Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Backup & Replication comparison

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Executive Summary
Updated on Aug 10, 2023

We compared Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam Backup & Replication across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:

  • Ease of Deployment: Users generally find Acronis Cyber Protect's setup to be simple and easy, taking anywhere from 30 minutes to a few hours. However, there may be some challenges related to pricing or configuration. Similarly, Veeam Backup & Replication is also described as straightforward and user-friendly, with a setup process that typically takes around one to two hours. 
  • Features: Acronis Cyber Protect is highly regarded for its intuitive and easy-to-use interface, versatile backup choices, and efficient data restoration capabilities. Veeam Backup & Replication is praised for its straightforwardness, hassle-free installation process, and user-friendly interface. 
  • Room for Improvement: Acronis Cyber Protect could enhance its Hyper-V backup functionality, resolve Check Point errors, improve Office 365 reporting, strengthen endpoint security, and enhance management features. On the other hand, Veeam Backup & Replication requires improvements in cost, integration, technical depth, and compatibility/integration.
  • Pricing: Acronis Cyber Protect has a straightforward and flexible setup cost, with reasonable pricing and licensing options. Veeam Backup & Replication has mixed opinions regarding its cost, with some considering it affordable while others express concerns about high costs and complex licensing models.
  • ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect has proven to be beneficial for companies, as it saves them money by recovering machines and restoring data. Veeam Backup & Replication provides a cost-effective solution that can be deployed quickly and efficiently, resulting in a significant ROI.
  • Service and Support: Acronis Cyber Protect's customer service has received both positive and negative feedback. Some customers appreciate the assistance and responsiveness of the support team, while others have experienced slow and unresponsive service. Veeam Backup & Replication's support is generally considered good, although there is still potential for improvement.

Comparison Results: Acronis Cyber Protect is praised for its user-friendly interface, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness.  However, there are some limitations such as issues with Check Point, difficulties with configuring reporting with Office 365, and the need for better integration with other cybersecurity solutions. Veeam Backup & Replication is valued for its simplicity, ease of use, and effectiveness in backup and recovery. Improvement areas for Veeam include cost, integration with storage and cloud solutions, scalability, and support. Acronis Cyber Protect may have an advantage in terms of its user-friendly interface and backup features, while Veeam Backup & Replication may have an advantage in terms of simplicity and ease of use.

To learn more, read our detailed Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Veeam Backup & Replication Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Q&A Highlights
Question: Comparison between Acronis, Veeam and Azure?
Answer: This comparison is going to be short and sweet. Azure is ok but if you use Azure hot or cold storage, be aware that the cost could be a killer DimenXional Currently uses VEEAM because the cloud appliances we purchased came with a VEEAM license. The product is easy to use but here again, they are less expensive solutions. I tried Acronis and the problems we had were all based on internet speeds. The initial backup of a 1TB drive took several days. That is just too long I can tell you that DimenXional will be offering a BaaS and DRaaS later this summer. Its called WatchDog-BaaS and WatchDog-DRaaS. We will be using Wasabi hot and cold storage which is 80% less expensive than Azure, AWS, Rackspace, and lots of others. WatchDog-BaaS is being built to go toe to toe with Carbonite on local workstations/laptops/etc, as their interface is ugly and the product support is nasty WatchDog-DRaaS is our Virtual offering.
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Pros
"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible.""The Acronis panel is user friendly and tracking backups across a number of different devices is great. Acronis provides prompts and reminders to users if certain files are not backed up.""Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface.""The solution was easy to install and to deploy.""The most valuable feature is the extra protection, especially for the backup.""The performance has been fine so far.""The image backup and image restore features have been very beneficial to us.""I would definitely say the backup and recovery. It used to be a separate module. It was a recovery part and it would literally duplicate the machine to bare bones."

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"In Veeam backup, the most valuable feature for me is the recovery. It allows me to recover almost immediately while I continue fixing the problem of the affected machine.""The initial setup is simple to do in Veeam Backup Replication.""The most valuable feature is the instant recovery.""The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is that we can back up in-house and multiple cloud providers' storage.""From my experience, Veeam is very good. Its interface is user-friendly. We can restore it whenever. It's not complicated. It's very easy to manage and administration is very easy.""Initially setting up the product is easy.""It has helped us transfer the solution in two days instead of working for a minimum of one week to ten days.""Veeam Backup Replication is easy to use and has high performance. The backups are very fast. It's a complete solution that fulfills our current needs."

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Cons
"If I could create a protected image backup on a computer partition that just would be just for the image backup; and only the program could access it to prevent viruses from getting into it. That would be very, very good.""The problems that we face are often related to the customer's network, although sometimes there are problems with the software, such as an error in the configuration.""I would ​change the GUI a little to make it a bit more interactive. It should have a slightly more updated look, not something which looks like it was designed five years ago despite the fact it is easy to follow and very appealing.​""The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult.""A little bit more integration would be good. It should support broader platforms.""I have no suggestions for improvements as I have only used the product for a month and have yet to really discover all of its aspects.""It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system.""I would like to see better centralized management, because I use it across multiple clients. To have a console that centrally manages them would be nice."

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"Technical support can be improved.""The orchestration feature can be improved. They can improve the virtual machine orchestration to make it similar to VMware. They can also provide an option to automate the backup and recovery and schedule a backup.""All our customers would like a cheaper license and more flexible deployment.""Veeam Backup Replication has agents for Linux, but they are not supporting Cluster Shared Volumes. It would be great to have agents for Linux be cluster-aware, just like the Windows agents. That's the main pain point. In addition, we should be able to handle the automation of Oracle backups from the backup server. We should be able to schedule, control, and deploy them from the backup server rather than relying on scripts and/or the system you are backing up to perform the backup. Currently, we install the plug-in inside Oracle VMs and then use crontabs to handle the task schedule on each machine for scheduling the backups. Veeam Backup Replication should also support the automation of Nutanix backups from the backup server, not from the proxy. The other not so major thing is that they don't support legacy systems because Veeam is a new company. It is not as old as other companies. They don't support physical workloads that are really old, which a major challenge, but they do have a point. Legacy systems should be virtualized, and if they're virtualized, then the backup is not an issue with Veeam, but some customers like the physical setup, and they don't want to have it virtual.""Offering mobile apps that give engineers a global view of his backup regime would be a "nice to have" feature.""The ease of use could be improved, but I don't have a very deep amount of experience in Veeam, so it's difficult to say what could be improved.""I would want them to improve some technical features that are still missing because we are working with NetApp NVMe and they're not fully supporting it yet. But both NetApp and Veeam know about it and they're working on it.""The pricing could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."
  • "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."
  • "I would say that at the pricepoint that it's at, it's definitely worth the money."
  • "It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it."
  • "When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."
  • "​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
  • "Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
  • "The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
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  • "If you have Exchange, Oracle, SQL, or a supported SAN, then I suggest getting at least an Enterprise edition. It’ll pay for itself in no time."
  • "The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better."
  • "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."
  • "Since pricing is per socket, it is not expensive to add capacity as you go along."
  • "The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment."
  • "The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy."
  • "I think the price is good when you choose the Essentials Suite, but when you buy a full featured version (for instance the Enterprise Plus) the price is a little bit expensive."
  • "Setup cost and licensing of Veeam are nothing to complain about when compared to similar products for enterprise backup recovery solutions."
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    Answers from the Community
    Mark Donnelly
    Mohamed Eltoukhy - PeerSpot reviewerMohamed Eltoukhy
    User

    Acronis:

    -Modern mobile-enabled web interface
    -Touch-friendly, works on tablets
    -21st century look and feel

    Veeam:

    -Basic outdated windows interface
    -Windows only – no mobile devices
    -Ancient look and feel

    Enayat Galsulkar - PeerSpot reviewerEnayat Galsulkar
    Real User

    Veeam is a good easy to use backup solution. But it has some limitations when you have an HCI Infrastructure like Nutanix. 


    Veeam BEM though can manage the jobs in Nutanix but if I need to fetch any reports for compliance requirements, it's not available. BEM will provide reports only if you are using VMWARE or HyperV. hence we are moving towards Rubrik. 

    it_user1142469 - PeerSpot reviewerit_user1142469 (Sales Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees)
    Real User

    First off Azure is not a backup strategy or solution, its an S3 repository. Acronis, Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity are Enterprise Backup Solutions/EBS that can facilitate an S3 (Cloud-out). Read the Gartner Report on EBS publisehd last Nov 2019 for better insight. - Best, Aaron

    Chukwu Austine - PeerSpot reviewerChukwu Austine
    Real User

    I have used Acronis and Veeam and choosing between the two depends on result you expect to get from the Backup Solution. I will advise you try the trial version of both and decide which gives you better result.

    reviewer1053252 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1053252 (Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees)
    MSP

    That all comes down what exactly you are looking to backup. Virtual, physical, cloud. Nevertheless if you are looking for a simple, reliable, scalable, and flexible solution which has a portable license model that fits all go with Veeam

    JohannFLEURY - PeerSpot reviewerJohannFLEURY
    Real User

    There is no “proper” answer to your question.

    First, before the tool, define your goal as:
    - how many systems?
    - how many virtual vs physical?
    - sizing (even roughly)
    - is there some DBs or specific app?

    Then time will come to choose the correct tool.

    reviewer1243038 - PeerSpot reviewerreviewer1243038 (CEO/co-founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees)
    Real User

    Veeam is a leader. Acronis is a niche player. Veeam is integrated with most storage systems on the market. Functionality - I'd recommend Veeam.

    Eliajh Johnson - PeerSpot reviewerEliajh Johnson
    User

    Hi Mark, hope you are well and keeping safe.  Would this be for an on-prem, off-prem or hybrid solution you are looking for?  For the record, Azure is a Cloud based solution and other vendors like Arcserve, Acronis, Veeam etc...have an on-prem/hybrid solution offerings.  Happy to discuss

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    Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
    Veeam Backup and Replication, Veeam Availability Suite
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    Overview
    Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

    Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution designed primarily for virtual environments. Veeam Backup & Replication offers a blend of simplicity and efficiency, making it a go-to solution for businesses seeking to protect their data. It supports a wide range of virtual platforms, including VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. According to the reviews, what sets Veeam apart is its ability to provide high-speed recovery, data loss avoidance, verified recoverability, leveraged data, and complete visibility. 

    Veeam Backup & Replication delivers availability for cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a simple-by-design management console, users are offered what is presented as fast, flexible, reliable backup, archival, recovery and replication functionality.

    Backup capabilities

    • Continuous Data Protection
    • Fast, reliable application-aware, image-based backups
    • Unlimited capacity and cost savings for long-term data retention on object storage with new Veeam Cloud Tier
    • Enterprise application support for Veeam Plug-ins for SAP HANA and Oracle RMAN

    Replication capabilities

    • Instant recovery for NAS, Microsoft SQL and Oracle
    • Recover individual files easily with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
    • Easy portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility

    Recovery capabilities

    • Recover individual files with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
    • Portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility
    • Fast, item-level and application recovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, and SQL Server and Oracle

    Reviews from Real Users

    Veeam Backup & Replication is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are its ease of set up, the fact that it is agentless, and that it has an intuitive dashboard. 

    A Network Operations Manager at an educational organization says, "Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."

    An Inside Solutions Architect at a tech services company mentions, “I like that it's agent-less, easy to set up, and hardware-agnostic.”

    An Account Manager at a tech services company states, “The dashboard is very, very easy to understand. We do demonstrations all the time with customers just to show them. If they've lost particular files because of a server going down, we can retrieve those files for them and quickly bring those files back up.”

    Kerem C., Director of Professional Services/Senior Solution Architect/Trainer at a tech services company, explains, “It's good for backup performance management and backup window management.”

    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
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    Buyer's Guide
    Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Veeam Backup & Replication
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Veeam Backup & Replication and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 25 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes "A single solution protecting all platforms, that is highly secure, and easy to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Simple deployment, exceptional restore capability, and seamlessly data recovery". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup, N-able Cove Data Protection and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup, NAKIVO Backup & Replication and Zerto. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.

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