Acronis Cyber Protect vs IBM Spectrum Protect comparison

Acronis and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.2, while IBM is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.2. Acronis holds a 4.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

IBM Spectrum Protect

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

IBM Spectrum Protect and Acronis Cyber Protect are two leading data protection solutions. IBM Spectrum Protect stands out for its comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities, while Acronis Cyber Protect is noted for its integrated cybersecurity features and user-friendly interface.

Features: IBM Spectrum Protect is valued for its robust and scalable backup options, including snapshot, and archival capabilities. It also supports a wide range of platforms, offering reliability to users. Acronis Cyber Protect integrates cybersecurity features with backup solutions, providing real-time protection against malware and ease of configuration. Users find its all-in-one approach beneficial as it simplifies management and deployment.

Room for Improvement: IBM Spectrum Protect can be complex to manage, with users suggesting improvements for a shorter learning curve and better reporting features. Acronis Cyber Protect users recommend expanding advanced backup features for larger enterprises and enhancing integration with third-party tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Spectrum Protect has a more involved deployment process that can be challenging for new users, though it benefits from responsive and knowledgeable customer support. Acronis Cyber Protect is known for straightforward deployment and intuitive setup, coupled with robust customer service that efficiently addresses issues.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Spectrum Protect is perceived to have a higher initial setup cost, but its comprehensive features can justify the investment for larger organizations seeking robust data management. Acronis Cyber Protect offers a cost-effective pricing model with significant ROI due to its combined cybersecurity and backup functionalities, making it advantageous for businesses seeking integrated solutions.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

IBM Spectrum Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

17th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

149

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 IBM Spectrum Protect is 2.2%, up from 2.3% 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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Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Manageable and comprehensive and integrates robust backup features for core banking

It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum. This is why I am searching for another solution. The product also lacks any centralized graphical user interface (GUI), such as Jarek Pod, and I am limited to using a console-based text user interface, which my local partner handles completely.

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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 licensing model is very good."

"Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products."

"The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high."

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

"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools."

"The performance has been fine so far."

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

"In terms of system-critical support, Acronis' technical support does really well. I would give them an eight out of ten for that."

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"The technical support for Spectrum Protect is very mature. It is very committed to giving a top-notch support experience."

"When I have to do disaster recoveries, I can do it with this tool."

"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that IBM Spectrum Protect is highly integrated with IBM ESS. In addition, it allows us to back up our virtual servers directly to take VM snapshots. It runs on Linux as well."

"The scheduled backups ensure we meet the requirements for our business, and we keep backups of certain environments."

"I've had no problems with the stability of this solution."

"The solution is really scalable."

"Nothing beats this solution for file backup."

"I find the whole product useful. The backup archive client, snapshot, spectrum for virtual environments are beneficial features."

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Cons

"The backing up of virtual machines in VMware and Nutanix needs better integration and the performance of the solution needs improvement."

"The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team."

"There are times when the backups are slow. A faster backup would be better."

"Acronis Backup can improve on the virtualization backups because they are not as good as Veeam Backup."

"Acronis has some limitations on the cloud side."

"The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks. Calls are often scheduled around four to five PM and tend to occur with a two-hour delay each time."

"A little bit more integration would be good. It should support broader platforms."

"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."

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"Replication of data could be more user friendly."

"We should be talking about the capacity of the tape drives. That's the only problem."

"We have run into some periods where we have found some tape issues which were causing us problems, but we resolved them. For some reason, we had a bunch of drives go offline on our disk storage (our virtual library)."

"The solution's initial setup process wasn't easy...The solution is overly complicated in terms of architecture, especially compared to other tools in the market."

"It has a lot of areas for improvement. Its reporting for job completion or incompletion can be improved. It should also provide a granular recovery, ease of operation, data life cycle management, and media management. It should support a backup in such a format that in case of a disaster, one can start the virtual machine out of the backup itself. Its reliability can also be better. It is also expensive, and their support is also poor."

"The solution should have better integration with VMware and with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus."

"The version that we had when I first started made it look really bad. We are talking about commands that should have run in two seconds, but instead took four to eight hours. Other components were sluggish."

"It does what we need it to do, but it could be better with VM backups. It could be better integrated with virtual machines or VM backups, but that's why they have their Plus out now. Plus version is more geared toward VM backups. The regular version is more for endpoint clients."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."

"Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."

"You don't have to pay for licenses. You can pay per gig per month. It is pretty reasonable, especially when you do it per gig."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."

"There are monthly fees to use Acronis Backup."

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

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

"The price of the solution is expensive and could be reduced a little."

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"The pricing model of this solution is another difficult area, it's very sophisticated in the way they charge. It's based on PBU, which is a type of processor, how, many processors, and you need to put everything into an equation. However, they have different ways of charging or licensing. One way is a back-end volume or front-end volume, which is quite complicated."

"The solution is not cheap."

"The licensing fees are between $8,000 and $10,000 per year."

"That's no longer my department, but I have some past experience with licensing. It is not cheap. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of licensing. In terms of additional costs, there is management overhead. It is a complex solution and a lot of work goes into managing clients. It has gotten better over the years, but compared to its competitor, it is still heavy on management overhead."

"We have been at our size for a few years. We are not really looking to battle the licensing costs, as this is our primary system."

"The price of IBM Spectrum Protect is expensive. However, there are a few packages and it is unclear because, for the entry suite they have both options, which are the back-end storage capacity and the front-end storage capacity."

"The solution's pricing is fair. Price-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten."

"License-wise regarding IBM, it's licensed per terabyte. And that is after compression and deduplication."

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Computer Software Company

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10%

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17%

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13%

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Questions from the Community

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How does Acronis Backup compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

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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 IBM Spectrum Protect?

IBM Spectrum Protect is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect?

It's expensive. I acknowledge the cost associated with it.

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Also Known As

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

IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

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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IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.

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Sample Customers

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

CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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