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

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
122
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th), Cloud Backup (6th)
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

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.
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

"The solution's most valuable features are its ease of use and its user-friendly interface compared to other tools."
"The solution has all the features I need and user friendly."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"Acronis has many features, which are really very interesting, when it comes to data backup and recovery, especially disaster recovery (DR)."
"The web-based interface makes it easy to use."
"Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface."
"The user interface (UI) is easy to use."
"I would definitely say the backup and recovery. It used to be a separate module. It was a recovery part and it would literally duplicate the machine to bare bones."
"Veeam helps to create a stable environment with virtual servers."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are the backups, ease of use, and report manager."
"It is a stable solution."
"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."
"The product is free to use. We don't have to pay for a license."
"I love Veeam because it is very easy to work with."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"Veeam is very useful for the Hyper-V environment."
 

Cons

"Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America. It is important to review the cost for different countries."
"I wish Acronis had a feature that would allow me to set an expiry date for customers when I send them Acronis, such as when I create a customer workload or gigabyte."
"Acronis Backup has a straightforward initial setup process and an easy-to-use interface. However, a potential issue for Acronis partners is that registered partners do not have access to marketing materials, which can make it difficult for them to reach mass markets and sell the product. This could be improved by allowing registered partners to access marketing materials and tools, such as email templates, that would help them to promote Acronis Backup effectively."
"​It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc."
"The dashboards for digital operations can be improved."
"There are times when the backups are slow. A faster backup would be better."
"It does not delete locked files."
"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."
"Some customers have Oracle databases and Veeam does support back up of Oracle databases."
"They should improve the solution's automation features."
"There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"I would like to see the capability for remote installation of third party applications added( Like installing WinRar MS Office etc..) , and Firewall for servers."
"It is not always easy to update this solution to the newer version, so the update process needs to be improved."
"Updating and configuration can sometimes be a little bit of a hassel, but once you know the product better it is easy to use."
"I would like to see the ability for incremental backups and reverse backups."
 

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."
"The tool's subscription costs are monthly. The product's pricing is fair."
"You don't have to pay for licenses. You can pay per gig per month. It is pretty reasonable, especially when you do it per gig."
"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."
"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."
"​I like the pricing​, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. ​"
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"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."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"We are on an annual license to use Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. There are not any additional fees to use the solution."
"We have an annual license."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."
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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%
Photography Company
20%
Performing Arts
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
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Sample Customers

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