    per month
    Advanced Server Protection
    $147
    per month
    Advanced Protection
    $199
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
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    Synology
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and Carbonite Endpoint
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Carbonite Endpoint
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery5.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment5.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard10.02 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Platform support8.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Retention options6.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and Carbonite Endpoint
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Carbonite Endpoint
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Continuous data protection8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Replication8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery6.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
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    Druva Security Cloud
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    Enterprises
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Synology Active Backup SuiteCarbonite Endpoint
    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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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Carbonite Endpoint 360 is a great solution for any organization with compliance needs. Office 365 defaults to a 30 day backup of all data. Carbonite Endpoint 360 extends this well beyond 30 days and provides an all-inclusive source for retention for data in Office 365. Any small to medium business would greatly benefit from this solution as they can design their entire infrastructure in Office 365 and ensure it's all backed up.
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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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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • It is excellent at automating your backups. You don't need to manually do it, just set it up once and let it run in the background.
    • It's pretty simple to set up and use. It will automatically suggest the best options that work for most people and you can be up and running pretty quickly.
    • It's safe and reliable. We have been using it for a couple of years now and had no major issues.
    • Their phone support is excellent.
    • It's also really easy to maintain your backed up data to reduce redundancy.
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    Cons
    Synology
    • Can't think of any currently.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • To be honest not so impressed with the amount of time it has taken to get data backed up to the cloud.
    • I have not had to do a restore at this time so I cannot comment on the restore process.
    • I was not aware at time of procurement that the upload process would take so long since we were not procuring their hardware. Sales rep mad it seem like upload would only take a day or two and we are now starting week 7 hoping to be done by week 8 for 1.5 TBs of data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    I found their alerting to be very poor. I missed several days of backups without knowledge of this, until I signed into the portal. I would get daily emails reporting backups were in progress or done, but nothing indicating that a backup had been stuck or paused for 3 days. For this reason alone, I did not renew.
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    Usability
    Synology
    It's easy of use and deployment
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Does what it needs to do quietly and efficiently in the background without interrupting the workflow. It offers instant automated back-ups without troubling the end user. As it is such an automated system, once it is up and running, there is little or no support needed from the service provider. From what I understand the support from Carbonite during the setup and implementation was absolutely fine.
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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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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    We have also used Mozy Pro and Dropbox. They are all pretty similar in functionality/features of backing up data (not system state or databases as I don't think any of the 3 are well suited for that). To me, it comes down to personal preference and choosing a product that is universal for multiple users, for ease of management.
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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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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • Carbonite Endpoint has demonstrated value in its ability to easily restore seemingly lost files for remote users.
    • While we haven't yet had to exercise it, knowing we have the option of remotely wiping endpoints containing sensitive data has brought confidence to our management team that we can mitigate data breaches through preventable means.
    • The privacy issue around device tracking is costing the company in terms of employee trust and morale and needs to be mitigated with appropriate messaging and/or disabling of this feature.
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