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Acronis Cyber Protect vs NovaStor NovaBACKUP comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
122
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (6th)
NovaStor NovaBACKUP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
33rd
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.2%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

SameerMogale - PeerSpot reviewer
Encounter challenges in troubleshooting but experience efficient customer support
The application itself is a bit bloated. Although it has a lot of features when it comes to troubleshooting, we don't basically know where to start even though we do give them the log files to troubleshoot they don't give us a proper solution set. So I would say because it's bloated, it's a bit more difficult to troubleshoot where you get certain errors. From my side, on the POC I didn't really need to do much. It's only after we discovered there was a compatibility issue with the application that the client was running that we actually had to do a lot of log file shipping to Acronis themselves and getting solutions because of other problems. So on a day-to-day basis, you don't even maintain it, you just forget about it. You get alerts, but usually in between. It's quite easy to manage. To be honest with you, since I didn't really test that option of Acronis Cyber Protect, it's supposed to make everything feasible and easy to manage but I never got the option of testing it out, so I cannot really say at this stage.
Rainer Kummerfeldt - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to work and offers features for tape backups, disk backups, and whatever you want
NovaStor NovaBACKUP is still working on new features because they listen to the customers and integrate their needs into new versions. You can see they make progress with each new version. They are much faster than IBM, where you sometimes have to wait years for new features. It is very quick and fast. NovaStor have big competitors like Veeam, which is very fast and aggressive. It's good, but it depends on the price. I think NovaStor might be cheaper. They have a direct connection to their developers and sales teams, which makes getting answers very fast. Veeam has a lot of features, like a special reporting tool. However, I've heard from some customers that Veeam wasn't always the right decision because it couldn't work with their environment. But Veeam has aggressive marketing, which is why they are probably in first place at the moment, besides Commvault. IBM has lost its competitive edge and is trying to catch up, but it might be too late.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."
"The most valuable feature of Acronis Backup is the data recovery and restoration details."
"​I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. ​"
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."
"It actually does its job very well and has interesting capabilities, but it has the most awful interface."
"I would definitely say the backup and recovery. It used to be a separate module. It was a recovery part and it would literally duplicate the machine to bare bones."
"If you need to recover, it's the best recovery software I've ever used and I've been in this business for over 30 years. Plug a disc in and tell it to recover this machine and it's done. You walk away from it and it's done. Reboot it and it's perfect."
"It's the easiest way to configure it."
"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
 

Cons

"I would like to have more hardware space. It would make it better. I would like to have two more terabytes."
"The backing up of virtual machines in VMware and Nutanix needs better integration and the performance of the solution needs improvement."
"The dashboards for digital operations can be improved."
"The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks."
"We would always support better pricing."
"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."
"The replication part and failover are areas in which improvements are required."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
"The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."
"It is a low-cost solution."
"The price of the solution is expensive and could be reduced a little."
"The tool's subscription costs are monthly. The product's pricing is fair."
"Its price is quite friendly on the pocket. You need to pay the licensing cost upfront, and then the support charges are on an annual basis."
"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
"Licensing fees are billed annually and there are no extra charges."
"​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
"My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
How does Acronis Backup compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Acronis Backup is a versatile backup-as-a-service solution for service providers. It allows you to protect workloads on-premises and in the cloud and provide backup to any storage. The deployment i...
What do you like most about Acronis Backup?
One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
What do you like most about NovaStor NovaBACKUP?
It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NovaStor NovaBACKUP?
My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support.
What needs improvement with NovaStor NovaBACKUP?
The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems like Windows XP. Some customers still rely on outdated systems due to specific production requirements....
 

Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
NovaBACKUP
 

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Sample Customers

Kings Academy, Rush Memorial, Pentagon Credit Union, Oxford School District, New York City Probation, Dolmen Insurance, New Bedford Community Health, Gerard Darel, Ready Honda
Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
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