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Acronis Cyber Cloud vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Cloud
Ranking in MSP Backup
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Barracuda Intronis Backup
Ranking in MSP Backup
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the MSP Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Cloud is 3.2%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 5.2%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
MSP Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acronis Cyber Cloud3.2%
Barracuda Intronis Backup5.2%
Other91.6%
MSP Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Daniel Inyang - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Integrated backup and AI-based protection have strengthened our cybersecurity and simplified patch management across diverse platforms
Apart from backing up your on-premises servers, Acronis Cyber Cloud allows you to back up cloud servers on Azure, AWS, and Google. It also backs up in Azure Storage, Azure Blob, and S3 bucket on AWS. You can back up Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and it supports virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix, and Red Hat, and much more. Acronis Cyber Cloud supports a lot of platforms for backup. Acronis Cyber Cloud's API integration works fine, though I do not handle that part; my colleague handles the API integration. The ability to work with more platforms is important. My final rating for Acronis Cyber Cloud is eight.
Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data protection is an extensive intangible benefit, which makes me happy."
"The features I find most effective for cybersecurity include reporting, vulnerability scanning, ransomware protection, and encryption."
"The management of Acronis Cyber Cloud is straightforward due to its simplicity in configuration."
"The assurance that we are always protected and backed up is a significant benefit."
"I can expand on the fly by just adding space or the number of users."
"I would rate the overall solution as ten out of ten."
"With Acronis Cyber Cloud, I can protect my backups and data from cyber threats."
"It is a highly scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the Live Boot solution, a feature on the Barracuda that is very helpful for critical service because whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."
"One of the strong points of Barracuda is that you can go from zero to having your first backup running within 10 minutes."
"Its interface is intuitive, and it is easy to use when I am restoring files. Barracuda does a really excellent job at compression, which makes it very efficient. Eight years later, I am only halfway through to the capacity, which is very good."
"The main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions."
"Of all the backup products we have used, this by far is the simplest to install and use."
"The most important feature in Barracuda Backup is the ability to archive the backup of emails."
 

Cons

"Sandboxing features would be beneficial."
"With respect to support, I feel that sometimes there is a delay."
"The interface could be improved, especially the cloud configuration, which currently has many tabs."
"Pricing is still a little high, as other vendors offer better pricing."
"Some improvement is needed in the speed when downloading data from the cloud backups, which requires more bandwidth."
"I would give the pricing for Acronis Cyber Cloud a five. It could be a bit cheaper."
"If there is any attack on the server, I would like to know whether the backup image will be in a healthy or unhealthy status. Sandboxing features would be beneficial."
"Support for legacy storage solutions, like tape, could be improved. Acronis Cyber Cloud only supports on-premises solutions, and I wish there were a way to implement this support with the cloud or have another backup location, other than the cloud, instead of tape."
"The search features must be improved."
"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."
"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."
"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality."
"Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging."
"The restore time can be improved. The restore time for large quantities of folders is slow. Sometimes, if I'm doing a full recovery of a server, it takes multiple hours, which probably is natural. It might also be because of our internet speed to the cloud."
"One part of the product that I think needs the most improvement is the recovery feature. It is not as fast as it should be."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The current price for the advanced version is approximately 35,000 Indian rupees."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"All the storage is included in Barracuda, so you're just paying for the package. I think with Veeam, you pay for the package, and you pay for the storage."
"The licensing is charged yearly. It's my understanding that the cost of the solution is somewhere around $7,000 every two years."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Construction Company
14%
Healthcare Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
18%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Acronis Cyber Cloud?
Acronis could add more platforms that can be protected, such as Proxmox. I am not sure they support that yet, but I would appreciate them adding that capability.
What is your primary use case for Acronis Cyber Cloud?
I currently use Acronis Cyber Cloud for backup of servers, desktop computers, and email, including Microsoft 365. I do use Acronis Cyber Cloud for disaster recovery.
What advice do you have for others considering Acronis Cyber Cloud?
Apart from backing up your on-premises servers, Acronis Cyber Cloud allows you to back up cloud servers on Azure, AWS, and Google. It also backs up in Azure Storage, Azure Blob, and S3 bucket on AW...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda Backup?
We are partners with Trellix Move Antivirus and we have sold it previously. That particular bundle has changed as Trellix has moved to Complete Protection and the DLP comes under another bundle. We...
 

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Sample Customers

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Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
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