How Ahsay Stacks Up Against Druva

(Last update: May 25, 2016)

Among all backup software available in the market, Ahsay comes with the most comprehensive features for businesses and MSPs. For those who is also looking into the features of Druva, here's how our product stacks up against them.

Important

Information from Druva is gathered from their website and other internet channels. No trial software has been installed and no testing has been conducted. Therefore, please be reminded that this comparison may not be 100% accurate.

Centralized Management		Druva
Centralized management console software installable on a physical server	yes	no
Run centralized management console on AWS	yes	yes
Run centralized management console on other cloud platform (e.g. Microsoft Azure)	yes	no
Dashboard	yes	yes
Live status monitoring for backup and restore jobs	yes	yes
Show a To-Do lists for all the backup and system errors that need to be fixed	yes	no
Recent alerts and cloud storage usage	yes	yes
Configure backup set for a client machine through web console	yes	yes
Run backup for selected client machines through web console	yes	yes
Set up group policies for different group of users	yes	yes
Clear overview of system resources information ^{(Including Java virtual machine, underlying operating system, CPU architecture, number of processor, committed virtual memory, pysical memory, and swap space)}	yes	no
Current CPU usage, memory usage and live thread monitoring	yes	no
Administration logs monitoring	yes	question
Backup and restore logs monitoring	yes	question
Replicate data and settings on centralized management console to a replication server	yes	no
Replication logs monitoring	yes	no
Join multiple centralized management servers through the use of built-in redirector	yes	no
Client agent redirection logs monitoring	yes	no
Monitor web console status through third party's tool by SNMP trapping	yes	no
Using self-hosted / third party's SMTP server for sending email	yes	no
Option for user to upload hashed encryption key to management console, so that when encryption is lost, system administrator can recover it by sending it to backup solution vendor for decryption	yes	no
Block unwanted IPs from accessing management console	yes	no
Automatic users creation through Windows Active Directory integration	yes	no
Send consolidated report to administrator everyday	yes	no

Supported Backup Destinations		Druva
USB drive / local drive / network shares of user's machine	yes	yes
Amazon S3	yes	yes
Aliyun	yes	no
Amazon AWS Compatible Storage	yes	no
CTYun	yes	no
Dropbox	yes	no
Google Cloud Storage	yes	no
Google Drive	yes	no
Microsoft Azure	yes	no
Microsoft OneDrive / OneDrive for Business	yes	no
OpenStack	yes	no
Rackspace	yes	no
FTP / SFTP	yes	no
Hard drive attached to centralized management server	yes	no

Types of Backup Supported		Druva
File	yes	yes
Microsoft SQL Server	yes	yes
Windows System	yes	yes
VMware	yes	yes
IBM Lotus Notes	yes	no
Outlook / Outlook Express / Windows Live Mail	yes	no
IBM Lotus Domino	yes	no
Microsoft Exchange Server	yes	no
MySQL Database	yes	no
Oracle Database	yes	no
Synology NAS	yes	no
Hyper-V (standalone, cluster)	yes	no
Windows System State	yes	no

Backup Features in Client Agent		Druva
Backup scheduling	yes	yes
Incremental / differential backup	yes	yes
Data filtering	yes	yes
Data retention policy (grandfather-father-son rotation)	yes	yes
Continuous backup for files in Windows	yes	yes
Continuous backup for VMs and databases	yes	yes
Bandwidth throttling	yes	yes
Storage quota alert to client	yes	yes
Fast multi-thread backup	yes	question
Windows open file backup through VSS	yes	question
Define multiple backup sets for each client machine	yes	question
Backup reminder during system logout in client	yes	question
Off-line reminder in client	yes	question
Combine multiple clouds as one pooled storage	yes	no
Sequential or concurrent backup to multiple destinations	yes	no
Configurable maximum concurrent backups	yes	no
Run Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) in client	yes	no
Write backup/restore logs to Windows Event Log	yes	no
Remove server-side backup data from client	yes	no
Proxy server support	yes	no
Seed-load initial backup to cloud (require cloud storage to have seed loading support, e.g. Microsoft Azure)	yes	no
Run self written scripts before and after backup	yes	no

Restore Features		Druva
Point in time restore	yes	yes
Restore multiple versions in single operation	yes	no
Search for files or folders to restore	yes	yes
Run backed up VMware Guest VM directly in client agent	yes	yes
Restore data to original or different location	yes	yes
Restore anywhere through green client agent	yes	no

Security / Privacy		Druva
256-bit TLS transmission to cloud	yes	yes
256-bit AES backup data encryption	yes	yes
Individual encryption key per backup set	yes	no
Password protection in client agent	yes	question
Lost encryption key recovery	yes	question
Filename and content encrypted when storing on cloud	yes	question

In-Client Reporting		Druva
Graphical usage report by destination / backup set	yes	question
Backup report	yes	question
Restore report	yes	question
Write backup/restore logs to Windows Event Log	yes	question

Features for MSPs		Druva
OEM rebranding and customization in centralized management software	yes	no
Create unlimited trial accounts to potential customers without using paid license quota	yes	no
Create free trial account within client application	yes	no
Offer all features and modules to trial users	yes	no
Create multiple reseller accounts, each reseller manages its own backup users	yes	no
Each reseller can have its own backup server URL and branding	yes	no
Customize client agent name and icon shown in public cloud storage authentication page (e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.)	yes	no
Hide actual storage backend used by MSPs so as to make the storage transparent to users	yes	no
Hide unwanted features in client agents	yes	no
Hide unwanted storage options in client agents	yes	no
Set storage quota based on compressed or non-compressed data size	yes	question
Able to share storage quota among assigned users	yes	question
Able to set maximum percentage of shared storage quota that each user can use	yes	question
Set maximum no. of invalid login attempts allowed	yes	question
Display self-hosted advertisement banners in client agent user interface	yes	question
Enforce users to run preempted backup sets	yes	question
Auto upgrade client agent to latest version pushed from server	yes	question
20 languages support for serving worldwide customers	yes	no

OS Support		Druva
Mac	yes	question
Windows for Desktop	yes	question
Windows for Server	yes	yes
Linux	yes	yes
UNIX	yes	question

Licensing Model		Druva
Meter (Pay as you go)	yes	yes
Perpetual (Own backup software perpetually)	yes	no
Cloud storage independent pricing	yes	no

How Ahsay Stacks Up Against Druva

Important

Centralized Management

Supported Backup Destinations

Types of Backup Supported

Backup Features in Client Agent

Restore Features

Security / Privacy

In-Client Reporting

Features for MSPs

OS Support

Licensing Model