We compared Acronis Cyber Protect and Rubrik based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Acronis Cyber Protect is lauded for its versatility, comprehensive malware protection, and effortless data retrieval. Rubrik is praised for its automated policy enforcement and efficient ransomware detection. Cyber Protect could improve its ability to back up SQL databases, reduce resource usage, resolve conflicts, and improve management features. Rubrik could expand compatibility with open-source databases, improve documentation, and strengthen its ability to back up remote sites.
Service and Support: Some users had positive things to say about Acronis customer service, while others were dissatisfied with delayed responses and limited real-time support options. Rubrik customers appreciate the support team's expertise and fast response.
Ease of Deployment: Some users thought Cyber Protect was simple to deploy, but others considered it challenging. Rubrik's setup is simple, and users say the support team was available to assist as needed.
Pricing: Reviewers say Acronis Cyber Protect is affordable, but some noted that the pricing could be more transparent. Some users find Rubrik's pricing expensive, but many say it’s justified by its encryption and security features. Rubrik's license includes both software and hardware without any additional costs.
ROI: Users say that Acronis Cyber Protect is a worthwhile investment, saving money while safeguarding critical data. Rubrik provides peace of mind and some cost savings, but users say that quantifying the ROI is difficult.
Comparison Results: Acronis Cyber Protect is a versatile solution that saves customers money and enables easy data recovery. While reviews of Cyber Protect were generally positive, there were mixed reviews about support, pricing, and setup. Users also said it could improve its SQL support and management capabilities. Users like Rubrik’s advanced ransomware features, excellent support, and automated policy enforcement. However, some had issues with its remote backup abilities and high price tag.
"In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs."
"I've reimaged servers and been back up and running in exactly no time with the completely new hardware."
"Acronis Backup is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is its consistency."
"The main reasons that our customers like Acronis are that it is very strong and easy to use."
"Centralized management is valuable to us."
"I can encrypt the data, I can make it send me an email if it fails. It lets me choose which files I want to ignore during backup."
"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."
"Intelligent agent technology."
"A reduced infrastructure complexity and fast to rack and go."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We have a great success rate for backups with Rubrik and because of the ease of automating tasks, we also run periodical restores to check the quality of the backups."
"A Google-like file search, system scaling, and a frequent development cycle are some positives that this solution offers."
"I don't know if it is the best or the worst but it's very easy to install and very easy to balance. Sometimes that it's a problem because the installer of these data gets extremely scared because it's so easy. The product is easy to install, easy to balance, and easy to work with. Another really good point is the instant recovery."
"The solution is extremely stable. They've been phenomenal, especially for a young company."
"The archiving, off-of-box, is awesome. It lets you put your data where you want it and gives you the peace of mind of having more than one copy of it. And it's smart about the way that it does the archiving. It doesn't just copy one-for-one. It does all of its processing of the deduplication and compression before it sends it off to the archive, which helps with our cloud costs."
"The reporting can be improved."
"Improved support for immutability and Utility AirGAP could be beneficial."
"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."
"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."
"The tool's dashboard for daily operations is useful, but I find that it could benefit from enhancements, particularly in terms of reporting. While exporting reports, the format is not fancy as it appears on the dashboard. The exported files are typically in Excel CSV or PDF format."
"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."
"It would be nice to have it on the cloud platform without using third-party equipment."
"Acronis Backup isn't scalable at all."
"It is not Windows Cluster-Aware at the moment or Exchange DAG-Aware. If they add support for these particular use cases, it would be even better."
"If I could take a snapshot from a physical and be able to stand it up as a virtual immediately without the need to rebuild an entire system and restoring files, that would be HUGE."
"We would like to be able to do granular restores directly from Exchange. Also, more granular management of VM backups would help."
"Collecting logs in Rubrik is very difficult compared to other tools."
"There is always room for improvement with some shortcuts for the web interface. They could make it even more beautiful."
"Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I need to create reports to know whether something is available or not, how much frontend data is being protected, etc. Rubrik gives a lot of things in the report, which can be confusing. It isn't very easy to get reports. It shows all the backup, index, replication, and everything else in one report. So, I have to export, filter, and then do the calculations."
"Pricing is something that needs to be considered for improvement."
"There could be better reporting and better filtering."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Rubrik report.
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