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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Data Platform vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.3%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 15.6%, down from 20.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.5%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Mohd Fahim - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective with good data protection and a straightforward setup
Acronis Cyber Protect shows only a few features. We are using their default type of security I am using the default features of Acronis Security. The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy. It's a very cost-effective product. The…
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"For me, the cost is a significant advantage."
"I like Acronis Cyber Protect's backup process and its management console is intuitive."
"Centralized management is valuable to us."
"​I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. ​"
"i use the backup solution and I use something called Disk Director, which is a related product. Together, they allow me to manage all of my storage space."
"The main reason we went with Acronis Cyber Protect is because it provides a virtual machine backup feature."
"The setup is very easy."
"This is a full software so deployment time is very quick."
"It helps with process restoration. With Veeam, we never had backup or restoration issues."
"Sandbox feature is like a power tool for troubleshooting."
"I like all the backup features in Veeam."
"Storage Snapshot is a good feature and very safe."
"Instant Backup is an useful feature."
"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."
"The initial setup for a simple environment is very easy. We just do next, next, next, next for the installation. It can be complicated in a complicated environment. It can be simple for a simple environment. I enjoy installing it. It has a lot of features."
"Veeam's file monitoring capabilities are strong and consistent."
"The solution offers a lot of really great features that organizations can utilize and take advantage of."
"The solution is stable."
"The backup and restore features are helpful."
"We believe that everything Veritas NetBackup offers, including backups, snapshots, deduplication, and replication, is valuable."
"The deduplication feature is useful. Deduplication and compression features are what I like about NetBackup."
"The solution has been very good over the years at fine-tuning various aspects of the product so that it is continuously made better."
"This is the best solution that I know of."
"The backup and restore features work very well."
 

Cons

"We needed to have help from the vendor for implementation. The vendor used two personnel. We have system administrators and they do the server backups themself."
"The product would be better if they offered more integration capabilities."
"The dashboards for digital operations can be improved."
"No technical support and minimal documentation."
"The solution could use a single sign-on integration that can default to the admin dashboard. Right now, it's only username and password. If you had had an additional two-factor authentication, this would be beneficial for me."
"They can include something called a backup appliance. Although Acronis is a software-driven company, it would be good for customers to have some kind of backup appliance on top of a lightweight operating system. This will also reduce the cost. Currently, the customers have to buy the hardware in addition to the operating system, which increases the overhead in terms of procurement."
"The solution could improve by providing more database backup features and have better integration with many different types of databases. We cannot implement it in all of our infrastructures."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"There is always some room for improvement, especially with some of the different technologies such as DB2. Commvault has a DB2 agent, but Veeam still doesn't have it. We have to use the universal one for it."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"Veeam does image-based backups, whether it be of virtual machines or physical workloads, and they are able to back up general applications like Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, or SharePoint. Sometimes, even Oracle and SAP. But still, there are many customers using other types of databases that Veeam does not natively support. For example, in the Linux area, MySQL and PostgreSQL are supported, but with many limitations. Like, if a customer is running a Postgres cluster, Veeam does not support that."
"Since the solution has many options, it is not easier to give tasks to schedule it."
"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."
"I have issues with the licensing."
"It would be beneficial to have enhanced solutions for database backup, particularly for Oracle databases in the context of SAP systems."
"There have been issues with performance and some features."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"Extra features come with additional costs."
"The user interface could improve, it seems a bit out of date."
"The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it."
"It would be better if it had a cloud integration feature. I would like to use a single product for the cloud instances and the on-premise instances. The price could also be better."
"The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It is very cost-effective for the SMB segment, especially for start-ups and smaller environments. It is cost-effective for on-premises and on-cloud deployments in such environments."
"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."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."
"Licensing fees are billed annually and there are no extra charges."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."
"Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."
"The product is competitively priced."
"I would say that the product is fairly priced."
"The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment."
"I rate the pricing a five, depending on the application and environment."
"The pricing depends on the number of clients. We pay 10,00 USD per year. On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"Veeam ONE is offered at a good price."
"Customers require a perpetual license for the product. However, along with the license, they must also subscribe to the support service for one year or three years under a separate contract."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than Cohesity and Rubrik, but it is comparable in price to Commvault, IBM, and Dell."
"Price-wise, most of the backup products are similarly priced, and NetBackup is the same."
"The pricing, of course, can always be better."
"The licensing fees are expensive."
"We are very satisfied with the price of this solution."
"The solution is expensive compared to other products."
"NetBackup is expensive. They need to work on the pricing side. I find it comparatively on the higher side when I compare the terabyte backup costs."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?
One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
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Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
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What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the...
 

Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
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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
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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