Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs Bacula Enterprise comparison

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs. Bacula Enterprise

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

8th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (5th)

Bacula Enterprise

Ranking in Cloud Backup

16th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 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 2.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vinoth Thangavelu

Head of Technology at Immensa

Effective data loss prevention and good for small and medium enterprises

We are almost ready to acquire ManageEngine Endpoint DLP Plus. We have a lot of tools. We currently use Acronis Cyber Protect and are looking at zero trust file transfer tools. We have hands-on experience with some tools and are continuously upgrading our infrastructure and security tools. We started with Acronis. I think we had McAfee before I joined, and then we switched to Acronis. We are okay with it. Price and features were the main reason you decided to go with Acronis. It is good value for the money.

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GiovanniRamirez

Senior IT Consultant at Xerif

Solid backup tool with good scalability

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 it in their environment It was a very good project. The Bacula concept, topology, and networking…

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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

"The user interface is the most valuable feature for me because I can manage backups and teams in one console."

"The product offers a user-friendly dashboard and a seamless backup process"

"A valuable feature is the user-friendly control management. I appreciate the integrated service, where just one agent and one virtual management are needed to handle everything. The solution is highly stable. I rate it a nine out of ten. The support has been consistently excellent. The initial setup is straightforward."

"What I like best about Acronis Backup Cloud is the active protection feature that helps you protect your workload from ransomware attacks."

"The main strengths of Acronis lie in its cost-effectiveness, user-friendly interface, and comprehensive services."

"The management, backup, and recovery features are all very good."

"The update process is quite efficient. They send admin alerts one day in advance when updating data centers or products."

"The integration with multiple modules in the console and the backup and recovery features are very good."

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"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."

"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."

"Bacula is pretty stable."

"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."

"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."

"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."

"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."

"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."

Cons

"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."

"Technical support needs to be improved because they do not respond in a timely fashion."

"I keep submitting a request for more flexible reporting. I'd like to create custom reports in my own way, rather than just combining the pre-defined modules."

"I faced some problems with the solution's local sign-in part."

"The shortcomings in the solution can be overcome if the product improves in the area of completion time so that the restoration process does not take much time."

"The solution should increase its security features."

"I would like to see enhancements made to the security."

"Slow response from technical support."

More Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud cons

"The initial setup could be a bit easier."

"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."

"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."

"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."

"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."

"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."

"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."

"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."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is a bit expensive, but it's worth the price."

"I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten. You don't have to pay any additional costs."

"Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is an expensive solution."

"The product is not that expensive, making it a product that can be considered for purchase. I rate the product's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap."

"With the price, there is a certain limitation on terabytes but no limits on how many servers or how many services you can run."

"There is a free trial available in order for people to evaluate it."

"I would rate the pricing of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud as five out of ten"

"Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is an expensive solution."

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"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

Retailer

Computer Software Company

20%

University

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

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?

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Also Known As

Acronis Protect Cloud, Acronis Backup Cloud

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud unifies backup, anti-malware, antivirus and endpoint management capabilities (such as vulnerability assessments, patch management, remote access and monitoring, etc.) in one integrated, easy-to-use solution designed for service providers. All your infrastructure is managed through a single console and you need just one agent on an endpoint to take advantage of all capabilities. The unique integration enables service providers to reduce complexity and make security a key part of their offering, while increasing SLAs, decreasing churn, and generating more recurring revenue. Featuring a set of essential cyber protection capabilities included at no cost or on a pay-as-you-go basis, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud enables service providers to enhance their services with no upfront expense.

Acronis

Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable, especially robust and secure data backup and recovery software. Its unique low cost subscription model empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. With a high degree of flexibility and customizability, Bacula offers native integration with a wide range of hypervisors, databases, file systems, cloud interfaces and containers. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom or Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise backup software in mission critical environments because of its advanced features and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost.

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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.

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud vs. Bacula Enterprise