We are using it for backing up virtual servers in Azure. We are using it for backing up SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange Online.
Director at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Reasonable price, easy to set up, and backs up everything we want
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
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.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using it for about a year.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Most of our tech guys have access to it. We have about 23 engineers who have access to it.
How are customer service and support?
My team has interacted with them, and it has been fine. I don't interact with them myself.
How was the initial setup?
Its setup is very easy. You can do it by yourself. Everything is managed via the cloud, so you don't need to have a server to run it. It is very easy and very good.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
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.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution. I would rate it a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Technical Director at Tecstaq
Effective solution which allows us to back up data across any type of device using their AnyData Engine functionality
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "One improvement that could be made is adding the option to download files in a PST format when doing a 365 or Google Cloud to cloud backup."
What is our primary use case?
We sell Acronis to our clients globally in India, Germany, Canada, the United States, London, Singapore, Malaysia, and Dubai. We are a gold partner for Acronis worldwide and are one of the biggest resellers in India.
We do cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments. We use this solution to assist our clients with creating multiple backups of their data. The first backup is a live copy, the second is a copy kept on their local storage, and the third backup is stored by us in the cloud.
What is most valuable?
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. They also include cyber security features within the cloud.
What needs improvement?
One improvement that could be made is adding the option to download files in a PST format when doing a 365 or Google Cloud to cloud backup. This is something that is currently being worked on by Acronis.
A second improvement would be to support SAP databases as integration with SAP. Although Acronis do support SAP databases and a backup of complete servers as an image-level backup or volume-level backup is possible, this requires the use of certain scripts.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In the past seven years of using Acronis, we have not had any instability issues or lost any data that we were unable to restore.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is definitely a scalable product. You could backup up to 200 terabytes. There is no limitation from an infrastructure perspective.
How are customer service and support?
Acronis offer good support which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As we are a gold partner, we are offered first preference.
How was the initial setup?
This is a simple product and the setup of the backup can be done in 30 minutes. An infrastructure does not need to be set up to complete the setup. The setup involves creating a console, installing agents and beginning the backup.
What other advice do I have?
This is a good product that is easy to use, simple, and has good security as most of the data centers are certified.
I would suggest that organizations that are considering using this product, sign up for a 30-day trial to do a complete evaluation.
While using this solution for my customers over the past seven years, data loss and other disasters have been prevented. Where ransom attacks have occurred, we were able to restore the data where Acronis was used to back up information.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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System Admininstrator at Prince Sultan University
Protects against malware and includes recovery and software management features
Pros and Cons
- "Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface."
- "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."
What is our primary use case?
We have used Acronis Backup for VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V host, and physical servers.
We are currently using version 15. The solution is deployed on-premise. We haven't tried to integrate with other solutions.
What is most valuable?
Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface.
What needs improvement?
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.
Support could be improved. For complex cases, support should be available quickly and without any delay.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is responsive. In some cases, if it is complex, then it goes to level one of support, and that takes time. It could be faster.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.
I would recommend this solution. It is suitable for organizations of every size and for any sort of platform, like Nutanix, a hypervisor, VMware, or Hyper-V.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Easy to set up and deploy with helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The performance has been fine so far."
- "The product would be better if they offered more integration capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
The most important use case is to backup notebooks and other environments of the completed image and to back up global environment imaging and you can leverage the backup when you are making a migration as well.
What is most valuable?
The solution is stable. The performance has been fine so far.
We found the installation process to be pretty simple. You don't need a huge team to implement it. Just one person is fine.
Technical support is great.
What needs improvement?
I don't find the product to be overly scalable.
The product would be better if they offered more integration capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used this solution for this year and the previous year as well. In total, we've likely used it for four or five years at this point.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We've found the stability to be very good. The solution is reliable and offers nice performance. There aren't bugs. It's not glitchy. I don't find that it crashes or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product isn't very scalable. It's an aspect they could improve upon. Right now, it's limited.
We have six to seven customers using the solution. There might even be a few more in some special environments.
How are customer service and support?
The support has been great. they don't need to be faster. They're very helpful and responsive, and we're satisfied overall. We find having them to be very important.
How was the initial setup?
The initial implementation was not complex or difficult. It was very easy, very straightforward.
The deployment itself only takes about an hour or so. It's not a long and drawn-out process.
You only need one person - an admin - for the deployment and maintenance tasks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a yearly licensing fee. There are no additional costs to the standard license and fees.
What other advice do I have?
I'd advise other users that, if you're making a backup with Acronis, you always ensure you do a double backup.
I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies. It offers an excellent level of service. We are satisfied with them.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Works at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Scalable and easy to install
Pros and Cons
- "The solution was easy to install and to deploy."
- "It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system."
What is our primary use case?
We make use of the standalone version. The server and the box are compliant when it comes to the backup.
What needs improvement?
It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system.
As we are going for CD, it would be nice to have external storage connectivity.
The ability to integrate with different platforms should be added as a feature. It would be nice to have the restoration also from the server itself.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Acronis Backup for two years or more.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution does not need to be scaled. It suits my business needs.
How are customer service and support?
We have not had occasion to contact technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The solution was easy to install and to deploy. Everything was good.
What about the implementation team?
One can do the deployment on his own.
There is no need for a technical team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed locally.
The solution suits my business needs. It works perfectly for me. There is no need for updates or added features.
I would recommend the solution to others.
For the moment, we use the solution solely for our servers. We are talking around 20 users.
I rate Acronis Backup as a nine or ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General Manager at Comtodo
Flexible, scalable, and uncomplicated installation
Pros and Cons
- "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."
- "We have sometimes issues with the child copies and other similar functions, but it's normal with any backup solution. We need to fix those issues first in order for us to be able to do the backup properly."
What is our primary use case?
I use Acronis Backup to make images of the systems, mostly for the servers, but some workstations as well. In some of the systems, we have enabled the disaster recovery option and the SQL Backup.
What is most valuable?
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.
What needs improvement?
We have sometimes issues with the child copies and other similar functions, but it's normal with any backup solution. We need to fix those issues first in order for us to be able to do the backup properly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Acronis Backup for one and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We had some difficulties with the child copies but after we fixed them the solution was stable. It does a good job.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. However, any cloud storage is more flexible than an on-premise solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support needs some improvement. Although I haven't been requiring any support lately, I do not know how they are now. Initially, I had some issues with the response which was not very good, they were not quick. The support agent was requesting a lot of information that you had to send in order for them to check on the issue, instead of focusing on resolving the issue. It was a hassle.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is not difficult. There is a process of registration that you have to complete. When you install Acronis Backup, you have to do a registration of the endpoint to allow it to register on the portal. For that, you need to have the credentials and login, and sometimes it's a hassle. I understand there's no other way around the registration, it has to be done this way.
What about the implementation team?
After you install Acronis Backup, it has an option to update the agent automatically. After you are done with your first backup you can forget about the solution. It will prompt you if you need to do any maintenance or updates. There is not much maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable. However, it depends on the storage that you use. It would be great to have a package that we can use up to a certain size of the backup, this would allow us to know what the price is going to be up to that capacity.
There are a lot of options available. There are additional security options you can add, such as malware protection.
What other advice do I have?
It's a good idea to have a backup locally and in the cloud.
I rate Acronis Backup an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Senior System Engineer at Vantage Drilling
User-friendly, plenty of features, and stable
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has all the features I need and user friendly."
- "The solution could be better if some of the features were more in-depth."
What is our primary use case?
I have found the solution good only for desktop environments for backups. We use it for cloning.
What is most valuable?
The solution has all the features I need and user friendly.
What needs improvement?
The solution could be better if some of the features were more in-depth.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Acronis Backup for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
How are customer service and support?
I have never needed to contact the support of Acronis.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was not a problem for me, it was straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license.
What other advice do I have?
I would not recommend this solution to others.
I rate Acronis Backup an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior System Engineer at avian Technologies (pvt) ltd
Easy to use and intuitive with helpful technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."
- "There are some limitations to the backup."
What is our primary use case?
Some customers are using Acronis as a backup and for their server and VMware environment as well as their client-server backup requirements.
What is most valuable?
The solution is very user-friendly in terms of the interface - especially if you compare it to other solutions such as Veeam or Veritas. Even introducing it to a customer only requires a brief technical presentation as it's so easy to use.
The way they schedule backups is very intuitive.
Users are able to get into the technical aspects very easy as everything is quite straightforward.
The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options.
There's good assistance close by in Singapore and Malaysia and from the support side, we tend to get a good response.
What needs improvement?
We had few issues previously, however, when we raise a ticket with Acronis, we have a local partner.
There are some limitations to the backup. When the client does backups, we found some limitations when introducing computers to their backup - even just their site interface-level backups.
We had some incidents with Hyper-V environments. When we scheduled a backup, they had to open up Check Point before they're taking a backup. Yet, due to some issues, even though there were no any Check Points solutions at the server-side, it was still giving an error from the Acronis side saying there's a Check Point issue. The client, for some reason, cannot take a backup because of Check Point. I'm not sure if this issue has been addressed in the newer software or not. However, even just yesterday we updated to a new system and the client still has issues sometimes.
We had an incident when configuring reporting with Office 365. If the customer is using Office 365 through a cloud conveyor service, it gets a little difficult to configure the reporting part to get notifications to the customer.
In the next release, they need endpoint-level security. They say they're trying to build their system and product into something that will allow customers to not have to restore their backup. With more ransomware and other malicious attack protection, they could alert you to vulnerabilities. This is in the pipeline, or about to be released. I have yet to see any alerts as we just added the newest version yesterday.
For how long have I used the solution?
We are a solution-providing company. We probably have a couple of customers who are using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is really good. We had a server that crashed with a ransomware issue, however, we still had the protection of the backup software, and the ransomware did not interact with the backup. We were able to back up everything and remove the backup from the affected server. From that experience, I would say the solution is good and stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. Of course, we need to buy the license. That said, it is not the same cost that you need to pay as you would if you were buying a new one. If you already are running an Acronis Backup version, getting an expansion is less than when you're buying a new license.
There are some clients that have embedded licenses for 100 users or so.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is helpful. We like that the support is available in the region and it is great working with them.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have some experience with Altaro, Veeam, and Veritas.
With Acronis, when comparing Veritas and Acronis, even a small or medium-sized customer can access through Acronis. With Veritas, the solution is much more geared towards larger-scale companies.
What about the implementation team?
We are systems integrators and can implement the product for our clients.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing of the solution is reasonable. In Sri Lanka, there aren't too many large businesses that use it, however, there are many mid-range clients that we have that are on it.
What other advice do I have?
We're a systems integrator.
I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.
I would recommend the solution, however, whether it's suitable or not would be based on each individual company's requirements.
A simple customer likely just needs their user backups to be stored in a server or a remote location. Price-wise, Acronis is best suited for that. However, if a customer needs more features that may include more than just the backups or sync, there are other options. That said, Acronis does have lots of features.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

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