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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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
Ranking in Cloud Backup
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
124
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (8th)
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Ba...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
25th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 3.7%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acronis Cyber Protect3.7%
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup0.8%
Other95.5%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

ArunKumar24 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chairman at ONGC
Reliable image backups have protected our HMIs and simplified on‑premises recovery
We have not tried the vulnerability assessment feature yet because we have a different set of protocols for our cybersecurity. We conduct audits and plug the gaps as part of our security approach. We are not using AI with the anti-malware from Acronis; we are using it only for backup and recovery. On the backup and restoration side with Acronis Backup, some on-premises AI features which can detect anomalies may be something which would improve the product significantly. Otherwise, we are not very comfortable with cloud-based solutions at this time. We are looking for products which are entirely on-premises, so they remain within our control.
Liam Trosad - PeerSpot reviewer
Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
Reliable backups have protected all cloud data and now provide quick recovery for users
The features include easy setup, easy to use, and unlimited storage. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup has positively impacted my organization by helping us with lost productivity when someone deletes a cloud-stored item and we can retrieve it easily. With wrong creation of Teams and no owners assigned, we get notified. It helps me worry less that in the worst-case scenario, mailboxes and Teams are easily restorable to continue with online learning at a very low risk. It also proves useful, for instance, where a user accidentally loses or deletes an important email or a file in the mailbox. The team can easily restore what has been lost.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Getting an image of a server machine just for disaster recovery purposes is valuable."
"The ability to clone backups."
"​I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. ​"
"The tool’s licensing and pricing are economical for SMB customers."
"Acronis Backup and Recovery with universal restore allowed me to get back online again."
"We have a backup of not only the machine, i.e., the hard drive and data, but we also have the ability to recover to a new piece of equipment fairly quickly."
"It is a very fast and reliable backup, which requires less management and restores quickly."
"The licensing model is very good."
"The product enables us to restore lost files."
"The most valuable feature of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is it's synchronized well with Microsoft 365. Additionally, the solution is able to identify through Microsoft Defender if there are viruses and will provide a notification."
"The product is deployable anywhere. It is also scalable and reliable."
"The initial setup is pretty simple."
"The most valuable feature is the AI with threat detection that can detect ransomware and restore it."
"The product's most valuable feature is the backup retention policy."
"Overall, I would rate Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup a nine out of ten."
"Overall, I am a very satisfied user of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup."
 

Cons

"We needed to have help from the vendor for implementation. The vendor used two personnel. We have system administrators and they do the server backups themself."
"This might be a lack of understanding on my part, but it's difficult to purge old backups."
"It would be better if they made it easier to obtain images for laptops and desktops. It isn't easy right now to have many different types of desktop computers. This is because Microsoft is changing a lot of things in Windows 10."
"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."
"We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky."
"Live thumb drive boot process does not work well and support for it is lacking."
"I had to call one of the technicians to help set it up. It was so complicated. And I still don't know how to use it."
"We would always support better pricing."
"Navigating through folders and finding files can be a bit slow, taking up to three to five seconds between clicks, which feels slow compared to the speed in SharePoint or a browser."
"They should adapt to new parameters as the market grows."
"What would be great should be either a guaranteed restore or a guaranteed restoring speed."
"The tool does not support Google Support. I have only Microsoft 365 customers. I don't have a good solution for my G-suite customers."
"Locating and recovering files can be confusing."
"The solution may be improved by allowing integration with other platforms."
"Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup can be improved by addressing that when performing a restore, the search filter and the mailbox filter can be confusing, depending on what you want to achieve."
"We needed assistance with the implementation of the solution from the vendor. The process could be easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an affordable product and fits within our customers' budgets."
"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."
"It is a low-cost solution."
"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."
"We pay a yearly subscription fee and the pricing is reasonable."
"When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"Doing what this is capable of doing, the cost of it is in line."
"This is a cost-effective solution."
"The product's pricing is based on the customer's needs because every customer is different."
"The price is reasonable compared to other products."
"The product's pricing is fair and competitive."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
5%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business68
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Backup?
Overall, the price is very good. I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
I chose 8 out of 10 because it cost-effectively backs up the entire M365 environment and retains backups indefinitely. Restores can be very granular, for example, to restore single email messages. ...
What needs improvement with Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup can be improved by addressing that when performing a restore, the search filter and the mailbox filter can be confusing, depending on what you want to achieve. Resto...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
My main use case for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is that it is very easy to configure, manage, and restore items when needed. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is also very proactive at managing ...
 

Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
Barracuda Cloud to Cloud Backup
 

Overview

 

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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