Acronis Cyber Protect vs Actifio comparison

Acronis and Google are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.2, while Google is ranked #49 with an average rating of 8.0. Acronis holds a 4.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Google’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Google users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

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87% willing to recommend

Acronis Cyber Protect

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Acronis Cyber Protect and Actifio are two prominent players in the data protection and backup solutions market. Acronis Cyber Protect has an edge in ease of deployment and customer service, while Actifio is favored for its robust feature set and pricing satisfaction.

Features: Acronis Cyber Protect offers advanced threat detection, integrated backup, and anti-malware protection. Actifio provides comprehensive data virtualization, streamlined disaster recovery, and efficient backup performance.

Room for Improvement:Acronis Cyber Protect needs better performance optimization, more intuitive reporting tools, and enhanced scalability. Actifio requires improved scalability, better integration with third-party applications, and increased system flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Protect is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. Actifio's deployment options are valued but can be complex. Both products receive high marks for customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect is noted for competitive pricing and valuable ROI, offering high cost-effectiveness. Actifio's pricing is higher but justified by its extensive features, providing significant long-term ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

Actifio

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

49th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Data Management (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.3%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Actifio is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Stuart Grigor

Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental

Good backup solution but challenges with the stability

It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.

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Anil-Sinha

Senior Consultant at CGI

Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes

The product is scalable. However, to ensure optimal scalability, you need to work on the underlying hardware and resources. For example, if your network has limited bandwidth, you need to identify and address the bottlenecks by increasing resources. The product is designed to be scalable, but it requires attention to the underlying resources to ensure sufficient capacity. For example, they have the appliance on a given server. And that server would work till a certain stage. Then if you see that the resources are low or have reached the capacity, you have to next level of the VM, like, in terms of if there is a memory or CPU or from the appliance to wherever you are hosting, wherever you are presenting that virtual disk, that network traffic, if you see that network traffic is reaching capacity, then you have to add additional. So it's scalable from the design perspective, but you have to work on the underlying resources to make sure they also have that capacity.

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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 backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."

"Stability is always good. I have used Acronis for 10 years now, if not more. I have never had a problem with availability, etc."

"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."

"I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. "

"One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."

"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible."

"The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using."

"Acronis Backup is easy to use, intuitive, and has high performance."

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"The solution helps reduce costs."

"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."

"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."

"They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."

"Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches."

"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."

Cons

"I can't select a network location. I have to map a drive on the server, and then I have to select the mapped drive in order for it to put the backup out there."

"One improvement that could be made is adding the option to download files in a PST format when doing a 365 or Google Cloud to cloud backup."

"When you are using enterprise hardware and software that increases over time, there need to be better and more management features. For pure backup software, it is fine, but when it comes to managing a large infrastructure it is lacking."

"The UI performance can be slow at times, especially when handling operations like checking backup status or initiating a restore. The response time for these actions could be improved."

"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."

"Acronis Backup can improve the latency when the file size is larger, we have had issues. Additionally, they could allow more flexibility when searching for information and I cannot download the CBIS backup copy information which could be made easier."

"When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration."

"The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors."

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"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."

"The initial setup is complex."

"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."

"Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool."

"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."

"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an affordable product and fits within our customers' budgets."

"When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."

"The pricing model is a little complex to find the right size for what you need. It takes a lot of hours to figure it out."

"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."

"Licensing fees are billed annually and there are no extra charges."

"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."

"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."

"It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."

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"Support is very good. They send out a VM link and help you fix any issues."

"Pricing is on a case by case basis."

"Actifio is cheaper than other tools."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

19%

Retailer

Government

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Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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How does Acronis Backup compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Acronis Backup is a versatile backup-as-a-service solution for service providers. It allows you to protect workloads on-premises and in the cloud and provide backup to any storage. The deployment i...

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?

One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.

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What do you like most about Actifio?

The solution helps reduce costs.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Actifio?

Actifio is cheaper than other tools. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Actifio?

The product must provide AI features. Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool.

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

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Actifio is the world’s leading Enterprise Data-as-a-Service (EDaaS) platform. It enables thousands of users around the world to deliver their data just as they deliver their applications and infrastructure… as a service available instantly, anywhere. An enterprise-class software platform powered by patented Virtual Data Pipeline™ technology, Actifio frees data from traditional infrastructure to accelerate adoption of hybrid cloud, build higher quality applications faster, and improve business resiliency and availability. For more, visit Actifio.com or follow us on Twitter @Actifio.

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Kings Academy, Rush Memorial, Pentagon Credit Union, Oxford School District, New York City Probation, Dolmen Insurance, New Bedford Community Health, Gerard Darel, Ready Honda

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