Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

Acronis and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 86% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

123

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (12th), Cloud Backup (7th)

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

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Featured Reviews

Mohamed Naeem

Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC

Has ensured reliable data protection and quick recovery across various industries

The features of Acronis Cyber Protect that I find most useful for my customers are the Vault, data protection, and the ability to protect and access data anytime with the Vault feature. The AI-based antimalware feature in Acronis Cyber Protect is very effective in preventing cyber threats. AI is a good asset in protecting cybersecurity because it provides inception into threats and how to react with them before securing. It is very important and a great asset as a feature. The biggest benefit of Acronis Cyber Protect for my customers is that it is a great asset to protect business data and ensure data is in a secure Vault. Users can gain access to their data anytime. My future work will require mobility, so cloud-based access to data will be very beneficial.

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Salman Ahmed

Senior Manager at Habib Bank Ltd.

Functional application availability

There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

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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

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

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

"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."

"Consistency and reliability. The interface is easy to understand and consistent across applications. While not 100%, it is a very reliable backup solution."

"The best thing about it is that we can back up pretty much everything we want to. We don't have to have multiple solutions. It can back up any physical or virtual server, including servers in Azure. It can back up SharePoint, OneDrive, and G Suite. Everything we need to back up can be backed up, and that's why we like it."

"If you need to recover, it's the best recovery software I've ever used and I've been in this business for over 30 years. Plug a disc in and tell it to recover this machine and it's done. You walk away from it and it's done. Reboot it and it's perfect."

"The most valuable feature is its consistency."

"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."

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"I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure."

"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."

"The solution is useful for taking backups for end-user laptops and end-user workstations where data is involved."

"Veeam is very useful for the Hyper-V environment."

"It is a stable solution."

"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."

"The solution is meeting all of our client's requirements. It has good performance."

"The most valuable feature is that it's a VMware environment."

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Cons

"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."

"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."

"Acronis Backup has a straightforward initial setup process and an easy-to-use interface. However, a potential issue for Acronis partners is that registered partners do not have access to marketing materials, which can make it difficult for them to reach mass markets and sell the product. This could be improved by allowing registered partners to access marketing materials and tools, such as email templates, that would help them to promote Acronis Backup effectively."

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

"The tool's dashboard for daily operations is useful, but I find that it could benefit from enhancements, particularly in terms of reporting. While exporting reports, the format is not fancy as it appears on the dashboard. The exported files are typically in Excel CSV or PDF format."

"Because Acronis Backup is an on-premises solution, there is extra overhead. It's harder to manage, and there's no real remote access. You have to physically log in to the machine to manage it. The reporting feature works fine, and you will be able to send out reports. However, that is where it stops. The deployment could be improved and could be through a network chain. If we need to deploy two machines that are not connected to the internet but connected to two different networks, it would be great to have a machine with dual mix that has access to the backup server and to those machines. It would be like a relay that you can install on the machine with a two-mix, and that machine can then connect to your backup server and to the other machines. You should be able to see the other machines on that network and be able to deploy to it and push jobs to it."

"The pricing could be improved."

"Currently, there is no option to use the tape drives again as a backup repository for the cloud deployment."

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"The solution could use some updates to minor details omitted from current reporting."

"I would like to have a more automated installation process."

"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."

"The backups can go slow."

"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows should improve by having more features, easier deployment, and compatibility with Unix boxes."

"The predictability of the solution needs improvement. Sometimes, if it's doing something at the back end, it may go slow. Today, the backup completion took four hours, but sometimes it can do the backup in 30 minutes or an hour. With solutions like NetBackup, I can predict to a much higher degree of certainty how long something will take to complete."

"The stability of this solution needs to be improved."

"I am not very impressed by the technical support I received when I had an issue."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."

"I think that the prices of the product go up every year. If one is extremely expensive and ten is absolutely cheap, I rate the product price as six."

"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."

"There is a license required for this solution and it can be on a monthly basis."

"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."

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"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."

"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."

"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, and pricing can be a disadvantage or a weakness for this solution."

"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."

"We have an annual license."

"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."

"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."

"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Photography Company

23%

Performing Arts

21%

Real Estate/Law Firm

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Small Business	67
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	23

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	10

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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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What is Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a robust, trusted data protection and recovery solution for both physical and virtual machines. This solution can be used to safeguard all kinds of machines and devices, such as desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Veeam Agent for Windows can easily be installed on all Windows-based physical servers, workstations, desktops, and virtual machines, and works well in either a standalone or managed mode.

It is widely understood that all users should back up all stored data on a regularly scheduled basis to protect all important data. In the event of a data disaster, data can easily be restored from the backup using this solution and one would never have to experience a loss of important information. Users can implement Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to perform regularly scheduled backups automatically, or manually, as needed. Users can choose to back up individual folders and files, designate particular computer files, or even the entire computer image.

Backups can be saved in several different locations, such as:

Cloud Repository (Veeam Cloud Connect)
Backup Repository (Veeam Backup Server)
Network Shared Folder
Local Computer Drive
Removable Storage Device (USB, CD, DVD, etc)
Microsoft OneDrive

Veeam Agent for Windows users are able to:

Create a Veeam Recovery Media file on an external hard drive, CD/DVD/BD, internal hard drive, or choose to establish an ISO file using Veeam Recovery Media on disk.

Create a comprehensive system image backup and securely back up chosen computer volumes or specific personal folders with files. Users have the option to store backups in a network shared folder on an external hard drive, or use the Veeam backup repository, Veeam Cloud Connect Repository, or Microsoft OneDrive.

Veeam Data restore offers two options:

Volume-level restore: Veeam Agent is able to restore the complete content of the entire volume. The solution retrieves the data blocks pertaining to the designated volumes and copies them to the desired location. A volume can then be restored to a new location or its original location.
File-Level Restore: Veeam Agent will use Veeam’s proprietary driver to publish backup content safely to a user's computer file system. Users can then access the content user Veeam’s Virtual Disk Driver (VDK), which is included with the solution. Users can then easily browse and copy the desired files and folders to use as desired.

Veeam Recovery Media

Veeam Agent for Windows allows users to create a complete recovery image of their computer using Veeam Recovery Media. This image contains all data necessary to run Microsoft Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) while supplying a viable option to run users’ computer systems.

Reviews From Real Users:

“We use Veeam Agent for security as well as to ensure we have a backup should the server or discs fatally die. We are a small company with just one building, we want to be sure that should a server be gone we have a backup in the cloud so that we can survive.” - Director at a tech services company

“The compatibility of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows with other solutions is good. Its integration with other solutions is also good. I also find the product user-friendly.” - Business Development Manager at a tech services company.

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