Synology Active Backup Suite vs. GoodSync

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Synology Active Backup Suite
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
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
GoodSync
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
GoodSync for Business provides complete enterprise data backup and synchronization across data sources, destinations, and systems. The GoodSync for Business Control Center is specifically designed to minimize user interaction and increase management control by deploying pre-created GoodSync backup and synchronization jobs to GoodSync for Business Workstations and GoodSync for Business Servers, and enabling an administrator to monitor performance from a centralized location.N/A
Pricing
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
9.1
3 Ratings
5% above category average
GoodSync
9.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Universal recovery8.12 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Instant recovery7.62 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Recovery verification10.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Flexible deployment7.62 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Management dashboard10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support9.03 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Retention options8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Synology Active Backup Suite
8.8
3 Ratings
4% above category average
GoodSync
9.0
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Continuous data protection9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Replication9.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities9.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
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Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Small Businesses
Cove Data Protection
Cove Data Protection
Score 9.7 out of 10
Cove Data Protection
Cove Data Protection
Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.6 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.6 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(4 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Synology Active Backup SuiteGoodSync
Likelihood to Recommend
Synology
Synology Active Backup Suite is well suited for machines running in the same network due to the setup being easier config as well as the network transmission speed. Through the internet is also possible to make a backup but you would be limited to the internet upload speed of your ISP. I believe it is less appropriate to complex networks with several jumps due to configuration.
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Siber Systems, Inc.
It is mainly because of its features and reliability. Even when dealing with large drives, after the analysis step, it can identify the changes that occurred between the backup or synchronization drive and the master drive and presents to the use the choices of what should be done about the changes. The user can accept the changes or tweak which the backup or synchronization will do. The SW will remember those decisions for future activities on the same drives.
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Pros
Synology
  • intuitive UI for both managing backups and restore jobs.
  • Compression and deduplication, to reduce to storage needs and costs.
  • Easy to install and setup backup agent on windows, linux and of course synology
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Siber Systems, Inc.
  • Quickly analyzes the drives and compares files and dates to give a complete picture
  • Gives you complete control over what to do with files that are similar but my not be matching. (same name, different size or date)
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Cons
Synology
  • Can't think of any currently.
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Siber Systems, Inc.
  • For what it is, I can't find any shortcomings.
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Usability
Synology
It's easy of use and deployment
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Siber Systems, Inc.
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Alternatives Considered
Synology
Synology Active Backup Suite is more user friendly than TrueNAS and setting up all the environment for a Raspberry Pi system, its plug and play makes all the setup less complicated and the configuration more manageable. While TrueNAS is a great enterprise solution with a great community and Raspberry PI is complete open source and do it yourself, Synology Active Backup Suite offers the best of both worlds with and easy to use and upgrade with enterprise and small business options.
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Siber Systems, Inc.
I don't know, I have not tried anything else. This product was easy to use and it actually worked even with the trial version.
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Return on Investment
Synology
  • Cut down on Veeam costs, for non-critical infrastructure.
  • No monthly or recuring costs due to no subscription or cloud fees
  • Easy to use and installation, doesn’t require outside consultations or experts to install and setup.
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Siber Systems, Inc.
  • positive impact is the reliability of backup
  • positive impact knowing that the backup is complete with no missing files
  • positive impact is can be used by all, so does not require IT to be involved
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ScreenShots

Synology Active Backup Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of Active Backup for Business PC interface

GoodSync Screenshots

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