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:
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.
"The most valuable feature is the quick restoration. We can restore the data quickly."
"The pricing is fine."
"Acronis has a very rich functionality."
"Acronis Backup is valuable if your data is affected by ransomware, you are able to get it back."
"There is advanced management where we can do passing, software inventory, and hardware inventory."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that it backs up my systems transparently in the background, and I'm not even conscious of it."
"The solution is exceptional for desktop backup."
"The administration is pretty flexible in terms of defining a multi-tenant type of setup."
"The restore capabilities are the most valuable features."
"Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."
"The backups we have been receiving from Veeam Backup Replication on-premise have been good."
"The product could be improved if they wrote more PowerShell scripts for controlling Veeam."
"The solution's best features are its ease of use and replication."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup Replication is application awareness. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly and it has been working very well."
"Veeam Cloud Connect has helped us to reduce the cost of cloud storage for an offsite solution using their archive storage feature."
"The initial setup was not overly complex."
"The solution could use a single sign-on integration that can default to the admin dashboard. Right now, it's only username and password. If you had had an additional two-factor authentication, this would be beneficial for me."
"They've got an agent to back up Microsoft SQL, to our Office 365, but there is not an agent to back up my SQL databases."
"When you are using enterprise hardware and software that increases over time, there need to be better and more management features. For pure backup software, it is fine, but when it comes to managing a large infrastructure it is lacking."
"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"We have sometimes issues with the child copies and other similar functions, but it's normal with any backup solution. We need to fix those issues first in order for us to be able to do the backup properly."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"The solution's reporting feature could be better."
"It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc."
"The VMotion feature is not reliable enough to ensure a successful migration operation."
"The tech support could be better."
"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."
"I would like to see the replication and a recovery plan of the servers in the cloud. It's very important."
"The solution could improve by having more user-friendly dashboards."
"It could use DR features similar to Zerto."
"Veeam Backup & Replication could improve by making it more user-friendly."
"I would like to have them come up with more robust features when it comes to individual endpoint protection."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 328 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". 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, Zerto and NAKIVO Backup & Replication. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Veeam is a leader. Acronis is a niche player. Veeam is integrated with most storage systems on the market. Functionality - I'd recommend Veeam.
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