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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Azure Backup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
7.8
Acronis Cyber Protect boosts efficiency and morale, ensures data recovery, offers business continuity, and users report quick cost recovery.
Sentiment score
5.6
Azure Backup offers security, stability, and cost efficiency with low upfront costs, though ROI depends on organization size.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Acronis Cyber Protect customer service is inconsistent, with praised expertise but needs improvement in efficiency and accessibility.
Sentiment score
10.0
Azure Backup support is generally satisfactory but inconsistent, with slow resolutions and communication barriers impacting customer satisfaction.
The support takes too much time to respond to callbacks.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Acronis Cyber Protect is scalable for small to medium environments, with some challenges in specific configurations and very large settings.
Sentiment score
8.5
Azure Backup excels in scalability, supporting diverse environments and large volumes, though some suggest improvements in newer regions.
Acronis Cyber Protect is a scalable product.
Azure Backup is scalable since it is a global solution.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Acronis Cyber Protect is praised for stability, reliability, and ease of use, with minor performance issues on large servers.
Sentiment score
7.4
Azure Backup is reliable with a 95% success rate, though some issues arise with VMware integration and network connectivity.
The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high.
Azure Backup is stable for Microsoft environments.
 

Room For Improvement

Acronis Cyber Protect needs improved installation, performance, interface, compatibility, customer support, pricing, and platform integration.
Azure Backup struggles with UI clarity, integration, high costs, slow restores, and lacks comprehensive automation and continuous backup features.
The Protect environment should automatically secure the last backup screens to prevent any changes, even by an admin.
It is not a perfect tool for restoring SQL databases since it requires replacing everything instead of restoring specific files.
The reporting functionality of Azure Backup needs improvement.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Acronis Cyber Protect pricing reasonable, appreciating flexibility despite complexity in licensing models and storage requirements.
Azure Backup offers flexible, consumption-based pricing, viewed as affordable compared to AWS, with special options for extended commitments.
I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it.
 

Valuable Features

Acronis Cyber Protect excels in versatile backup, security features, and user-friendly interface across multiple operating systems.
Azure Backup offers secure, scalable, and cost-effective data protection with easy configuration, rapid recovery, and cross-region backups.
The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy.
Another valuable feature is its retention policies, which offer both archive and standard options.
We use the normal features for Azure Backup, specifically to make backups of the VMs.
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (5th)
Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.7%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.6%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Q&A Highlights

Jul 23, 2023
 

Featured Reviews

Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Good backup solution but challenges with the stability
It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.
Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.
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Answers from the Community

Oct 6, 2020
Oct 6, 2020
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 spee...
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reviewer1243038 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 2, 2020
Veeam is a leader. Acronis is a niche player. Veeam is integrated with most storage systems on the market. Functionality - I'd recommend Veeam.
ME
Jun 2, 2020
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
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
How does Acronis Backup compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Acronis Backup is a versatile backup-as-a-service solution for service providers. It allows you to protect workloads on-premises and in the cloud and provide backup to any storage. The deployment i...
What do you like most about Acronis Backup?
One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
 

Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
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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
Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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