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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Rubrik vs Veritas Alta SaaS Protection comparison

 

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SameerMogale - PeerSpot reviewer
Encounter challenges in troubleshooting but experience efficient customer support
The application itself is a bit bloated. Although it has a lot of features when it comes to troubleshooting, we don't basically know where to start even though we do give them the log files to troubleshoot they don't give us a proper solution set. So I would say because it's bloated, it's a bit more difficult to troubleshoot where you get certain errors. From my side, on the POC I didn't really need to do much. It's only after we discovered there was a compatibility issue with the application that the client was running that we actually had to do a lot of log file shipping to Acronis themselves and getting solutions because of other problems. So on a day-to-day basis, you don't even maintain it, you just forget about it. You get alerts, but usually in between. It's quite easy to manage. To be honest with you, since I didn't really test that option of Acronis Cyber Protect, it's supposed to make everything feasible and easy to manage but I never got the option of testing it out, so I cannot really say at this stage.
AmarpreetSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimal data security and management achieved with smooth deployment and strong support
I plan to expand the number of users for Rubrik in the future. Currently, I have approximately 10 to 12 customers on Rubrik, as we are partners to Rubrik and a service provider, SIS. I am working with large to medium organizations, not small ones. Regarding Artificial Intelligence, Rubrik is in the initial phase, and I am expecting more from them. I can give them seven out of ten for their improvements in that area. I would recommend Rubrik to other organizations because it is easy to install, easy to manage, and very compact in terms of a solution, with good support from Rubrik. These features allow it to match from small scale to large scale customers very easily. The number of people who usually take part in maintenance from my side depends on the customer size. For large customers, we involve four to five people, but for small customers, one person is enough. I rate Rubrik eight out of ten.
Daniel Ogola - PeerSpot reviewer
The appliance is ready to integrate with the cloud in cases where the customers have a hybrid or cloud environment.
The go-between is a Veritas partner, so the customer support was not that good. The solution is fine except when there is a purchasing crisis where you have to remake the ecosystem. It causes a lot of issues. The support was a problem, but we're okay with it as long as we have someone to communicate with.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like Acronis Cyber Protect's backup process and its management console is intuitive."
"I would definitely say the backup and recovery. It used to be a separate module. It was a recovery part and it would literally duplicate the machine to bare bones."
"I have not used other backup solutions to compare how well the features work but I have found Acronis Backup to be user-friendly, overall easy to use, and performance is good."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are cloning and many other capabilities. For example, you are able to clone the whole operating system and drive. Additionally, the solution is a complete package."
"The most valuable feature of Acronis Backup is the data recovery and restoration details."
"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."
"Universal Restore is valuable to us."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools."
"Automation functions, image based backup, and the ability to instantly recover anything from files to databases."
"ubrik's One-Touch Recovery helps address this. Using backup as a migration tool can also help overcome challenges when moving to a hybrid cloud."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The search functionality is second to none as the speed of the search is fast across the whole system and predictive."
"Rubrik, when compared to Cohesity, Dell, and Veritas, was the best of the four."
"What I like about Rubrik is its strong focus on security, particularly in combating ransomware threats."
"Rubrik has led to improvement by reducing the amount of failed backups, leading to a reduced workload in IT operations."
"It has a streamlined user interface, provides an improved tech support experience, and reduces time required to locate and restore data."
"It's a good solution. It's pretty stable."
"It's very comprehensive. It's one of the first brands to appear in its field."
"What I like most about Veritas SaaS Backup is that it is easy to work on."
"Veritas is loaded with features because the appliance is ready to integrate with the cloud in cases where the customers have a hybrid or cloud environment."
"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."
"The solution is stable; I haven't experienced any bugs or glitches on it."
"We're comfortable using this kind of technology. It's user-friendly."
"The automated recovery feature of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection makes the recovery much easier, as opposed to earlier methods where we were using scripts to do the restore."
 

Cons

"The biggest problem that we have is when the antivirus is installed, the whole machine runs very slowly and some of the machines hang."
"I have no suggestions for improvements as I have only used the product for a month and have yet to really discover all of its aspects."
"The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks."
"On the cloud side, security could always be better."
"The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team."
"The solution needs to have better stability. I would like to improve the tool’s support through calls."
"It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."
"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I need to create reports to know whether something is available or not, how much frontend data is being protected, etc. Rubrik gives a lot of things in the report, which can be confusing. It isn't very easy to get reports. It shows all the backup, index, replication, and everything else in one report. So, I have to export, filter, and then do the calculations."
"The reporting, in particular the customization of reports, needs to be improved."
"The only thing that can be improved is catering for open source databases because at the moment it doesn't cater for Mongo, MySQL, and Postgres."
"Rubrik can only leverage cloud storage for archiving and has no cloud failover."
"Troubleshooting failed backups is difficult, and deciphering the logs without the help of support is usually almost impossible."
"The same test case in Rubrik takes more than six to seven times longer, meaning the on-premises SLA is significantly faster."
"The price of Rubrik is too high, especially when you are considering a change in the total backup solution."
"Rubrik needs to continue to listen to their customers and what they want/need, not just care about money and the bottom line."
"The technical team wasn't very helpful."
"Licensing has been a struggle. It went from bronze, silver to gold. Licensing needs more sophistication. It has features that are sold as separate add-ons."
"The go-between is a Veritas partner, so the customer support was not that good. The solution is fine except when there is a purchasing crisis where you have to remake the ecosystem. It causes a lot of issues. The support was a problem, but we're okay with it as long as we have someone to communicate with."
"The backup reports and the dashboard need improvement."
"The usability of the solution isn't the best."
"They should review the cost aspect of the subscription for Veritas Alta SaaS Protection because customers are going for the cheaper storage, which doesn't give those features in terms of dedup ratios."
"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."
"The implementation could be improved. The server setup is very easy, but some specific client implementation, for example, Oracle or SQL servers, are a little bit complicated. they should offer a bit more assistance with the setup for these particular items."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."
"It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
"There is a license required for this solution and it can be on a monthly basis."
"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."
"​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
"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."
"Licensing fees are billed annually and there are no extra charges."
"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."
"There are additional costs like maintenance, and there are some features on their central management piece that don't come with our licensing."
"We do perpetual licensing... It was all based on the amount of storage we needed to use. We did a cost analysis compared to Tivoli and it was in line with other solutions."
"We pay yearly and it's based on the number of bricks."
"The solution is expensive for small businesses."
"Rubrik is not the cheapest solution, but we've been happy with the time savings that we have seen. At least from what we have spent so far, we have been happy with the return on investment."
"Rubrik is priced high, but it was the solution that was providing us encryption and was secure. The solution price is high, but you get what you pay for."
"The initial setup cost includes support and maintenance costs, followed by a monthly fee."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."
"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."
"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."
"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."
"The program is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
4%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

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Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
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Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
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