ClickCease Druva vs Ahsay - Backup Solution Comparison
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Ahsay offers two types of backup solutions:
Ahsay Managed Backup-as-a-Service 15-day free trial registration
Managed Backup-as-a-Service (AMBaaS)
For MSPs who prefer not to host or maintain their backup server and infrastructure. With a simple storage-based pricing model, with the option of using either an Ahsay branded or a co-branded service.
No hardware provisioning required.
​No storage provisioning required.​
​No complicated server installation.​
​No advanced technical skills required.​
​No Hassle! Up and running in no time at all.​
The smartest way to start your backup business is to sign up with Ahsay Managed Backup-as-a Service. A platform which allows MSP’s to quickly start their backup business with minimal cost, risk, and time.
As the backup server is hosted and monitored by Ahsay, you can offload all AhsayCBS backup server maintenance and management tasks to our experience IT team. Leaving you to focus 100% on marketing, sales, and customer service to grow your backup business.
A private pre-installed and configured
AhsayCBS
backup server instance.​
A pre-configured login account to AhsayCBS
backup server web admin console.
​​A customized unique URL​
​A pre-configured AhsayOBM user account.​​
100GB of free cloud storage.
​The login credentials for your environment.​
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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.


Centralized Management

Druva
Centralized management console software installable on a physical server
Run centralized management console on AWS
Run centralized management console on other cloud platform (e.g. Microsoft Azure)
Dashboard
Live status monitoring for backup and restore jobs
Show a To-Do lists for all the backup and system errors that need to be fixed
Recent alerts and cloud storage usage
Configure backup set for a client machine through web console
Run backup for selected client machines through web console
Set up group policies for different group of users
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)
Current CPU usage, memory usage and live thread monitoring
Administration logs monitoring
Backup and restore logs monitoring
Replicate data and settings on centralized management console to a replication server
Replication logs monitoring
Join multiple centralized management servers through the use of built-in redirector
Client agent redirection logs monitoring
Monitor web console status through third party's tool by SNMP trapping
Using self-hosted / third party's SMTP server for sending email
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
Block unwanted IPs from accessing management console
Automatic users creation through Windows Active Directory integration
Send consolidated report to administrator everyday

Supported Backup Destinations

Druva
USB drive / local drive / network shares of user's machine
Amazon S3
Aliyun
Amazon AWS Compatible Storage
CTYun
Dropbox
Google Cloud Storage
Google Drive
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft OneDrive / OneDrive for Business
OpenStack
Rackspace
FTP / SFTP
Hard drive attached to centralized management server

Types of Backup Supported

Druva
File
Microsoft SQL Server
Windows System
VMware
IBM Lotus Notes
Outlook / Outlook Express / Windows Live Mail
IBM Lotus Domino
Microsoft Exchange Server
MySQL Database
Oracle Database
Synology NAS
Hyper-V (standalone, cluster)
Windows System State

Backup Features in Client Agent

Druva
Backup scheduling
Incremental / differential backup
Data filtering
Data retention policy (grandfather-father-son rotation)
Continuous backup for files in Windows
Continuous backup for VMs and databases
Bandwidth throttling
Storage quota alert to client
Fast multi-thread backup
Windows open file backup through VSS
Define multiple backup sets for each client machine
Backup reminder during system logout in client
Off-line reminder in client
Combine multiple clouds as one pooled storage
Sequential or concurrent backup to multiple destinations
Configurable maximum concurrent backups
Run Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) in client
Write backup/restore logs to Windows Event Log
Remove server-side backup data from client
Proxy server support
Seed-load initial backup to cloud (require cloud storage to have seed loading support, e.g. Microsoft Azure)
Run self written scripts before and after backup

Restore Features

Druva
Point in time restore
Restore multiple versions in single operation
Search for files or folders to restore
Run backed up VMware Guest VM directly in client agent
Restore data to original or different location
Restore anywhere through green client agent

Security / Privacy

Druva
256-bit TLS transmission to cloud
256-bit AES backup data encryption
Individual encryption key per backup set
Password protection in client agent
Lost encryption key recovery
Filename and content encrypted when storing on cloud

In-Client Reporting

Druva
Graphical usage report by destination / backup set
Backup report
Restore report
Write backup/restore logs to Windows Event Log

Features for MSPs

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

OS Support

Druva
Mac
Windows for Desktop
Windows for Server
Linux
UNIX

Licensing Model

Druva
Meter (Pay as you go)
Perpetual (Own backup software perpetually)
Cloud storage independent pricing