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Acronis Cyber Protect vs CloudAlly comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Cloud Backup
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
120
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (10th)
CloudAlly
Ranking in Cloud Backup
47th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (23rd), MSP Backup (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 7.3%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudAlly is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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.
reviewer2586000 - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly interface enhances protection with room for better reporting
I use CloudAlly for what it's made for, which is backups The user-friendly interface of CloudAlly significantly enhances data protection. CloudAlly can improve in the areas of reporting, especially regarding backup statistics and backup failures presented in pie graphs and charts. I have used…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to clone backups."
"Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud."
"If you need to recover, it's the best recovery software I've ever used and I've been in this business for over 30 years. Plug a disc in and tell it to recover this machine and it's done. You walk away from it and it's done. Reboot it and it's perfect."
"Consistency and reliability. The interface is easy to understand and consistent across applications. While not 100%, it is a very reliable backup solution."
"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."
"The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."
"The administration is pretty flexible in terms of defining a multi-tenant type of setup."
"i use the backup solution and I use something called Disk Director, which is a related product. Together, they allow me to manage all of my storage space."
"The user-friendly interface of CloudAlly significantly enhances data protection."
 

Cons

"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.​"
"Acronis Backup isn't scalable at all."
"Acronis Backup has a straightforward initial setup process and an easy-to-use interface. However, a potential issue for Acronis partners is that registered partners do not have access to marketing materials, which can make it difficult for them to reach mass markets and sell the product. This could be improved by allowing registered partners to access marketing materials and tools, such as email templates, that would help them to promote Acronis Backup effectively."
"I have no suggestions for improvements as I have only used the product for a month and have yet to really discover all of its aspects."
"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."
"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"The solution could be better if some of the features were more in-depth."
"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."
"CloudAlly can improve in the areas of reporting, especially regarding backup statistics and backup failures presented in pie graphs and charts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."
"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."
"Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee."
"The pricing model is a little complex to find the right size for what you need. It takes a lot of hours to figure it out."
"The price of the solution is expensive and could be reduced a little."
"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."
"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."
"We pay a yearly subscription fee and the pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Legal Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
15%
Healthcare Company
7%
Non Profit
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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.
What needs improvement with CloudAlly?
CloudAlly can improve in the areas of reporting, especially regarding backup statistics and backup failures presented in pie graphs and charts.
What is your primary use case for CloudAlly?
I use CloudAlly for what it's made for, which is backups.
 

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
Check out our customer success stories: https://www.cloudally.com/resources/customer-success-stories/ 
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