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

 

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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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (12th), 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

"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."
"The user interface (UI) is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using."
"In terms of system-critical support, Acronis' technical support does really well. I would give them an eight out of ten for that."
"The tool’s licensing and pricing are economical for SMB customers."
"It's always stable. It's very good, useful, and user-friendly."
"The performance has been fine so far."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are cloning and many other capabilities. For example, you are able to clone the whole operating system and drive. Additionally, the solution is a complete package."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to navigate inside a backup point to look for a specific folder or data you want to recover."
"The most valuable feature is that it's a VMware environment."
"This is a good product with a simple environment."
"The product is free to use. We don't have to pay for a license."
"This is a reliable system that supports Veeam backup and recovery for Windows."
"The solution is useful for taking backups for end-user laptops and end-user workstations where data is involved."
"Veeam is very user-friendly and intuitive software."
"User-friendly data backup and protection solution for a Windows environment. The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is very scalable, stable, and has good compatibility and integration."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system."
"I would like to have more hardware space. It would make it better. I would like to have two more terabytes."
"This is not a feature-rich solution."
"The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks. Calls are often scheduled around four to five PM and tend to occur with a two-hour delay each time."
"The solution's reporting feature could be better."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."
"A little bit more integration would be good. It should support broader platforms."
"The solution lacks instant recovery."
"There isn't really anything I would like to improve. Maybe the solution could be more secure."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
"I can't think of anything that may be missing."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature."
"Maybe in the future, they could do something better with the user interface and the performance, but so far it's a really good, efficient solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
"The price is reasonable."
"The pricing is reasonable. However, it depends on the storage that you use. It would be great to have a package that we can use up to a certain size of the backup, this would allow us to know what the price is going to be up to that capacity."
"This is an affordable product and fits within our customers' budgets."
"We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers."
"Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee."
"Acronis Cyber Protect's pricing is reasonable."
"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."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"We have an annual license."
"The pricing is good."
"The licensing fees are billed on a yearly basis, and the fees are much lower than what I pay for NetBackup."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."
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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
24%
Performing Arts
21%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
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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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
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