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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Data Platform vs Veritas Backup Exec 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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.4
Users report a positive ROI for Acronis Cyber Protect, valuing recovery capabilities despite some financial challenges with bundled packages.
Sentiment score
7.6
Veeam Data Platform enhances efficiency with reduced errors, decreased costs, fast restores, and significant time and storage savings.
Sentiment score
6.5
Veritas Backup Exec offers strong ROI with rapid restoration and cost savings, despite concerns over subscription-based licensing.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Customer service and technical support vary, with unreliable response times despite valued 24/7 availability and remote access.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veeam Data Platform's support is praised for expertise and efficiency, though some desire improved communication and response speed.
Sentiment score
7.2
Veritas Backup Exec support is generally good with responsive staff, but efficiency and consistency vary due to expertise and location.
Whenever I have a question, they respond very quickly each time.
I'll give them a nine for how responsive they are in technical support.
The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks.
Most cases are handled perfectly.
I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.
I see good technical engineer support resolving issues.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Acronis Cyber Protect is scalable, flexible, and performant, with minor issues affecting on-premise users more than cloud users.
Sentiment score
7.5
Veeam Data Platform provides robust scalability across environments, easily expanding through proxies or licenses, supporting seamless workload scaling.
Sentiment score
8.1
Veritas Backup Exec is scalable for SMBs, but may face challenges with large data volumes and complex environments.
Acronis Cyber Protect is a scalable product.
I would rate it eight on a scale from 1 to 10 for scalability, considering it will be multiple assets.
It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.
In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.
Now in the current version, I can run more than one process for backup in one job for more virtual machines.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Acronis Cyber Protect is dependable, stable, with efficient backups, though updates and UI delays pose occasional challenges.
Sentiment score
7.9
Veeam Data Platform is reliable, but scaling and specific configurations like Oracle backups and Azure scale-out may cause issues.
Sentiment score
7.3
Veritas Backup Exec is stable and reliable, with occasional service or configuration issues noted by some users.
It ended up being at a point where we actually had to disable some features in order for the client to work through that specific purpose.
The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high.
There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.
 

Room For Improvement

Acronis Cyber Protect could improve user interface, installation, compatibility, performance, support, pricing, and integration for enhanced functionality.
Veeam Data Platform needs better support, automation, plugin enhancements, lower pricing, and improved scalability, security, and technology integration.
Veritas Backup Exec requires a simpler UI, cost reduction, cloud integration, better performance, and improved support for diverse environments.
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.
The Protect environment should automatically secure the last backup screens to prevent any changes, even by an admin.
Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America.
The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.
Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.
OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.
Some technology improvement is needed to manage my basic business continuity plan.
I aim to monitor the functionality and probably find something this year to monitor logs from our backup system and storage and notify us about any unusual activities.
We need to have a proper image backup with a documented restore procedure, as some users were unable to do the image backup restoration due to driver issues or similar challenges.
 

Setup Cost

Acronis Cyber Protect offers affordable licensing options, though some find it expensive in large environments, yet valued for capabilities.
Veeam Data Platform offers cost-effective, flexible licensing with minimal setup costs, making it attractive to enterprise buyers.
Veritas Backup Exec provides flexible licensing with reasonable pricing, though advanced setups and technical support may incur additional costs.
I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.
A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.
Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.
When I compare it with others, it is twice or three times cheaper.
The setup is a bit expensive at a corporate price
 

Valuable Features

Acronis Cyber Protect combines easy interface, backup, and cybersecurity for versatile OS support with centralized management and cloud storage.
Veeam Data Platform offers seamless integration, user-friendly design, reliable backups, encryption, scalability, and comprehensive tools for efficient data recovery.
Veritas Backup Exec is praised for its user-friendly interface, fast backups, stability, and versatile platform compatibility with strong support.
The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy.
This is beneficial because any backup package stored in the cloud is not free, and if it shrinks well, it allows users to pay less for cloud storage.
It also encrypts your backups and makes it safe, so it doesn't get affected with viruses.
The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.
The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.
Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance.
Veritas has technical compatibility with my hardware and other systems.
It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.
My customers find the normal file system backup features of Veritas Backup Exec effective and valuable.
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.2%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 14.5%, down from 19.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.7%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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.
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…
Pawel Augustyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplified interface with good performance but needs monitoring
I need to use PowerStore and Veritas Backup Exec. It is a direct backup to types, and it is supported by my backup. It offers good performance and stability, and it works properly. I am happy with this program. It is still working on aligning with security requirements and data encryption for Amazon or ATAC. It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

Overview

 

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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