Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veritas System Recovery comparison

The compared Acronis and Veritas solutions aren't in the same category. Acronis is ranked #5 in CB , with an average rating of 8.2, and holds a 6.1% mindshare in the category. Veritas is ranked #25 in DRS , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 70% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

Veritas System Recovery

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70% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (8th), Cloud Backup (5th)

Veritas System Recovery

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (25th)

Mindshare comparison

Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas System Recovery aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Acronis Cyber Protect is designed for Cloud Backup and holds a mindshare of 6.1%, down 8.4% compared to last year.
Veritas System Recovery, on the other hand, focuses on Disaster Recovery (DR) Software, holds 0.5% mindshare, up 0.4% since last year.

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Stuart Grigor

Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental

Good backup solution but challenges with the stability

It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.

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Sareesh V

Sr.System Administrator at Suwaidi

The solution can be used for DR testing and allows running an infinite number of full backups

When we consider the backup model of other products like Veeam, their incremental backup just adds to their first full backup. With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements. With my cloud version of Veritas System Recovery, I can have a full backup every month, which is not possible with any other vendors. Other vendors will claim that the original copy is strong enough, but the customers have to ensure that bugs won't cause any problems in the future. However, with Veritas System Recovery, you can run a full backup this month and again run a full backup on the first or thirtieth day of the next month.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Since the last version, everything has been improved."

"In terms of system-critical support, Acronis' technical support does really well. I would give them an eight out of ten for that."

"The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using."

"The setup is very easy."

"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."

"This is a perfect option for an SMB."

"Acronis Backup is easy to use, intuitive, and has high performance."

"The best thing about it is that we can back up pretty much everything we want to. We don't have to have multiple solutions. It can back up any physical or virtual server, including servers in Azure. It can back up SharePoint, OneDrive, and G Suite. Everything we need to back up can be backed up, and that's why we like it."

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"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."

"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."

"The installation was straightforward."

"Offers good recovery quickly."

"It has a user-friendly interface."

"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."

"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."

"You can back up the whole image."

Cons

"I've had some issues with the understandability of the interface. I think if they had someone with expertise in user interfaces to look at this, they could clean up the user interface."

"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."

"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."

"The pricing could be improved."

"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."

"Currently, there is no option to use the tape drives again as a backup repository for the cloud deployment."

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

"If I could create a protected image backup on a computer partition that just would be just for the image backup; and only the program could access it to prevent viruses from getting into it. That would be very, very good."

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"Lacks the ability to protect the database snapshot."

"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

"It needs an easier interface."

"The pricing could be cheaper."

"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."

"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."

"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."

"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."

"Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"You don't have to pay for licenses. You can pay per gig per month. It is pretty reasonable, especially when you do it per gig."

"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."

"You pay for what you use in the cloud. If you don't start the virtual machine in the cloud, you only pay for the information stored there. But when you start the virtual machine, another pricing model is activated."

"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."

"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."

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"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There is no need to pay any additional fees apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 ...

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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...

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?

One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.

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What do you like most about Veritas System Recovery?

The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual ...

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What needs improvement with Veritas System Recovery?

The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amou...

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What is your primary use case for Veritas System Recovery?

I use the solution for daily backup and the restoration of backup files.

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Also Known As

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

Veritas System Recovery 18, System Recovery 18, System Recovery

Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

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Veritas System Recovery 18 delivers superior backup and disaster recovery for servers, desktops, and laptops with a single unified solution that enables businesses to recover from downtime or disasters in minutes. With patented Restore Anyware technology, IT administrators can rapidly restore exactly what they need, when and where they need it - including entire physical and virtual machines to bare metal or dissimilar hardware as well as files, folders, and granular application objects. Unlike other technologies, Veritas System Recovery also provides cross-platform Physical to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V), and Virtual to-Physical (V2P) recoveries, making it the perfect complement to physical and virtual environments.

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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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