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Synology Active Backup for Business

Synology's cloud backup for PCs with EU or North American data residency

Overview

Active Backup for Business is a backup application that runs on Synology network-attached storage. Synology describes it as offering unlimited, licence-free backups for any number of computers, servers or virtual machines, which makes the hardware the main cost[22]. It backs up Windows and Linux physical servers as well as computers and virtual machines.

For physical servers it offers bare-metal recovery, instant restore of a server to VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or Synology Virtual Machine Manager, and P2V recovery that boots a backup image as a VM[22]. Global deduplication and incremental backups reduce storage and transfer volumes; application-consistent backups use VSS and pre-freeze or post-thaw scripts; and users can restore their own files through self-service recovery[22]. Backups can be replicated to another Synology NAS to follow the 3-2-1 rule[22]. The limitations follow from the model: protection depends on Synology hardware, the product lacks the multi-site management, tape and enterprise application coverage of larger suites, and an offsite copy requires a second device or cloud target.

Synology Active Backup for Business features

  • Folder or entire-device PC backup
  • External device backup option
  • Europe or North America residency
  • Monthly or yearly billing
  • 30-day free trial
  • Unlimited licence-free backups
  • Bare-metal and instant restore to VMware or Hyper-V
  • P2V recovery from backup images

Synology Active Backup for Business pricing

Three plans: 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB, monthly or yearly. Prices are shown at checkout with VAT based on billing address and were not published on the page consulted; 30-day free trial.

Synology Active Backup for Business strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Choice of EU or North American data residency
  • Whole-device backup including external drives
  • Free 30-day trial
  • Fits into the Synology ecosystem
  • No per-device licence fees
  • Instant restore to common hypervisors

Limitations

  • Maximum 2 TB capacity
  • Prices not displayed before checkout
  • Narrower platform coverage than IDrive or SpiderOak
  • Mainly relevant to existing Synology users
  • Tied to Synology hardware
  • Offsite copy needs a second device or cloud

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