Synology VS TrueNAS Scale:Which One Is Right For You in 2023?

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⏱️ Time Stamps ⏱️
00:00 Synology VS TrueNAS Scale
01:56 Features List
02:57 Open Source
03:10 Central Management
03:25 High Availability
04:21 Relay Proxy
04:49 Drive Support
05:17 File Systems & Raid
06:56 Virtualization & Docker
08:08 Encryption & Snapshots
08:28 Data Replication
09:17 Cloud Backup
09:58 Plugins, Extensions,Apps
11:33 NVR Video Surveillance
12:08 Computer, M365 & Google Apps Backup
13:25 Photo Management
14:04 Office Applications
14:50 File Sync
15:22 Media Players

#NAS #synology #TrueNAS

[doveshouse]

Picking up what you're laying down as always thank you. I don't want to blow sunshine up behind... But really dig your videos... Big fan!

[spasmonaut]

No complaints about any of your content but I have to say, this is a very timely and extremely insightful video. I use both as well but TrueNAS has mainly been an rsync destination for backing up my Synology and not much else. Synology is honestly just dead simple for so much of what I want and need. I'm certain I still haven't really fully exploited what my DS1621+ can do at this point.

[rsluggy]

My little Synology DS220+ is a workhorse. I have 7 cameras on Surveillance Station, I host Home Assistant as a VM and Unifi controller as a Docker container, syslog for mostly LAN gear (including pfSense) and, of course, file storage. As an amateur astrophotographer, I keep gobs of raw capture files and I have a couple of laptops backing up the users' home directory. The CPU rarely ticks over 25%, though 6GB memory stays about 70% most of the time. I upgraded from a DS120j, primarily to gain camera licenses and future disk capacity. The DS120j is now used as a backup location for the 220+ and for an internet shared folder for an astrophotography buddy and I to share files.

[samsampier]

Love this channel. It was my first channel that supported freenas without using ecc memory. Happily still using truenas core on whatever architecture I can find.

[merlingt]

I ran a Synology for many years until the PSU failed and I had to solder a connector into a Flex PSU because the original PSU was going to cost more than the unit. That’s when I switch to FreeNAS at the time and never looked back.

[michaelmurphy]

Syno / Qnap user for ~10 years. Just getting my first TrueNAS scale up and running and the one massive difference I have seen (besides ease of use) is the Syno Cloud Sync client acts very differently than the TrueNAS one. I understand all the arguments for why one directional syncing is best (In enterprise environments). As a home user those risks aren't really there for me (editing in both locations, etc.). I really wish there was an option to have TrueNAS do bi-directional syncs with Google Drive after giving me a stern warning that it can be dangerous. I am sure I will find other differences over time but thats been the only one that has had me googling for hours

[pixelbucket]

I like tech, I knew I needed a NAS after much searching online (heavily including your videos heh), but as a novice in IT, and after trying a both a TrueNas Scale and Core, I opted to get myself an Synology unit. Synology is way more user friendly, but I feel I had more knobs to play with on Scale/Core. That said, I'll stick with Synology for now, but as my knowledge increases I will probably give TN another chance eventually. Thanks for making this kind of content, it really helps noobs like me to make a choice haha!

[brucekeen]

I run my small business on 3 truenas systems. I like the Z2 disk format that lets me easily change a broken drive (which happened once) and the whole ZFS systems that can restore a snapshot if something goes wrong and the wrong project gets deleted. The truenas replication system is also excellent. Everything gets backed up every hour over SSH. 160 Mb of ECC ram is helpful when working on a same movie so the disk spin less. Truenas has been such a workforce for us that I couldn't think of changing.

[AM]

DS916+ and still running strong. Zero issues since operational in late 2016. However it doesn't meet my requirements anymore and im in process of building a truenas scale box and im amazed of what truenas can achieve

[DragonReborn]

I use both systems in my house, TrueNAS for Emby media server, Guacamole (remote desktop to home network), Minecraft bedrock server for the kids( Not me honestly!), pi-hole, qbittorrent and netdata. But my synology i use mainly for CCTV, great system with deep video analytics, stopped so many false positives that i seemed to get on BlueIris before. Also use a docker for pi-hole backup if i reboot my truenas, which doesnt happen that often! Great video again Tom

[misku_]

Super useful comparison! Thank you for sharing your experiences with both systems 👍

[notreallyme]

13:54 going from Moments to Photos on the Synology is kind of a downgrade. Moments had scene recognition where you could search for “lake” and “mountain” and it would search and filter photos to only show pics with a lake and a mountain. Photos only does facial recognition. I really hope they bring that back!

[Reno]

I'm running NextCloud on TrueNAS Scale. The NextCloud phone app uploads photos automatically and is easy to use.

[stephenreaves]

I've been on Free/TrueNas since version 9 and even suffered through the Corral days. This server has grown with me and has become super customized and I couldn't be happier. Now if only I could afford to build a second one...

[WheelsontheGround]

My experience with Synology is mixed. Plus side they are so simple to setup compared to True NAS; maybe it is just the the ZFS that scares me.
My first experience with Synology was a 2 bay in 2014 the setup took me maybe 15 minutes and has been running 24/7 since then. My 2nd was an 8 bay which died shortly after the warranty ran out. I approached Synology for help they refuse, excuse the warranty is over scrap it we will sell you a new one. Synology is a closed system; closed source OS, closed source hardware similar to Apple if it breaks it goes in the landfill. TrueNAS will run on almost anything made by anyone, most of these boxes are repairable. Fewer trips to the landfill. It is your choice, I grew up in a time when repairable not disposable was the buzz word.
If Synology products were repairable I would buy another, until then I’ll pass.

[RonaldChmara]

Literally the question I was mulling this weekend, as I try to figure out what my EOL plan is for my Synology boxen (replace 'em with newer models, or make a BTO system).

[im.thatoneguy]

I have a $20k TrueNAS system... But damn, if you can find Synology hardware that meets your needs it's really hard to recommend anything else. Synology Drive has no right to be as good as it is. And Active/Hyperbackup makes owning at least one Synology a pretty easy choice just as a backup appliance.

[MoreNaturalDisaster]

I have truenas core running on esxi but switching to synology because I need something easy for my family to use and like the usb backup option on the synology

[zeroibis]

The incompatibility of Synology with S3 file names containing < > | { ^ } % ` ] [ ~ # is what moved me over to TrueNAS.

[MrFoof]

One other differentiator is setting up an SSD cache/auto-tier is VERY easy on a Synology, and can ensure fantastic throughput for ingest and commonly accessed data. TrueNAS? Exercise left for the user. I’ve done it on TrueNAS Scale, and it’s *fantastic* to have a transparent multi-TB ingest/cache tier to saturate a 40Gbps link, but it’s not super-easy like a Synology.