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We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and IBM Storage Protect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IBM Storage Protect Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"The main reasons that our customers like Acronis are that it is very strong and easy to use.""The user interface (UI) is easy to use.""One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.""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 solution has all the features I need and user friendly.""In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs.""The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using.""Consistency and reliability. The interface is easy to understand and consistent across applications. While not 100%, it is a very reliable backup solution."

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"The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future.""The tool's backup engine is very powerful. Previously, our client finished backup with HPE product in 48 hours. IBM Storage Protect completes backup in 8 hours."

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Cons
"No technical support and minimal documentation.""The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult.""The solution needs to have better stability. I would like to improve the tool’s support through calls.""It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres.""The support and documentation must be improved.""I would like to have more hardware space. It would make it better. I would like to have two more terabytes.""We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky.""The product needs to have a simple DR process."

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"The product should improve its GUI. It should also support Windows clustering.""The solution is expensive."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."
  • "Pricing is what it is. I don't shop around once I find a good solution. I insist they maintain ongoing support year after year for updates and tech support."
  • "I would say that at the pricepoint that it's at, it's definitely worth the money."
  • "It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
  • "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."
  • "​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
  • "Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
  • "The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
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  • "IBM Storage Protect is not expensive and fits the needs of all business types. The licensing is based on a capacity-based model. You can take a license for one, two, or three terabytes."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer: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 is… more »
    Top Answer:One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
    Top Answer:The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future.
    Top Answer:The solution is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap.
    Top Answer:New workloads are not good for storage protect like container or virtual machines. IBM acknowledges that users and partners with companies do it better and integrate it into the product. It takes too… more »
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    43rd
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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.

    IBM Storage Protect is a data backup and recovery software. Storage Protect is part of the software defined storage products in the IBM Storage portfolio. For backup and recovery of SaaS applications, see Storage Protect for Cloud.

    IBM Storage Protect provides comprehensive data resilience for physical file servers, virtual environments and a wide range of applications. Organizations can scale up to manage billions of objects per backup server. Clients can reduce backup infrastructure costs with built-in data efficiency capabilities and the ability to migrate or copy data to tape, public cloud services, and on-premises object storage. IBM Storage Protect can also store IBM Storage Protect Plus data, allowing companies to take advantage of their existing investment for long-term data retention and disaster recovery.

    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
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    Top Industries
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    Non Profit10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider10%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Construction Company5%
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    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise22%
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    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IBM Storage Protect
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IBM Storage Protect and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while IBM Storage Protect is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while IBM Storage Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Storage Protect writes "A stable enterprise solution for backup and restore". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Commvault Cloud, whereas IBM Storage Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IBM Storage Protect report.

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