Qnap vs synology

[apaar123]

Qnap ts-831x vs synology ds1815+? Which of these 2 is better in terms of reliability, security,features,speed etc.? I will be needing 8 bay drive to store all my stuff like 4k YouTube videos,games,music etc. Also how to backup my nas and where?

[79wjd]

Have you considered building a custom NAS? It will give you a lot more room to grow and customizability and while costing less and giving you more performance. 

[tt2468]

I would say the Synology is far better in terms of software. They have their QuickConnect service that allows you to access everything on it without needing to do any port forwarding, and the interface is 10/10. Security wise, both models probably tie. They are both linux based, and both get regular updates. I would recommend going with Synology.

 

People here will of course recommend building your own NAS, but it is tedious in the long run, and does not have the same ease-of-use as products like Synology and Qnap do. Building your own NAS is mainly for tinkerers IMO.

[apaar123]

5 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Have you considered building a custom NAS? It will give you a lot more room to grow and customizability and while costing less and giving you more performance. 

Custom nas?

[79wjd]

Just now, apaar123 said:

Custom nas?

As in, build a PC and run FreeNAS or some other NAS OS. 

[leadeater]

22 minutes ago, tt2468 said:

I would say the Synology is far better in terms of software. They have their QuickConnect service that allows you to access everything on it without needing to do any port forwarding, and the interface is 10/10.

Pretty sure QNAP has this too? Been a while since I've used one now.

 

@apaar123

Most NAS's have backup to cloud options like to BackBlaze which is cheaper and more reliable than you could do yourself another way, not to equivalent resiliency anyway.

 

I've always gone with QNAP over Synology since usually for the same price you get higher spec hardware and software on both is very good. I've always used them as iSCSI targets for Windows Backup/DPM/vDP though so it's a configure once never login again use case so the extra hardware performance is more important than slightly better software features or usability.

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

i am going to jump on the custom NAS bandwagon. The reality is to back up multimedia requires multiple drives so another computer gives you PCI slots to upgrade storage later and puts you in control of the software. You get to use cool technologies like ZFS or BTRFS, and new technology comes out you get better upgrade options