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 #51 with an average rating of 7.7. Acronis holds a 4.5% 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

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100% willing to recommend

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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

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

121

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

51st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp SnapCenter is 0.6%, up 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

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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Mir Gulzar Ahmed

IT Manager at Synergy Computers

Integrates well with various applications , provides a cloning feature for creating snapshots or clones of volume and a centralized command

It is basically centralized command control software. When the users visualize the workflow of the backup, the management and the customer storage administrator know the ins and outs of the backup and recovery. They can make the strategy for their backup and recovery and the certainty of their backups and restore. Strategic planning: Also, it is easy to make a strategy when you have visualized the inflow and outflow of the backup and recovery. With the CLI or native way, without any UI or management tool, you might not be able to create any strategy at all. This is especially important when you have multiple storage systems inside your data center or organization. You need a tool that connects and visualizes the workflow of the backup and recovery from all the storage systems and NetApp storage systems installed within the organization. It is very important when you have multiple storage systems, and you need to manage your backup and recovery workflow. Ease of Management: Unlike other storage vendors, NetApp has its own product called SnapCenter. Other vendors need to acquire third-party software or integrate with other software to manage storage systems. NetApp has its own solution, which is SnapCenter. NetApp's SnapCenter gels well with their storage systems and products. Ease of management is already there. It's a fine software with easy installation, management, and understanding. It's not a complicated software to understand.

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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 best thing about it is that we can back up pretty much everything we want to. We don't have to have multiple solutions. It can back up any physical or virtual server, including servers in Azure. It can back up SharePoint, OneDrive, and G Suite. Everything we need to back up can be backed up, and that's why we like it."

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

"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."

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

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

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

"One of the most valuable features of Acronis is its AnyData Engine which allows any device to connect to any other device for the purpose of data restoration."

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"Restoring and cloning are easy to do."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"A feature that stands out is cloning databases. If you have a SQL database and it's huge, like one terabyte, the classical SQL way would be to do a backup-restore to create a clone of your database for test purposes. With SnapCenter now, we can clone a database but through the Snapshot technology, which means if you right-click and you click Clone, the one terabyte database is there instantly."

"I like the instant backups and recovery feature that SnapCenter provides within NetApp storage systems."

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

"The central pane view is the most valuable feature. You have one console where you can monitor all your jobs, as opposed to going to different vCenters."

"You can quickly deploy new virtual environments. It provides efficient and easy-to-use data protection. If a file goes missing or corruption occurs, you can restore it swiftly using the snap restore feature, allowing you to return to work almost immediately."

"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

"The product needs to have a simple DR process."

"The UI performance can be slow at times, especially when handling operations like checking backup status or initiating a restore. The response time for these actions could be improved."

"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."

"This might be a lack of understanding on my part, but it's difficult to purge old backups."

"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."

"The new version has anti-malware and software management features, but these features should be enhanced. It is working as an exclusive solution along with the backup and recovery."

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

"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."

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"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."

"Reporting of the jobs could be better."

"We would like to see more granular repording and reporting in bigger sets available in SnapCenter."

"Plugins should be developed in shorter times. Performance generally could be a little bit faster."

"The replication feature needs improvement in future releases."

"The documentation could be a little bit better so that we could handle more of the troubleshooting ourselves, rather than having to go through support."

"What I did witness lately are issues with some Microsoft KBs, the updates. But it happened only once, and not on a major platform, it was on a small one."

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

More NetApp SnapCenter cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."

"Acronis Cyber Protect's pricing is reasonable."

"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."

"We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"The tool is cheap compared to other products."

"I like the pricing, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. "

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"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."

"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."

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

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

"The product is inexpensive."

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

"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

18%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

21%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Financial Services Firm

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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

SnapCenter

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.

Acronis

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

NetApp

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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