Acronis Cyber Protect vs Carbonite Server comparison

Acronis and OpenText are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Acronis is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0, while OpenText is ranked #46. Acronis holds a 3.9% mindshare in CB, compared to OpenText’s 1.3% 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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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

12th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

124

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Carbonite Server

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

57th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

46th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 3.9%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Carbonite Server is 1.3%, up from 1.1% 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	3.9%
Carbonite Server	1.3%
Other	94.8%

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ArunKumar24

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.

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Chris Puddy

Backup, storage and disaster recovery technical specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

A reliable backup product which needs little management

For most technical users the setup and initial deployment are fairly straightforward and once deployed it 99% of the time looks after itself. Installation of the agents is similar to most other products in that it has an install wizard to guide you, the accompanying documentation is also very useful to assist wherever you are in the agent install and policy setup process. Normally our customers' IT team does the deployment of agents, however, this isn't a daunting task unless you are dealing with multiple servers to protect the product. On a server-by-server basis, the deployment doesn't take long. From the MSP side of things, the infrastructure sitting behind the scenes doesn't take too much to install, configure and maintain.

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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

"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."

"The interface is easy to use. They keep on adding new features. Acronis recently added multi-platform support."

"One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."

"It makes a full image of the hard drive. If a hard drive fails, all we do is recover to another hard drive."

"Acronis Backup is valuable if your data is affected by ransomware, you are able to get it back."

"One of the most valuable features of Acronis is its AnyData Engine which allows any device to connect to any other device for the purpose of data restoration."

"Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products."

"I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. "

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

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

"The solution is very stable."

"The efficiency and convenience are excellent."

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

"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."

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

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

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Cons

"Because Acronis Backup is an on-premises solution, there is extra overhead. It's harder to manage, and there's no real remote access. You have to physically log in to the machine to manage it. The reporting feature works fine, and you will be able to send out reports. However, that is where it stops. The deployment could be improved and could be through a network chain. If we need to deploy two machines that are not connected to the internet but connected to two different networks, it would be great to have a machine with dual mix that has access to the backup server and to those machines. It would be like a relay that you can install on the machine with a two-mix, and that machine can then connect to your backup server and to the other machines. You should be able to see the other machines on that network and be able to deploy to it and push jobs to it."

"We would always support better pricing."

"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."

"I would like to see better centralized management, because I use it across multiple clients. To have a console that centrally manages them would be nice."

"Acronis Cyber Protect could be more affordable, especially for us in South America. It is important to review the cost for different countries."

"They've got an agent to back up Microsoft SQL, to our Office 365, but there is not an agent to back up my SQL databases."

"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."

"Improved support for immutability and Utility AirGAP could be beneficial."

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

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

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

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the pricing structure satisfactory, it is around $25 per year."

"I think that the prices of the product go up every year. If one is extremely expensive and ten is absolutely cheap, I rate the product price as six."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."

"I would describe the product as a mid-priced tool for small and medium businesses."

"The tool is cheap compared to other products."

"The price is reasonable."

"If the solution was less expensive it would be better."

"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."

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

"The solution is open source."

"Its price is reasonable."

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

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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

13%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	68
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	24

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

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