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."Nakivo is an easy-to-use, robust and cost-effective backup solution. I highly recommend it."
"The most valuable feature is the support, as it is directly from Nakivo and it is possible to send a support request that contains all of the technical data on the environment, as well as the software, required for the answer."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface and is easy to configure."
"This product has a very clean and intuitive GUI."
"It is flexible."
"NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use."
"The most important feature besides the easy management of the different backup jobs is the automated e-mail notification functionality."
"The speed of the backups and replications is fantastic and, for the most part, the simplicity of use has been wonderful."
"The most valuable features are the basic storage, file management, Btrfs file system, and built-in backups that come with the solution."
"The most valuable aspect is its ability to handle multiple disks."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it serves as a backup for our company's virtual machine."
"Synology DSM is very easy to work and operate."
"The solution's most valuable feature stems from its ease of use, making it the tool's most interesting part."
"The most valuable features of Synology DSM are its security and connectivity."
"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."
"It offers a variety of software options through its package center, allowing users to customize their NAS device to serve multiple purposes."
"The only thing we have encountered that we would like to see improved in the future are error messages. They could be more detailed and helpful, without the need to send logs to support. Failing that, the part of the log related to the error could be displayed alongside the error message, so I can investigate the error without looking through all of those logs that I'm able to download."
"UI could use some upgrades. The UI is basic, but functional."
"An additional feature that would be appreciated is disaster recovery automation."
"It is missing the file and folder backup; however, this product is meant for virtual machine backup and recovery, so that is really outside of the scope of the software."
"I would like to see support for backing up from other platforms, such as physical machines."
"From our experience, the main factor that could be improved is adding more cloud services that are supported as a backup repository."
"Sometimes, for some VMs and some Windows Server versions, specifically old versions (aka server 12 or older) fail due to the VSS writer error or locking file system."
"What must be improved is the response time to technical support requests."
"The product's only shortcoming is pricing, as it is an expensive solution."
"Synology DSM's user interface is not quite intuitive."
"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."
"Even though Synology provides a backup solution, it does not recognize the VM movement across cluster hosts."
"The platform could be much more cost-effective and flexible for integrating third-party products."
"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."
"The only bothersome aspect is that the device is aging."
"Users may lose their data if they don't configure the solution properly."
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 85 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 and Rubrik, whereas Synology DSM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, UrBackup, ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage, SyncBack Pro and FalconStor VTL. See our NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs. Synology DSM report.
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