Acronis Cyber Infrastructure vs Sunlight comparison

Acronis and Sunlight.io are both solutions in the HCI category. Acronis is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.3, while Sunlight.io is ranked #30. Acronis holds a 1.2% mindshare in HCI, compared to Sunlight.io’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Sunlight.io users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure and Sunlight compete in virtualization and data management. Sunlight seems to have the upper hand in edge computing performance, while Acronis leads in secure deployment scenarios with robust data protection.

Features: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure offers powerful data protection, backup capabilities, extensive security, and scalability focused on a resilient data security environment. Sunlight provides impressive features optimized for high edge efficiency and low latency in edge computing, emphasizing operational performance.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure supports a straightforward deployment with detailed guides and a responsive service team. It's a strong choice for those needing a secure setup. Sunlight offers faster deployment aimed at agile environments, though it may require more specialized support.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure has higher upfront costs with significant ROI via its security and reliability, appealing for long-term investment. Sunlight offers competitive pricing with quick ROI due to operational efficiency and low latency. Despite Acronis's cost, its security might justify the initial expense for enterprises needing protection. Sunlight favors environments requiring immediate performance outcomes.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure

Ranking in HCI

18th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sunlight

Ranking in HCI

30th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the HCI category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is 1.2%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sunlight is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

HCI Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure	1.2%
Sunlight	1.0%
Other	97.8%

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Sahan Hettiarachchi

Associate Product Executive at Connex Information Technologies

Integrated cybersecurity and backup have improved ransomware resilience and simplified recovery

In my opinion, it would be better if Acronis expanded their integration with multiple products. Right now, backup and mail backup are only limited to M365 and Google. Most of the customers in my country use hosted servers or cPanel, IceWarp, and other small office and home office email solutions. If they can expand that integration, it would be helpful. Making it even better would be if they have an industrial-level backup solution with multiple integrations and multiple backup capabilities that their competitor has. This would allow us to focus on one singular license for backup and confidently position it to an enterprise-level environment, such as a data center-level environment.

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RajeshKANUMURY

Chief Executive Officer at GniYes Inc.

Performs well, effective, and has responsive remote technical support

Sunlight is a scalable solution. It supports on-premises and distributed deployments, as well as public deployments. It has a single pane of management so I can manage all of my VM installations in a distributed manner. It also has a footprint, that allows me to operate on Edge. If for example, you have a retail shop with 2,000 locations and they use a networked point of sale system, or if you are Chipotle and they have so many locations and they have to use a backend system at each location. At the moment, these are all standalone systems that operate with very little connection to the central. We could, however, connect and create a network using Sunlight. We can virtualize and run with Edge thanks to Sunlight. This allows us to operate and obtain high-end computing on Edge for retail. Sunlight is a startup. I am not sure how many users they have, but we have been using it constantly and using the technology to bring in customers.

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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 most valuable feature is the backup capability."

"Because they have multiple solutions integrated into one license, we can justify the cost."

"The technical support provided by Acronis is great."

"The reporting and auditing features of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure are the most effective for data protection; it has a single console management system, and all products are integrated into one console, which makes it very efficient."

"The most valuable feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is the multi-tenancy model, we can create customers and services for them."

"The best feature of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is how it backs up files in a user-friendly manner."

"The most valuable features are the full image backup, and the file or document sharing, allowing documents to be easily accessed from anywhere."

"It supports the latest technology of NVMe SSD, which is PCIe-based SSD. It has a very good IOPS performance as compared to vSAN. For the same system, I get 1,000 IOPS with vSAN, and with Sunlight, I am able to get almost 10,000 IOPS. In terms of features, it has almost all the features, such as HA and centralized dashboards. It can be managed centrally, and the visibility of the system is very good. They also have very good technical support and customer or partner training."

"The performance and small footprint of this solution are its most valuable features. I am able to obtain and use more than 90 percent of the physical hardware capacity."

Cons

"I would like to see real-time backup supported in the next release of this solution."

"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."

"The only downside is when comparing backup scenarios. Veeam has much more backup capabilities for data center and enterprise environments, but Acronis only focuses on SMBs and mid-level markets."

"Backing up Azure resources is an area where there's room for improvement, as they are not fully covered yet."

"If they could make improvements with the virtual environment then it would be better."

"Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is too populated. They have many features, but some features are still missing, it is not complete. They need to improve many features, such as email security and disaster recovery."

"Its reporting and dashboards need to be improved. It currently has very basic reporting options. It should also be made easier to deploy on Unix operating systems. It is easy to deploy on Windows and Linux, but it is currently not easy to deploy on Unix."

"My recommendation would be to add this technology to Azure, Microsoft Azure so that we can bring it to the market, or deploy it on public clouds such as Microsoft Azure and Google. It is currently only available on Amazon's public cloud."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay monthly for the use of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. There are additional features that we use that have an extra fee."

"The pricing is on the high side and the subscription is renewed every year."

"There is an operating cost for the VDIs, which is an additional cost. However, the licensing fee is half that of VMware or Nutanix."

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Overview

The Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Appliance is a ready-to-use cyber protection solution that combines proven and tested hardware and software in one easy to install and operate unit. The Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Appliance is currently available in selected countries.

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