Synology Active Backup Suite vs. Netvault Backup

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Synology Active Backup Suite
Score 9.2 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
Netvault Backup
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Netvault Backup is backup and recovery software from Dell, based on technology obtained via that company's acquisition of BakBone Software in 2011.N/A
Pricing
Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros

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Features
Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
8.0
2 Ratings
4% below category average
Netvault Backup
8.2
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Universal recovery6.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Instant recovery5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Recovery verification10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Management dashboard9.62 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Platform support8.42 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Retention options7.62 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Encryption8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Backup to the cloud00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
7.8
2 Ratings
5% below category average
Netvault Backup
-
Ratings
Continuous data protection8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Replication8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Small Businesses
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Cove Data Protection
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(3 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Synology Active Backup SuiteNetvault Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
Synology
Synology
Active backup is a great low-cost solution to backup your entire
infrastructure, no license cost whatsoever currently, only the only requirement
is using Synology hardware which is great, and we’ve not had any issues with.

Compared to
more mature solutions like Veeam, it’s lacking some tools for restoring data /
elements quickly.

Veeam has
tools to restore databases/data or active directory elements like users, groups
or Ous.

So, if you
need the extra tools for certain applications this isn’t the right tool for
you.
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Quest
If you are using NV for backups and restores, it does the job very well. You can rely on the functions and time it as you prefer it to be executed. They have a great plug-in library which provides integrations of many applications and many databases. The updated versions support better job creations and restorations. You can easily depend on your backups without a hassle. However if you go ahead with its advanced features, you many need further support. Would not recommend using the Cleaning Tape module.There are issues in the reports provided. Also you may face with disk latency issues.
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Pros
Synology
  • The interface to browse and restore files from the cloud backups is super-easy. As in drop-down boxes to select which account and then files and be exported for restore - no training needed to use it.
  • The Synology device is fast on the network - 4 x 1Gbps NICs
  • Updating itself
  • Being Reliable as a permanently on 24/7 device
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Quest
  • Rapid recovery helping in data protection.
  • Daily backup of entire physical and storage environments.
  • Supported on Windows, Linux, VMware, Unix and HyperV platforms.
  • Backup different file servers on SQL
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Cons
Synology
  • Agent Download more easily
  • More detail information's on dates, and what was backup
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Quest
  • Smartdisk disconnect oftenly.
  • Web interface can be improved as it is clunky and looks outdated.
  • User guides and support services need to be improved.
  • Limited with VMWare plugin.
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Usability
Synology
The usability
of the suite is excellent, all tools are web based so no client or server to
remote into. It has a separate portal to restore data, you can give access to
users if you want them to be able to restore their own data.

Restoring
files or a whole server/vm is very easy to do, it just lacks the functionality
of some of the more established backup solutions.

With being
a Veeam user for many years, the comfort of the extra tools to restore a single
database or a single active directory user, I’ve grown used to Veeam’s tools.
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Quest
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Alternatives Considered
Synology
Centralized system for multiples systems
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Quest
Pricing was on point with our requirement. A great deal compared to the other products we evaluated. We had recommendations from existing users in the region. Since our requirement was basic backups and restores and NV provided that, we were compelled to go with it as the implementation was very very easy.
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Return on Investment
Synology
  • Positive is obviously being a main part of the backup strategy along with quick data restoration.
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Quest
  • Highly reliable system backups
  • Great pricing compared to competitors.
  • Manual interference has gone down from almost 40% to initiate backups/recoveries.
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ScreenShots

Synology Active Backup Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface