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Datto SIRIS vs N-able Cove Data Protection comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
3.4
Datto SIRIS significantly reduces management needs and costs, enhancing efficiency and performance for businesses reliant on its solution.
Sentiment score
7.8
N-able Cove Data Protection provides high ROI, efficient backups, cost savings, seamless transitions, and reduced downtime compared to competitors.
I estimate that Datto SIRIS has saved around 50% of the time in our processes, as two people can manage everything efficiently, while previously we would have needed eight to ten people without Datto SIRIS.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
Definitely, the return on investment has been massive.
Managing Director at HB Technologies
I have experienced time savings and money savings.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
We think the ROI is very good; we are very satisfied with our return on investment, even though I don't sit and calculate what would be better.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Datto SIRIS customer service is highly rated for its speed, effectiveness, and reliable support during maintenance and recovery processes.
Sentiment score
7.6
N-able Cove Data Protection offers fast, knowledgeable support via multiple channels, ensuring high user satisfaction despite minor frustrations.
I had a memorable experience with customer support during the bare-metal recovery, and the support was brilliant.
VoIP phone IT manager at Fusion 2K
The customer support of Datto SIRIS is very high-level.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
The speed of technical support was excellent.
President & CEO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
if it gets complicated, the backend support comes in quickly
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
If I raise a ticket, they get back to me.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.9
Datto SIRIS offers flexible scalability, with options varying by provider, allowing easy upgrades, but older versions may limit growth.
Sentiment score
7.8
N-able Cove Data Protection is praised for adaptability, ease of integration, scalability, advanced features, with minor storage issues.
You can expand it as much as you can expand it, but if you get the Datto SIRIS 3, it's not going to be as good as the enterprise version of Datto SIRIS 5.
Cyber Security Consultant
The contracts are flexible enough to upgrade or downgrade the product without too much of a penalty.
Managing Director at HB Technologies
Scalability is dependent on the cloud provider we are using, so it cannot be solely judged through Datto SIRIS.
AI/ML Engineer at IT BY DESIGN
There are some limitations, such as storage, where I cannot support a large number of employees who need to back up their data.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Datto SIRIS is reliable and stable, automating backups to prevent failures without user-reported downtime or outages.
Sentiment score
8.1
N-able Cove Data Protection is praised for stability, minor issues, compatibility, and reliability with minimal downtime over years.
We have automated all our backups, so we do not encounter any issues with backup failures.
AI/ML Engineer at IT BY DESIGN
I haven't had any issues or seen any issues with the ones over the past four or five years.
Cyber Security Consultant
 

Room For Improvement

Datto SIRIS struggles with Mac OS backup, performance, high costs, and requires faster recovery and better integration tools.
N-able Cove Data Protection needs improvements in dashboard, cloud integration, backup speed, disaster recovery, and support response.
The backup of the Mac OS solution in Datto SIRIS doesn't exist at this moment.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
Saying that it is the network is not detailed enough. We need more specific information about the network.
President & CEO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Strengthening security to enhance the product's overall effectiveness in backup and disaster management.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
There should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
N-able Cove Data Protection does not provide a lot of SaaS backup products, which is an area they can improve.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Datto SIRIS offers fair pricing and seamless setup, but lengthy contracts and MSP upcharges might deter some SMB clients.
Enterprise users appreciate N-able Cove Data Protection's fair pricing, flexibility, no lock-ins, and competitive costs compared to others.
The only issue is that a lot of people are looking to cut costs, especially right now, and Datto has priced itself out of one of the largest parts of the U.S. market.
Cyber Security Consultant
It's a high-level solution, and the price is correct for me.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
Thoughts on pricing indicate that it is handled by a different team, varies based on specific solutions and storage capacities selected by organizations, and is generally fairly priced for the value provided.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Datto SIRIS offers reliable, efficient backup and recovery with user-friendly features, excellent security, support, and competitive cost-effectiveness.
N-able Cove Data Protection provides reliable cloud-based data protection with easy management, fast setup, and seamless integration for diverse needs.
My experience with the one-click disaster recovery feature is that it simplifies the process significantly, allowing for rapid recovery and integration with backup and disaster recovery solutions, automating tasks while providing security against various threats.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
In the last six years, none of my customers faced a ransomware attack, and we use this functionality for system outages and physical server crashes.
System Engineer II at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The reporting via email from Datto SIRIS for me, my customer, and my team shows that every single backup is okay or if there is a problem because the snapshot for the server is broken or another problem that I can address systematically.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
The most valuable feature of N-able Cove Data Protection is its ease of use.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The integration of N-able Cove Data Protection into our existing infrastructure is easy.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
 

Categories and Ranking

Datto SIRIS
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
7th
Ranking in MSP Backup
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Disk Based Backup Systems (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th)
N-able Cove Data Protection
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
30th
Ranking in MSP Backup
3rd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (19th), SaaS Backup (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Datto SIRIS is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 1.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datto SIRIS0.6%
N-able Cove Data Protection1.4%
Other98.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

James Melton - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant
Reliable backups have protected email and servers and now enable rapid ransomware recovery
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with entry-level Datto SIRIS products, you face an issue depending on how much storage there is on there when it's trying to parse through all of the data. It takes a while, and when it comes to data recovery, time is everything. Datto SIRIS should remove the ability to set it up as a NAS-based file share operation system. It seems counterintuitive for something that is made for immutable storage that is walled off so that it can't be destroyed to be allowed to be a local centralized file share that individuals have access to. This seems to be begging for a mishap. Datto SIRIS will require some maintenance when the hard drive gets past 50% capacity, which is Datto's statement on the capacity. You should never use past 50% of the storage locally. Then you have to reach out to Datto directly to get an external hard drive to transfer files to send off the data for it to be shot up to the cloud. We've had a couple of instances of devices not uploading to the cloud because either they were too full or there were failures in certain parts of the file upload to the cloud, which put it into a circle of death where it just kept trying to do the same thing over and over again and had to request assistance from Datto in those situations. Otherwise, if you store it in a dusty cabinet, you have to spray it with a computer duster every once in a while.
Per MøllerJacobsen - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
Delivers cost-effective data backup with room for search improvements
The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for something—you need to know where it was and when it was there to restore it, plus it would be nice to take out data from Microsoft 365 in some portable format, which is currently not an option. I would like to extract the data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format, something like a database or maybe just to take out a PST file or SharePoint and Teams files to the file system. Especially in these times, where we discuss potential risks with the Microsoft cloud for European companies, companies would want to know how to access their data from the backup if they suddenly don't have a tenant. I believe there should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format. I know that Cohesity is working on making such a thing. It's not there yet; I asked last week for something for forensics, and the support team said it's not possible yet, but I know from our technical account manager they are working on some solutions.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Media Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto SIRIS?
The pricing offered to MSPs for Datto SIRIS is okay, but the ability for MSPs, their upcharge when it comes down to small, medium businesses, SMB clients, is actually putting Datto out of the marke...
What needs improvement with Datto SIRIS?
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with ent...
What is your primary use case for Datto SIRIS?
The use cases for Datto SIRIS that we set up are that we back up all emails for 365, certain devices such as servers and data stores that are high priority. We ensure all of those are backed up, an...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Backup?
In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.
What needs improvement with N-able Backup?
The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for s...
What is your primary use case for N-able Backup?
Our main use cases for enabling N-able Cove Data Protection include backing up our customers' data on servers hosted in data centers and servers hosted in our own data center, as well as a few onsi...
 

Also Known As

SIRIS
N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Datapac, Dynamic Business Technologies, SAX Technology Advisors
Computer Depot, Leading Edge Computers, IT Logic Australia
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