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Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs HPE Alletra dHCI comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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 Infrastructure
Ranking in HCI
21st
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Alletra dHCI
Ranking in HCI
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Alletra dHCI is 4.8%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rishan Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful multi-tenancy model, reliable, and simple setup
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. In a future release, there needs to be analytics when there is an existing dashboard, this should be a requirement.
Antonin Pavlik - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortless upgrades with one-click feature while new server deployment needs a smoother process
I have a data center, and all the servers are connected to HPE Alletra dHCI. I use it for data management with VMware running on the servers The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The technical support provided by Acronis is great."
"The most valuable features are the full image backup, and the file or document sharing, allowing documents to be easily accessed from anywhere."
"The most valuable feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is the multi-tenancy model, we can create customers and services for them."
"The most valuable feature is the backup capability."
"The best feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is how it backs up files in a user-friendly manner."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is stable."
"The product has cut down a lot of service tickets. Earlier, people complained about slowness."
"HPE Alletra dHCI was good because we could have the vVols, which we are using for our production server, with the snapshots."
"It's helpful as you stand on high-end storage. Alletra offers up to 99% availability, providing excellent stability. You also get the benefits of an HCI solution with a template and upgradability at any time."
"We have the ability to increase the storage without any additional costs."
"The technical support services are good."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI has the most valuable features for performance, resilience, and scalability."
"The nice thing about it is that it truly integrates with the cloud, so I can move my volumes bi-directionally in and out of the cloud."
 

Cons

"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."
"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."
"If they could make improvements with the virtual environment then it would be better."
"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."
"The performance of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI could improve. Other solutions, such as Cisco, are better."
"I rate Nimble one out of 10 for ease of setup. Setting up Nimble Storage was a nightmare. It took us three months to deal with all the kinks and bugs. We had two people from HPE assisting us and two from our team."
"They could expand product support to Microsoft Hyper-V and Red Hat Linux platforms."
"The product's active controller feature needs improvement."
"The solution must be hypervisor-agnostic."
"Software upgrade is still more complicated than the competitors, so that's an area of improvement."
"The solution could improve by providing better file-level restoration and DVX system options."
"The product does not support file services."
 

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."
"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is much cheaper than the competition and has value proposition. Customers can see an ROI in three months. There are no additional costs, and VMware licenses can be reutilized."
"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."
"The cost of the licensing is reasonable."
"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."
"The customers have found the solution to be expensive. However, when compared to the competition the price is reasonable."
"I think it's priced right and it's extremely intelligent."
"The product is costly."
"The solution’s pricing was very good."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
Pricing is quite affordable. I would rate it a three on a scale from one to ten.
What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet. This includes storage accounts, blob storage, and container VMs in Azure.
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
I use Acronis Cyber Infrastructure primarily to save our M365 resources. The implementation was simple, and the licensing fees were not too high. This allowed us to sell it to our customers with a ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
Pricing is rated at six, which is normal. The price is appropriate for the capabilities and features that the customers receive.
What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?
I would like the HPE Alletra dHCI to provide options to install products separately. When extending or when servers are already present, normal Alletra systems are more suitable. dHCI projects ofte...
 

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