We compared Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud and AWS Backup across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Features: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is commended for its simplicity, intuitive management, incremental backups, and proactive defense against ransomware. AWS Backup is highly regarded for its flexibility and point-in-time recovery options. Users appreciate AWS Backup’s snapshot feature that allows them to back up applications to a secondary site.
Room for Improvement: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud should focus on enhancing server performance, reporting capabilities, and remote restore capabilities. AWS Backup could enhance its reporting and visualization, user interface, encryption options, and troubleshooting indicators.
Service and Support: Acronis customer service received mixed reviews, with some users expressing dissatisfaction with the level of support received. Some users described AWS Backup's customer service as amazing, but others noted that AWS support may take longer to resolve complex issues.
Ease of Deployment: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud has a simple setup that can be finished within one to two weeks, with deployment times varying based on the chosen modules. Users reported varying experiences setting up AWS Backup. Some said it took only a few minutes, but others said it could take up to 10 days.
Pricing: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud offers different licensing options. Some customers find the cost to be high but manageable. AWS Backup’s pricing is generally regarded as reasonable and flexible. There are no licensing fees. Users are only charged for backup storage and data transfer. However, some users consider the model to be costly and complex.
ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud has demonstrated financial advantages. AWS Backup offers significant value by enabling backup restoration and readiness for unforeseen events.
Comparison Results: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is a simple, user-friendly solution offering advanced features like incremental backups and sophisticated ransomware protection. Still, Acronis has room to improve in areas like performance, reporting, support, and pricing. AWS Backup provides flexibility in services, point-in-time recovery, and seamless integration. At the same time, some users noted that AWS Backup requires specific configuration knowledge and has room for improvement in reporting and restore functionality.
"Stability is a ten. No issues, no performance drops, and no crashes."
"We find the product to be very scalable."
"The solution has helped us maintain the backups, compliance, and integrity of the data residing on the servers and endpoints."
"Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud has very easy backup and recovery capabilities."
"I do not need to touch my firewall, especially when it is managed by the provider and takes ages to do a single NAT."
"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery."
"The product has been very reliable from day one. The biggest advantage of the cloud is that you can scale up and down as you go along."
"We like the backup functionality."
"The auto-scaling feature and the time efficiency of setting up AWS Backup are the most valuable aspects for us."
"The most valuable feature is the daily incremental site backup."
"It also saves costs and is quick."
"The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services."
"The most valuable feature is its ease of use."
"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."
"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"The reporting could be improved. I would like to see some enhancements in that regard."
"The logs could be better. Logs through the website are just too simple and basic."
"It could be a little more user-friendly. The technical support also should be improved."
"What's lacking in Acronis Backup Cloud is a unified dashboard or console that lets you see the backup status of all clients."
"There is more room for improvement in the training."
"For you to actually see the full logs, you have to use additional tools or even contact support so they can pull them with own tools."
"In the solution, you have the customization option for reports but it is limited and should allow more customizations in terms of how long or when you can do the reports."
"The platform's interface could be user-friendly."
"Only the price could be improved."
"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."
"There could be a centralized dashboard with a reporting feature notifying us of daily backup status."
"The service disconnects a lot."
"To create a plan and for all the configuration, one has to do multiple steps, which could be organized in a much simpler way, making the user experience better."
"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."
"The tool is a good fit if your environment is VM-specific. However, it might not be the most suitable option if you have physical servers or an on-premise setup."
"Its cost could be better than a few of its competitors."
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is ranked 10th in Cloud Backup with 41 reviews while AWS Backup is ranked 12th in Cloud Backup with 22 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is rated 8.6, while AWS Backup is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud writes "A solution that unites backup and next-generation, AI-based anti-malware, antivirus, and endpoint protection management in one solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of AWS Backup writes "Useful point-in-time recovery, highly scalable, and implementation straightforward". Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Veeam Backup & Replication, Synology C2 Backup and Druva inSync, whereas AWS Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Rubrik Go, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. See our AWS Backup vs. Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud report.
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