Acronis Cyber Protect vs NetApp SnapCenter comparison

Acronis and NetApp are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while NetApp is ranked #35 with an average rating of 8.0. Acronis holds a 4.8% mindshare in BRS, compared to NetApp’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

NetApp SnapCenter

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100% willing to recommend

Acronis Cyber Protect

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Acronis Cyber Protect and NetApp SnapCenter compete in the backup and data protection category. NetApp SnapCenter appears to have the upper hand due to its superior features and integration capabilities.

Features: Users highlight the advanced ransomware protection and integrated backup features of Acronis Cyber Protect. Acronis offers a wider range of security features. In contrast, NetApp SnapCenter is praised for its ease of integration with NetApp storage systems and efficient snapshot management.

Room for Improvement: Reviews indicate that Acronis Cyber Protect could improve its reporting and analytics capabilities. Users suggest enhancing its data insight tools and analytics issues. NetApp SnapCenter users desire improvements in workflow automation and user access controls. NetApp SnapCenter should focus on refining its automation and permission settings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Protect is often commended for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer service. NetApp SnapCenter may require more technical expertise for deployment but benefits from a strong support network and comprehensive documentation.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect provides good value with its competitive pricing and solid ROI. NetApp SnapCenter, despite being perceived as pricier, delivers substantial ROI, particularly in environments already using NetApp solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

119

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

35th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.8%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp SnapCenter is 0.6%, down from 0.6% 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

Apr 24, 2023

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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MervynMorgan

IT Storage Engineer at Unixque Solutions Pty Ltd

Jul 3, 2024

Enables us to save data for data projection but could improve its integration with other backup solutions

NetApp SnapCenter is highly efficient because it allows you to automate the creation of snapshots. Instead of manually creating snapshots using IMS or HMS, you can schedule and automate them, specifying the timing and frequency. This eliminates the need for daily manual intervention and streamlines the process. SnapCenter also enables you to assign specific user roles to manage these tasks, enhancing efficiency. SnapCenter ensures that your LPOs and RTOs are extremely quick. Although it may seem expensive initially, after using it for a while, you'll appreciate the efficiencies and gains it provides. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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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

"The most valuable feature is its ability to back up and recover our production environment from ransomware."

"Acronis Backup is easy to use, intuitive, and has high performance."

"I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. "

"Acronis has a very rich functionality."

"It is fast and easy for an image-based backup across all platforms."

"There is advanced management where we can do passing, software inventory, and hardware inventory."

"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."

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

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"The product’s most valuable feature is cloning."

"The reporting feature has been particularly beneficial to upper management... When you do manual backups, you do not get the benefit of seeing successes and failures and how often you have to do restores. With SnapCenter, you get all of that."

"Technical support has been very helpful when we have issues."

"We have been very satisfied with the technical support's help. Their knowledge level is great. For a noncritical question, they will get back to us within a day."

"It has very fast backup and can handle a huge amount of data. It also enables really fast recovery."

"The most valuable feature is the RBAC, the Role-Based Access Control. In our managed service, we can have different layers of security."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"It's all together managing both storage and backup, which makes it easier for troubleshooting issues and the automation part of it"

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Cons

"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."

"The support and documentation must be improved."

"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."

"When an error occurs, the information is not always easy to understand and these messages should be made more clear."

"The problems that we face are often related to the customer's network, although sometimes there are problems with the software, such as an error in the configuration."

"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."

"It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system."

"On the cloud side, security could always be better."

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"I would like to see replication support between systems. Right now, it's kind of limited. We manage them separately from the storage system interface, not from SnapCenter. It would be nice if it was integrated into SnapCenter."

"I feel a little bit that during the whole process of putting this software into production we were like a beta program. It was full of bugs... For example, we had a problem with truncating our Exchange log files... It has improved over time."

"I want to see a few more features add that will help our team in managing solution better."

"Groups might be helpful for each site or data center so that we know a given data center has these resources while another data center has those resources. It's not always easy to group hosts by type."

"The Microsoft environment is its biggest disadvantage due to the central management of all the actions. Because the SnapCenter server is where we deploy everything, it also affects the Microsoft environment, which can cause many difficulties when resolving issues like Windows update problems."

"I have an issue with SnapCenter because sometimes a VM cannot be backed up... The way SnapCenter works is that it makes a backup of all the VMs and then it removes all the old backups. If one VM cannot be backed up for some reason, it has already created a new backup for all the VMs but it cannot remove the old backups. It ends up creating so many backups in VMware and it will cause a performance problem if the condition is not fixed."

"The compatibility with other manufacturers, like Oracle and Hyper-V, could be improved. I would like to see it be more compatible with other software."

"Some of the minor functionalities from SnapManager did not transfer over to SnapCenter. These should be added in future releases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think that the prices of the product go up every year. If one is extremely expensive and ten is absolutely cheap, I rate the product price as six."

"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."

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

"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."

"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."

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

"The cost of updates is less than $100 USD yearly."

"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."

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"It's free. The license is included with other NetApp products."

"We see a financial value with SnapCenter because we don't have to license Commvault, which is pretty expensive."

"We have a site license, so it comes with the product."

"The product is inexpensive."

"Pricing is very good because if you already have NepApp controllers, then it's included."

"The license for SnapCenter was included with the storage array."

"The licensing is well-designed because it's already included in some packages with NetApp storage. Therefore, for most customers, it's okay as the SnapCenter license is already included in some NetApp bundles."

"It comes free with the amount of equipment we purchase from NetApp. In terms of pricing, zero is my favorite number."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

22%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

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Questions from the Community

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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 ...

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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...

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?

One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.

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What do you like most about NetApp SnapCenter?

Most banks and financial institutions use the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapCenter?

If you have a license, you don't need to buy anything extra. If you have multiple storage systems and want to manage them with a central tool, you are covered.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapCenter?

There is always a chance for improvement. One thing that might be improved is the ease of management. It might be made a little less complicated.

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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.

Unified, scalable platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. This software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows.

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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