Acronis Backup vs. Unitrends
As of March 2019, Acronis Backup is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery Software with 36 reviews vs Unitrends which is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery Software with 19 reviews. The top reviewer of Acronis Backup writes "I Use Acronis Backup And Disk Director To Manage My Storage Space. They Help Me Back Up My Workstations". The top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The whole appliance needs to be more resilient. If you are a large organization, this is a product for you". Acronis Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas Backup Exec and Arcserve UDP. Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik and Acronis Backup. See our Acronis Backup vs. Unitrends report.
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The ability to clone backups. I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. It works with different types of partitions or different OSs. Stability is always good. I have used Acronis for 10 years now, if not more. I have never had a problem with availability, etc. It is a very fast and reliable backup, which requires less management and restores quickly. The user interface (UI) is easy to use. It is fast and easy for an image-based backup across all platforms. Acronis has many features, which are really very interesting, when it comes to data backup and recovery, especially disaster recovery (DR). | It is fairly stable. If you are a large organization, this is a product for you. Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration. Iinstant recovery (allows a spin-up of your image as a VM on the appliance). VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs. It is very easy to set up and get started. Almost too easy. We racked this device and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes. It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help. It is a quick and easy way to organize my backups and to keep track of them. |
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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. 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. It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc. If there was a wizard that would lead you down a road, when creating a backup, that would probably be better than having to go online or call somebody to actually do a backup. It's not intuitive... I can't select a network location. I have to map a drive on the server, and then I have to select the mapped drive in order for it to put the backup out there. It would be nice to have it on the cloud platform without using third-party equipment. This might be a lack of understanding on my part, but it's difficult to purge old backups. It does not delete locked files. | There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data. The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release. No appliance update notifications. It would be great to have the job throttle/limit the max number of backups on a single ESXi host. It could be a little more customizable. The ability to run just differentials without pulling the full on your archive. There are a few quirks where the GUI, agent, and back-end are not precisely meshed. Network-based storage stability could be improved. |
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I like the pricing, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. 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. It has already paid off itself in the first few months that we implemented it. I would say that at the pricepoint that it's at, it's definitely worth the money. 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. Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line. | No comment. You should be aware how much the monthly costs are to use, what the initial costs for hardware are, and what the options to expand are, if needed. Pricing model constantly changes. We found that the cost of Unitrends was about the same as the Dell DR6300. We liked the fact that the Unitrends appliance was all-in-one. The cost of Unitrends definitely draws you in. The licensing is all included in the appliance, which is a great incentive. Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package. Initial pricing is competitive. Renewal pricing is steep, so make sure to project costs for the lifetime of the appliance(s). When you purchase initially, get into the program which gives replacement hardware for free when you renew your support agreement. |
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| Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced | |
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Overview | |
Acronis Backup 12.5 is the world’s easiest and fastest backup solution for all your data, whether it is located on-premises, in remote systems, in private and public clouds, or on mobile devices. With enhanced backup validation and blockchain-based authentication of your backups with Acronis Notary, Acronis Backup 12.5 is the most reliable backup solution on the market today. Available in Standard and Advanced editions, Acronis Backup 12.5 protects data on 21 platforms. With active protection from ransomware, 15-second Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), and backups that are two times faster than the closest competitor, it is easiest to-use, fastest, most secure and complete backup solution available today. Acronis Backup simplifies the management of data protection and reduces IT manual efforts with innovative features that automate data protection. These features include a zero-installation, unified touch-friendly web-based console to manage backup and recovery of all workloads and data, agentless and agent-based backups; and flexible granular, bare-metal, and dissimilar hardware recovery options. | Unitrends increases uptime, productivity and confidence in a world in which IT professionals must do more with less. Unitrends leverages high-availability hardware and software engineering, cloud economics, enterprise power with consumer-grade design, and customer-obsessed support to natively provide all-in-one enterprise backup and continuity. The result is a “one throat to choke” set of offerings that allow our customers to focus on their business rather than backup. |
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Learn more about Acronis Backup | Learn more about Unitrends |
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 | NHL Players Association, Salvation Army, Sligro Food Group, Mason General Hospital, Tec Group, Saldab IT, Baker Tilly, Clinton Savings Bank, Ennit Magna Bank, Manukau Institute of Technology |
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Non Profit14% Government14% Manufacturing Company10% Pharma/Biotech Company10% Energy/Utilities Company16% Software R&D Company16% Financial Services Firm15% Healthcare Company13% | Non Tech Company20% University7% Financial Services Firm7% Transportation Company7% Government21% Comms Service Provider21% Non Tech Company9% University8% |
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Small Business41% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise34% Small Business10% Midsize Enterprise31% Large Enterprise59% | Small Business29% Midsize Enterprise35% Large Enterprise35% |
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