Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs DataCore SANsymphony comparison

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs. DataCore SANsymphony

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure

Ranking in HCI

18th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

DataCore SANsymphony

Ranking in HCI

8th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Storage Software (2nd), Software Defined Storage (SDS) (4th), Storage Performance (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 2.7%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
DataCore SANsymphony	2.7%
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure	1.3%
Other	96.0%

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Featured Reviews

Sahan Hettiarachchi

Associate Product Executive at Connex Information Technologies

Integrated cybersecurity and backup have improved ransomware resilience and simplified recovery

In my opinion, it would be better if Acronis expanded their integration with multiple products. Right now, backup and mail backup are only limited to M365 and Google. Most of the customers in my country use hosted servers or cPanel, IceWarp, and other small office and home office email solutions. If they can expand that integration, it would be helpful. Making it even better would be if they have an industrial-level backup solution with multiple integrations and multiple backup capabilities that their competitor has. This would allow us to focus on one singular license for backup and confidently position it to an enterprise-level environment, such as a data center-level environment.

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SigfridCecillon

CEO at Arsium

High availability and user-friendliness enhance infrastructure health and redundancy

I would rate technical support from DataCore SANsymphony a 10. Each time I contact the technical support, it's when I don't have a choice because it's very difficult for me on site, and each time, I have good people online who are able to help me solve the problem. Usually, the problems are not very technically difficult, but sometimes they are, and the support team is still there to help us resolve them. The majority of the problems are linked to licensing, so when the license has expired or the number is not correct, they are proactive and change things live, which is very good.

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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

"Because they have multiple solutions integrated into one license, we can justify the cost."

"The reporting and auditing features of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure are the most effective for data protection; it has a single console management system, and all products are integrated into one console, which makes it very efficient."

"The most valuable feature is the backup capability."

"The most valuable feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is the multi-tenancy model, we can create customers and services for them."

"The most valuable features are the full image backup, and the file or document sharing, allowing documents to be easily accessed from anywhere."

"The technical support provided by Acronis is great."

"The best feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is how it backs up files in a user-friendly manner."

"The use of the RAM cache allows you to speed up the writing and reading of data while also allowing for a possible increase in performance by increasing the RAM on the servers."

"It is a well-proven, automated management tool in all dynamic provisioning, auto-tiering, great performance, parallel I/O, cache speed mechanism, etc."

"DataCore gave us speed, redundancy, reliability, and works great with our backup system."

"It is a stable solution."

"The synchronous mirror allows us to operate a fully redundant storage solution that is distributed across two sites."

"Inexpensive for the amount of storage."

"DataCore’s comprehensive storage services stack has long been known for harnessing ultra-fast processors and RAM caches in x86 servers, for superior performance and enterprise-class availability."

"Oracle OLTP benchmark to test how it improves the performance while using flash drive NVMe."

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Cons

"If they could make improvements with the virtual environment then it would be better."

"The support for this solution is a major thing that they need to focus on and improve."

"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."

"Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is too populated. They have many features, but some features are still missing, it is not complete. They need to improve many features, such as email security and disaster recovery."

"I would like to see real-time backup supported in the next release of this solution."

"The only downside is when comparing backup scenarios. Veeam has much more backup capabilities for data center and enterprise environments, but Acronis only focuses on SMBs and mid-level markets."

"For customers or technicians who don't speak and understand English, it would be great to have other language support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."

"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."

"I would like to see SMPA (Shared Multi-Port Array) technology developed with the aim of allowing a configuration identical to other storage arrays."

"DataCore needs a more efficient and better way to keep track of metrics and counters so that we can do baseline analysis to measure performance."

"DataCore is currently working with Veeam software for a better integration; this is my only desired missing feature today."

"The heavy client mode console should be improved by having a web console to improve accessibility."

"The so-called hyperconverged infrastructure edition, sometimes known as vSan, should be addressed."

"The solution is constantly evolving."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay monthly for the use of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. There are additional features that we use that have an extra fee."

"The pricing is on the high side and the subscription is renewed every year."

"The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."

"It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers."

"This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."

"The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."

"Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."

"DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is very high and should be much cheaper."

"In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."

"The solution is cost effective."

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	37
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	22

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?

Compared to the products in the market, Acronis is very affordable. Because they have multiple solutions integrated into one license, we can justify the cost. It is affordable within region-wise po...

What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?

What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?

I am working with Acronis, and I have experience with Veeam Backup for VMware and similar technologies. I have experience with VMware configuration from vSphere and backup, replication, and related...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?

I am saying that the pricing is reasonable. It's not that expensive, and the product is also pretty stable. It's a good solution and the price is okay regarding the other products.

What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony?

It's difficult to know how DataCore SANsymphony can be improved. I think DataCore SANsymphony could be deployed on Linux environments, which could be a great thing for clients. I would like to see ...

What is your primary use case for DataCore SANsymphony?

I usually recommend DataCore SANsymphony for companies in the domain of research, energy, governmental, and education.

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure provides comprehensive server backup solutions with features such as full image backup and ransomware protection to ensure data security, tailored for private and cloud-based environments.

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure delivers robust backup and data management capabilities. Its user-friendly interface and features like integrated software-defined networking and single console management streamline operations. The solution supports multi-tenancy models enabling organizations to create custom services and manage clients efficiently. While primarily focused on server and Microsoft 365 resource backup, it integrates with private clouds and data centers, ensuring seamless data protection. Room for improvement includes enhancing the virtual environment, adding real-time backup, email security, and disaster recovery features, and expanding analytics integration.

What are the key features?

Full Image Backup: Captures a complete image of your system for comprehensive data protection.
File Sharing: Facilitates easy access and collaboration across platforms.
Ransomware Protection: Provides advanced security to safeguard data from cyber threats.
Multi-tenancy Model: Allows creating and managing multiple clients and services under one platform.
Single Console Management: Enhances operational efficiency with streamlined management and reporting.
Software-defined Networking: Integrates networking functionalities for optimized data flow.

What benefits do users typically find?

Streamlined Operations: Simplifies backup processes, saving time and resources.
Data Security: Ensures comprehensive protection against unauthorized data access and cyber threats.
Cost-effective: Offers reasonable licensing fees with a high return on investment.
Scalable Integration: Easily integrates with existing data centers for expanded functionality.

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure sees significant implementation in industries focusing on server backup and data management. Organizations deploy it to leverage private and cloud-based models, enjoying simple implementation and cost efficiency. Resellers and solution providers use it to offer profitable data protection services to their customers.

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DataCore SANsymphony enhances storage environments with features like synchronous mirroring, scalability, and flexibility. It optimizes performance through parallel I/O, ensuring high availability, efficiency, and protection against data loss with hardware independence and user-friendly management.

DataCore SANsymphony offers a robust platform for managing storage in VMware environments and beyond, enabling high-performance storage with disaster recovery features and synchronous mirroring. With hardware independence and real-time data replication, SANsymphony supports virtualization and data protection across distributed data centers, ensuring seamless data access. Users benefit from its ease of use, storage pooling, and auto-tiering, managing different storage speeds efficiently and maximizing uptime. DataCore's hardware-independent active-active setup and management tools add value, though improvements in container support, web capabilities, API robustness, and Linux support are needed. Pricing, licensing, tech support, backup integration with Veeam, iSCSI connectivity, and performance reporting are areas for enhancement.

What are the key features of DataCore SANsymphony?

Synchronous Mirroring: Ensures data protection with high-availability mirroring.
Scalability and Flexibility: Adapts to changing storage needs efficiently.
Parallel I/O: Boosts speed significantly through enhanced performance.
Storage Pooling: Simplifies management across different storage resources.
Auto-Tiering: Manages storage speeds efficiently for optimized performance.

What benefits should users consider in DataCore SANsymphony?

High Availability: Ensures continuous data access with synchronous mirroring.
Disaster Recovery: Provides robust data protection strategies.
Performance Optimization: Parallel I/O boosts overall system speed.
Ease of Use: User-friendly features enhance management and operational efficiency.
Hardware Independence: Offers flexibility in choosing storage hardware.

DataCore SANsymphony finds application in industries focusing on high-performance storage requirements, particularly those in VMware environments. Utilized for managing storage across virtual machines and applications, it supports seamless data access within distributed data centers. The platform's real-time data replication, synchronous and asynchronous mirroring, and auto-tiering contribute significantly to optimizing performance and maintaining business continuity.

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Sample Customers

Computol, dmi Networking

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs. DataCore SANsymphony