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Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs VxRail comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure
Ranking in HCI
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VxRail
Ranking in HCI
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
134
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VxRail is 13.8%, down from 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
HCI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
VxRail13.8%
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure1.0%
Other85.2%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

PE
CEO at ASOVA
User-friendly backup has simplified file access and boosted customer satisfaction
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 little profit for us The best feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is how it backs up files in a…
Saleh Khalid - PeerSpot reviewer
computer scientist at Imam University
Experience improved integration and cost-efficiency while facing support challenges
The best features of VxRail are its compatibility with VMware, its hyper-converged solution capabilities, and its single line of support. These are the most beneficial aspects of VxRail. I switched from the previous HP solution to Dell solution because it was a good decision. With HP servers, we dealt with a vendor for the compute servers, another vendor for the storage servers, and another vendor for the networking, which required us to manage multiple vendors. Now, we have a single team who can handle VxRail and a single line of support. We don't need anything other than that, and these are the differences we noticed after we switched.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 is the backup capability."
"The best feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is how it backs up files in a user-friendly manner."
"The technical support provided by Acronis is great."
"The most valuable feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is the multi-tenancy model, we can create customers and services for them."
"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."
"I like that there is a dependency on the storage controller."
"The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature."
"One beneficial feature is that the solution can handle complex environments."
"The most compelling aspect of VxRail lies in its unwavering guarantee of sustained performance for my systems, regardless of their geographical distribution."
"It helps simplify the management of VMware."
"It makes for easier deployments through automation and improved accessibility."
"First and foremost, I would advise people to purchase this solution mainly for the simplicity of the system. And it's all managed in one place, which is nice compared to Nutanix where you had to administrate multiple places. And, the support now is so good."
"The implementation was quick, we used a checklist and it took approximately one hour."
 

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."
"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."
"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."
"I would like to see real-time backup supported in the next release of this solution."
"If they could make improvements with the virtual environment then it would be better."
"They need to keep upgrading the environment and improving automation so that the solution keeps getting better and better."
"The product could support and have more compliance with other vendors."
"When it comes to maintenance, it takes 16 hours to upgrade a 12 node VxRail plus. This could be improved in the system."
"The support protocols have changed after Broadcom acquired VMware."
"VxRail could be easier to set up. It's tricky to configure the network properly and match the requirements."
"It could be improved by having more information on the integration portion of ACI."
"I would like better integration with VCF from VMware, which is the Cloud Foundation tool set, so we can easily provision servers very quickly."
"What I did not like so much was the amount of VMware that you have to put in your system related to the VxRail."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is on the high side and the subscription is renewed every year."
"We pay monthly for the use of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. There are additional features that we use that have an extra fee."
"Licensing and price for this solution is reasonable."
"The solution is competitively priced but it is expensive. However, this is expected as we are a corporate enterprise and we need this environment."
"VxRail is not cheap, but it's not expensive either."
"It is just as cheap to move over to an HCI solution as it is to maintain a legacy system."
"It is expensive as compared to other products in the same category."
"I live in Brazil, and my customers are from Brazil. It is quite an expensive solution. It is more expensive than the traditional environment."
"The licensing of vSAN and VMware for different editions of VxRail is not easy."
"We most likely pay yearly for support. The cost was justified by now because it stays up and I don't have to constantly open tickets. I probably rebooted the system once or twice. We haven't replaced any discs in the storage, we haven't had to do any disc replacements, so it just runs. You pay a little more but you cut down on the maintenance."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise56
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
I would rate the pricing of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure as nine out of ten.
What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
I have not found any drawbacks so far. In terms of future updates, I would like to see more AI features.
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
I primarily use Acronis Cyber Infrastructure for cloud backup and email backup.
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Sample Customers

Computol, dmi Networking
World Wide Technology Inc, Renault Sport Formula One Team, 8x8 Inc, Brownes, Canadian Pacific, Canopy, Denton, EDF, Unilin, Xerox
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