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VanessaNapa - PeerSpot reviewer
Continuity and Security Specialist at Grupo Business IT
Real User
Useful backup information but more search flexibility needed
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Acronis Backup is the data recovery and restoration details."
  • "Acronis Backup can improve the latency when the file size is larger, we have had issues. Additionally, they could allow more flexibility when searching for information and I cannot download the CBIS backup copy information which could be made easier."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Acronis Backup for backups of our data. For example, backups of Office 365 and other data.

Acronis Backup can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Acronis Backup is the data recovery and restoration details.

What needs improvement?

Acronis Backup can improve the latency when the file size is larger, we have had issues. Additionally, they could allow more flexibility when searching for information and I cannot download the CBIS backup copy information which could be made easier.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Acronis Backup for approximately one year.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have eight customers using Acronis Backup and each has approximately 3,000 employees.

How are customer service and support?

The support from Acronis Backup can improve because when I have an issue it sometimes takes them five days to have a solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are monthly fees to use Acronis Backup.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Acronis Backup a seven out of ten.

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RandeepPawar - PeerSpot reviewer
RandeepPawarTechnical Director at Tecstaq
Real User

Acronis:


Acronis uses a hybrid cloud architecture that allows businesses to back up and recover data across multiple locations.


It supports both physical and virtual environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, and Microsoft Azure.


Acronis provides ransomware protection, which can be a critical feature in today's threat landscape.


It uses blockchain technology to ensure data authenticity and tamper-proof data storage.


Acronis stands out with its hybrid cloud architecture and blockchain technology.

Manager, Information Technology at Genawise Australia
Real User
Speedy performance and good archiving capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using."
  • "It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."

What is our primary use case?

I use this product to back up files and data across our LAN. I'm doing a new backup every month, and you can archive these monthly backups.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using. I do full backups about once a month and differential ones most days. The fact is that it's very easy to cut out the middle ones and just keep the last differential, thus reducing the space usage.

It comes with a few extra tools that I use from time to time, such as a disk-clone utility.

The backup process is reasonably speedy. It finished the backup in a reasonable amount of time, ready to work the next day.

What needs improvement?

This solution would not scale well in a large environment.

It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Acronis Backup for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not experienced any problems with performance or stability. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I haven't used it in a large environment but certainly, it works well enough in the environment that we have here. We have approximately six users. It is not the type of product that would be well-suited for a large environment.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with Arcserve and another backup solution.

For a smaller environment, which is what we have now, Acronis is fine.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay a yearly subscription fee and the pricing is reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is considering Acronis is that it's a good product and fairly easy to keep up to date.

With respect to compatibility, with backups, you can usually read from version to version. Perhaps it has the ability to merge backups, which would be helpful when trying to manage backups over long periods.

In general, I am pretty satisfied with this product. I can't think of anything that I've needed that it doesn't have.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Co-Owner at Angels Dtp
Real User
Works in the background and lets me easily recover from accidental file deletions or other errors
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration."

What is our primary use case?

I use the basic Acronis solution to back up all of my drives. I have a desktop and a laptop, with several hard drives attached to them.

How has it helped my organization?

In difficult situations, where something was accidentally erased or there was another kind of error, I can return to the latest backup and recover. For me, it's been very successful and very effective.

What is most valuable?

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. I just get a notice that it's successfully backed up.

What needs improvement?

When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration.

Sometimes I have a problem where my settings need to be reset. However, I have been using it for so long that I know what I have to do it fix them.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Acronis for between three and four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution, other than the occasional problem that I have with needing to reset the settings.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is excellent. When I needed help, in the beginning, they did it with a remote connection. They were able to log into my system, take care of the problem, and explain what they did.

I have been in contact with them from time to time and they are still excellent.

How was the initial setup?

I needed help from technical support in the beginning when I first started working with it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost of updates is less than $100 USD yearly. If you don't update it then there are no additional charges.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is implementing Acronis is to contact support if they have any trouble. I would definitely recommend them. As it is now, this is a product that I am satisfied with the way it is, and I cannot think of any additional features that I would need.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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Gitesh Chavan - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Support Specialist at Team One Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Real User
Top 5
Effective instant restore, helpful ransomware protection, and sufficient documentation available
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are instant restore, antivirus, and ransomware protection. Additionally, the documentation is good."
  • "Acronis Backup can improve on the virtualization backups because they are not as good as Veeam Backup."

What is our primary use case?

Acronis Backup is a solution to backup data.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are instant restore, antivirus, and ransomware protection. Additionally, the documentation is good.

What needs improvement?

Acronis Backup can improve on the virtualization backups because they are not as good as Veeam Backup.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Acronis Backup for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Acronis Backup is highly reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Acronis Backup has been good. We suggest to our customers it can be done easily.

We recommend Acronis Backup to SMB and education customers.

How are customer service and support?

Acronis Backup support could improve. The chat support that they have available is slow, they are not responsive. This is a problem when we have a critical issue the support is not readily available.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Veritas but we have found Acronis Backup easier to use.

How was the initial setup?

Acronis Backup's initial setup is simple.

What about the implementation team?

If we have any issues with the implementation our vendor partner will assist us.

The maintenance of the solution does not require a large team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Acronis Backup a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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General Manager at Comtodo
Reseller
Flexible, scalable, and uncomplicated installation
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

I use Acronis Backup to make images of the systems, mostly for the servers, but some workstations as well. In some of the systems, we have enabled the disaster recovery option and the SQL Backup.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Acronis Backup for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We had some difficulties with the child copies but after we fixed them the solution was stable. It does a good job.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. However, any cloud storage is more flexible than an on-premise solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support needs some improvement. Although I haven't been requiring any support lately, I do not know how they are now. Initially, I had some issues with the response which was not very good, they were not quick. The support agent was requesting a lot of information that you had to send in order for them to check on the issue, instead of focusing on resolving the issue. It was a hassle.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is not difficult. There is a process of registration that you have to complete. When you install Acronis Backup, you have to do a registration of the endpoint to allow it to register on the portal. For that, you need to have the credentials and login, and sometimes it's a hassle. I understand there's no other way around the registration, it has to be done this way.

What about the implementation team?

After you install Acronis Backup, it has an option to update the agent automatically. After you are done with your first backup you can forget about the solution. It will prompt you if you need to do any maintenance or updates. There is not much maintenance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is reasonable. However, it depends on the storage that you use. It would be great to have a package that we can use up to a certain size of the backup, this would allow us to know what the price is going to be up to that capacity. 

There are a lot of options available. There are additional security options you can add, such as malware protection.

What other advice do I have?

It's a good idea to have a backup locally and in the cloud. 

I rate Acronis Backup an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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General Manager at Dynamic Data
Real User
Reliable backup and recovery that is easy to deploy and monitor
Pros and Cons
  • "Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud."
  • "It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."

What is our primary use case?

Our customers use this solution for backup.

What is most valuable?

Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud.

It is easy to deploy. It is easy to handle and easy to monitor.

The Acronis system is very powerful.

What needs improvement?

It doesn't support all of the databases. Maybe in the future, it could support databases such as MySQL, or Postgres, as these are some of the customer's needs.

We are looking for IT solutions to backup all systems that our customers are using. It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres.

There are many other types of databases that Acronis does not support.

I would like to see more mobile applications available. It would be very nice.

We would like Acronis as an all-in-one, or all-in-box solution. It should be sold as storage, licensing, and application all in one unit. We like to provide complete solutions to our clients rather than having to tell them that they must purchase additional storage. With Barracuda, the device D190 comes with one terabyte backup, and no additional requests have to be made to the customer.

It would be good if Acronis could get the recommended hardware.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Acronis Backup for our customers for more than three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have not encountered any bugs or glitches with this solution, and it's stable

Many times, we have worked with the recovery, it was available and very successful to restore.

We recently had an issue with a Microsoft Exchange VMware Server where it was down. We got the backup from the storage and were able to restore it. It was very nice. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability can improve. Acronis doesn't support some of the databases.

How are customer service and technical support?

We are a technical company, we have not opened any tickets with support. We have been able to resolve the issues ourselves, so we have not required any help from Acronis support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are resellers for Barracuda in Jordan.

Barracuda is a very rigid backup system. All needs are available in Barracuda.

I trust Barracuda. I don't see anything missing in Barracuda. It covers our needs because there is an agent to help with other types of databases.

I would rate Barracuda a ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We use two different types of licenses for our customers.

We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers.

The licensing works in nodes. For example, for every node, you have to purchase a license. If I have an Active Directory or a physical server, and I have Microsoft Exchange with a third server, SQL, I will have to purchase three licenses from Acronis.

When compared to Barracuda, the license is based on the device's storage.

It is more expensive than Acronis initially, but as the licenses increase with Acronis, Barracuda ends up being less expensive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have been evaluating Barracuda to learn more about the services it offers.

What other advice do I have?

As for me, I prefer Barracuda.

Acronis is a good product that works well in small businesses.

I would rate Acronis Backup a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Project and Services Manager at Gensystems
Real User
A user-friendly backup and disaster recovery solution with a useful image creation feature
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a good solution that's very easy to use. Acronis has two valuable features. The first one is creating images, and the other is starting virtual machines in the cloud so the client can work immediately."
  • "It would be better if they made it easier to obtain images for laptops and desktops. It isn't easy right now to have many different types of desktop computers. This is because Microsoft is changing a lot of things in Windows 10."

What is our primary use case?

My clients use it for disaster recovery events. Because of the ERP systems they have, these types of events need a space in the cloud to work immediately and recover the capacity for people to work in the company.

What is most valuable?

It's a good solution that's very easy to use. Acronis has two valuable features. The first one is creating images, and the other is starting virtual machines in the cloud so the client can work immediately.

Another valuable feature is that you could have all the information in the cloud. When you need to start working with a machine, you can do it. This is a very valuable option for our clients.

What needs improvement?

It would be better if they made it easier to obtain images for laptops and desktops. It isn't easy right now to have many different types of desktop computers. This is because Microsoft is changing a lot of things in Windows 10.

Sometimes the computers don't work well, and you need a lot of time to recover the users' information. It's also difficult to get the users' laptops to work with this because Windows can crash in some models, and it takes time to recover all the information.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Acronis Backup for three years or more.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. We've had little problems, but it's with the WAN connection because the client doesn't have enough bandwidth. It wasn't a problem with Acronis, and it was a problem with the client. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's a scalable solution. We have medium-sized companies as clients. For example, some have 60 users, and another has 100 users.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In Ecuador, a lot of people use Veeam Backup, Arcserve, and Veritas. The government also uses Data Protector from HP. Acronis is very easy and a new way to get backups or any kind of images or information. But Arcserve is a local solution that you need to install in a server and create jobs from another server. Acronis is a cloud solution, but with Arcserve, you need a server to install it. It's a very different way to use this application.

It's difficult to recover from tapes because of certain data center solutions in Ecuador that use UDX. It's like a hard disk that you can connect to a USB port, and you can get all the information. But when it falls on the floor, you can lose all the information in other types of hard disks. But the capacity is not much, just around three or four terabytes. But it's a good solution to use with some clients because they don't have a lot of space in their servers and this capacity is enough to recover old information.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy. You just connect the USB port to the server, and it'll see another logical drive. If you use software like GFI Backup, you can program replica backups or have other types of information copied in this logical drive. 

You need one person who is the main IT employee and another person who helps the IT Manager maintain this solution.

What about the implementation team?

We implement this solution for our clients.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You pay for what you use in the cloud. If you don't start the virtual machine in the cloud, you only pay for the information stored there. But when you start the virtual machine, another pricing model is activated. 

What other advice do I have?

I would tell potential users that Acronis has more solutions for different environments. You can get information from servers that don't use Windows and use other operating systems like Linux and Ubuntu. You can recover it in the cloud, and you can start a virtual machine. You can synchronize information. You've got a lot of features that the other solutions require you to install locally. It's very easy to use.

Technical support really isn't necessary in many cases because it's very intuitive, and it's not complex to resolve problems. If you want to get more information, you can find it on the Acronis site or the internet. You can resolve most of the little problems on your own.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Acronis Backup a ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Network Administrator at a educational organization
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It was very easy to set up, the reliability has been wonderful

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for Acronis Backup software is to back up our VMware environment. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this an 8. With our VMware environment it's very tricky to get everything backed up just like you need it. With Acronis software it was very easy to set up, the reliability has been wonderful. On a daily basis I know that the incremental backups are running properly. On the weekends the full backups are running efficiently. Any time I've had to contact support, whether it be a phone call or online chat, it's been very easy to get a hold of someone, and they work with you continually until you resolve whatever issue it is that you're having, and you feel comfortable with the resolution.

What is most valuable?

I would say my favorite feature with Acronis Backup software is creating one job that will backup all of our VM servers. We have about 50 servers and we need to get all of them backed up, and it keeps you from having 50 different backup jobs listed, backup tasks. You create one, and you go in, and you select all of the VMs that you want, or the ones that you don't want, you just leave them unchecked. Then, anytime you add in a new VM server to your environment it's very easy to just go in and add to that new server to the backup job that you already have, you don't have to create anything new, you just add it in, and you're good to go.

What needs improvement?

I don't see very many opportunities for improvement with this product. On a daily basis it's really easy to use and manage. There are some frustrating things. One in particular is when you're looking through your logs from the previous night's jobs and you see a warning, and you go in, and you try to dig through to find what exactly the warning meant, and you can't find anything. Everything is green, there's no yellow, there's no red, and you have no idea. That can be a little bit frustrating. Other than that, it works really well. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.
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