We performed a comparison between NAKIVO Backup & Replication and Synology DSM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The backup for physical machines and replication for the virtual environment are the most valuable aspects."
"The backup and replication are great."
"We really appreciate the simplicity of the solution."
"You can have it setup and running within a few minutes."
"Nakivo Backup and Replication's web-based management interface enables intuitive, rapid, and seamless configuration and management of all backup and recovery functionality across the enterprise."
"The solution is stable; there is no need to retry any sort of jobs in daily operations."
"It can be quickly configured via web pages."
"The most valuable features of Synology DSM are its security and connectivity."
"The solution's most valuable feature stems from its ease of use, making it the tool's most interesting part."
"The most valuable features are the basic storage, file management, Btrfs file system, and built-in backups that come with the solution."
"Synology DSM is very easy to work and operate."
"The product performs well. It is easy to use and implement."
"The most valuable aspect is its ability to handle multiple disks."
"It offers a variety of software options through its package center, allowing users to customize their NAS device to serve multiple purposes."
"Because of its simplicity and the wide array of features it offers, I would recommend DSM for both tech-savvy individuals and those who prefer a straightforward file-serving solution."
"We want the backup job to consume fewer resources, as the utilization is very high if we choose the best compression."
"Updating VM tools on a replicated VM could be better."
"I would like to have the option of creating a subfolder per job in the backup repository because we had an issue where some files were corrupted and we lost the backup of the majority of the VMs."
"The backup speed needs improvement."
"An improvement would be to give us more control over the email alerts, with different emails going to different addresses based on a set of rules."
"It'll help if they offered some automation and more usability for partners."
"An improvement would be to include a general data backup solution that is not only for virtual machines."
"I had to manually install SNMP, which wasn't hard, but a step I had to take, to plug this into the monitoring system."
"The platform could be much more cost-effective and flexible for integrating third-party products."
"One area where Synology DSM could improve is in enhancing its ability to detect and respond to security threats during backups and replication."
"Even though Synology provides a backup solution, it does not recognize the VM movement across cluster hosts."
"Synology DSM is a good enough solution for small and medium companies, but I have not seen a big configuration of the solution for a big organization."
"There's a surveillance application that allows you to connect IP cameras and stream footage to Synology and it is a great feature, but it's not always clear that adding more cameras may require purchasing additional licenses."
"Synology DSM's user interface is not quite intuitive."
"The product's only shortcoming is pricing, as it is an expensive solution."
"The only bothersome aspect is that the device is aging."
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews while Synology DSM is ranked 21st in Backup and Recovery with 10 reviews. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is rated 9.4, while Synology DSM is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of NAKIVO Backup & Replication writes "Good deduplication, easy to configure, and offers a free version". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Synology DSM writes "Reliable and cost-effective". NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik and Zerto, whereas Synology DSM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, UrBackup, ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage, SyncBack Pro and Microsoft DPM. See our NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs. Synology DSM report.
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