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Acronis Cyber Protect pros and cons

Vendor: Acronis
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

Acronis Cyber Protect offers comprehensive features for data backup and recovery, including imaging and universal restore on dissimilar hardware.
Acronis supports both local and cloud storage, allowing flexible backup options for diverse environments.
Acronis includes advanced security features like antivirus and ransomware protection, enhancing the overall data security strategy.
Acronis provides fast and reliable recovery, ensuring business continuity during system failures or disasters.
Many users commend Acronis for its cost-effectiveness and strong return on investment.

CONS

Backups sometimes become corrupted and cannot be accessed via Recovery Console. Recovery efforts by Acronis support can take months depending on backup size and often fail.
Lacks advanced features like granular backup and data filtering, making it unsuitable for enterprise level.
The technical support can be slow in response time and requires improvement, especially for more complex or urgent issues.
High costs can be a concern, especially in regions with challenging economic conditions, impacting affordability and adoption.
Integration capabilities need enhancement, especially for broader database support and syncing with other platforms and cybersecurity solutions.
 

Acronis Cyber Protect Pros review quotes

ArunKumar24 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at ONGC
Jan 15, 2026
The way Acronis Backup is currently, it is one of the best that we have used.
Mohamed Naeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
Sep 24, 2025
The AI-based antimalware feature in Acronis Cyber Protect is very effective in preventing cyber threats, providing inception into threats and how to react with them before securing, and is a great asset as a feature.
SameerMogale - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
Jun 16, 2025
Their response is quite efficient.
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Mohd Fahim - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
Nov 14, 2024
The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high.
RD
IT Manager at HASNER TECNOLOGIA
Feb 27, 2025
I recommend this solution every chance I get, including for personal use.
Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental
Apr 24, 2023
The most valuable feature is its ability to back up and recover our production environment from ransomware.
Vivek Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 26, 2024
In our recent experiences, Acronis Cyber Protect proved most valuable during instances of colleagues facing migration challenges due to ransomware impacts. In these situations, where servers and backups were affected, having a backup stored in external drives or other devices within our data centers posed risks. To address this vulnerability, we decided to shift to a cloud backup solution.
JC Villa Juan - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at Sagesoft Solutions, Inc.
May 29, 2024
The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools.
Dominique Locksley - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at Adapt IT
Feb 19, 2024
The main reason we went with Acronis Cyber Protect is because it provides a virtual machine backup feature.
Robin Van Dijk - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Van Dijk IT
Mar 4, 2024
For me, the tool proved most valuable in scenarios where it offered easy setup, fast backups, and recognition of SQL logs on virtual machines.
 

Acronis Cyber Protect Cons review quotes

ArunKumar24 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at ONGC
Jan 15, 2026
On the backup and restoration side with Acronis Backup, some on-premises AI features which can detect anomalies may be something which would improve the product significantly.
Mohamed Naeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
Sep 24, 2025
The cost of Acronis Cyber Protect is good, but as a general judgment here in Egypt, the economic situation is not good. If they can provide a waiver or discount for low-income countries, it would help to spread adoption.
SameerMogale - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
Jun 16, 2025
At this stage, Acronis Cyber Protect helps me to overcome nothing because it actually caused more problems than it solved.
Learn what your peers think about Acronis Cyber Protect. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.
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Mohd Fahim - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
Nov 14, 2024
The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks.
RD
IT Manager at HASNER TECNOLOGIA
Feb 27, 2025
Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America. It is important to review the cost for different countries.
Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental
Apr 24, 2023
The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team.
Vivek Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 26, 2024
The UI performance can be slow at times, especially when handling operations like checking backup status or initiating a restore. The response time for these actions could be improved.
JC Villa Juan - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at Sagesoft Solutions, Inc.
May 29, 2024
Currently, there is no option to use the tape drives again as a backup repository for the cloud deployment.
Dominique Locksley - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at Adapt IT
Feb 19, 2024
The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors.
Robin Van Dijk - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Van Dijk IT
Mar 4, 2024
The dashboards for digital operations can be improved.