Nasuni vs Synology C2 Backup comparison

Nasuni and Synology are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Nasuni is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.2, while Synology is ranked #28 with an average rating of 8.0. Nasuni holds a 1.2% mindshare in CB, compared to Synology’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Nasuni users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Synology users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Nasuni and Synology C2 Backup are competing in data protection. Nasuni holds an edge in enterprise-level features and hybrid cloud integration, while Synology C2 Backup's simplicity and cost-effectiveness make it appealing for small to medium enterprises.

Features: Nasuni offers hybrid cloud integration, comprehensive security measures, and seamless data access. Synology C2 Backup provides ease of use, integrated backup plans, and efficient data storage.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Nasuni provides a flexible deployment model integrating with existing infrastructures and strong support but requires more technical expertise. Synology C2 Backup facilitates quick deployment with user-friendly interfaces and reliable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Nasuni involves higher upfront costs but delivers long-term ROI for large implementations. Synology C2 Backup offers economical pricing ensuring quicker ROI, beneficial for smaller businesses.

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Categories and Ranking

Nasuni

Ranking in Cloud Backup

14th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

File System Software (1st), NAS (7th), Cloud Migration (3rd), Cloud Storage (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th), Cloud Storage Gateways (3rd)

Synology C2 Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

28th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Nasuni is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Synology C2 Backup is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Barry Sunanan

Senior Architect - Data and Solutions at Wipro Limited

It helped us save 40 to 45 percent on some types of data

It can provide a 360-degree view of your data, depending on how you implement it and whether you're storing your data in Nasuni. However, if you're working with multiple cloud providers, I don't think it's mature enough to provide a 360-degree view of what's in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. I think it can do it, but it's still a lot of scope and range fitting. Given that Nasuni storage is actually cheaper in some areas, it made sense for us to move a lot of our data away from Microsoft. Nasuni gave us more of a 360 view of that particular data type. Other data types are a little different because the company went in a direction where they wanted to store some stuff in an AWS S3 bucket rather than a file storage system. An S3 bucket has its advantages, but if you were to store more of your data in Nasuni, you would get a wider 360-degree view of it rather than on several cloud providers. I have data in AWS, Google, and Azure, and I would like to see a wider view of all the data stored across these three top providers. Currently, I use it for AWS and Azure, but I couldn't use both of them at the same time. I think Nasuni could have better visibility across these different areas. I had to take my data out and then do some analysis to get the costs. It would be helpful to have more built-in analytics tools to compare the storage costs between the various cloud providers. I would also like some graphing capabilities. We had a tool called Grafana that we used for graphing. I think some more visual analytics like that would be nice.

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Zuhair Hasan

Manager, Information Technology Security at Nesma

Provides fast access to files and offers a reliable backup solution without compatibility issues

Versioning control helps speed up data recovery by providing easy access to previous versions of files. This is particularly useful when moving backups to off-site storage and deploying them quickly during installations. My experience with Synology Backup's security features includes partitioning for production environments, regular scans for new threats, and support for multifactor authentication. Password security is also emphasized, meeting basic security requirements. Before choosing Synology, consider its sensitivity in your network infrastructure, especially for critical backup and storage tasks. Prioritize security, including testing and recovery procedures, and evaluate the device's performance to ensure it meets your needs effectively. Overall, I would rate Synology C2 Backup as an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I would recommend Nasuni because it's a proven product that has delivered results for us even in the worst-case scenario. If you're still using a traditional cloud solution like native Azure products, you are still susceptible to human error. Also, you would need to architect your backup and DR solutions, then integrate, maintain, and administer them."

"My clients are happy with Nasuni because the transmission is seamless, and it consolidates all the existing file servers into one location. Also, Nasuni has no boundaries. It's infinitely expandable. They don't have to rely on the service provider for backup and restoration. It's self-serve."

"The feature I have found to be most valuable is the revision control of the files. If somebody deletes or accidentally makes a wrong change to files, we can go back to the revision history and restore the previous versions. That is a very good feature that we rely on."

"Nasuni gives us a single platform with a 360-degree view of our file data, which is very important to us. We have everything that we need to look at in a single pane of glass."

"One of Nasuni's best characteristics is its fully redundant system; we don't have to shift tapes or use other backup solutions. It's a good, full-featured product."

"I like the unlimited snapshotting."

"Nasuni Management Console (NMC) is super valuable, and both physical and virtual filers are also valuable. NMC is the one-stop place for all our filers, both virtual and physical filers. They are definitely doing a great job in housing all our documents and surveillance videos."

"The most valuable feature is that we have redundancy in our data. It's nice to know that it is cached both locally on the filters, as well as stored on that cloud."

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"It's good for file services."

"I find Synology C2 Backup valuable for its speed, features, and server compatibility."

Cons

"The user-friendliness of its access needs improvement. When I log into the console, I see all the files that we handle globally. There are hundreds of Nasuni files that I can see on the console, but no way that I can filter them down. While this is a small thing, I need to scroll down and select the ones that I want. "Control F" doesn't work nor is there a dropdown menu that I can click on and select the ones that I want."

"As administrators, we are used to having control equal to managing an on-prem device. In terms of log analysis and other things we want to do, Nasuni has some limitations limitation on what you do on the Nasuni. Nasuni could add some features to the GUI that make administration a little easier. It's tough when I have to move from one filter to another because there is no way to search it. We have to scroll up and down to find the name of it."

"One thing to consider is that Nasuni will have the same limitations that a traditional file storage solution will have, although that is because they are taking the place of a traditional architectural model. For example, Office 365 supports collaboration on documents such as Excel files and Word documents, but because Nasuni is a traditional file server, in that sense, it can't make use of that functionality."

"The privilege settings need to be more granular, and alerts are an excellent example. If a user doesn't have access to them, they can't see them and access information such as what they may have done wrong, what's there, and when the last sync happened. However, the ability to view alerts also comes with permission to delete them, which is not good, so we need more customization options here."

"Nasuni recently implemented a health system for filers. However, it needs better visibility because it lacks data and an explanation, or reasoning as to why a particular filer may be unhealthy."

"There is some room for improvement when it comes to monitoring. We are not using Nasuni monitoring. We are using our own monitoring through Xenos. Nasuni can provide better monitoring capabilities for us to monitor all the filers and NMC so that we don't have to use a third-party tool."

"Its interface design or the graphic user interface design can be slightly tweaked in some areas. Some built-in setup wizards would be very beneficial. Rather than having to go in and configure it by hand, there should be more setup wizards for onboarding new data shares and getting it set up the way you want. I don't know if these are on their roadmap, but I sat down and talked to them about some of the work concerns, some of the things that we liked, and some of the things that we didn't like. They are probably working on that."

"When users from one office save their changes, their peers in another office can see the changes within minutes. Of course, this is an area for constant improvement and we hope that they can still reduce the amount of time it takes to replicate changes."

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"Improving the pricing would be great."

"The main drawbacks of Synology C2 Backup are slower processes in certain regions and less frequent updates."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would not say it is economically priced, but it is affordable. If you can afford to pay for it, it is worth the money, but it is definitely not overpriced. It is priced about where it needs to be in the market. We were satisfied with the way they did their licensing and how they handled it. I believe they actually license by data size. It is based on how much data is being held on the machine and replicated, and that's completely understandable. So, for us, their pricing was as expected and affordable."

"The cost of licensing is negotiated and billed annually per terabyte."

"There are cheaper forms of storage, but Nasuni is fairly priced for the functionality it offers. I can get basic file shares provisioned in Azure and pay for the storage and the CPU. The overall cost would be much less than Nasuni, but I would need to build the management console and encryption process, so it would cost a lot to develop that kind of functionality."

"It has a license fee as well as hardware costs, which we would incur if we want to use Nasuni Cloud Storage Gateway for upgrades."

"The pricing is on par with everybody else, and fair."

"Nasuni should provide small-scale licenses, like a 20 TB license. Currently, the smallest is a 30 TB license."

"It is around $850 per terabyte per year. Any additional costs that you would incur are for the local caching devices that you'll need to access Nasuni. You kind of provide your own virtual machines or compute to access the data. You also pay for the object storage. So, there are three parts to it. There is the Nasuni license per terabyte. You would also pay for the actual object storage in the cloud, and then you would pay for virtual machines to access the storage."

"Its pricing can get a tad expensive. When we first took Nasuni out, we were just paying for the service. We got storage at a reduced rate. It has now changed, and they're now more of an all-in-one type of thing. It can be quite expensive, but it works out. Apart from that, licensing-wise, it's very simple."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Construction Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

Does Nasuni have a good pricing model?

Based on the experience of my organization, Nasuni is definitely worth the money, since it gives you an all-in-one solution where you'd usually need several programs. About the cost, there isn't a ...

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Is it easy to restore files with Nasuni?

As someone who has used this feature of Nasuni I can tell you - yes, it's good for file recovery and you'll definitely benefit from very quick times. I can't tell you if it's the best one because I...

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What features and services does Nasuni offer?

Hi, if you pick Nasuni, you'll be benefiting from many services for a good price. Well, it's a personalized price you get after an agreement with the company but in my organization's case, it is a ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Synology C2 Backup?

It's a reasonable price, but it could be improved. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Synology C2 Backup?

None of the features require improvement as we only use it as a file server. However, improving the pricing would be great.

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What is your primary use case for Synology C2 Backup?

We primarily use it as a file server. We don't use Synology for backups; we only use it as a file server.

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Overview

Nasuni is a file data services enterprise focused on assisting firms with their digital transformation, global expansion, and information awareness. The Nasuni File Data Platform is a suite of cloud-based services designed to enhance user productivity, ensure business continuity, provide data intelligence, offer cloud options, and simplify global infrastructure. This platform and its auxiliary services are projected to replace conventional file infrastructure such as network attached storage (NAS), backup, and Disaster Recovery (DR), with an expandable cloud-scale solution. By storing file data in scalable cloud object storage from multiple providers, Nasuni positions itself as a cloud-native alternative for traditional NAS and file server infrastructure. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Nasuni serves sectors like manufacturing, construction, technology, oil and gas, financial services, and public sector worldwide, offering its services in more than 70 countries.

Reviews from Real Users

James J., IT Manager at a marketing services firm, says Nasuni’s management dashboard is helpful because he's able to view all of the different filers at once rather than check each one of them individually. He values the software’s security, reliability, good performance, helpful alerting, and responsive support.

According to a Server Engineering Services Lead at a mining and metals company, Nasuni offers good OR and DR capabilities, performs well, offers data security, and continuous file versioning helps recover from hardware failures.

The Managing Director of IT at a construction company appreciates Nasuni because it eliminates a lot of work that was previously done when managing backing up and restoring data files.

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Synology C2 Backup offers a comprehensive solution for data protection and disaster recovery, suitable for businesses seeking secure and efficient backup options. Its reliable cloud services provide peace of mind with integrated backup solutions.

Synology C2 Backup is designed to meet the demands of a sophisticated audience by providing flexible data backup and recovery options. It ensures data security while offering seamless integration with Synology NAS devices and other platforms. Users appreciate its cost-effectiveness and scalability, enabling businesses to protect their critical data efficiently. Room for improvement includes enhancing user experience and expanding third-party integrations.

What are the valuable features of Synology C2 Backup?

Data Encryption: Provides end-to-end encryption for data security.
Flexible Backup: Supports both scheduled and continuous data backups.
Scalability: Easily scalable to meet growing data storage needs.
Seamless Integration: Integrates with Synology NAS devices for streamlined operations.

What benefits should users seek in reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Affordable pricing aligns with budget considerations.
Data Security: High-level encryption maintains data protection.
Reliability: Consistent performance ensures minimal downtime.
Scalability: Adapts to business growth without significant changes.

Synology C2 Backup is implemented across diverse industries, accommodating the specific needs of sectors such as finance and healthcare. Its secure cloud backup is particularly beneficial for industries requiring stringent data protection standards, offering peace of mind and regulatory compliance.

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Sample Customers

American Standard, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, E*TRADE, Ithaca Energy, McLaren Construction, Morton Salt, Movado, Urban Outfitters, Western Digital

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