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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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Acronis Cyber Protect boosts ROI by enhancing time efficiency, data recovery, and employee morale despite some pricing challenges.
Sentiment score
7.3
Organizations save 65%, reduce downtime, enhance data protection, and retain data cost-effectively with Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup.
My customers see value in money and ROI with Acronis Cyber Protect, so they purchase it.
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
The solution has reduced the time required for backup administration and data recovery, saving several hours of IT effort each month.
Senior Technical Support Executive at digital track
We have reduced the time spent on backup management and incident resolution, allowing the team to focus on other strategic and operational tasks.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
I have seen a return on investment as we have been able to save approximately 65% of our cost compared to the previous tool when we were using M365 for all users as our backup solution.
Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.5
Acronis Cyber Protect's support feedback varies, with mixed reviews on responsiveness, communication, and problem-solving effectiveness, highlighting improvement areas.
Sentiment score
8.7
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is praised for responsive support, intuitive interface, and local language availability, especially in Japan.
Whenever I have a question, they respond very quickly each time.
IT Manager at HASNER TECNOLOGIA
I'll give them a nine for how responsive they are in technical support.
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
The help team is very helpful and they reply very fast
Intern Systems And Security at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
The customer support for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is very proactive and easy to access, 24/7.
Senior Network Engineer at KDInfotech
The support team has been responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful whenever assistance has been required.
Senior Technical Support Executive at digital track
The technical support from Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is excellent.
Microsoft 365 Konsult at Canmer Data AB
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Acronis Cyber Protect is scalable for various businesses with flexible licensing, though initial setup can be complex.
Sentiment score
8.7
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup offers scalable, user-friendly solutions for growing businesses with flexible licensing and efficient management.
Scalability for Acronis Cyber Protect ranges from small to medium businesses to large businesses.
Intern Systems And Security at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Acronis Cyber Protect is a scalable product.
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
I would rate it eight on a scale from 1 to 10 for scalability, considering it will be multiple assets.
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
As the number of Office 365 users and data volume increases, the solution continues to provide consistent performance and reliable protection without adding significant administrative overhead.
Senior Technical Support Executive at digital track
Since it is a cloud-based solution, expanding protection for additional users and Microsoft 365 workloads is straightforward and does not require significant infrastructure changes.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
If you are going to talk about scalability, it would really depend on the tenant size, considering we are dealing with 365, Teams, and SharePoint backup concurrency.
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Acronis Cyber Protect is generally stable and dependable, with minor performance issues often due to user environment factors.
Sentiment score
9.1
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is praised for its stability, reliability, ease of use, and efficient Microsoft 365 data protection.
It ended up being at a point where we actually had to disable some features in order for the client to work through that specific purpose.
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
Acronis Cyber Protect is stable and if we get any issues, the help team is very helpful and their support team replies very fast.
Intern Systems And Security at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high.
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup has demonstrated strong accuracy and reliability in protecting and recovering Microsoft 365 data.
Senior Technical Support Executive at digital track
Overall, the platform has performed well, and its reliability is one of the key reasons we continue to use and trust the solution for protecting critical Microsoft 365 data.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is stable, helpful, quick to adopt, easy to understand, and easy to implement, which makes my life easier.
Head Advisor Infrastructure Cloud Architect at Adrienutech
 

Room For Improvement

Acronis Cyber Protect requires enhanced data stability, ease of installation, user interface improvements, and better pricing and support.
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup requires better integration, user-friendliness, multi-platform support, and affordability for improved restoration and accessibility.
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.
Chairman at ONGC
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.
Independent Business Owner at 3Kay Solutions
Having something such as a community for peer-to-peer interaction would be a valuable asset.
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
Feels slow compared to the speed in SharePoint or a browser.
Microsoft 365 Konsult at Canmer Data AB
Restores are search-based, and sometimes this is challenging as users, for example, do not remember what a file name or lost file is or when it was lost.
Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup gives totally unlimited all parameters for OneDrive, SharePoint, email, and Teams.
Regional Pre Sales Engineer at Roundrobin Tech
 

Setup Cost

Acronis Cyber Protect offers competitive, affordable pricing with flexible, user-based models and minimal setup costs, ideal for SMBs and enterprises.
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup offers cost-effective, scalable licensing for comprehensive Microsoft 365 data security at £5 per user.
I would rate the price as nine out of ten.
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
I think it is not that expensive.
Intern Systems And Security at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Barracuda stood out because its straightforward administration, strong Microsoft 365 coverage, and granular recovery features aligned well with our requirements.
Technical Team Lead - Content Security at Valuepoint Systems
It is around £5 per user, which could be pricey for big companies.
Microsoft 365 Konsult at Canmer Data AB
I chose 8 out of 10 because it cost-effectively backs up the entire M365 environment and retains backups indefinitely.
Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
 

Valuable Features

Acronis Cyber Protect is user-friendly, supports various platforms, offers robust backup, recovery, and integrates malware protection efficiently.
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup integrates with Microsoft 365, providing secure, efficient backup and recovery with AI-driven threat detection.
The biggest benefit of Acronis Cyber Protect for my customers is that it is a great asset to protect business data and ensure data is in a secure Vault.
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy.
IT Specialist at Ramton Technologies Pvt Ltd
This is beneficial because any backup package stored in the cloud is not free, and if it shrinks well, it allows users to pay less for cloud storage.
IT Manager at HASNER TECNOLOGIA
Restoration allows me to recover a single file or a whole library or folder quickly, with the option to restore to either the original location or a new location.
Microsoft 365 Konsult at Canmer Data AB
It's now safer to move data to Microsoft 365 as we are now sure that the data is backed up, which frees up resources needed for an on-premises data center.
Senior Network Engineer at KDInfotech
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.
Full Stack Developer at BairesDev
 

Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Cloud Backup
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (14th)
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Ba...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 3.2%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acronis Cyber Protect3.2%
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup0.8%
Other96.0%
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.
Esther Sultaana - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ransomware attacks have been contained and healthcare data remains accessible 24x7
When I used Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup, I liked it. I really did. I cannot think of anything off the top of my head that says this needs to be improved. If we are going to compete with Commvault or Cohesity, some improvements could be made. However, overall, for what we used it for within the healthcare industry, I think it is fine, especially with the ransomware resilience. You have the isolated recovery environment and zero trust backup architecture. These things really are critical for industries in healthcare. Everything that I mentioned, Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is for SaaS, so it covers all the bases. It is easily installed within five minutes or so. The cost is simple—you do not have any servers, storage, infrastructure, or maintenance, and it is strictly being used for what it is. Its compliance is competitive. Overall, I would say the cost is simple, you have Entra ID backups, deployment is quick, there is no infrastructure, ransomware protection is there, granular restore, and you have Azure region storage control. Where there is a problem is it does not have enterprise-level backup or multi-cloud workloads. It is best used for small and maybe mid-sized businesses, and I would say within healthcare in particular. It is for cloud-first companies, and only if you have M365 protection for MSPs, which is what NTT Data was. It works within that framework. However, for large enterprises, you do not want to look at it. I would recommend Rubrik or Commvault instead.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business70
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Backup?
I am from the technical team, so I do not get pricing information, and those things are managed by product managers. I think it is not that expensive. That is why many of our customers are using it...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
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What needs improvement with Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup continues to meet our requirements effectively and provides a strong overall experience. The platform is regularly enhanced with useful capabilities, and we look for...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup?
My main use case for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup is protecting Microsoft Office 365 data, including Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams. On a day-to-day basis, we use it to ensure ...
 

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
Delta Dental Plans Association
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