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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Data Platform vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.3%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 16.0%, down from 20.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.7%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Good backup solution but challenges with the stability
It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.
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

"One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."
"The interface is easy to use. They keep on adding new features. Acronis recently added multi-platform support."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to back up and recover our production environment from ransomware."
"The most valuable feature is its consistency."
"This is a full software so deployment time is very quick."
"The user interface (UI) is easy to use."
"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."
"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
"The most valuable data protection features in Veeam are encryption and error handling."
"The most valuable feature is the internal recovery."
"The direct SAN backup feature perfectly integrates with our 3PAR storage infrastructure."
"While I do not recall whether the latest version is 10.0 or 11.0 I do know that it allows one to make a back up repository that is very scalable and simple."
"Veeam ONE is a straightforward solution and compatible with almost all hardware."
"One of the best things about Veeam is that they have consistently improved on themselves since they started. Personally, I've been using Veeam since around 2013/2014 when it was only supporting certain hypervisors such as HyperV, and since then it has become truly mature enterprise-level software with a lot of versatility."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The documentation is good."
"The troubleshooting is very good."
"The most valuable feature is replication because, using NetBackup replication, we can have disaster recovery of the data we have."
"It is pretty stable. We have one dedicated technician that is taking care of all the data protect. Typically, we have an issue once a month, if that. Or once every two months."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
"The features are good."
"It supports multiple, heterogeneous platforms."
"Specific features that I could not do without are SLPs for replication and duplication control and AIR which makes DR easy."
 

Cons

"The solution could be better if some of the features were more in-depth."
"If we could have a mass deployment option using Acronis, that would be helpful."
"If there was a wizard that would lead you down a road, when creating a backup, that would probably be better than having to go online or call somebody to actually do a backup. It's not intuitive..."
"The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team."
"The backing up of virtual machines in VMware and Nutanix needs better integration and the performance of the solution needs improvement."
"This might be a lack of understanding on my part, but it's difficult to purge old backups."
"When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration."
"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."
"There might be room for improvement at the plugin level, specifically concerning application plugins."
"The stability for AIX machines could be better."
"The integration with other solutions should be improved."
"We'd like to see them add more custom templates."
"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."
"There's a situation where VMs run on different locks. It's running on the VM while having a relationship with nearby solutions running on the same server and storage. This creates a bottleneck that needs to be eliminated."
"The solution could improve the performance. We are not able to check the status of any system. Additionally, if there was an option to monitor server clusters it would be helpful."
"In the past, Veeam had a host-based license, but now it will be part of Microsoft's core license. I don't like this licensing model. Host-based licensing is better for my system. Maybe so other organizations prefer the core-based."
"There could be granular control over metadata components, specifically in the context of JSON data for the product."
"It's not a user-friendly solution. It's a little bit complicated. The UI is not very friendly."
"The solution must provide a different way to schedule backups."
"Setup implementation."
"Maybe they could add more cloud solutions."
"You cannot tell what your costs are going to be by using the dashboard, which is something that should be improved."
"Updates were not always consistent."
"The backup operation interface is not as mature as those of Veritas's competitors and has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is quite friendly on the pocket. You need to pay the licensing cost upfront, and then the support charges are on an annual basis."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."
"​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
"If the solution was less expensive it would be better."
"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."
"I would describe the product as a mid-priced tool for small and medium businesses."
"It's expensive and costs about 4000 a year."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"When I did a tech refresh, we took out a subscription for the coming five years."
"Room for improvement is actually more in the way of licensing. The really good and useful features are in the Enterprise plus edition, and that one is really expensive."
"I would suggest to others that they buy the full license when purchasing this solution."
"The pricing is good and affordable."
"We are on an annual license for Veeam Backup Replication. We could expand or upgrade the license for the Office365 features. Next year we might go to a three-year plan for support on license."
"We pay yearly licensing fees for Veeam in our data centers where we're using disaster recovery and replication between our many solutions, especially cloud solutions. From the beginning, we've done our licensing from a separate channel through our data center team in Seattle."
"Licensing fees are charged based on the number of CPU cores."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than other backup solutions like Dell Power Protect and Veeam Backup."
"Pricing is pretty costly as compared to the other products but worth investing for the long term and high ROI."
"Our license is capacity-based."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The price is okay."
"It is an expensive solution."
"It is reasonably priced."
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Comparison Review

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

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?
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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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