We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Commvault, Zerto and others in Cloud Backup."The backup timing and restoring process is great compared to other options."
"From my perspective, the most valuable features in Acronis Cyber Protect include ransomware protection and antivirus. These features not only add significant value but also play a crucial role in closing deals. When selling backup for Microsoft 365, these security features, like ransomware protection and antivirus, serve as a starting point to offer backup and protection."
"This is a perfect option for an SMB."
"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 web-based interface makes it easy to use."
"All the necessary features required to set up a proper backup are already present in Acronis Backup."
"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible."
"The user interface (UI) is easy to use."
"Management of the hardware and software in one console is the most valuable feature. It's also compatible with vSAN."
"We are very happy with the purchase, and it works well. It is fast. We went with the full-flash version, meaning that we have SSDs. So, we can build a Windows virtual machine in two minutes. We were surprised when we first tried to do that."
"The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature."
"Dell owns the EMC, EMC owns VMware, and there are many other interconnections throughout the industry which allows a fully integrated solution from a technical perspective."
"It is truly a hyper-converged infrastructure, so everything is there together."
"The update process is very convenient."
"It's a turnkey solution, which is good for customers, because they are buying into stability."
"A valuable feature of the solution is that it allows everything to be integrated into a single model, comprised of hardware and software."
"We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky."
"I have no suggestions for improvements as I have only used the product for a month and have yet to really discover all of its aspects."
"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"If we could have a mass deployment option using Acronis, that would be helpful."
"The new version has anti-malware and software management features, but these features should be enhanced. It is working as an exclusive solution along with the backup and recovery."
"It does not delete locked files."
"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 reporting can be improved."
"We would like to see integrating with Nutanix. Currently, we are working on integrating the two to see if there is any value in doing so."
"There is limited support for SAP HANA with this solution."
"The price could be better. The backup mechanism could also be better. Some of our clients prefer to work with backup software from a different vendor. They don't do a built-in backup solution. It would be better if they had guidelines on proper sizing and the whole life cycle from the requirement collection. If there aren't any proper guidelines, how do I go to the customer and evaluate their existing infrastructure? How can you do appropriate sizing to migrate to a hyper-converged environment? I think this is a requirement because most of our clients are migrating to a hyper-converged environment. In the next release, they can improve absolutely anything you can think of to improve the product in general—for example, the clusters and backup software."
"The support charges for VxRail should be optimized and made cheaper."
"I would like them to include an easier solution to host its own DNS. When they changed to version 6.5, they took out the easy features of letting the rail be its own DNS. You can still trick the system and make the VxRail Manager another one of the rail-required VMs become the DNS, but it's a lot of extra work. I'd like to see it put back into the UI."
"It's not really flexible with different use cases."
"We'd like to see more automation capabilities in the future."
"One area of the product that could be improved is the support."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 5th in Cloud Backup with 117 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 120 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Commvault Cloud, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and HPE Hyper Converged.
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