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Acronis Disaster Recovery vs Datto SIRIS comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Datto SIRIS
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (18th), Disk Based Backup Systems (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (4th), MSP Backup (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Acronis Disaster Recovery is 1.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datto SIRIS is 1.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datto SIRIS1.0%
Acronis Disaster Recovery1.5%
Other97.5%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

SB
Technology Specialist at Ideeya technologies
Effective data recovery with strong backup features
I am not using the blockchain-based data integrity verification feature. We have not implemented proactive ransomware protection and anti-malware features, so they have not been helpful to my customers. For shared drives, when configuring SharePoint services for backup, licensing becomes difficult to understand, so that would be a point of interest for improvement. The licensing features should be improved. The licensing for SharePoint should be more visible for SharePoint services backup to make it more feasible and understandable. In terms of management, group management is not available for bulk activities, which I have previously given feedback on in a training session conducted by Acronis. If you want to do any recovery for bulk users, the option for bulk activities is not available in Acronis currently. Bulk activity should be available. Technical support from Acronis requires some improvisation; we do not get on-time support, and we face issues connecting with the account manager, which needs to be improved.
James Melton - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant
Reliable backups have protected email and servers and now enable rapid ransomware recovery
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with entry-level Datto SIRIS products, you face an issue depending on how much storage there is on there when it's trying to parse through all of the data. It takes a while, and when it comes to data recovery, time is everything. Datto SIRIS should remove the ability to set it up as a NAS-based file share operation system. It seems counterintuitive for something that is made for immutable storage that is walled off so that it can't be destroyed to be allowed to be a local centralized file share that individuals have access to. This seems to be begging for a mishap. Datto SIRIS will require some maintenance when the hard drive gets past 50% capacity, which is Datto's statement on the capacity. You should never use past 50% of the storage locally. Then you have to reach out to Datto directly to get an external hard drive to transfer files to send off the data for it to be shot up to the cloud. We've had a couple of instances of devices not uploading to the cloud because either they were too full or there were failures in certain parts of the file upload to the cloud, which put it into a circle of death where it just kept trying to do the same thing over and over again and had to request assistance from Datto in those situations. Otherwise, if you store it in a dusty cabinet, you have to spray it with a computer duster every once in a while.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of the product for me are its backup and recovery functionalities."
"As a user or company, we found Acronis is beneficial in terms of support, product, and scalability."
"The solution can be improved by including a load balancer."
"Acronis provides ease of use with all tools and solutions operating through a single console and agent."
"The recovery feature is user-friendly and offers effective protection for our backups."
"The backup and recovery options work flawlessly."
"Patch management, backup, and disaster recovery have been the solution's most valuable features for our data protection strategy."
"Using the backup as an image helps our organization to have a clean machine in disaster recovery."
"Datto SIRIS has changed my recovery time objectives significantly, as it is excellent, taking minimal time, with a simple and smoother interface that allows for a shorter backup process compared to other applications I have used, such as Commvault."
"Previously, three hours were spent on troubleshooting and everything, but now with Datto SIRIS, issues are resolved in half an hour or less."
"Datto SIRIS works out of the box and it is a key feature that we really appreciate."
"Instant Virtualization is the best feature of Datto SIRIS that we have liked so far, as it allows us to boot servers in minutes during outages."
"The best feature of Datto SIRIS is that we are just two clicks away from remoting into the client environment, and we can fetch all the information in one place."
"Since I started using Datto SIRIS, the time to recover data or servers has improved significantly; before, restoring a file or server was very long with the normal backup system, Datto reduced the time much more when I needed to recover a file or a machine."
"The effectiveness of Datto SIRIS in ransomware recovery is fantastic; I would say it's the best, hands down."
"Datto SIRIS has positively impacted my organization by drastically reducing downtime, with recovery from server failures now taking just five to ten minutes."
 

Cons

"From an improvement perspective, the tool should allow users to add more data centers in the cloud."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery should provide software information wherein I can change my setup to collect more information."
"Acronis needs to implement some kind of Real Time Backup or continuous backup feature."
"The product should improve compute points."
"Acronis could improve by incorporating an application or network load balancer."
"For the backup to compete in the enterprise market, there must be improvements."
"Overall, Acronis is a good solution, but it needs improvements in some areas like IDR, XDR, and other aspects."
"I wish the Disaster Recovery system could do more, like integrating irregularity features and combining VLP functionalities."
"In my opinion about Datto SIRIS, areas for improvement include increasing speed in recovery processes and strengthening security to enhance the product's overall effectiveness in backup and disaster management."
"I have not seen any reduction in disaster recovery testing hours from Datto SIRIS."
"The backup of the Mac OS solution in Datto SIRIS doesn't exist at this moment."
"I was disappointed with the processing power and the storage capacity of the ALTO 5 device. Within two weeks of deploying it, I was getting emails that I need to upgrade it."
"The pricing offered to MSPs for Datto SIRIS is okay, but the ability for MSPs, their upcharge when it comes down to small, medium businesses, SMB clients, is actually putting Datto out of the market for SMB clients, especially with the ability to purchase Dropbox and all these cloud-based storage solutions now."
"The cost is higher compared to other platforms in the market like Veeam or Acronis."
"For improvements in Datto SIRIS, I would suggest enhancing large-scale virtualization performance and providing more transparent pricing, as that is often complex for MSPs and end customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."
"The tool is a little bit expensive. When it comes to pricing, there is a range for the VMs and endpoints. It depends. A set of backups on a DR probably costs around 10 to 20 USD per endpoint."
"The solution’s pricing is average."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing two or three out of ten."
"The product has an affordable price."
"This pricing is quite reasonable."
"The price of the solution is inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Marketing Services Firm
16%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Media Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Legal Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Acronis Disaster Recovery?
Acronis Disaster Recovery is very reasonably priced for this product. While it might be expensive for users in Egypt, I believe the benefits justify the cost.
What needs improvement with Acronis Disaster Recovery?
For new users, providing GIF animations for the methods or steps in Acronis Disaster Recovery would be helpful for step-by-step backup or data restoration. There is currently a method with video re...
What is your primary use case for Acronis Disaster Recovery?
It is for my server data, the database server, email server, and those are my main use cases for Acronis Disaster Recovery.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto SIRIS?
The pricing offered to MSPs for Datto SIRIS is okay, but the ability for MSPs, their upcharge when it comes down to small, medium businesses, SMB clients, is actually putting Datto out of the marke...
What needs improvement with Datto SIRIS?
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with ent...
What is your primary use case for Datto SIRIS?
The use cases for Datto SIRIS that we set up are that we back up all emails for 365, certain devices such as servers and data stores that are high priority. We ensure all of those are backed up, an...
 

Also Known As

Acronis DRaaS
SIRIS
 

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Sample Customers

Bristows LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Datapac, Dynamic Business Technologies, SAX Technology Advisors
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