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Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs Bacula Enterprise comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 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 Protect Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Backup
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (5th)
Bacula Enterprise
Ranking in Cloud Backup
17th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (24th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bacula Enterprise is 2.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Stavros Samiotis - PeerSpot reviewer
Restores files accidentally deleted by developers and efficiently blocked a lot of attacks against our servers
The backup, the vulnerability assessment, and the anti-malware capabilities have been most impactful for data protection. Acronis approaches cybersecurity holistically, focusing on five key pillars: * Protection * Detection * Response * Recovery * Forensics It covers the need to block threats, investigate incidents, and ensure disaster recovery. This approach aligns well with current cybersecurity trends, including backups and deploying Malware Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems alongside Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) systems. While it doesn't yet include features like password management or security awareness training for end-users, Acronis has announced plans to integrate those in upcoming updates.
Davilson  Aguiar - PeerSpot reviewer
Very cost-effective and well organized with good compression
It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company. A managerial user who wants more information beyond the operational technician should be able to access it. It could include greater transparency regarding the volume of data trafficked on the network, as well as the expectation of deduplication. A more practical strategy could come with a backup policy model as a suggestion for both large and small companies. A simple suggestion is to visually implement the backup time as far as your physical media.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The disaster recovery feature."
"The solution has helped us maintain the backups, compliance, and integrity of the data residing on the servers and endpoints."
"Once you deploy, it's very easy to manage. It took us about an hour to deploy."
"I would recommend this solution. It's easy and fast, you don't need to be on-premises you can use it from anywhere."
"The product offers very easy configuration capabilities."
"The product offers a user-friendly dashboard and a seamless backup process"
"The ease of implementation is the solution's most valuable feature."
"We can use the tool to set up an automated backup from our on-premises server directly to the cloud."
"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."
 

Cons

"The solution is expensive."
"One of the areas where the product could be improved is its online cloud backup. I do appreciate the way the product is easy to navigate, however, sometimes I have difficulty managing the security permissions on my backups."
"I would like to have support for agentless backup, where you don't have to install an agent on the host."
"We are forced to purchase space in Acronis' private cloud, which is expensive."
"Not many people know about this product, so they may need to concentrate more on marketing."
"It could be a little more user-friendly. The technical support also should be improved."
"Slow response from technical support."
"In the solution, you have the customization option for reports but it is limited and should allow more customizations in terms of how long or when you can do the reports."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies."
"I am not the one who is paying for it, but based on what I know, it is not very expensive. It has a good price."
"I have been using pay as you go with Acronis, so the price is good.​"
"The product’s pricing is expensive."
"It's a monthly payment of $1,000 USD."
"We pay monthly for the use of the solution."
"Its cost depends on storage size and number of endpoints."
"Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is an expensive solution."
"This is an open-source solution."
"We have a perpetual license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
10%
Retailer
5%
Computer Software Company
20%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
It covers the need to block threats, investigate incidents, and ensure disaster recovery. This approach aligns well with current cybersecurity trends.
What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
I would like to see more mature XDR and EDR features. Additionally, for backups, I would like more replication options beyond the current VMXI replication. Specific areas also need improvement, and...
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?
We are a distributor of cybersecurity and IT solutions. I am responsible for Acronis development in our country. We use both Acronis Cyber Protect On Prem and Cyber Protect Cloud.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bacula Enterprise?
Bacula is more expensive than various other solutions. It’s almost completely commercial now. Products like Veeam software are much more expensive.
What needs improvement with Bacula Enterprise?
Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability.
What is your primary use case for Bacula Enterprise?
The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy...
 

Also Known As

Acronis Protect Cloud, Acronis Backup Cloud
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Sample Customers

Zebra Systems
NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.
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