Datto SIRIS vs. UniFi WiFi Access Points

Datto SIRIS

UniFi WiFi Access Points

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Datto SIRIS	Score 9.8 out of 10	N/A	Datto SIRIS is a BCDR solution built for MSPs to prevent data loss and minimize downtime. Utilizing a cloud-first approach, MSPs can offer their clients local backup and recovery with a cloud-based repository and full disaster recovery in the cloud. All of this administered from a multi-tenant cloud portal that allows MSPs to view, manage and recover client data from a single interface.	N/A
UniFi WiFi Access Points	Score 8.9 out of 10	N/A	Ubiquiti Networks in San Jose provides the UniFi wi-fi access points. The enterprise products support 1,000+ client capacity, long-range 6 GHz performance, and 10 GbE PoE connectivity with native high availability architecture for critical enterprise environments.	N/A

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Datto SIRIS

UniFi WiFi Access Points

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Datto SIRIS	UniFi WiFi Access Points
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Datto sells 100% through the channel. Specifically, Datto partners with managed service providers (MSPs). The MSPs then sell direct to small and mid-sized businesses, worldwide.

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	Datto SIRIS	UniFi WiFi Access Points
Considered Both Products	Datto SIRIS Joseph Rapoport M.A., DCDS, DCAT, DCP-SaaS, DCP-DCMA Sr Systems Engineer Chose Datto SIRIS In my experience with Veeam, you have to supply your own storage while the Datto appliance is a self-contained solution. Incentivized Helpful? Jon Daley Owner Chose Datto SIRIS Datto seemed to be better than other vendors I trialed, and I inherited an Alto device, so it was easy to stay with them. I also assumed the backups had been working with the previous contractor, but it turns out they had been failing for months and no one knew it. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto has a better price point, available backup space, and retention policy compared to other players in the backup space. OneDrive and Google Drive are great contenders, but Datto File Protection allows for more granular selection of non-default folders that need to be … Incentivized Helpful? JS Jonathan Sheldon Director Chose Datto SIRIS Datto SIRIS BCDR is the gold standard, the product that other on-premises backups strive to be. It is reliable, fast, saves company money and time. Incentivized Helpful? Ashley Beal Senior Office Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We have not used or tested anything similar to Datto. Incentivized Helpful? Adam Friedli Level 2 Support Analyst Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is not as feature-rich as Veeam, but it still offers the main features in a great backups solution that will help in a recovery situation. It is mainly meant for smaller businesses, so it's not a Veeam replacement. From that perspective, Datto fills a great void in … Incentivized Helpful? BN Ben Nichols System Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We've chosen to go with Datto RMM after finding other platforms that didn't quite meet the requirements of growing endpoint management. Incentivized Helpful? Karl Fulljames COO Chose Datto SIRIS ShadowProtect quality has decreased over the years and their price has increased. Datto is far superior in terms of UI, datacentre capabilities as well as confirmation of backup successes. Veeam offers these same features in a more complicated format but also lets you roll your … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is far and away the best backup vendor we have ever used. The product works extremely well, and is very easy to implement and manage. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is an all-inclusive solution with minor set-up. It's almost turnkey. Veeam requires more knowledge and setup, plus additional storage, although it is more robust and more granular. Datto includes the cloud element built-in, whereas it is something extra with Veeam. For a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto and Barracuda Backup are very similar in design/purpose (both appliance-based with local backups and pushing to an offsite cloud), though Barracuda handles vCenter with a centralized backup console while Datto does not. VEEAM does a better job of backing up VMware than … Incentivized Helpful? Dale Bradford Network Administrator Chose Datto SIRIS We did the reverse, and we looked at this solution to replace Datto.. we regret going with Datto. As a result, we are moving all clients from their platform to Axcient's Replibit BDR solution. We have had such good luck, the backups are faster, and the restoration/export of … Incentivized Helpful? Jorge Vasconcelos Network Admin Chose Datto SIRIS Datto was our solution of choice. Incentivized Helpful? MH Mike Hernandez Operations Manager Chose Datto SIRIS The solution we used prior to Datto was only a cloud, and provided no onsite solution for data recovery. It provided no failover protection against a server meltdown and retrieving files that were either accidentally lost or corrupted could take 24 hours. With Datto, it's … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is a legacy product, selected before I got involved in the backup design at the current organization. As there are no issues with it, no alternatives were considered. I used Bakula before and would recommend it or Amanda for an organization looking to save money, as these … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Compared to Solarwinds or EMC Avamar, Datto is more improved, and it's much better at business continuity. Both tools are only cloud-based backup services, but Datto has the option of the local backups as well, which is more efficient for disaster scenarios. Datto has many more … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Weller IT Operations Manager Chose Datto SIRIS These may have carved out a niche in one area or another that make them superior for that specific case, but no one does a better overall job. I would estimate that a Datto box will be the right fit for at least 85% of the SMB's in the US. Incentivized Helpful? Jason Rojas IT Manager Chose Datto SIRIS Very affordable. I used another service known as Naverisk and dropped them as they were more expensive and the service was not as good. Datto is designed for IT consultants so teams are getting a well-designed platform. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Shadow Protect being the closest on this list, none of the other stack up against what Datto can provide in terms of technology and being able to quickly recover from a disaster or data loss. What brings Datto above the competition is their level of customer support from their … Incentivized Helpful? Alex Farling Managing Partner Chose Datto SIRIS Datto beats Replibit hands down, but the software isn't the biggest differentiator. Support at Datto is FANTASTIC. eFolder hardly provides anything you can call support. Incentivized Helpful? Kevin Hutchinson, CISSP IT Director Chose Datto SIRIS The customer to whom I am consulting selected Datto for reasons unbeknownst to me. Had I been involved earlier in the decision process, I would likely have recommended Unitrends, Zerto or another solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS Datto seems much more reliable with better backup success rates. It is easy to use and cost-effective way to backup small data sets. Support is quite good and they have a very good Kbase. Incentivized Helpful? Stana Steen Owner Chose Datto SIRIS The product we tired in the past are either out of business or that product line failed. We have used custom BDR solution purchased from a vendor and found that while it worked you were never sure if the restore would work. We did not want to cobble together a solutions and the … Incentivized Helpful? Derek Schroeder Service Manager Chose Datto SIRIS Datto is a superior product in regards to spinning up servers on the BDR appliance hardware. That is their killer feature. Barracuda's edge is the hardware refresh after 4 years of maintaining subscriptions. Datto requires the purchase of a new appliance after a time period … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Datto SIRIS We also use Barracuda for our backup and disaster recovery solution at our clients. Datto is much more expensive than Barracuda, the solutions are very similar, but the one thing I would give Datto the edge on is handling of Hyper-V instances. Datto makes Hyper-V restorations … Incentivized Helpful?	UniFi WiFi Access Points Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Before using of Ubiquiti Networks UniFi we were using cisco WAP 150 series.which is not giving good signal strength and also having issue to manage 10different APs individually.so getting every day complain regarding slow internet speed sue to signal strength. we found Ubiquiti … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points I've used Meraki AP and switches in a large-scale organization and Ubiquiti on a smaller scale. There is a big cost difference, and due to the different sizes and scope of the projects, it's difficult to compare or contrast. Both have worked great for each organization. Incentivized Helpful? Sachin Vinay Network Administrator Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Ubiquity is easy to configure, first-time installation and management is a lot easier, the controller is free of charge and access points worked well with the software controller. Incentivized Helpful? Gavin Scott-Miller Director Of Operations Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Cisco is a much more industry standard integrated solution. However with that comes a lot of bloat & a lot of settings that just aren't needed. UniFi is really a great competitor because it's so light that you could use this solution in your house if you really had the drive … Incentivized Helpful? UK Umair Ali Khan Network Administrator Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points D-link Wireless solution is another one of the cost-effective wireless solutions in the market and it does really well for small businesses. however even a slightly higher traffic load brings the performance of the wireless APs down and sometimes they hang and need to be … Incentivized Helpful? CC Carlos Coque System Administrator Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points I prefer Cisco Meraki MX when compared to the similar solution from Unify. Cisco Meraki is much more stable and the cloud interface is quite better. Cisco Meraki belongs to a more expensive price range, though. I believe that Ubiquiti Networks UniFi is a good solution for the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Ubiquiti is overall easier to work with. There is no special training needed to accomplish many of the things required with a Cisco product. Since my time is stretched thin, I need something that I can manage without being weighed down by command-line communications. Also, I am … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Ubiquiti is the worst of all network products I've ever used - with the worst support. Even Netgear - as much of a joke as they are - have better products and support. Incentivized Helpful? Tomasz Lipinski Director of New Technologies and Development Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Easier configuration, better price. Incentivized Helpful? Hunter Bonner Chief Editor Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points There is no comparison really. The fact that I am not using those others, as in, not even considering what they have to offer, should speak volumes on how well Ubiquiti WLAN stacks up. It just ranks across the board as the best solution. In fact, when a new Ubiquiti product … Incentivized Helpful? Adrian Takacs Infrastructure Engineer Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Access to a cloud based controller is free of charge, the Ubiquiti products are more performant and have more features/capabilities. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points This product was recommended to us by our vendor so we went with it and have not been disappointed. We've not used other similar devices as this one works very well. We would definitely go with Ubiquiti again if we came up against a similar scenario. I've used several … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points We selected Ubiquiti because we did not want monthly fees and we wanted a reasonable price for equipment. This was met with Ubiquiti Incentivized Helpful? Donny McIver Principal Owner; Senior Consultant Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Compared to the recurring costs to maintain support / licenses with Cisco or Aerohive, Unifi products NEVER require additional licensing costs to operate or administer. In todays age of technology advances, it's a pleasure to work with a product line that has a unified admin … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Frederickson Director of Information Technology Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points No contest - Fortinet is Enterprise ready and a good replacement. More expensive then Ubiquiti, but in the areas we've tested them, the performance (and ease of installation and configuration) makes it worth the price. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Cisco wireless is super expensive and the management is very complex. Ubiquiti wireless is both affordable and simple to setup. Ubiquiti has a more user friendly interface. Cisco does have more settings and more network monitoring stats but it's typically not worth the price. Incentivized Helpful? John Rivers Owner, IT Consultant Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Ubiquiti uses profiles to manage their devices, like other vendors, but the functionality, easy of configuration, automated updates make Ubiquiti a better fit for SMB. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points When compared to the leader, Cisco, Ubiquiti Networks UniFi cuts costs tenfold and, depending on the needs of the organization, can perform just as well. While not as customizable and feature-full, Ubiquiti Networks UniFi equipment does provide reliability and function at an … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Cost is very competitive as compared to other products that we tested against ubiquity and the availability of hardware in our region is very easy as compared to other products, device was readily provided by vendor for testing purpose, while other devices were not readily … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Metalios I.T. Administrator Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Aruba is expensive. Very expensive compared to Unifi. Their power requirements tend to be higher as well. It makes Unifi an easy choice over Aruba. That being said, Arubas are very well made devices. I feel their interfaces are a bit more cumbersome than Unifi. Between … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Cisco is far more enterprise-level, and if your network is already all Cisco, it ties in well. Of course, that means it's as complex as Cisco gear usually is--each feature comes with more to know and understand, whereas the simplicity of Ubiquiti Networks UniFi makes it far … Incentivized Helpful? Mike Vaughan AWS Infrastructure Architect Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points They are two different animals. One was an enterprise-level CLI-based deployment/management tool I used at VZW and the other is a GUI deployment/management tool fit for small/medium businesses that don't want to devote teams of people to manage it. Incentivized Helpful? Irfan Ahmed Deputy Manager Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points We studied on Cisco Wireless AP Aironet 2800 series and Ubiquiti products for wireless connectivity plant to remote locations & we chose Ubiquity due to its price range, specification, and durability (radio device best in outdoor), and long-range but smooth connectivity. (We … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points Price for quality. Incentivized Helpful? Brian Cook Senior Technology Specialist - VP Chose UniFi WiFi Access Points We have tried ZyXEL, Cisco Meraki, Data, and Cloudtrax. None have provided the full feature set at anywhere near the cost. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Datto SIRIS

UniFi WiFi Access Points

Data Center Backup

Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
	Datto SIRIS 8.0 Ratings 0% below category average	UniFi WiFi Access Points - Ratings
Flexible deployment	9.00 Ratings	00 Ratings
Encryption	7.00 Ratings	00 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Datto SIRIS	UniFi WiFi Access Points
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	2.4 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Datto SIRIS	UniFi WiFi Access Points
Likelihood to Recommend	Datto works well for smaller shops that just need something that will work without needing a great deal of day to day work on it. I only login to the device periodically to see where we stand on space and occasionally when we need to restore something. The offsite datacenter backup which is hosted by Datto works well for us particularly as we do not have our own offsite tech to use. In larger departments other solutions will possibly win out based on required features and setups but for the 1-10 man IT departments the Datto solutions fit in well. Incentivized Matthew Fex IT Systems Administrator Read full review	Ubiquiti is well suited to not just indoor WLAN access, but also outdoors. In fact, the range of the outdoor applications, while maintaining throughput is astonishing. I would say this is not a solution for a 1-5 person small office, due to the costs. Incentivized Hunter Bonner Chief Editor Read full review
Pros	Backups: Datto does what it's supposed to do, backing up data from servers (and workstations, if need be), and then syncing that data to the cloud. Initial setup: Initial setup is pretty straightforward, in most cases the agent installs remotely from the device. UI: The UI is fairly straightforward and intuitive, at least for IT professionals. It is not difficult to find things or figure out what settings do what. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	AP's are very affordable. Most of the AP's are highly reliable and can be used indoors or in covered outdoor spaces. Outdoor Mesh AP's with an external directional antenna can effectively cover outdoor spaces with dual band wifi better than much more expensive APs. Unifi Protect via the Cloud Key Gen2+ is probably the slickest, most affordable IP camera system on the market right now. Unifi controller is powerful yet simple to administrate. Remote management of entire networks through a single pane of glass is easy to accomplish with the Unifi controller. Cloud Key Gen2 solves problems with the first Cloud Key wiht a built-in battery backup. When you are "full stack" Unifi with wifi, network switches and gateways, the control you can wield over a network in just a few clicks and the amount of data you can glean from a quick glance in the controller is incredibly impressive. It makes an IT guy wish every product/service could be so tightly and well-integrated. Community support is excellent, Unifi staff monitors their official forums and responds to almost every thread. Incentivized PP Patrick Plaisance CTO (Chief Technical Officer) Read full review
Cons	VMware integration for backups is only at the host level, not vCenter, so you can't see all VMs from one place to select them for backup. You've gotta add each host individually and then pick from the list that populates from each individually. The system is appliance-based, so when you run out of local space on the appliance, there's no expansion without buying a larger appliance. You either cut back on your backups to use less space, or you open your wallet. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	VLANs: They can make these work more smoothly. Setup can be more intuitive. Cloud Key: These need to be stabilized; they lose their programming a little too easily. Stop selling the Gen-1 cloud key: No battery means you need an external power source or you must be onsite to power it off before updating. Portal can be modernized. Incentivized Vin Campbell IT Director Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	I trust the product and service and am satisfied with the direction of the company Incentivized Franz Josef Bautista Technical Consultant Read full review	No answers on this topic
Usability	Usability is great. The web interface is simple and easy to use. While various options are available for client backups, it is very easy to re-use settings of the existing client, so adding new clients is a very fast process. Configuration of the agent on the client-side cannot be easier as well. Datto dashboard provides an overview of the client status, and email notifications can be configured for various events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Ubiquiti makes great Access points at various tiers provided far better coverage and throughput than consumer-grade wireless repeaters and routers. We have not had any performance complaints from guests or from the administration who use the wifi on a daily basis. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	My specific example or reason for this rating goes back to a need for support after a client on this platform has a fire. In a nutshell, Datto had no idea how to BMR the image back to the server correctly, and as a result, the RAID on the server was lost, due to the Datto BDR environment not being able to see the RAID card, and the support technician knowing how to inject drivers. Incentivized Dale Bradford Network Administrator Read full review	Ubiquiti support is minimal, which is said to help decrease the cost of the equipment. However, with many reports of emails going directly to the Ubiquiti support line taking days to hear a response, you're better off either engaging with the community forums for help from fellow UniFi users or reaching out to a reseller that has training on the equipment that can assist. Incentivized Brandon Patton Manager, Information Technology Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Datto is not as feature-rich as Veeam, but it still offers the main features in a great backups solution that will help in a recovery situation. It is mainly meant for smaller businesses, so it's not a Veeam replacement. From that perspective, Datto fills a great void in options for these clients. It doesn't have the features of Unitrends either, but I have not had great experiences with Unitrends, so I would not recommend that option. Veeam is great for larger environments, and Datto is a fantastic option for the next tier down in size. Incentivized Adam Friedli Level 2 Support Analyst Read full review	I've used Meraki AP and switches in a large-scale organization and Ubiquiti on a smaller scale. There is a big cost difference, and due to the different sizes and scope of the projects, it's difficult to compare or contrast. Both have worked great for each organization. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	In most cases, Datto will provide the appliance free of charge with a 3-5 year contract which results in a modest monthly fee instead of a large initial outlay and monthly fees. The contract's warranty is top-notch. Failed drives or issues with the appliances are replaced/corrected with free replacements and shipping. Incentivized Joseph Rapoport M.A., DCDS, DCAT, DCP-SaaS, DCP-DCMA Sr Systems Engineer Read full review	The solid reliability means we hardly ever have to solve 'Wi-Fi issues'. It's now just one of those things we used to have to do, and now have more time to devote to other tasks. The relatively long life support for Ubiquiti products, in terms of firmware updates, etc, has resulted in us not having to replace access points half as often as we used to. The Ubiquiti gear in our offices is approximately three years old now and the APs and the Controller keep getting regular updates with useful new features and bug fixes. Great overall coverage and seamless handover between APs keeps productivity high and allows people to stay connected no matter where they are in the building. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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