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Acronis Cyber Cloud vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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 Cloud
Ranking in MSP Backup
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Barracuda Intronis Backup
Ranking in MSP Backup
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the MSP Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Cloud is 2.7%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 5.4%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
MSP Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acronis Cyber Cloud2.7%
Barracuda Intronis Backup5.4%
Other91.9%
MSP Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Daniel Inyang - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Integrated backup and AI-based protection have strengthened our cybersecurity and simplified patch management across diverse platforms
Apart from backing up your on-premises servers, Acronis Cyber Cloud allows you to back up cloud servers on Azure, AWS, and Google. It also backs up in Azure Storage, Azure Blob, and S3 bucket on AWS. You can back up Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and it supports virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix, and Red Hat, and much more. Acronis Cyber Cloud supports a lot of platforms for backup. Acronis Cyber Cloud's API integration works fine, though I do not handle that part; my colleague handles the API integration. The ability to work with more platforms is important. My final rating for Acronis Cyber Cloud is eight.
Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The anti-malware feature is AI-based and helps improve my cybersecurity posture with its AI-based multi-ware feature."
"The assurance that we are always protected and backed up is a significant benefit."
"The features I find most effective for cybersecurity include reporting, vulnerability scanning, ransomware protection, and encryption."
"It is a highly scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"With Acronis Cyber Cloud, I can protect my backups and data from cyber threats."
"The management of Acronis Cyber Cloud is straightforward due to its simplicity in configuration."
"I would rate the overall solution as ten out of ten."
"I can expand on the fly by just adding space or the number of users."
"With Barracuda backup solutions, we have a complete and all-round data protection in place."
"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."
"This is a competitive solution that stays on top of cutting edge features."
"Customers get a return on their investment from day one."
"Barracuda's support is probably one of the best things about them, even with all their solutions."
"One of the strong points of Barracuda is that you can go from zero to having your first backup running within 10 minutes."
"Barracuda Backup is really easy in terms of maintenance, and I don't have to worry about changing tapes."
 

Cons

"The interface could be improved, especially the cloud configuration, which currently has many tabs."
"With respect to support, I feel that sometimes there is a delay."
"Pricing is still a little high, as other vendors offer better pricing."
"If there is any attack on the server, I would like to know whether the backup image will be in a healthy or unhealthy status. Sandboxing features would be beneficial."
"Pricing is still a little high, as other vendors offer better pricing."
"I would give the pricing for Acronis Cyber Cloud a five. It could be a bit cheaper."
"Some improvement is needed in the speed when downloading data from the cloud backups, which requires more bandwidth."
"Support for legacy storage solutions, like tape, could be improved. Acronis Cyber Cloud only supports on-premises solutions, and I wish there were a way to implement this support with the cloud or have another backup location, other than the cloud, instead of tape."
"This solution could be improved with offering lower prices at scale."
"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."
"Its speed can be a bit improved, and of course, its pricing can go a lot cheaper."
"Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow."
"I think scalability is the big gap."
"The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well."
"Scalability-wise, there is room for improvement."
"The backup feature could be a bit simpler to utilize."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The current price for the advanced version is approximately 35,000 Indian rupees."
"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"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."
"Low, fixed cost with great savings."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Cloud?
Acronis could add more platforms that can be protected, such as Proxmox. I am not sure they support that yet, but I would appreciate them adding that capability.
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Cloud?
I currently use Acronis Cyber Cloud for backup of servers, desktop computers, and email, including Microsoft 365. I do use Acronis Cyber Cloud for disaster recovery.
What advice do you have for others considering Acronis Cyber Cloud?
Apart from backing up your on-premises servers, Acronis Cyber Cloud allows you to back up cloud servers on Azure, AWS, and Google. It also backs up in Azure Storage, Azure Blob, and S3 bucket on AW...
What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a...
 

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Sample Customers

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Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
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