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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

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Pricing
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Considered Both Products
    Synology
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    Features
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Microsoft System Center
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    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 Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Small Businesses
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Synology Active Backup SuiteMicrosoft System Center
    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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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Cons
    Synology
    • Can't think of any currently.
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    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    Usability
    Synology
    It's easy of use and deployment
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    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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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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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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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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    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface