Acronis Disaster Recovery vs Commvault Cloud comparison

Acronis and Commvault are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Acronis is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.1, while Commvault is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.6. Acronis holds a 0.4% mindshare in DRS, compared to Commvault’s 13.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Commvault users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Commvault Cloud and Acronis Disaster Recovery compete in the backup and disaster recovery category. Commvault Cloud seems to have the upper hand due to its extensive cloud integration and hybrid data management capabilities.

Features: Commvault Cloud excels in backup and disaster recovery capabilities with extensive data management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It is known for its cost efficiency in long-term data retention and seamless integration with cloud services. Acronis Disaster Recovery is recognized for its cost-effective backup solutions and reliable performance.

Room for Improvement: Commvault Cloud faces challenges with complexity and a steep learning curve. The interface requires further enhancements for user-friendliness. Acronis could improve by incorporating real-time backup features and enhancing cross-platform support for better flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud is adaptable to on-premises and hybrid environments, although it has a steep learning curve. Its customer service is highly rated for timely and effective support. Acronis is praised for good customer service but needs improvements in localization and responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud is not the cheapest but offers comprehensive features that justify its price, with users reporting significant ROI through operational efficiencies. Acronis is seen as a more cost-effective solution for specific environments with competitive pricing and notable ROI in disaster recovery scenarios. Both platforms provide value, but their pricing structures vary to cater to different scales and priorities.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

13th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

110

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), eDiscovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (2nd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), File Archiving (1st), SaaS Backup (1st), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Acronis Disaster Recovery is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 13.1%, up from 9.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

Featured Reviews

RandeepPawar

Technical Director at Tecstaq

Have improved recovery preparedness and see potential growth with better technical support

Acronis provides ease of use with all tools and solutions operating through a single console and agent. This reduces the workload on endpoints during backups and other cybersecurity operations. Backup is crucial as it allows data recovery. Email security helps protect against malicious emails. The failover process is preconfigured, offering a simplistic switch over for servers.

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Matt Reller

Principal Platform Engineer Storage/Backup at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Provides extremely fast backup, is easy to manage, and is flexible

Commvault Cloud's automated policies provide the notification we need to ensure our data is secure and managed correctly. Commvault Cloud provides excellent visibility across all of our organization's data. It is extremely important to our organization that Commvault has a unified platform that offers recovery across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS workloads. It has helped our organization improve by simplifying the way we manage our environment. We could not manage the same environment with only half of our current staff. We have yet to find anything in our environment that Commvault does not support. Commvault Cloud's Risk Analysis helps us identify, categorize, and classify sensitive data enabling us to take the appropriate actions to protect it. Commvault does a good job helping us limit our exposure and ensure compliance. Commvault has helped us reduce our data management costs significantly. Compared to Dell Avamar, the costs are vastly different. Commvault is much more cost-effective. We are licensed by capacity, so we don't have to worry about licensing different features. We have all the features that are licensed by capacity. And as far as ongoing support costs and other expenses, they are much lower than what they were with Dell Avamar. Commvault also gives us the flexibility to use any storage we want, while Avamar is tied to the Data Domain, which is not cheap to support. It has helped us reduce our backup time unless we are using Data Domain. This is because we can perform deduplication and compression on the client layer, which reduces the load on the network. We cannot do this with Data Domain. In fact, if we even attempt to perform a quick progress check before sending data to the Data Domain, the system fails completely. We learned this the hard way. We are using many more advanced features in Commvault Cloud than we ever did in Dell Avamar, simply because we had to license each feature separately in Avamar. As a result, we did not perform many backups in Avamar, such as all database backups (DB2, SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL). These backups were performed outside of Avamar. We are now using Direct Connect agents for all of our databases. This allows us to perform incremental backups, which we could not do with the previous method. As a result, we have reduced our backup times by two-thirds, or even more in some cases. Compared to when we were backing up directly to Data Domain, Commvault is now running our backups ten times faster. This has resulted in a significant reduction in our backup times. Commvault has helped us reduce the RPO. Even in Data Domain, it has reduced our storage times by about half. It has also helped us reduce the threat detection time. We reduced the RTO significantly with Commvault. Commvault has helped us reduce downtime primarily due to the increase in the performance of resources.

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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

"My customers are finding value in Acronis Disaster Recovery, as they are happy with the tool and continue to use the services after facing many situations where they found it useful and got good returns on their investment."

"Patch management, backup, and disaster recovery have been the solution's most valuable features for our data protection strategy."

"Performance-wise, it works efficiently for backup and recovery compared to other tools."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is data restoration or data recovery."

"Acronis provides ease of use with all tools and solutions operating through a single console and agent."

"The backup and recovery options work flawlessly."

"Acronis Disaster Recovery has good scalability."

"One key feature is it encrypts your data at rest which is really good."

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"The expanse of the decoys that they have is valuable. They cover everything on the corporate side that you would think of, such as Windows, Linux, and even applications like SAP. They also go into the OT environment and emulate OT devices as well."

"A very stable and scalable platform (you can backup/restore/protect a couple of MBs or hundred of TBs as well from the same console/platform)."

"It integrates redundant storage and preserves jams in a storage area, providing up to 70% compression rate."

"The most valuable feature is Commvault's coverage. It has wide coverage to back up every data center environment. The product can back up OpenStack, OpenShift, and competitive solutions don't have this feature. Commvault can handle backing up any virtual workload or enterprise application."

"The embedded deduplication engine is really good because we use a Near Line SAS disk as a repository for our backups, and we don't need to pay for another appliance such as a Data Domain or Quantum so that we can have hardware-based deduplication."

"Metallic is user-friendly, cost-effective, and the technical support is impressive."

"The solution is very stable and offers a good level of performance."

"They have a strong development team and are market leaders in the space."

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Cons

"Acronis could improve by incorporating an application or network load balancer. They could also enhance endpoint security by integrating EDR within the security framework."

"We need the server configuration capacity to be enlarged with the solution's help, as it does not currently include capabilities for storage expansion during recovery."

"The cost is acceptable."

"Overall, Acronis is a good solution, but it needs improvements in some areas like IDR, XDR, and other aspects."

"The documentation can be improved, this would have helped."

"Technical support from Acronis requires some improvisation; we do not get on-time support, and we face issues connecting with the account manager, which needs to be improved."

"Acronis Disaster Recovery is an expensive solution compared to other products."

"For the backup to compete in the enterprise market, there must be improvements."

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"I would like them not to push Command Center. It is good, but I would like them to enable all the features for the Java console. Some things are not in the Java console, like Office 365 agents. In fact, they are there, but one of the engineers had to show me how to configure it. It's not done the same as in the Command Center."

"Commvault Complete Data Protection meets market standards, but an area for improvement is its licensing model. It would be good if it could use the subscription-based model rather than the traditional licensing model."

"When you deploy Complete Data Protection for past services, it's more complicated because you cannot directly back up from the previous service host. We have to build a proxy server, like a middleware, to directly access the past database server. It's complex and hard for beginners to figure out."

"Could be easier to implement."

"There could be improvements to the backup failures."

"The user creation and management capabilities could be improved."

"Commvault likes to be ahead of the game when it comes to merging with other platforms, but sometimes it's before they have the solution truly baked in. Office 365 is an example. I feel that my company might be a litmus test for their solution, because we have such a large environment. Some of the promised solutions that we received from Commvault were more like testing solutions. They weren't really validated, meaning they were possibilities. There have been a lot of hot fixes for the solution that we're using right now, more than we expected."

"Commvault Complete Data Protection would benefit from improving their training resources."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product has an affordable price."

"This pricing is quite reasonable."

"Acronis Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing two or three out of ten."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."

"The solution’s pricing is average."

"The tool is a little bit expensive. When it comes to pricing, there is a range for the VMs and endpoints. It depends. A set of backups on a DR probably costs around 10 to 20 USD per endpoint."

"The price of the solution is inexpensive."

"Some of our customers say that Commvault is a very expensive solution, but Commvault has many features that the competitors don't have. It is not a good choice for a small or medium business, but it is a good choice for enterprise businesses."

"Commvault is quite high in terms of pricing and licensing."

"Hands down, Metallic provides us with more predictable costs for our backup requirements. You are getting what you pay for. If they are charging you X amount of dollars at that point, that is what you are going to pay. So far, I have not seen any hidden costs or any kind of gotchas. It is pretty cut-and-dry. They will let you know, "Hey, you are going to use our storage and it will cost you this much. You are going to use your storage, then we are going to charge you this much to backup.""

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"The price should be reduced because it is too expensive for our customers."

"The solution is worth the money."

"The tool is affordable."

"It is a bit more than other products, but when you consider the time savings, it is saving money."

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Computer Software Company

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Financial Services Firm

11%

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Disaster Recovery?

Acronis Disaster Recovery is fairly priced. I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, indicating it is not too expensive.

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What needs improvement with Acronis Disaster Recovery?

There is room for improvement in incorporating intelligence around disaster recovery. For instance, if a server is completely offline and destroyed, the system should offer an intelligent response,...

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What is your primary use case for Acronis Disaster Recovery?

Our primary use case is to ensure that if the critical services for our clients go down, it fails over to a secondary location.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Commvault?

The tool is affordable. I rate the pricing a six out of ten. Implementation requires additional costs because we need Commvault Professional Services.

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What needs improvement with Commvault?

Data center backup must be improved. We also want the product to provide us with a cloud-based backup. If we use Microsoft Exchange Online for email services, we want to know how to get a backup in...

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What do you like most about Commvault Complete Data Protection?

IntelliSnap and file system backups are valuable features.

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Also Known As

Acronis DRaaS

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

Overview

Acronis Disaster Recovery Service is a hybrid cloud, all-in-one, IT continuity solution that protects and restores your data and servers in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Leveraging the power of the Acronis AnyData Engine, Acronis Disaster Recovery Service can reliably recover your servers or entire data centers without the need for you to invest in duplicate systems or additional staff.

Acronis Disaster Recovery Service can reliably recover your servers or entire data centers without the need for your organization to invest in duplicate systems or additional staff. Providing flexible recovery time objective (RTO) options, Acronis Disaster Recovery Service combines the high performance and shortest recovery time of a local appliance with the low cost, predictability, and accessibility of a virtual private cloud.

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Commvault Cloud is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

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Sample Customers

Bristows LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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