Acronis Cyber Protect vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

"For me, the tool proved most valuable in scenarios where it offered easy setup, fast backups, and recognition of SQL logs on virtual machines."

"The setup is very easy."

"It's a good solution that's very easy to use. Acronis has two valuable features. The first one is creating images, and the other is starting virtual machines in the cloud so the client can work immediately."

"Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud."

"From my perspective, the most valuable features in Acronis Cyber Protect include ransomware protection and antivirus. These features not only add significant value but also play a crucial role in closing deals. When selling backup for Microsoft 365, these security features, like ransomware protection and antivirus, serve as a starting point to offer backup and protection."

"It actually does its job very well and has interesting capabilities, but it has the most awful interface."

"Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products."

"The Acronis panel is user friendly and tracking backups across a number of different devices is great. Acronis provides prompts and reminders to users if certain files are not backed up."

"The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it."

"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."

"The performance is good and the interface is user-friendly."

"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."

"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."

"It's a one-stop shop, meaning we just program and schedule the backups, decide what is being backed up, and then it automatically replicates and deduplicates."

"The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do."

"The cloud side of it is nice. Everything happens behind the scenes without you realizing it, which is nice. It doesn't interrupt usage. There is also the freedom and ease of use of the cloud portal, which you can use to manage your backup. One of the strong points of Barracuda is that you can go from zero to having your first backup running within 10 minutes. If you have access to admin accounts and everything else, it can happen in 10 minutes. The ability to go in and just restore a particular file without having to do a full restore is also very useful. You can just go in and pick the files that you need to restore, and the same is with email. You can just go in, find an email, and restore that email without having to do a full backup of all the data or a full restore of the data. I feel very safe because it is not just about the backup; it is about the protection of the data from outside threats. They have a lot of areas of ATP, that is, advanced threat protection. You don't see that much on the backup side. You see it more on the email side. In the email protection, you know it is there at the back. It moves the quarantine emails that come through into a sandbox area, and then you can choose in the sandbox. You can open up an email in the sandbox to make sure that if there is a virus, it can't harm you. You can also plan how often your backups run, such as every six hours or four hours. It is the same with email. They also have a great PhishLine package, which is phishing attack training. You can have the strongest and the best backup and security that you can, but the end user is always the weakest link. They send almost like testing emails to end users to help them identify and understand phishing emails and prevent user or phishing attacks. It is a very good package."

"Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America. It is important to review the cost for different countries."

"The problems that we face are often related to the customer's network, although sometimes there are problems with the software, such as an error in the configuration."

"The new version has anti-malware and software management features, but these features should be enhanced. It is working as an exclusive solution along with the backup and recovery."

"​It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc."

"I would ​change the GUI a little to make it a bit more interactive. It should have a slightly more updated look, not something which looks like it was designed five years ago despite the fact it is easy to follow and very appealing.​"

"When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration."

"When an error occurs, the information is not always easy to understand and these messages should be made more clear."

"There are times when the backups are slow. A faster backup would be better."

"Some features like CIFS are not supported that would help speed and flexibility."

"When we manage the box physically, we don't have as much control as we do when we manage from the cloud. The best management is from the cloud."

"I would like to see a way to increase space."

"Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging."

"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."

"We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end."

"It would be nice to have some reports generated on the usage, but it is not essential."

"I would like to see the Live Boot feature extended to Hyper-V machines, in addition to VMware machines."

"If the solution was less expensive it would be better."

"I would describe the product as a mid-priced tool for small and medium businesses."

"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."

"It is very cost-effective for the SMB segment, especially for start-ups and smaller environments. It is cost-effective for on-premises and on-cloud deployments in such environments."

"Acronis Cyber Protect's pricing is reasonable."

"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."

"The cost of updates is less than $100 USD yearly."

"Pricing is what it is. I don't shop around once I find a good solution. I insist they maintain ongoing support year after year for updates and tech support."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."

"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."

"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."

"It is about 6,900 or 7,000 a year. It goes up a little every year. Its price includes live updates, support, antivirus, and cloud storage. If I increase the cloud space, then the price would increase. It has been consistent for us."

"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."

"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."

"Low, fixed cost with great savings."

"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."