Synology Active Backup Suite vs. Datto SIRIS

Synology Active Backup Suite

Datto SIRIS

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Synology Active Backup Suite	Score 9.3 out of 10	N/A	Synology 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
Datto SIRIS	Score 9.8 out of 10	N/A	Datto SIRIS is a BCDR solution built for MSPs to prevent data loss and minimize downtime. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, MSPs can offer their clients local backup and recovery with a cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud. All of this administered from a multi-tenant cloud portal that allows MSPs to view, manage and recover client data from a single interface.	N/A

Pricing

Synology Active Backup Suite

Datto SIRIS

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Synology Active Backup Suite	Datto SIRIS
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Datto sells 100% through the channel. Specifically, Datto partners with managed service providers (MSPs). The MSPs then sell direct to small and mid-sized businesses, worldwide.

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Community Pulse
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Datto SIRIS
Considered Both Products	Synology Active Backup Suite Verified User Anonymous Chose Synology Active Backup Suite 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Synology Active Backup Suite Synology is a great and simple solution to backup physical or virtual infrastructure, it does what it provides very well. Incentivized Helpful? CF Clive Francis ICT Network Manager Chose Synology Active Backup Suite n/a Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Synology Active Backup Suite Centralized system for multiples systems Incentivized Helpful?	Datto SIRIS Joseph Rapoport M.A., DCDS, DCAT, DCP-SaaS, DCP-DCMA Sr Systems Engineer Chose Datto SIRIS In my experience with Veeam, you have to supply your own storage while the Datto appliance is a self-contained solution. Incentivized Helpful? Jon Daley Owner Chose Datto SIRIS Datto seemed to be better than other vendors I trialed, and I inherited an Alto device, so it was easy to stay with them. I also assumed the backups had been working with the previous contractor, but it turns out they had been failing for months and no one knew it. Incentivized Helpful? JS Jonathan Sheldon Director Chose Datto SIRIS Datto SIRIS BCDR is the gold standard, the product that other on-premises backups strive to be. It is reliable, fast, saves company money and time. Incentivized Helpful? Ashley Beal Senior Office Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We have not used or tested anything similar to Datto. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Friedli Level 2 Support Analyst Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is not as feature-rich as Veeam, but it still offers the main features in a great backups solution that will help in a recovery situation. It is mainly meant for smaller businesses, so it's not a Veeam replacement. From that perspective, Datto fills a great void in … Incentivized Helpful? BN Ben Nichols System Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We've chosen to go with Datto RMM after finding other platforms that didn't quite meet the requirements of growing endpoint management. Incentivized Helpful? Karl Fulljames COO Chose Datto SIRIS ShadowProtect quality has decreased over the years and their price has increased. Datto is far superior in terms of UI, datacentre capabilities as well as confirmation of backup successes. Veeam offers these same features in a more complicated format but also lets you roll your … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is far and away the best backup vendor we have ever used. The product works extremely well, and is very easy to implement and manage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is an all-inclusive solution with minor set-up. It's almost turnkey. Veeam requires more knowledge and setup, plus additional storage, although it is more robust and more granular. Datto includes the cloud element built-in, whereas it is something extra with Veeam. For a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto and Barracuda Backup are very similar in design/purpose (both appliance-based with local backups and pushing to an offsite cloud), though Barracuda handles vCenter with a centralized backup console while Datto does not. VEEAM does a better job of backing up VMware than … Incentivized Helpful? Dale Bradford Network Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We did the reverse, and we looked at this solution to replace Datto.. we regret going with Datto. As a result, we are moving all clients from their platform to Axcient's Replibit BDR solution. We have had such good luck, the backups are faster, and the restoration/export of … Incentivized Helpful? Jorge Vasconcelos Network Admin Chose Datto SIRIS Datto was our solution of choice. Incentivized Helpful? MH Mike Hernandez Operations Manager Chose Datto SIRIS The solution we used prior to Datto was only a cloud, and provided no onsite solution for data recovery. It provided no failover protection against a server meltdown and retrieving files that were either accidentally lost or corrupted could take 24 hours. With Datto, it's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is a legacy product, selected before I got involved in the backup design at the current organization. As there are no issues with it, no alternatives were considered. I used Bakula before and would recommend it or Amanda for an organization looking to save money, as these … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Compared to Solarwinds or EMC Avamar, Datto is more improved, and it's much better at business continuity. Both tools are only cloud-based backup services, but Datto has the option of the local backups as well, which is more efficient for disaster scenarios. Datto has many more … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Weller IT Operations Manager Chose Datto SIRIS These may have carved out a niche in one area or another that make them superior for that specific case, but no one does a better overall job. I would estimate that a Datto box will be the right fit for at least 85% of the SMB's in the US. Incentivized Helpful? Jason Rojas IT Manager Chose Datto SIRIS Very affordable. I used another service known as Naverisk and dropped them as they were more expensive and the service was not as good. Datto is designed for IT consultants so teams are getting a well-designed platform. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Shadow Protect being the closest on this list, none of the other stack up against what Datto can provide in terms of technology and being able to quickly recover from a disaster or data loss. What brings Datto above the competition is their level of customer support from their … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Farling Managing Partner Chose Datto SIRIS Datto beats Replibit hands down, but the software isn't the biggest differentiator. Support at Datto is FANTASTIC. eFolder hardly provides anything you can call support. Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Hutchinson, CISSP IT Director Chose Datto SIRIS The customer to whom I am consulting selected Datto for reasons unbeknownst to me. Had I been involved earlier in the decision process, I would likely have recommended Unitrends, Zerto or another solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto seems much more reliable with better backup success rates. It is easy to use and cost-effective way to backup small data sets. Support is quite good and they have a very good Kbase. Incentivized Helpful? Stana Steen Owner Chose Datto SIRIS The product we tired in the past are either out of business or that product line failed. We have used custom BDR solution purchased from a vendor and found that while it worked you were never sure if the restore would work. We did not want to cobble together a solutions and the … Incentivized Helpful? Derek Schroeder Service Manager Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is a superior product in regards to spinning up servers on the BDR appliance hardware. That is their killer feature. Barracuda's edge is the hardware refresh after 4 years of maintaining subscriptions. Datto requires the purchase of a new appliance after a time period … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS We also use Barracuda for our backup and disaster recovery solution at our clients. Datto is much more expensive than Barracuda, the solutions are very similar, but the one thing I would give Datto the edge on is handling of Hyper-V instances. Datto makes Hyper-V restorations … Incentivized Helpful? Franz Josef Bautista Technical Consultant Chose Datto SIRIS Vembu is easier to set up in on premise and lower hardware requirements Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Synology Active Backup Suite

Datto SIRIS

Data Center Backup

Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
	Synology Active Backup Suite 7.8 Ratings 6% below category average	Datto SIRIS 8.0 Ratings 2% below category average
Universal recovery	6.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Instant recovery	5.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Recovery verification	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Flexible deployment	5.00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Management dashboard	10.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Platform support	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Retention options	6.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Encryption	8.00 Ratings	7.00 Ratings

Enterprise Backup

Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
	Synology Active Backup Suite 7.6 Ratings 7% below category average	Datto SIRIS - Ratings
Continuous data protection	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Replication	8.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery	6.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

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	Synology Active Backup Suite	Datto SIRIS
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User Ratings
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Datto SIRIS
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (0 ratings)	10.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Datto SIRIS
Likelihood to Recommend	1 - Great as a backup device, as part of an overall backup strategy. 2 - Really good for small businesses as it's a very capable box and can be a DHCP server, VPN server, File Server and more. Incentivized CF Clive Francis ICT Network Manager Read full review	Datto works well for smaller shops that just need something that will work without needing a great deal of day to day work on it. I only login to the device periodically to see where we stand on space and occasionally when we need to restore something. The offsite datacenter backup which is hosted by Datto works well for us particularly as we do not have our own offsite tech to use. In larger departments other solutions will possibly win out based on required features and setups but for the 1-10 man IT departments the Datto solutions fit in well. Incentivized Matthew Fex IT Systems Administrator Read full review
Pros	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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Backups: Datto does what it's supposed to do, backing up data from servers (and workstations, if need be), and then syncing that data to the cloud. Initial setup: Initial setup is pretty straightforward, in most cases the agent installs remotely from the device. UI: The UI is fairly straightforward and intuitive, at least for IT professionals. It is not difficult to find things or figure out what settings do what. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Can't think of any currently. Incentivized CF Clive Francis ICT Network Manager Read full review	VMware integration for backups is only at the host level, not vCenter, so you can't see all VMs from one place to select them for backup. You've gotta add each host individually and then pick from the list that populates from each individually. The system is appliance-based, so when you run out of local space on the appliance, there's no expansion without buying a larger appliance. You either cut back on your backups to use less space, or you open your wallet. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	No answers on this topic	I trust the product and service and am satisfied with the direction of the company Incentivized Franz Josef Bautista Technical Consultant Read full review
Usability	Synology Active Backup Suite is easy to use, has great documentation, has video tutorials for a fast integration, it integrates well with Mac OS and Windows. You can have two different NAS machines backing up each other and keeping duplications in separate physical places and with no outside access, just login in from each other. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Usability is great. The web interface is simple and easy to use. While various options are available for client backups, it is very easy to re-use settings of the existing client, so adding new clients is a very fast process. Configuration of the agent on the client-side cannot be easier as well. Datto dashboard provides an overview of the client status, and email notifications can be configured for various events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	No answers on this topic	My specific example or reason for this rating goes back to a need for support after a client on this platform has a fire. In a nutshell, Datto had no idea how to BMR the image back to the server correctly, and as a result, the RAID on the server was lost, due to the Datto BDR environment not being able to see the RAID card, and the support technician knowing how to inject drivers. Incentivized Dale Bradford Network Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Synology is a great and simple solution to backup physical or virtual infrastructure, it does what it provides very well. It’s lacking a lot of advanced features from the more established solutions on the market such as Veeam but if budget is an issue you can’t beat the cost and an all in one solution that can back up your on prem infrastructure and your Microsoft 365 tenant as well. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Datto is not as feature-rich as Veeam, but it still offers the main features in a great backups solution that will help in a recovery situation. It is mainly meant for smaller businesses, so it's not a Veeam replacement. From that perspective, Datto fills a great void in options for these clients. It doesn't have the features of Unitrends either, but I have not had great experiences with Unitrends, so I would not recommend that option. Veeam is great for larger environments, and Datto is a fantastic option for the next tier down in size. Incentivized Adam Friedli Level 2 Support Analyst Read full review
Return on Investment	I was able to store more data for less money I was able to keep more backup versions I was abe to cut costs from cloud backup by keeping only the newest backup online instead of several versions Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	In most cases, Datto will provide the appliance free of charge with a 3-5 year contract which results in a modest monthly fee instead of a large initial outlay and monthly fees. The contract's warranty is top-notch. Failed drives or issues with the appliances are replaced/corrected with free replacements and shipping. Incentivized Joseph Rapoport M.A., DCDS, DCAT, DCP-SaaS, DCP-DCMA Sr Systems Engineer Read full review
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