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Synology Active Backup Suite vs. GoodSync

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Synology Active Backup Suite
Score 8.7 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
GoodSync
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
GoodSync for Business provides complete enterprise data backup and synchronization across data sources, destinations, and systems. The GoodSync for Business Control Center is specifically designed to minimize user interaction and increase management control by deploying pre-created GoodSync backup and synchronization jobs to GoodSync for Business Workstations and GoodSync for Business Servers, and enabling an administrator to monitor performance from a centralized location.N/A
Pricing
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Free Trial
NoYes
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 SuiteGoodSync
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 …
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.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Synology Active Backup Suite
Centralized system for multiples systems
GoodSync
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose GoodSync
TrustRadius doesn't list the other tools I have used in the past which are most like GoodSync. I have listed services which are slightly similar, but not really used in the same fashion. Since discovering GoodSync, it is really my only choice when dealing with larger, more …
Chose GoodSync
For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat …
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
Chose GoodSync
SyncToy - this is better at keeping 2 locations identical if they need to be that way at all times as it runs in the background as a service and updates in real time.
JR
Jackie Ramos
Associate Director of Telecom & PC Support
Chose GoodSync
I don't know, I have not tried anything else. This product was easy to use and it actually worked even with the trial version.
Features
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
9.3
Ratings
8% above category average
GoodSync
9.3
Ratings
8% above category average
Universal recovery8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Instant recovery8.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Recovery verification10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Flexible deployment8.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Management dashboard10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support9.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Retention options8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
GoodSync
9.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Continuous data protection9.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Replication9.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities9.60 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
9.3
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
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.
CF
Clive Francis
ICT Network Manager
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[It's well suited for] duplication of files for transferring to a new machine or remote usage but I wouldn't use it if you needed to keep those places up to date all the time as it only works when you run it, not continuously.
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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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
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  • synchronization and backup
  • easily identifies files that have been moved
  • identifies deleted files and prompts user if there are conflicts
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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Cons
  • Can't think of any currently.
CF
Clive Francis
ICT Network Manager
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  • I don't really have any cons
Troy Alcorn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Troy Alcorn
Owner /Operator
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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.
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Anonymous
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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
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For reliability, GoodSync is beyond comparison. Some of the other tools I tried either fail through the backup/synchronization process, leaving one with unknown status of what has been backed up and what has not, wasting an inordinate amount of time because one has to repeat the whole process. Goodsync, even if it stops because of power glitches can easily pick up where it left after performing the analysis
JC
Joe Cuschieri
President
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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
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • I use the workstation version. It is my go-to for manual data transfers.
  • When I want to the most precise one or two-way transfer, GoodSync is what I use.
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Anonymous
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ScreenShots

Synology Active Backup Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface

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