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# C2 Backup vs Synology Data Protection Solutions Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**C2 Backup** [

4.6/5(29)

](https://www.g2.com/products/c2-backup/reviews#reviews)

**Synology Data Protection Solutions** [

4.5/5(36)

](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**C2 Backup**
Free Trial

**$34.99** Per Year · 500 GB

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**C2 Backup**
Not enough reviews yet

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
1 month

Based on 18 responses

Return on Investment

**C2 Backup**
Not enough reviews yet

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
9 months

Based on 18 responses

Perceived Cost

**C2 Backup**
Not enough reviews yet

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**C2 Backup**
Not enough reviews yet

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
5%

Pros & Cons

**C2 Backup**
Not enough data

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
[
Data Recovery (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1898850&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Storage Capacity (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1898435&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Backup Issues (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1897502&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Backup Failures (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1898704&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Screenshots

**C2 Backup**
 ![C2 Backup screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/205550/%25E8%259E%25A2%25E5%25B9%2595%25E6%2593%25B7%25E5%258F%2596%25E7%2595%25AB%25E9%259D%25A2-2022-03-23-17.22.53.png)

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**
 ![Synology Data Protection Solutions screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1571505/APM-1.jpg)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**C2 Backup**

8.9

8.917

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

9.3

9.331

Ease of Use

**C2 Backup**

9.4

9.417

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

9.2

9.233

Ease of Setup

**C2 Backup**

9.1

9.113

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

8.6

8.628

Ease of Admin

**C2 Backup**

9.2

9.211

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

9.2

9.224

Quality of Support

**C2 Backup**

8.5

8.512

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

8.8

8.826

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**C2 Backup**

9.4

9.49

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

8.8

8.825

Product Direction (% positive)

**C2 Backup**

9.2

9.214

**Synology Data Protection Solutions**

9.6

9.631

Features

File Recovery[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.0

8

8.5

25

Compatibility 

File Formats

8.8(tied score)

7

8.8(tied score)

23

Partitions

8.6

7

8.8(won by 0.2)

23

Mobile

Feature Not Available

7.3(won by default)

20

Management

Backup

9.4(won by 0.4)

8

9.0

24

Storage

9.3(won by 0.4)

7

8.9

24

File Scan

Feature Not Available

8.3(won by default)

24

Security 

Encryption

8.5

8

8.9(won by 0.4)

21

Data Protection

8.5

8

8.8(won by 0.3)

24

File Deletion

9.6(won by 1.6)

8

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.0

24

Agentic AI - File Recovery

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery[Hide 47 FeaturesShow 47 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

7

8.5

21

Functionality

Prior State Recovery

9.4(won by 1.2)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.2

19

On Premises Recovery

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

20

Cloud Recovery

Feature Not Available

8.7(won by default)

17

Recovery Automation

Feature Not Available

8.0(won by default)

18

Replication

Feature Not Available

8.8(won by default)

17

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Local Management

9.7(won by 0.7)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

9.0

19

Infrastructure Compatibility

9.7(won by 0.7)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

9.0

20

Real-Time Analytics

8.6(won by 0.8)

6

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.8

20

RTO and RPO Management

7.3

5

8.3(won by 1.0)

17

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Solution Integration

Feature Not Available

8.3(won by default)

19

Data Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Action Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scenario Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

VM Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Impact Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business Continuity Exercising

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Backup[Hide 66 FeaturesShow 66 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

22

Compatibility 

File Server Backup

Feature Not Available

9.2(won by default)

21

Database Server Backup

Feature Not Available

8.0(won by default)

21

Virtual Machines

Feature Not Available

8.9(won by default)

20

Repository Models

Feature Not Available

8.9(won by default)

18

VM Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Continuous Backup

Feature Not Available

8.9(won by default)

21

Disaster Recovery

Feature Not Available

8.9(won by default)

17

Storage Capacity

Feature Not Available

9.3(won by default)

20

Remote Backup

Feature Not Available

9.2(won by default)

20

Activity Monitoring

Feature Not Available

8.8(won by default)

20

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Differential Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incremental Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access & Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance

Security Standards

Feature Not Available

9.3(won by default)

20

Cloud Data Protection

Feature Not Available

9.1(won by default)

18

Data Deduplication

Feature Not Available

9.1(won by default)

18

Ransomware Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Server Backup

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bare-Metal Restore

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compression

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Duplicate Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-OS

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup Log

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Sensitive Data Identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Retention Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Format Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Online Backup[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.1

8

Not enough data

Functionality

Real-time Sync

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Storage Capacity

6.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Remote Backup

9.5(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Versioning

9.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Mobile Backup Application

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Compatibility 

Disk Backup

9.7(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Local Backup

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Storage Formats

9.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Automatic Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cloud Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Security Standards

9.3(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Encrypted Storage

9.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

File Sharing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Online Backup

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Microsoft Outlook Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Active Directory Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Remote Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approval Process Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real Time Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Synchronization Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

HIPAA Compliant

Not enough data

Not enough data

Conflict Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Way Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Archiving & Retention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

PC Backup[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.9

8

Not enough data

Functionality 

Incremental Backup

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

OS Boot Recovery

8.6(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Bootable Disk

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Online Restore

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Performance

Multiple Backup Versions

9.4(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Unlimited Backup

9.0(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Deduplication

8.8(won by default)

8

Not enough data

Lag Free Operation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - PC Backup

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 2 feature categories with incomplete data

SaaS Backup[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Real-time Sync

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage Capacity

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Versioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compatibility 

Endpoint Variety

Not enough data

Not enough data

SaaS Application Variety

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Storage Formats

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Management

File Sharing

Feature Not Available

Not enough data

Security Standards

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encrypted Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - SaaS Backup

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup[Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Backup

Not enough data

Not enough data

Storage Formats

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled Backups

Not enough data

Not enough data

On-Demand Restoration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Documentation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security

Data Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security and Compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Deduplication 

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![C2 Backup](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7762ce775879990767d07e600afa3ad7/c2-backup.svg "C2 Backup")](https://www.g2.com/products/c2-backup/reviews)

C2 Backup

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

70.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

18.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

11.1%

[![Synology Data Protection Solutions](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3385d624bb53a08340bd1ffd072ffc35/synology-data-protection-solutions.png "Synology Data Protection Solutions")](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews)

Synology Data Protection Solutions

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

80.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

20.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

70.4%

80.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

18.5%

20.0%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

11.1%

0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![C2 Backup](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/7762ce775879990767d07e600afa3ad7/c2-backup.svg "C2 Backup")](https://www.g2.com/products/c2-backup/reviews)
C2 Backup

Information Technology and Services

14.8%

Computer & Network Security

7.4%

Photography

7.4%

Computer Software

7.4%

Civic & Social Organization

3.7%

Other

59.3%

[![Synology Data Protection Solutions](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3385d624bb53a08340bd1ffd072ffc35/synology-data-protection-solutions.png "Synology Data Protection Solutions")](https://www.g2.com/products/synology-data-protection-solutions/reviews)
Synology Data Protection Solutions

Information Technology and Services

17.1%

Computer & Network Security

11.4%

Manufacturing

8.6%

Consulting

8.6%

Marketing and Advertising

8.6%

Other

45.7%

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## C2 Backup vs Synology Data Protection Solutions

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found C2 Backup easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that C2 Backup was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.

- Reviewers felt that Synology Data Protection Solutions meets the needs of their business better than C2 Backup.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Synology Data Protection Solutions is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Synology Data Protection Solutions over C2 Backup.