Synology Active Backup Suite vs. OpenText Storage Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Synology Active Backup Suite
Score 9.3 out of 10
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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
OpenText Storage Manager
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
User and group file system management for Open Enterprise Server networks, formerly from Micro Focus and now from OpenText. It allows automated, policy-based management of OpenText™ Open Enterprise Server network file systems and user group storage. For Active Directory systems, Storage Manager is now OpenText™ File Dynamics.N/A
Pricing
Synology Active Backup SuiteOpenText Storage Manager
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Synology Active Backup SuiteOpenText Storage Manager
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Synology Active Backup SuiteOpenText Storage Manager
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
7.9
2 Ratings
5% below category average
OpenText Storage Manager
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Ratings
Universal recovery6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Management dashboard9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Retention options7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
7.7
2 Ratings
6% below category average
OpenText Storage Manager
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Ratings
Continuous data protection8.72 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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User Ratings
Synology Active Backup SuiteOpenText Storage Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(3 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Synology Active Backup SuiteOpenText Storage Manager
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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OpenText
Excellent Cloud platform that has the powerful and very stable functionalities for the easy moving of many data across the entire Cloud services and thro9ugh a very secure platform. Integration to multiple other platform on Cloud services is amazing and even the data visualization tools are the best and collection of multiple data insights across websites is amazing.
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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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OpenText
  • Nice solution for the easy incident management.
  • Secure storage of different business data.
  • The capacity offered for the data storage.
  • Data migration platform.
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Cons
Synology
  • Agent Download more easily
  • More detail information's on dates, and what was backup
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OpenText
  • The tools on data importing from multiple storage solutions is not easy.
  • Setting the security when new to the tool.
  • Interface configuration to the learners is turf.
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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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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
Synology
Centralized system for multiples systems
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OpenText
The software features are easily manipulated and amazing technical help offered and even the functions flexibility ie fantastic. The storage capacity available is incredible and the platform allows effective accessibility of any data from the system through a very secure environment that the tool provides. Storage utilization using the software is perfect and easy configuration.
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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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OpenText
  • Any user can generate reports through this software.
  • Storage of all the company data.
  • Data security on this software is good.
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ScreenShots

Synology Active Backup Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface