Acronis Cyber Protect vs Carbonite Server comparison

Acronis and OpenText are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Acronis is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.9, while OpenText is ranked #47. Acronis holds a 5.3% mindshare in CB, compared to OpenText’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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86% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Acronis Cyber Protect and Carbonite Server are both prominent solutions for data security and backup. Users generally prefer Acronis Cyber Protect for its pricing and support, but Carbonite Server is often favored for its superior features.

Features: Acronis Cyber Protect offers advanced cybersecurity features, integrated backup, anti-malware, and endpoint protection. Carbonite Server provides comprehensive backup solutions, automatic cloud backup, and data recovery capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest that Acronis Cyber Protect could improve its system resource usage and add more advanced management tools. Carbonite Server users seek improvements in backup speed and better integration with other services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Protect is noted for its straightforward installation process and responsive customer support. Carbonite Server is also easy to deploy, but some users mention longer setup times.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect has competitive pricing and users report good returns on investment. Carbonite Server, while slightly more expensive, offers strong data recovery, making it a worthwhile investment for many users.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

11th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

123

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Carbonite Server

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

58th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

47th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 5.3%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Carbonite Server is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Acronis Cyber Protect	5.3%
Carbonite Server	1.1%
Other	93.6%

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Mohamed Naeem

Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC

Has ensured reliable data protection and quick recovery across various industries

The features of Acronis Cyber Protect that I find most useful for my customers are the Vault, data protection, and the ability to protect and access data anytime with the Vault feature. The AI-based antimalware feature in Acronis Cyber Protect is very effective in preventing cyber threats. AI is a good asset in protecting cybersecurity because it provides inception into threats and how to react with them before securing. It is very important and a great asset as a feature. 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. Users can gain access to their data anytime. My future work will require mobility, so cloud-based access to data will be very beneficial.

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Dale Dirkes

President at DIAD Consulting, Inc.

A simple, efficient, reliable product

The efficiency and convenience are excellent. The pricing is very good. It shows you what has been updated via little green dots. The solution is very automatic. I don't have to worry about it. It was easy to set up. Technical support has been helpful in the past. The solution has been problem-free.

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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

"I have not used other backup solutions to compare how well the features work but I have found Acronis Backup to be user-friendly, overall easy to use, and performance is good."

"In our recent experiences, Acronis Cyber Protect proved most valuable during instances of colleagues facing migration challenges due to ransomware impacts. In these situations, where servers and backups were affected, having a backup stored in external drives or other devices within our data centers posed risks. To address this vulnerability, we decided to shift to a cloud backup solution."

"In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs."

"All the necessary features required to set up a proper backup are already present in Acronis Backup."

"The solution is exceptional for desktop backup."

"It has simple buying options and deployments. You can buy on-cloud, on-premises, or hybrid solutions. Acronis Backup is very easy to deploy. It also does not consume much hardware. The administrator's tasks are very simple. It is very user friendly, and it also has good security features with low-level encryption and data encryption."

"Acronis Backup is easy to use, intuitive, and has high performance."

"Their response is quite efficient."

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"The solution is a free engine to help work with the container."

"Technical support handled all our issues quickly and effectively."

"The solution is very stable."

"I find the BMR/image and the recovery pieces are valuable."

"The efficiency and convenience are excellent."

"Easy verification of things is the most valuable feature."

"The Granular Restore of SQL feature has been a lifesaver more times than I can count. One of the main reasons for looking at Carbonite was their support for platforms like AIX and AS/400 Series."

"It does not slow down your computer or use a lot of resources as it works."

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Cons

"We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky."

"No technical support and minimal documentation."

"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."

"I've had some issues with the understandability of the interface. I think if they had someone with expertise in user interfaces to look at this, they could clean up the user interface."

"It does not delete locked files."

"On the cloud side, security could always be better."

"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."

"The solution could be better if some of the features were more in-depth."

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"The support for object storage isn't quite there yet. Its public cloud support can be improved. I would love to see the public cloud support for object storage, and it would be great, but what I always hear from the folks at Carbonite is that in a lot of cases, it directly competes with their cloud offering. So, I don't know when or where that will go or if that will go anywhere, but we are hopeful to see something. The dashboard is a little outdated. If they gave it a facelift and put some better design around their dashboard, that would be tremendous. I generally care less about the visual aesthetics of an application as long as it does what it needed to do, which is true in the case of this solution. We also have the Microsoft 365 platform. Because they're two separate platforms, I have to log in to my Microsoft platform to manage it, and I have to log into my Carbonite server backup platform to manage it. Having these two coexist together in one management console is really what we're looking for, but we went for it knowing this. We also knew that there would be some integration coming down the road. So, we're again hoping to see some of that coming in 2021."

"In the next release I would like to see an improvement in the auto failover option."

"They do not yet have USB recovery but they are adding it in coming releases."

"The only thing that I would like to see improved is related to marketing. Currently, it is very difficult to find the right paper and stuff for me. Their marketing department should provide better information because currently, it is very difficult to find information on the internet. It was bought over by OpenText, and you won't be able to find a lot of information about this solution on their site. They should also provide training facilities for commercial purposes. Some of my colleagues recently went for pilot training, and they were technical. If I want to get trained, the training has to be more commercial. Currently, there is no such training for users like me."

"The Hyper-V backup has room for improvement."

"It could be a little bit easier or faster to be able to access data files without having to download anything."

"The stability has room for improvement."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers."

"There is a license required for this solution and it can be on a monthly basis."

"The price of the solution is expensive and could be reduced a little."

"I like the pricing, and that it is easy to use and has performed well. "

"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."

"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."

"It is very cost-effective for the SMB segment, especially for start-ups and smaller environments. It is cost-effective for on-premises and on-cloud deployments in such environments."

"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."

More Acronis Cyber Protect pricing and cost advice

"We pay 9,000 dollars per year for our license."

"The pricing is between $120 and $150 per year."

"Its price is reasonable."

"The solution is open source."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	67
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	23

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	1

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

Acronis

Carbonite Server securely replicates data to the local backup server while securing a second copy in the cloud. Granular restore and local failover options ensure rapid recovery and minimal data loss. With integrated hardware and cloud failover for critical systems, Carbonite Server provides reliable data protection.

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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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