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Competitive Analysis: Ahsay VS CrashPlan

July 31, 2025

Backup users will compare different backup and recovery solutions before making a subscription decision. For backup users’ reference, 
we've created an Ahsay and CrashPlan backup and recovery service comparison on pricing models and features.

Ahsay provides valued add features you can take advantage of. We support:

  • Unlimited devices/endpoints
  • Bring your own disk plan
  • AES 256-bit data encryption
  • Immutable backup
  • Backup Linux
  • Backup PostgreSQL
  • Backup FreeBSD
  • Backup Synology NAS
  • Backup QNAP NAS
  • Backup Android
  • Backup iOS

 

Backup user's requirements vary based on the actual situation. For inquiries, get in touch with us via Live Chat or WhatsApp.

Service plan comparison as below.

 

Ahsay

CrashPlan

Pricing Models

Backup as a Services - Monthly payment

Backup as a Services - Monthly payment

✔

✔

DIY Backup - Unlimited devices / endpoints (storage based model)

DIY Backup - Unlimited devices / endpoints (storage based model)

✔

✘

Low cost storage based on pricing model

Low cost storage based on pricing model

✔

✔

Backup Features

White label for MSP backup

White label for MSP backup

✔

✘

No limits on backup file size

No limits on backup file size

✔

✘ 

Cloud storage included

Cloud storage included

✔

✔

Bring your own disk plan

Bring your own disk plan

✔

✘

Automatic backup

Automatic backup

✔

✔

Unlimited retention period

Unlimited retention period

✔

✔

Immutable backup

Immutable backup

✔

✔

Backup Data Validation

Backup Data Validation

✔

✔

AES 256-bit data encryption

AES 256-bit data encryption

✔

✔

Account security protected by 2FA

Account security protected by 2FA

✔

✔

Backup Solutions

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams)

✔

✔
- Does not support Public Folders

Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Shared Drive, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Chat, and Meet)

Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Shared Drive, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, Chat, and Meet)

✔

✔
- Only Gmail and Google Drive are supported

  • Lossless backup of Google Workspace documents (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings)
  • Lossless backup of Google Workspace documents (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings)

✔

✘

Operating Systems

Windows

Windows

✔

✔

macOS

macOS

✔

✔

Linux

Linux

✔

✔

Synology NAS

Synology NAS

✔

✘
- Backup by mounting NAS as shared drive using Linux and macOS
- Not supported on Windows

QNAP NAS

QNAP NAS

✔

✘
- Backup by mounting NAS as shared drive using Linux and macOS
- Not supported on Windows

FreeBSD

FreeBSD

✔

✘

IBM AIX

IBM AIX

✔

✘

Databases

Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server

✔

✔

Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange

✔

✔
- Supported via Window Server Backup module
- Does not support MS Exchange 2016 & 2019

Oracle

Oracle

✔

✘

MySQL

MySQL

✔

✘
- Supported via external script on Linux

MariaDB

MariaDB

✔

✘

Tibero

Tibero

✔

✘

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

✔

✘
- Supported via external script using pg_dump

Virtual Machines

VMware

VMware

✔

✘

Hyper-V

Hyper-V

✔

✘

Proxmox VE

Proxmox VE

✔

✘

Bare Metal

Windows System

Windows System

✔

✘

Linux Bare Metal

Linux Bare Metal

✔

✘

Backup Mobile

Backup Android

Backup Android

✔

✘

Backup iOS

Backup iOS

✔

✘

Others

Cloud file

Cloud file
Ahsay supports Microsoft Azure, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, Amazon S3, AWS S3 compatible storage, Wasabi, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, Dropbox, Dropbox for business, OpenStack, Rackspace, Backblaze, FTP and SFTP backup.

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✔
- CrashPlan supports Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365 backup ONLY.

Windows System States

Windows System States

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✔

Microsoft Exchange Mail Level

Microsoft Exchange Mail Level

✔

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