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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th), Cloud Backup (5th)
Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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.
Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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 feature is its consistency."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"It has simple buying options and deployments. You can buy on-cloud, on-premises, or hybrid solutions. Acronis Backup is very easy to deploy. It also does not consume much hardware. The administrator's tasks are very simple. It is very user friendly, and it also has good security features with low-level encryption and data encryption."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible."
"The interface is easy to use. They keep on adding new features. Acronis recently added multi-platform support."
"The setup is very easy."
"It is a stable solution."
"Veeam helps to create a stable environment with virtual servers."
"The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is easy to use and performing a recovery is easy to do."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure."
"Veeam is very useful for the Hyper-V environment."
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"This is a good product with a simple environment."
 

Cons

"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America. It is important to review the cost for different countries."
"No technical support and minimal documentation."
"Improved support for immutability and Utility AirGAP could be beneficial."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"The backing up of virtual machines in VMware and Nutanix needs better integration and the performance of the solution needs improvement."
"A lower price would always be beneficial."
"If they could let you can do replication to physical servers - a backup from physical servers and a replication to physical servers - that will be better."
"Some customers have Oracle databases and Veeam does support back up of Oracle databases."
"We need some sort of security for backups and archives."
"The solution lacks instant recovery."
"I would like to have a more automated installation process."
"It is not always easy to update this solution to the newer version, so the update process needs to be improved."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a low-cost solution."
"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."
"I would describe the product as a mid-priced tool for small and medium businesses."
"Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee."
"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."
"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"The pricing is good."
"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."
"We have a license package."
"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Photography Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
The pricing is very good compared to Micro Focus. It is very affordable.
What needs improvement with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
We don't have any issues with the solution. We do not need any other features. The integration with MS Storage and Dell Media needs to be simplified. Micro Focus may be better in this area as it of...
 

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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