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Acronis Disaster Recovery vs MSP360 Backup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

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 Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
23rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MSP360 Backup
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
33rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (56th), Cloud Backup (44th), MSP Backup (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Acronis Disaster Recovery is 1.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MSP360 Backup is 2.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Acronis Disaster Recovery1.7%
MSP360 Backup2.1%
Other96.2%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed Naeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsible for Internet Technology Development at College of International Transport & Logistics - CITLC
Have achieved seamless data recovery and find disaster recovery immensely reliable
I trust Acronis Disaster Recovery because I have used it in many critical cases, such as managing an email server with inboxes for 5,000 users along with system data, and it successfully restored everything. Data authenticity is very important for all users and administrators, and the blockchain-based data integrity verification feature in Acronis Disaster Recovery provides great benefit. I recommend using Acronis Disaster Recovery. Once users have the software, they should schedule backups and save their data in a safe place within Acronis because it is trustworthy and reliable for data backup at any time. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Acronis Disaster Recovery a 10.
CONRAD FORREST - PeerSpot reviewer
President at MTS Consulting Group, Inc.
The solution provides the ability to backup all types of cloud drives, is inexpensive, and has decent support
MSP360 Backup provides the backup functionality, but we need to provide the storage component. We can use Azure, AWS, or another provider, but we need to choose the storage provider and create a bucket to store our data. The vendor is making changes to improve the functionality of the service and the separation of storage, but I would like to see more integration and a knowledge base of the tool. Currently trying to understand why the storage is separated and how to implement the storage properly is a challenge. Using the solution incurs additional charges for the device storage and backup which are not included in the service. Unlike other solutions such as Kohl which includes everything at one price. MSP360 Backup can be improved by adding inclusive pricing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to automate the backup solution and recover entire mailboxes or even granular-level emails is very good for restoration and backup."
"The solution can be improved by including a load balancer."
"The most valuable features of the product for me are its backup and recovery functionalities."
"The recovery feature is user-friendly and offers effective protection for our backups."
"DR and failover are good features of the tool."
"The backup and recovery options work flawlessly."
"Our customers use Acronis Disaster Recovery for data backup."
"Acronis provides ease of use with all tools and solutions operating through a single console and agent."
"The initial setup is very easy. It's not overly complex."
"Provides connectivity to a lot of different cloud storage solutions."
"It has allowed me to implement a cost effective, highly configurable solution."
"The UI is pretty good. It's very simple. That is one thing that we like about this. It's very user-friendly."
"Client-side encryption minimizes worries about data being captured on the back-end."
"MSP360 Backup's most valuable feature is its backup interface."
"The solution is simple to use and easy to configure."
"The solution is easy to access and handles things efficiently."
 

Cons

"From an improvement perspective, the tool should allow users to add more data centers in the cloud."
"We need the server configuration capacity to be enlarged with the solution's help, as it does not currently include capabilities for storage expansion during recovery."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery should provide software information wherein I can change my setup to collect more information."
"The product should improve compute points."
"The tool is a little bit expensive."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery is an expensive solution compared to other products."
"The cost is acceptable."
"The solution covers specific versions of Windows and Linux, and it would be good if other Linux versions or some special appliances could work in the Acronis Disaster Recovery environment."
"The solution needs a better graphical user interface. It's a graphical user interface that is very old-school right now. They could give it a little more modern feel."
"The graphics are looking a bit old and should be updated."
"The solution's pricing is very high."
"The product could be more user-friendly."
"The interface could use some updating."
"The initial setup is a little complex as it has to be done in the office and requires someone to come in and install the solution on your server, then configure the scheduling, backup pushing, and so on."
"Maybe implement an easier interface for basic users. For example, a set-up wizard with all the commonly used features as default."
"The Linux GUI leaves a lot to be desired. It lacks many of the features of the Windows version and is buggy, but it is still usable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 price of the solution is inexpensive."
"The solution’s pricing is average."
"The product has an affordable price."
"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."
"This pricing is quite reasonable."
"Acronis Disaster Recovery is a cheap solution."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"The cost is pretty inexpensive. Around four to five dollars per device, per workstation on each server."
"It provides a good cost savings compared to our previous cloud backup."
"Its pricing needs improvement."
"I rate the price of MSP360 Backup a seven out of ten."
"We have a very good return on investment."
"It includes a standard licensing fee. Once a year, there is a rebranding fee. The licensing costs are available on the internet for MSP360 Backup. There is a discount structure where if you have over 50 devices, you get a 50% discount. So, my cost is $2 a license per month."
"MSP360 is vastly cheaper than its competitors and has almost all the same features."
"Pricing is reasonable although can be quite a large upfront cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise2
 

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?
Apart from the cost, which is one aspect, there is no improvement I can think of at the moment for Acronis Disaster Recovery. The only area for improvement is the price.
What is your primary use case for Acronis Disaster Recovery?
If our clients want to have their servers to be highly available, we mainly use Acronis Disaster Recovery. In the event that there is an issue with their servers in the production site at the offic...
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Also Known As

Acronis DRaaS
Cloudberry Backup
 

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Sample Customers

Bristows LLP, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
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