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
"Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud.""It is a very fast and reliable backup, which requires less management and restores quickly.​""Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products.""​I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. ​""The solution is stable and reliable.""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.""One of the features I have found most valuable is the restore point - it gives us what we need at the time we need it. The important thing is that the backup for Acronis doesn't depend as much on the device.""The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."

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"The ability of instant VM recovery, which means starting the backup VM and getting it online while the recovery is still happening is the most valuable feature.""Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer.""Sandbox feature is like a power tool for troubleshooting.""I think the interface is straightforward""Its stability and scalability were the main reasons for going for this solution. It is highly scalable, and its stability is also powerful. It has a friendly interface, and its monitoring and performance are the best in the market.""The most valuable feature is the internal recovery.""It serves its intended purpose and it works well.""Before Veeam, we had backup infrastructure sprawl. Veeam was able to reduce our overall backup windows while reducing our dedicated backup infrastructure."

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Cons
"I would like to have more hardware space. It would make it better. I would like to have two more terabytes.""I wish Acronis had a feature that would allow me to set an expiry date for customers when I send them Acronis, such as when I create a customer workload or gigabyte.""I've had some issues with the understandability of the interface. I think if they had someone with expertise in user interfaces to look at this, they could clean up the user interface.""​It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc.""Their support process can be quite lengthy...This is an area that needs improvement.""The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors.""This is not a feature-rich solution.""No technical support and minimal documentation."

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"They have an integration with MS SQL, and you have to license MS SQL. This is something they need to change. They should go for an open-source database or a free SQL because you're already buying this product, and you shouldn't have to buy another product.""The initial setup can get complex.""I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform.""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.""Device backup could be improved.""While the Veeam Backup Replication tool can mostly back up all the data in the environment, the AIX from IBM backup capabilities nowadays could stand improvement as they are not featured on a single pane of glass.""Pricing can be improved.""I cannot recall coming across any features that were lacking."

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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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    Also Known As
    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
    Vodafone, American Standard Brands, Welch’s, University of Florida, Tata Global Beverages Limited, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, MacLean-Fogg Company
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    Manufacturing Company10%
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    Computer Software Company18%
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    Manufacturing Company8%
    Construction Company5%
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    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Small Business62%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise22%
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    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise51%
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    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise31%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    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.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    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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