Acronis Cyber Protect vs IBM ProtectTIER comparison

Acronis and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.2, while IBM is ranked #82. Acronis holds a 4.4% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

IBM ProtectTIER

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60% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

IBM ProtectTIER and Acronis Cyber Protect compete in the data protection solutions category. Acronis Cyber Protect has the upper hand due to its integrated approach to protection and backup services.

Features: IBM ProtectTIER users highlight its powerful data deduplication, scalability, and easy integration into existing systems. Meanwhile, Acronis Cyber Protect is praised for its comprehensive backup options, integrated cybersecurity measures, and unified approach to protection and backup services.

Room for Improvement: IBM ProtectTIER users point out that the product could benefit from a more intuitive management experience, a more user-friendly interface, and faster data restoration times. Acronis Cyber Protect reviews suggest enhancements in its advanced threat protection, interface responsiveness, and simplified deployment process.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM ProtectTIER is reported to have a more straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. Conversely, Acronis Cyber Protect is valued for its seamless integration and user support but can be complex to deploy for non-technical users.

Pricing and ROI: IBM ProtectTIER is seen as cost-effective with a good return on investment, especially for larger enterprises. Acronis Cyber Protect, while perceived as more expensive, justifies its cost through advanced security features and comprehensive protection, leading to a balanced ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

IBM ProtectTIER

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

82nd

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.4%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM ProtectTIER is 0.1%, down from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Stuart Grigor

Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental

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.

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ValereFEUGWANG

Information System Consultant at CFAO Technologies

Protects data in hybrid infrastructures, but it is an expensive product with poor support

The main challenge for our customers is to replicate the virtual environment upon restart, without using any additional solutions such as VMware SLM. I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM. It would be much better for us. This solution can be made easier to use. Technical support is very frustrating and we are considering other solutions because of it. Stability is something that should be improved. The product is expensive and the licensing should be changed.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs."

"Universal Restore is valuable to us."

"Consistency and reliability. The interface is easy to understand and consistent across applications. While not 100%, it is a very reliable backup solution."

"For me, the cost is a significant advantage."

"The ability to clone backups."

"The image backup and image restore features have been very beneficial to us."

"The solution was easy to install and to deploy."

"From my perspective, the most valuable features in Acronis Cyber Protect include ransomware protection and antivirus. These features not only add significant value but also play a crucial role in closing deals. When selling backup for Microsoft 365, these security features, like ransomware protection and antivirus, serve as a starting point to offer backup and protection."

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"The solution is highly stable."

"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."

"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."

"The command-line interface is good."

"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."

"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."

Cons

"In the span of six months, maintenance is done at least twice and you are told that it is coming up, with apologies for the inconvenience. It's a distraction, and it interferes with the backup schedule."

"The biggest problem that we have is when the antivirus is installed, the whole machine runs very slowly and some of the machines hang."

"We needed to have help from the vendor for implementation. The vendor used two personnel. We have system administrators and they do the server backups themself."

"Improved support for immutability and Utility AirGAP could be beneficial."

"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."

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

"The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult."

"It could back up more things. I don't think it can back up Box and some of the other third-party ones. Not that we use them that much, but the more they can do, the better it would be. There could also be better integrations with RMM tools."

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"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."

"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."

"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."

"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."

"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is what it is. I don't shop around once I find a good solution. I insist they maintain ongoing support year after year for updates and tech support."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."

"I would say that at the pricepoint that it's at, it's definitely worth the money."

"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."

"Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."

"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."

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"The customer can decide how they want to purchase a license. However, the price of the solution is expensive."

"This solution is very expensive."

"We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."

"IBM ProtectTIER is an expensive solution."

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

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IBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway is designed to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers industry-leading inline deduplication performance and scalability up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system, and can provide up to 25 PB or more backup storage capacity. Combined with IBM or third-party storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway provides a powerful disk-based repository to improve the performance, retention and availability of backup and archive data in a small footprint for energy and cost efficiency.

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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

Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber

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