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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (8th), Cloud Backup (5th)
Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Good backup solution but challenges with the stability
It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.
Muhammad Ibtehaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and mange with reasonable pricing
The main feature is a specific file type. If we want some PDF files just to back up, the prefix is very easy, and we do everything in Veeam backup. It's straightforward to set up. It's stable. The solution is easy to use. You can centrally manage it. It's potentially free to use.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is a full software so deployment time is very quick."
"The main reasons that our customers like Acronis are that it is very strong and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is its consistency."
"The stability of Acronis Cyber Protect is very high."
"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."
"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."
"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 solution has all the features I need and user friendly."
"I like working on the Azure platform."
"The most valuable features are backup and restore. This solution is also easy to use."
"This is a reliable system that supports Veeam backup and recovery for Windows."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"It's straightforward to set up."
"Technical support is good."
"I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure."
 

Cons

"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"For smaller companies it's a little more challenging to maintain."
"If we could have a mass deployment option using Acronis, that would be helpful."
"There are times when the backups are slow. A faster backup would be better."
"We have sometimes issues with the child copies and other similar functions, but it's normal with any backup solution. We need to fix those issues first in order for us to be able to do the backup properly."
"The product would be better if they offered more integration capabilities."
"I wish Acronis had a feature that would allow me to set an expiry date for customers when I send them Acronis, such as when I create a customer workload or gigabyte."
"​It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc."
"It is not always easy to update this solution to the newer version, so the update process needs to be improved."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows should improve by having more features, easier deployment, and compatibility with Unix boxes."
"A lower price would always be beneficial."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
"A feature I would like to see is universal restore. At the moment, restoration can only be smooth on the same hardware. Let's say you have a server and you back it up with Veeam Agent, in case it fails or crashes. If you later buy a new server because the same one isn't available on the market anymore, there's a high chance that Windows will not boot up if you restore from the Veeam backup because the hardware is now different. Acronis has the universal restore feature, so it will work with generic drivers and you can restore Windows in any dissimilar hardware. As far as I know, Veeam doesn't have this feature yet."
"Troubleshooting is very hard."
"I can't think of anything that may be missing."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows could improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."
"We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers."
"The price of the solution is expensive and could be reduced a little."
"Licensing fees are billed annually and there are no extra charges."
"This is an affordable product and fits within our customers' budgets."
"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."
"The tool is cheap compared to other products."
"Its price is quite friendly on the pocket. You need to pay the licensing cost upfront, and then the support charges are on an annual basis."
"We have an annual license."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"We have a license package."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, and pricing can be a disadvantage or a weakness for this solution."
"The licensing fees are billed on a yearly basis, and the fees are much lower than what I pay for NetBackup."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
21%
Photography Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
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Sample Customers

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