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Synology Active Backup Suite

Score9.3 out of 10

12 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+16%

Recovery verification

Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

Cat avg: 8.6

+8%

Incremental backup identification

Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

Cat avg: 9.3

+11%

Deduplication and file compression

Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

Cat avg: 9

+12%

Management dashboard

Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

Cat avg: 8.9

Worst Performing Features

-43%

Instant recovery

Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

Cat avg: 8.7

-44%

Flexible deployment

Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

Cat avg: 8.9

-31%

Universal recovery

Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

Cat avg: 8.7

Synology Active Backup Suite Features from Reviews

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

7.8-13%
  • Universal recovery

    Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

    Category average: 8.7

  • Instant recovery

    Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

    Category average: 8.7

  • Recovery verification

    Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

    Category average: 8.6

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

    Category average: 9.3

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

    Category average: 9

  • Flexible deployment

    Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

    Category average: 8.9

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

    Category average: 8.9

  • Platform support

    Product supports multiple operating systems and applications

    Category average: 9.2

  • Retention options

    Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

    Category average: 8.9

  • Encryption

    Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up

    Category average: 9

Enterprise Backup

Enterprise backup solutions are implemented by IT professionals to automatically and safely backup data hosted on a range of systems (including cloud-native workloads, servers, databases, laptops and mobile devices) to external cloud storage.

7.6-15%
  • Continuous data protection

    Data is backed up every time a change is made, and the system can be restored to any previous saved version

    Category average: 9.3

  • Replication

    Exact copies of the system are created and can be restored

    Category average: 9.3

  • Operational reporting and analytics

    The product provides insights and analytics to help keep data secure

    Category average: 9

  • Multi-location capabilities

    The product be deployed and managed across multiple separate locations

    Category average: 8.6

  • Ransomware Recovery

    The ability to recovery data in a timely manner after a ransomware attack

    Category average: 9

Synology Active Backup Suite Features from the Vendor

Enterprise Backup

Vendor-reviewed
  • Cloud workload backup

    Backup is available for cloud-hosted workloads, e.g. SaaS, IaaS

  • Enterprise application backup

    Backup is available for enterprise applications, e.g. Oracle, SAP

  • Data center platform backup

    Backup is available for traditional data center platforms, e.g. Unix, NAS

  • Continuous data protection

    Data is backed up every time a change is made, and the system can be restored to any previous saved version

  • Replication

    Exact copies of the system are created and can be restored

  • Operational reporting and analytics

    The product provides insights and analytics to help keep data secure

  • Multi-location capabilities

    The product be deployed and managed across multiple separate locations

  • Ransomware Recovery

    The ability to recovery data in a timely manner after a ransomware attack

Data Center Backup

Vendor-reviewed
  • Universal recovery

    Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

  • Instant recovery

    Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

  • Recovery verification

    Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

  • Backup to the cloud

    Ability to store and back up data to the cloud

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

  • Flexible deployment

    Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

  • Platform support

    Product supports multiple operating systems and applications

  • Retention options

    Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

  • Encryption

    Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up