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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (8th), Cloud Backup (7th)
Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

ArunKumar24 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at ONGC
Reliable image backups have protected our HMIs and simplified on‑premises recovery
We have not tried the vulnerability assessment feature yet because we have a different set of protocols for our cybersecurity. We conduct audits and plug the gaps as part of our security approach. We are not using AI with the anti-malware from Acronis; we are using it only for backup and recovery. On the backup and restoration side with Acronis Backup, some on-premises AI features which can detect anomalies may be something which would improve the product significantly. Otherwise, we are not very comfortable with cloud-based solutions at this time. We are looking for products which are entirely on-premises, so they remain within our control.
David Villota - PeerSpot reviewer
EMEA Hosting Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive
Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard
The solution has been installed on Linux machines.  The solution is issue-free. We are happy with it.  The solution has been stable and reliable.  It is scalable.  My understanding the setup is pretty straightforward and that the onboarding wizard is pretty easy to follow.  I've never had to…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Acronis has a very rich functionality."
"Acronis Backup is easy to use, intuitive, and has high performance."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"For me, it's been very successful and very effective."
"Acronis is quite a good solution for that."
"The solution is exceptional for desktop backup."
"It allows us to backup our remote sites to a local NAS device, and allows for easy retrieval of data."
"In our recent experiences, Acronis Cyber Protect proved most valuable during instances of colleagues facing migration challenges due to ransomware impacts. In these situations, where servers and backups were affected, having a backup stored in external drives or other devices within our data centers posed risks. To address this vulnerability, we decided to shift to a cloud backup solution."
"The initial setup and deployment are easy. It's straightforward."
"Veeam has a "next, next, finish" installer, and the overall deployment is straightforward. The deployment is easy because Veeam is compatible with all our VMware services and VMs. Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE are integrated into vCenter or vSphere site deployments, so we don't need to deploy each server one by one."
"In one balanced solution, one single management pane, I can take care of everything, even my cloud infrastructure."
"The flexibility and user-friendliness of Veeam make it very IT operations-friendly."
"I would advise others to go ahead and implement it; this is a good solution for disaster recovery, easy to implement and operate, and very fast at recovering the entire environment."
"It is scalable."
"It's stable and reliable."
"Veeam Agent for Linux works like a charm and after-sales support is amazing, so I can only say that the product is very new."
 

Cons

"It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."
"I would like to have more cybersecurity integration to properly round up the product and its offering."
"MS Exchange and SQL backups are a little slow and odd to setup."
"The solution needs to have better stability. I would like to improve the tool’s support through calls."
"We would always support better pricing."
"I would like to see better centralized management, because I use it across multiple clients. To have a console that centrally manages them would be nice."
"I would like to have more cybersecurity integration to properly round up the product and its offering. In terms of cybersecurity, if the offerings can be more versatile so that it is not just a backup solution, it would be great. Some addition to cybersecurity would really be helpful so that it becomes a kind of a suite of products. Backup and recovery form a part of the broader security strategy. Its integration with other cybersecurity solutions would provide proper visibility to not just your cybersecurity dashboard but also to all of your backups. You would have a pretty good view of the entire security landscape that you are managing."
"A little bit more integration would be good. It should support broader platforms."
"Scalability, if you are talking about Linux, is good. However, if you need to backup more types of solutions or Unix systems, like HP/UX, AIX, etc., it's not compatible."
"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."
"In the next version, I would like to see an increase in the locations online. I have found that other products have good pickup location."
"It would be much better if more applications were supported on the Linux side."
"At the moment, this solution is not good enough."
"There is a compatibility issue with HCI."
"Technical support could be improved."
"It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"There is a license required for this solution and it can be on a monthly basis."
"The cost of updates is less than $100 USD yearly."
"It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."
"This is an affordable product and fits within our customers' budgets."
"Price-wise it's good."
"The costing is very competitive."
"Licensing costs are monthly."
"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."
"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."
"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."
"It's a subscription based license, which is started on a yearly basis. Currently the licensing is split between three editions: standard, enterprise, and enterprise plus. As long as you check the comparison between the additions and make sure that you have what you need, there are no extra costs with Veeam."
"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Photography Company
23%
Construction Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business70
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

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Overall, the price is very good. I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
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Also Known As

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