Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) vs Atera

Likelihood to Recommend

Acronis Backup Cloud is suited for backing up Windows Servers. Downtime is greatly decreased by using their virtualization options. You will need a Hyper-V enabled computer to virtualize, though, but this can be one of your general-use workstations. A Windows 10 Pro machine with 16 GB of RAM would do it for you.Or, if you have Macs that need to be backed up, you can do that as well. You can grab either full volume images, or files/folders.I can't really think of a scenario that you would not want Acronis Backup Cloud, except pre-Server 2012 OS's, since virtualization isn't supported on those older systems.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Atera is useful for companies that have many endpoints or multiple clients being managed by a small team. It's ideal for MSPs because of its unlimited endpoints, customers, and integration with common billing software. I think there are better solutions for an internal IT team, where endpoint count wouldn't be in as much flux.

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Caleb Yankus

CTO (Chief Technical Officer)

Last Bastion TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Remote monitoring

Network device monitoring

Multiple Server Monitoring

Multi-device monitoring

Automated alerts and notifications

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Patch Management

Service configuration management

Software and hardware inventory

Policy-based automation

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Performance data reports

Customizable reporting

Data visualization

Risk analysis

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Data backup and recovery

Antivirus and malware management

Adinistraor access control

Pros

Single pane of glass for managing customer tenants
Quick and reliable backup recovery
Both onsite and offsite backup destinations are supported

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Josh Spern

Lead Systems Engineer

N2M TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Remote Access--Splashtop provides direct access so we can see what users see and help them with current issues
Sound Troubleshooting--Splashtop is phenomenal in pulling sound from the machine and helping with remote sound troubleshooting
Remote Background Access
Patch Management--While we have other solutions for mass patch management, whenever we run into a machine being stubborn, I just turn to Atera and target that machine directly to install the annoying patches. Seems to work beautifully. I rarely get an error on install.
CMD/Powershell Access--The ability to remote CMD and remote Powershell is key to solving lots of remote issues. This access is better than most other platforms and once setup is easier than actual Powershell remoting. A real plus.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Computer & Network Security Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

No option for on premises hardware BDR. This means recovery restorations rely on self-supplied hardware performance.
License per machine can get costly if large number of computers or servers.

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Derek Schroeder

Service Manager

Kloud9Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Ticket automation, more options to specific cases or conditions, and change client assigned to ticket, or be able to assign a ticket for the client without hassle of emailing them back or having to create a fake contact.
Include notes for client that are not file attachments, maybe integration with a cloud service like Google Docs or OneDrive.
Integration with other remote access tools would be helpful.

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Maycon Menezes

Service Desk Technician

TekworksInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The cost savings we realized from moving to this software has us hooked - it does everything we need it to do on a very high level (virtualization, for example) and is very low cost for us.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Atera 9.1

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As of right now, we have found nothing that can offer as many features as Atera does along with the affordability. They are doing monthly releases each month and not just making small changes (shared scripting library, chocolatey support, Install packages, Splashtop SOS support, Scheduled tickets to name a few). The uptimes are great and accessibility to the dashboard has yet to be limited. We are a happy customer and bordering on fanboy status now

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Chris Miller

Solutions architect

CPAKManagement Consulting, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) 8.5

Based on 6 answers

We seldom make use of Acronis support, but when we have they have been brilliant. All our engineers are Acronis certified, if they not able to resolve an issue, we touch base with our local Acronis supplier, Synapsys, who resolve issues 90% of the time.

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Gary Fouche

Co-Owner

Gravit8Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Atera 8.8

Based on 7 answers

Atera support provides answers to my questions lightning fast. They have never left me feeling like I'm out there on my own. I can ask questions by email, or by chat, or by opening a ticket with them and they are always on it quickly. They also have a forum where other Atera users can help you if you need it, and you can also add feature requests via the forum.

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Terry Irwin

IT Specialist

Grandview Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We went with Acronis Backup Cloud because we're able to backup all platforms, not just PCs. And the price was good when it comes to all those options. It's a hard sell to clients, but when explained properly, the understand the cost of a good solution. It's like having good car insurance.

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Rob Rotundo

Service Manager

Professional Computer AssociatesInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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We had tried Syncro, Naverisk, Pulseway - dollar for dollar stack for stack, Atera blew them out of the water. Atera is easy to use, easy to manage, has flourishing facebook and reddit groups for support and they update their knowledge bases daily. Their communication and support has been bar none.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

It's been a great investment especially knowing our data is protected.
We no longer worry about upgrade storage hardware or devices.

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Michael O'Riley

Director of Information Technology

International Food Protection Training InstituteNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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High ROI is beacuse of the licencing model by technician instead of by agent.
Negative impact is that we are not billed in our own currency, so we have to add exchange rate fee.
Give us a good challenge on our customer offer.

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Dominic Larouche

IT Manager

AD.InfogestionInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Atera Editions & Modules

Edition

Pro	$79¹
Growth	$119¹
Power	$149¹

Per Technician

Additional Pricing Details

Unlimited devices & agents. No hidden fees. No contracts.

Rating Summary

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Atera

Likelihood to Recommend