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Acronis Cyber Protect vs CloudAlly comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Cloud Backup
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
122
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th)
CloudAlly
Ranking in Cloud Backup
46th
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 July 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 5.8%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of CloudAlly is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

SameerMogale - PeerSpot reviewer
Encounter challenges in troubleshooting but experience efficient customer support
The application itself is a bit bloated. Although it has a lot of features when it comes to troubleshooting, we don't basically know where to start even though we do give them the log files to troubleshoot they don't give us a proper solution set. So I would say because it's bloated, it's a bit more difficult to troubleshoot where you get certain errors. From my side, on the POC I didn't really need to do much. It's only after we discovered there was a compatibility issue with the application that the client was running that we actually had to do a lot of log file shipping to Acronis themselves and getting solutions because of other problems. So on a day-to-day basis, you don't even maintain it, you just forget about it. You get alerts, but usually in between. It's quite easy to manage. To be honest with you, since I didn't really test that option of Acronis Cyber Protect, it's supposed to make everything feasible and easy to manage but I never got the option of testing it out, so I cannot really say at this stage.
it_user550464 - PeerSpot reviewer
Using the app is straightforward with easy buttons to click on.
Customer Service: We didn't contact their customer service at any point because the backup and recovery process is pretty straightforward. But they have a customer support email and phone just in case. Technical Support: CloudAlly can be used by a non-techie person because it's simple. We didn't contact the technical support, but it's available for any user who may encounter a problem.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Our customers can backup to local storage and they can back up or replicate to the cloud."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface."
"The most valuable feature is the extra protection, especially for the backup."
"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools."
"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."
"This is a perfect option for an SMB."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are instant restore, antivirus, and ransomware protection. Additionally, the documentation is good."
"The user-friendly interface of CloudAlly significantly enhances data protection."
 

Cons

"They can include something called a backup appliance. Although Acronis is a software-driven company, it would be good for customers to have some kind of backup appliance on top of a lightweight operating system. This will also reduce the cost. Currently, the customers have to buy the hardware in addition to the operating system, which increases the overhead in terms of procurement."
"I can't select a network location. I have to map a drive on the server, and then I have to select the mapped drive in order for it to put the backup out there."
"It does not delete locked files."
"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."
"I would like to see better centralized management, because I use it across multiple clients. To have a console that centrally manages them would be nice."
"The technical support of Acronis Backup could improve. They have the depth of knowledge but the speed of the response could be quicker."
"They've got an agent to back up Microsoft SQL, to our Office 365, but there is not an agent to back up my SQL databases."
"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

"It is a low-cost solution."
"We pay a yearly subscription fee and the pricing is reasonable."
"The tool's subscription costs are monthly. The product's pricing is fair."
"Its price is quite friendly on the pocket. You need to pay the licensing cost upfront, and then the support charges are on an annual basis."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"We were on a perpetual license for Acronis Backup."
"Acronis Cyber Protect's pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Legal Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

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
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