Synology Active Backup Suite vs. Macrium Reflect

Synology Active Backup Suite

Macrium Reflect

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
Macrium Reflect	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	Macrium Reflect is an endpoint and server backup and cloning solution from Macrium Software (aka Paramount Software UK), available in personal and professional editions.	N/A

Pricing

Synology Active Backup Suite

Macrium Reflect

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

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

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Macrium Reflect
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Easy method Pro Individual files Pro Restore files
Top Cons	No answers on this topic	Minus Windows based Minus Ransomware protection Minus Capability to create

Features

Synology Active Backup Suite

Macrium Reflect

Data Center Backup

Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
	Synology Active Backup Suite 9.7 1 Ratings 15% above category average	Macrium Reflect 8.6 1 Ratings 3% above category average
Recovery verification	10.01 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Incremental backup identification	10.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression	10.01 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Management dashboard	9.01 Ratings	00 Ratings
Platform support	9.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Retention options	10.01 Ratings	8.01 Ratings
Flexible deployment	00 Ratings	9.01 Ratings
Encryption	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

Enterprise Backup

Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
	Synology Active Backup Suite 10.0 1 Ratings 20% above category average	Macrium Reflect 8.8 1 Ratings 7% above category average
Continuous data protection	10.01 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Replication	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery	00 Ratings	8.01 Ratings

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	Synology Active Backup Suite	Macrium Reflect
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User Ratings
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Macrium Reflect
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Synology Active Backup Suite	Macrium Reflect
Likelihood to Recommend	Synology SMB Companies, and domestic used. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) Macrium Reflect is one of the best partition backup applications available in the market. It can also clone drives in addition to making images of partitions and has a very useful feature of creating a bootable recovery drive for restoring partition(s) in case the OS is not booting. There are also different products for varying needs of the end user- Macrium Reflect Server, Workstation, etc. I have restored my system without any errors many times with Macrium. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Synology Backup Computers Backup Server Restore worked Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) Clear interface for creating drive image backups Reliable, every day backups Accessible log showing successful backups and any failures Creates differential backups that are small in size Fast, easy method for recovering individual files or folders from an image backup Incentivized Wells Anderson CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Read full review
Cons	Synology Agent Download more easily More detail information's on dates, and what was backup Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) Has ransomware protection that could be better at letting users configure exeptions Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Synology It's easy of use and deployment Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) There is a small learning curve in the beginning, but altogether a great tool for my purpose. Incentivized Chaim Moykopf Researcher Read full review
Support Rating	Synology No answers on this topic	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) We have not been opening tickets for support from Macrium at the moment, only for licencing issues, but good attention and fast response by the support team. They respond pretty fast to our emails and fixed our issues giving us a good explanation of our case without any complications. Due to the good functionality of the software we have not opened a ticket for support in years. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Synology Centralized system for multiples systems Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) Previously, I used Acronis as my company purchased licensing for years. It's great, but I found Macrium Reflect more straightforward, and the free version has been perfect for personal use. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Synology Recovery of small critical Systems Fast and relyability Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Macrium Software (Paramount Software) Reduce the impact of emergency situations like ransomware attacks, hardware failures, etc. Restore the backups quickly and reliably. Free version availability for commercial use is an added bonus. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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