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Acronis Disaster Recovery vs NovaStor NovaBACKUP comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NovaStor NovaBACKUP
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
21st
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (33rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Acronis Disaster Recovery is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Acronis Disaster Recovery1.0%
NovaStor NovaBACKUP1.0%
Other98.0%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

SB
Technology Specialist at Ideeya technologies
Effective data recovery with strong backup features
I am not using the blockchain-based data integrity verification feature. We have not implemented proactive ransomware protection and anti-malware features, so they have not been helpful to my customers. For shared drives, when configuring SharePoint services for backup, licensing becomes difficult to understand, so that would be a point of interest for improvement. The licensing features should be improved. The licensing for SharePoint should be more visible for SharePoint services backup to make it more feasible and understandable. In terms of management, group management is not available for bulk activities, which I have previously given feedback on in a training session conducted by Acronis. If you want to do any recovery for bulk users, the option for bulk activities is not available in Acronis currently. Bulk activity should be available. 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.
Rainer Kummerfeldt - PeerSpot reviewer
IT-Teamleader at Bechtle
Easy to work and offers features for tape backups, disk backups, and whatever you want
NovaStor NovaBACKUP is still working on new features because they listen to the customers and integrate their needs into new versions. You can see they make progress with each new version. They are much faster than IBM, where you sometimes have to wait years for new features. It is very quick and fast. NovaStor have big competitors like Veeam, which is very fast and aggressive. It's good, but it depends on the price. I think NovaStor might be cheaper. They have a direct connection to their developers and sales teams, which makes getting answers very fast. Veeam has a lot of features, like a special reporting tool. However, I've heard from some customers that Veeam wasn't always the right decision because it couldn't work with their environment. But Veeam has aggressive marketing, which is why they are probably in first place at the moment, besides Commvault. IBM has lost its competitive edge and is trying to catch up, but it might be too late.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Acronis Disaster Recovery is worth the investment because it saves data and allows backup at any time, which is particularly valuable considering the current threats from viruses, trojans, and crypto-attacks."
"Acronis provides ease of use with all tools and solutions operating through a single console and agent."
"Patch management, backup, and disaster recovery have been the solution's most valuable features for our data protection strategy."
"Using the backup as an image helps our organization to have a clean machine in disaster recovery."
"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."
"The backup and recovery options work flawlessly."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery has good scalability."
"DR and failover are good features of the tool."
"It's the easiest way to configure it."
"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
 

Cons

"They could provide pricing models considering the requirements of various countries and organizations."
"Acronis could improve by incorporating an application or network load balancer. They could also enhance endpoint security by integrating EDR within the security framework."
"The product should improve compute points."
"In the future, I would like to see cross-platform support."
"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, providing options to start recovery without requiring manual intervention from engineers."
"I wish the Disaster Recovery system could do more, like integrating irregularity features and combining VLP functionalities."
"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."
"Overall, Acronis is a good solution, but it needs improvements in some areas like IDR, XDR, and other aspects."
"The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems."
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 tool's pricing is reasonable."
"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 price of the solution is inexpensive."
"The solution’s pricing is average."
"The product has an affordable price."
"This pricing is quite reasonable."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."
"My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Disaster Recovery?
Acronis Disaster Recovery is very reasonably priced for this product. While it might be expensive for users in Egypt, I believe the benefits justify the cost.
What needs improvement with Acronis Disaster Recovery?
For new users, providing GIF animations for the methods or steps in Acronis Disaster Recovery would be helpful for step-by-step backup or data restoration. There is currently a method with video re...
What is your primary use case for Acronis Disaster Recovery?
It is for my server data, the database server, email server, and those are my main use cases for Acronis Disaster Recovery.
What needs improvement with NovaStor NovaBACKUP?
The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems like Windows XP. Some customers still rely on outdated systems due to specific production requirements....
What is your primary use case for NovaStor NovaBACKUP?
It's developed in Hamburg. It's very easy to work with because it has a web interface, and the configuration is straightforward. It has features for tape backups, disk backups, and whatever you wan...
 

Also Known As

Acronis DRaaS
NovaBACKUP
 

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Sample Customers

Bristows LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
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