Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite vs. Azure StorSimple

Azure StorSimple

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite	Score 7.9 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	Ahsay Backup Software is specifically designed for Managed Service Providers, System Integrators and IT Consulting Companies. It aims to empower users to offer secure managed, cloud hosted, and on-premises backup service to business end customers and earn recurring income. The whole solution is with server-client architecture. The server-side centralized management console (AhsayCBS) can be installed either on one's own backup server hosted in a datacenter, or on a cloud platform such as…	$18 Per Device Per Year
Azure StorSimple	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	StorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.	$4.11 Per Day

Pricing

Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite

Azure StorSimple

Editions & Modules

AhsayACB client for workstation backup: $18.00
Per Device Per Year
AhsayACB client for workstation backup: $18.00
Per Device Per Year
AhsayOBM client for server backup: $48.00
Per Device Per Year
AhsayOBM client for server backup: $48.00
Per Device Per Year
AhsayCBS central management software: $60.00
Per Installation Per Year
AhsayCBS central management software: $60.00
Per Installation Per Year

Virtual Appliance: $4.11
Per Day
Cloud Array: $4.11
Per Day
Physical Appliance: $43.84
Per Day

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite	Azure StorSimple
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

$500 Per CBS Server

No setup fee

Additional Details

AhsayOBM client agent includes free File, Microsoft Exchange Server Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Database, Windows System, Windows Systems State backup modules. If you need to backup VMware/Hyper-V guest VMs, Office 365, Exchange individual mailboxes, Synology/QNAP NAS, then corresponding add-on paid modules need to be added to AhsayOBM. See the modules pricing in Ahsay's website. AhsayACB client agent includes free File and Windows System backup modules.

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	Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite	Azure StorSimple

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User Ratings
	Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite	Azure StorSimple
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (2 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Ahsay Cloud Backup Suite	Azure StorSimple
Likelihood to Recommend	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited Being able to back up critical data in real time gives us a better edge in service delivery. Ahsay has sufficiently delivered in terms of secure storage for files and data. Ahsay version 9.1.4.0 is scheduled to be released soon (just received the notification earlier) and they claim it will have higher storage usage so the future with Ahsay is promising. Ahsay has incredible encryption source retention policies and will be suitable for all your confidential files. Incentivized Gray Nathan Robotic Process Automation Engineer Read full review	Microsoft Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
Pros	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited Supports backing to multiple destinations as a way of spreading risks in case of compromise. Replicates the standard backups to a different destination and in real time. Secures critical mission data with 2FA Incentivized Alpa Wali Software Engineer Read full review	Microsoft Performance via the SSD drives. Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure. Easy to Admin via Web client interface. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
Cons	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited Whenever newer versions are being released, very insignificant features are added, we adapted to lowering our expectations. Incentivized Gray Nathan Robotic Process Automation Engineer Read full review	Microsoft Additional fail-over functionality Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited No answers on this topic	Microsoft If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for. Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited No answers on this topic	Microsoft Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
Return on Investment	Ahsay Systems Corporation Limited We are shielded from ransomware attacks by backing up data to multiple offsite destinations. Securely backing up critical data. Incentivized Alpa Wali Software Engineer Read full review	Microsoft Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team Great value on year 2 Incentivized Scott Lerner Director of IT Read full review
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