DiskStation Reviews

DiskStation and its added packages make the Synology the best NAS available for small to medium businesses, including SOHO. A perfect suite of software packages, most available for free, to use on your PC or mobile device.

I really want a BookStation or DS Books app to keep track of my massive library of digital book titles.

Full of features and a model for every use case. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of network storage.

Sometimes the multiple software packages conflict or don’t play nice together.

It is very easy to remove and copy a new copy of the virtual machine, so everytime the students want to break the computer we can recover to use very fast

We can not sync with google drive and most of our exercises are in google drive. If they could creaty a sync with google drive will be a good solution for us.

This software is so unbelievable versatile, it fits for any private and small business need!

This software is not really easy movable from old to new hardware if the hardware isn't quite the same. It would be nice that migration to new hardware will be more supported.

The GUI of the software is excellent
Functionality is very good
Very reliable and easy to use
Range of applications available that can be installed very easily (plex etc)

The cost of synology systems are very expensive, for a technical user it's hard to justify the high price tag when something similar can be achieved by creating your own home server

There are hundreds of apps that you can install to extend the functionality of your Synology. I put docker on it and am using it as a testbed for my web development projects.

The support documentation for the product is good but could be better. Many of the add-ons apps don't have any documentation on how to use the app.

The set up, administration, and ad on features for this product are amazing. I use this to back up my business data and partition for other important records. The website and training video (official and un official) make service great.

The machine runs sometimes when no one is using it and the HDDs are just spinning away - seems they could make a more efficient sleep mode.

I liked most, is the ease with which you can add new hardware, network interfaces and other add-ons that are needed when virtualizing and optimizing a server

The multiplatform option and the great variety of drivers that this software handles, easy to use and provides a great facility when managing virtualization, which provides a great solution for those who do not have much experience when using this type of softwares

I have some problems with the Libraries, sometimes I have to start the software through the Terminal.

Great price, easy to setup, awesome performance and many features.

The only thing that I can say would be I wish they would focus on a higher end business line.

So many features for a good price point, Synology delivers a scalable NAS system that can be used with CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, and other protocols, while delivering a similar experience across the product line. Customizable for almost any storage application.

It provides a lot of versatility. To speed it up, you may update the RAM.

The user may be experiencing severe lag because they are unfamiliar with how the internet is configured.

File storage, file sharing, backups and document management were very easy to set up and use. Used this for many years before switching to a cloud storage system.

The only thing that I had an issue with was initial set up. It did take us some time to get connected and up and running but once we did it once and had to redo it when we moved offices it was easy.

This NAS might be the best purchase I have ever made. I love this Synology's software and hardware. I cannot live without this NAS.

It would be nice if Synology offered some higher end hardware. The NAS does everything I need, but it would be nice if you could purchase higher end versions with modern Intel i5/i7 or or AMD Ryzen chips and more ram.

What I liked about DiskStation is the ease of deployment and use.

What I like the least about this software is the poor customer service that Synology is providing to its customers.

We use both Synology and QNAP NAS devices. Both have similar capabilities and features. Synology updates their firmware and software regularly. These updates contain new features and lots of bug fixes.

Synology's Customer Service is the one area where Synology falls short in comparison to other NAS providers. Although their forums are helpful because they contain good information from other end users, Synology's own Customer Service is often delayed and unhelpful.

Backing up multiple Macs, backing itself up to another Synology drive or S3 and USB is seamless. Very easy to use and set up.

Sometimes the less utilized software could be explained better

I've been a user for over 4 years and have multiple NAS, and I have to say that I don't need to look to anywhere else to get my next NAS. The implementation is top notch, with software like Cloud Station Drive replacing services like dropbox, and streaming 4k directly to my TV. Amazing.

The app store offer are still quite low in numbers, even though there's plenty of essential apps already.

The interface is easy to use but also incredibly powerful. There are so many add-on packages that make this device even more powerful.

The only possible downside I see is paid support for exFAT instead of built-in support. Running the latest version of DiskStation also requires buying Synology hardware, which isn't the cheapest hardware around.

We've loved our new NAS device. The interface is a lot more cleaner than I expected and having the peace of mind knowing that everything is backed up with the option to expand at a moments notice is great. The feature list is rich and once setup as needed, it has been without issue.

I feel the firewall rules are a little difficult to understand at first. Making it more intuitive would be very helpful. Luckily, the documentation helps clear up any issues.

We use our Synology devices for a variety of tasks. Now being able to install and manage VMs is a great addition to the feature set. Management and snapshots are easy with this add-on.

Depending on what Synology model you have, VM performance can be a bit underwhelming. I am also not a fan of some of the patching Synology does to the underlying Linux OS. Standard apps no longer behave in expected ways and some functionality has been removed. Also, don't expect to hear from support.

We've set up a Synology Nas at home to save our backups and photos and I'm super happy with it! DiskStation is a great tool that allows you to store all your valuable data safely at home. Its software is clean and easy to use and I couldn't be happier for it!

It's not a cheap solution compared to external disks or supports, but I'm sure it'll pay in the long time. High quality components are pricey and you have to pay for them.