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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (13th), Cloud Backup (7th)
Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

ArunKumar24 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at ONGC
Reliable image backups have protected our HMIs and simplified on‑premises recovery
We have not tried the vulnerability assessment feature yet because we have a different set of protocols for our cybersecurity. We conduct audits and plug the gaps as part of our security approach. We are not using AI with the anti-malware from Acronis; we are using it only for backup and recovery. 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. Otherwise, we are not very comfortable with cloud-based solutions at this time. We are looking for products which are entirely on-premises, so they remain within our control.
Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Habib Bank Ltd.
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to clone backups."
"It has simple buying options and deployments. You can buy on-cloud, on-premises, or hybrid solutions. Acronis Backup is very easy to deploy. It also does not consume much hardware. The administrator's tasks are very simple. It is very user friendly, and it also has good security features with low-level encryption and data encryption."
"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."
"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."
"The tool is user-friendly."
"The solution was easy to install and to deploy."
"Since the last version, everything has been improved."
"The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are the backups, ease of use, and report manager."
"It's powerful and user-friendly."
"The initial setup, if it is error-free, is very simple."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable features are backup and restore. This solution is also easy to use."
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"It's straightforward to set up."
"This is a good product with a simple environment."
 

Cons

"It could back up more things. I don't think it can back up Box and some of the other third-party ones. Not that we use them that much, but the more they can do, the better it would be. There could also be better integrations with RMM tools."
"The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors."
"It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."
"On the cloud side, security could always be better."
"I wish Acronis had a feature that would allow me to set an expiry date for customers when I send them Acronis, such as when I create a customer workload or gigabyte."
"I would like to see better centralized management, because I use it across multiple clients. To have a console that centrally manages them would be nice."
"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."
"The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult."
"A feature I would like to see is universal restore. At the moment, restoration can only be smooth on the same hardware. Let's say you have a server and you back it up with Veeam Agent, in case it fails or crashes. If you later buy a new server because the same one isn't available on the market anymore, there's a high chance that Windows will not boot up if you restore from the Veeam backup because the hardware is now different. Acronis has the universal restore feature, so it will work with generic drivers and you can restore Windows in any dissimilar hardware. As far as I know, Veeam doesn't have this feature yet."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"With the currency exchange, the solution ends up being quite expensive."
"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"It fulfills our needs in terms of features. In terms of improvements, they can maybe improve its documentation."
"In the next release, I would like to see it easier to implement."
"The solution could use some updates to minor details omitted from current reporting."
"It is not always easy to update this solution to the newer version, so the update process needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."
"When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."
"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."
"The tool's subscription costs are monthly. The product's pricing is fair."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"The price is reasonable."
"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
"If the solution was less expensive it would be better."
"We have an annual license."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"The pricing is good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Photography Company
23%
Performing Arts
20%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business68
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise10
 

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Also Known As

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