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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

    NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ANAKIVO Backup & Replication now also supports Proxmox VE, alongside VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, and AWS EC2. It offers replication, failover, cloud backup, backup copy, size reduction, screenshot verification, and site recovery.

    $2.50

    per month per workload

    Pricing
    Synology Active Backup SuiteNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Perpetual)
    Starting at $329 per CPU socket
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU sockets
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise
    Starting $76 per server and $25 per workstation
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
    Enterprise Plus
    Contact vendor
    Enterprise Essentials/Enterprise (Subscription)
    Starting at $3.5 per workload/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
    Pro Essentials/Pro (Perpetual)
    Starting at $239 per CPU socket
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. CPU Socket
    Pro Essentials/Pro (Subscription)
    Starting at $2.5 per workload/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Workload/Month
    Pro Essentials/Pro
    Starting at $58 per server and $19 per workstation
    Indefinite use. Includes technical support during business hours. Server Workstation
    NAKIVO Backup for Microsoft 365
    Starting at $0.80 per user/month
    Billed yearly for up to 5 years. Includes 24/7 Support. Microsoft 365 User/Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA workload is a VMware vSphere VM, Microsoft Hyper-V VM, Nutanix AHV VM, a physical machine (01 server and 03 workstations), an Oracle database, or an Amazon EC2 instance.
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    Considered Both Products
    Synology
    No answer on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    Chose NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Ease of use, speed to restore information, price.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    124 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    123 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    114 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    122 Answers
    Features
    Synology Active Backup SuiteNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    9.9
    147 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Universal recovery6.01 Ratings9.9123 Ratings
    Instant recovery5.01 Ratings9.9125 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.01 Ratings9.8131 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings9.9137 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings9.9133 Ratings
    Flexible deployment5.01 Ratings9.998 Ratings
    Management dashboard10.02 Ratings9.9110 Ratings
    Platform support8.02 Ratings9.9107 Ratings
    Retention options6.02 Ratings9.6107 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings10.0113 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings10.0133 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.9106 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings9.6126 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Synology Active Backup Suite and NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Feature
    Synology Active Backup Suite
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    9.6
    38 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Continuous data protection8.02 Ratings10.032 Ratings
    Replication8.01 Ratings10.037 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.01 Ratings8.937 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.01 Ratings9.234 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery6.01 Ratings9.934 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings9.827 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Synology Active Backup SuiteNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (152 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (49 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (48 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (32 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Synology Active Backup SuiteNAKIVO Backup & Replication
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication is well suited for a variety of scenarios. Firstly, it is ideal for businesses with virtualized environments, such as VMware or Hyper-V, as it offers seamless backup and recovery solutions tailored to these platforms. Secondly, organizations with a mix of virtual, physical, and cloud environments can benefit from NAKIVO's ability to provide unified data protection across these platforms. Additionally, businesses requiring fast and reliable disaster recovery capabilities will find NAKIVO Backup & Replication valuable, thanks to its site recovery and orchestration features.However, there are scenarios where NAKIVO may be less appropriate. For organizations with exclusively physical infrastructure and no virtualized environments, the full range of NAKIVO's features may not be utilized to its fullest potential. Similarly, companies with limited data storage requirements may not fully benefit from NAKIVO's deduplication and compression capabilities.
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    • Can be installed natively on nas appliances leveraging the use of underutilized appliances. No need to install the software on Windows or Linux Servers.
    • Backup natively Vmware Virtual Machines and File Shares (you need to buy the right license modules).
    • Destination storage for backups (or of the backup copies) can be Microsoft shares, Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze and remotely to other sites using their transporter vm.
    • To not overload the system with overlapping jobs, they can be chained one after the other.
    • Rapid add/remove/reorder priority of vm to backup and their backup archive. Jobs can be easily changed or chained.
    • Quick support service
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    Cons
    Synology
    • Can't think of any currently.
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    Nakivo Inc.
    • Backups have the option of "screenshot verification". Screenshot verification doesn't always work for us when our vmtools is out of date. If we are on an older version of VMware and that version of vmtools is up to date, NAKIVO still thinks it is out of date.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    It is a product that contains most of the features of its big competitors but at an affordable price for small businesses. In addition, the support is very good even if they only have support in English. Another important factor is its compatibility with NAS devices, which greatly simplifies deployment. The implementation is simple and in a matter of minutes you can define the first copy Jobs
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    Usability
    Synology
    It's easy of use and deployment
    Incentivized
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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to set up. I did it by myself, and it went perfectly. Online documents are very well written, and also the tech support asked to help me set it up. I want to do it by myself and the setup process is very easy to do. The connection to your VM and servers is very easy to do.
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    Support Rating
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    The support is fast and perfect. If u have any questions, you can contact the support team via mail or chat and you always get a fast answer. You can also find a lot of help in the FAQ in the help center to resolve your problems. Anytime I had to contact the support, they helped me and solved my problem.
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    Implementation Rating
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    It is very easy to do in all the formats in which it is implemented, whether as an appliance, in a windows machine, or an implementation in NAS. I only use the appliance one, but I have tried all of them in trial mode to know which one interested me more.
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication stands out as a more cost-effective and robust solution compared to Veeam ONE. With competitive pricing and a comprehensive feature set including incremental backups, global deduplication, LAN-free data transfer, and built-in WAN acceleration, NAKIVO offers efficient data protection and optimized storage usage. Its user-friendly interface and streamlined setup process make it appealing for organizations with limited IT resources. Additionally, NAKIVO's support for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV further enhances its versatility. When evaluating data protection solutions, NAKIVO's affordability, robustness, and ease of use make it an attractive choice for businesses seeking a comprehensive and cost-effective backup solution.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    The pricing for VM backups is good value for money as it does not limit how many VM's per socket. This works well for smaller sites with simple backup requirements. Physical machine backup pricing would more attractive with a sliding scale based on the number of physical machines.
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    Professional Services
    Synology
    No answers on this topic
    Nakivo Inc.
    I contacted a few times Nakivo representatives, once for technical doubt and the other ones for commercial ones. Both support services are fast and reliable.
    Incentivized
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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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    Nakivo Inc.
    • One of our contributors has permanently deleted worksheets from our file server. From Nakivo, we were able to recover all the data in less than 10 minutes.
    • An authentication server was encrypted by ransomware, through NAKIVO Backup & Replication, we recover the entire server within 1 hour.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Synology Active Backup Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface

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