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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acronis Cyber Protect

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAcronis Cyber Protect integrates backup with cybersecurity with the goal of delivering comprehensive cyber resilience. It offers rapid, one-click recovery, and simplified management for all IT environments.

    $85

    per year

    Hornetsecurity VM Backup

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AHornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. VM Backup can manage large infrastructures, with the revamped backup repository providing long-term storage and more efficient use of disk space.

    $59.80

    per VM/per year

    Pricing
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Editions & Modules
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    $85
    per year
    Subscription License - Standard Edition
    $59.80
    per VM/per year
    Subscription License - Unlimited Edition
    $73.80
    per VM/per year
    Subscription License - Unlimited Plus Edition
    $89.20
    per VM/per year
    Perpetual License - Standard Edition
    $595
    per host
    Perpetual License - Unlimited Edition
    $695
    per host
    Perpetual License - Unlimited Plus Edition
    $875
    per host
    Free
    Free
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    Pricing Offerings
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Considered Both Products
    Acronis
    No answer on this topic
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    Chose Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    Each of the products got its own strengths. For me, it is all about the customer, and about their requirements. Altaro is very good software, and I can get protected what I need to for our customers, and that is the most important part.
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    Chose Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    When we have looked for a VM backup solution we've tried some other competitors, even to backup just data and not all VM. We've tested Acronis backup that is a complete solution but more expensive and more complicated, we've also tried Nakivo but didn't convince us the …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Acronis Cyber Protect and Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    Feature
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    9.2
    40 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Universal recovery9.735 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.733 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.735 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection8.829 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.832 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.837 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.925 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.724 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Snapshots8.619 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment7.723 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.830 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform support9.729 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Retention options9.728 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Encryption7.823 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Acronis Cyber Protect and Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    Feature
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    7.6
    19 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Continuous data protection8.316 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Replication7.215 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.615 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Malware protection7.29 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities7.510 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.012 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Small Businesses
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (66 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Acronis Cyber ProtectHornetsecurity VM Backup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Acronis
    It works great as a cloud backup solution, and restoring data from a past backup is easy. If you need an easy-to-use cloud backup solution for some servers, I would recommend Acronis. If we had a need, I would use this to back up all of our computers as well. I am not too sure how it would handle backing up over 50 devices, though.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    Do you have VMWare? Yes I can back it up. Do you have Hyper-V? Yes I can back it up. That in itself should speak for itself. Altaro has really given a great deal into their software, not only making it easy to use, BUT also a really good and reliable product where you can support your workloads hassle-free, and super lightweight
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    Pros
    Acronis
    • Image based backups. After the initial backup, the backups happen quite quickly. This allows for multiple backups per day.
    • We have different classes of data which requires different retention policies. Acronis makes that easy to manage.
    • Restoration can be done directly to hardware or to a VM. This makes it easy to migrate a physical server to a VM.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • Fast and simple setup. I didn't need to read through ANY documentation to set up and have a backup running.
    • Easy and cost-effective licensing. I didn't need to count CPU's or VM's or other random facts to work out my licensing. Just how many hosts, and then one of 3 feature levels of which two have unlimited VM licensing. Hosts x Feature Set = Cost.
    • Easy Restores. Backing up is one thing, but restoring and having confidence in the restore is another. It just works, simple and effective.
    • Help is easy to find if you need it. From within the app, it gives you options of email, phone, and live chat, which is usually available even with odd time zones in play.
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    Cons
    Acronis
    • Backing up Sharepoint automatically backs up all users with access to Sharepoint even if the user is not needed to be backed up
    • Complex licensing structure
    • Needing to manually download workloads to move backups
    • Dormant users still backed up and incurring charges
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • More cloud-based storage options. Currently, only Azure is supported, which is excellent, but it would be good to have AWS and Google storage options too.
    • It would be AWESOME if they could do a restore from Azure cloud direct to an Azure VM instance. Currently, you need to set up an Azure VM machine with nested Hyper-V, install Altaro on that, and then restore into a nested VM, this gets crazy expensive.
    • Better notification of errors, or more around having a threshold, so if it misses one backup of a constant backup that happens every 5 minutes but recovers at the 10 minutes back, it is ok. Just think it needs to identify significant or long-running issues better than the occasional little issues.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Acronis
    We have renewed our subscription over the course of a few years now. We used to use Backup Exec and it was tedious and difficult to obtain our backups when needed. Acronis just fits our environment style and the way we prefer to do business and use our third party software.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    It simply works and it is making our lives easier. The renewal process is also really good
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    Usability
    Acronis
    The overall platform is great. The backup solution stands out with integrated cybersecurity. The ability to turn on the security features like endpoint protection, email security, RMM, and PSA is great. It makes things so much easier to manage a few different services from the same portal instead of logging into multiple accounts.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    A lot of people in the technical industry deliver what I would call snack crackle pop topics, where the software gets over complicated, and they drown people in all the "fancy" features. Altaro, from my point of view" has designed the software to be super usable, easy to implement, as well as support. It is really one of the best designs
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    Support Rating
    Acronis
    I only got one issue resolved for more than 20 cases open. The escalation is ineffective. Most of the time, I have the feeling that I know the solution better than the support technician. Overall, case management is time-consuming, as our resolution rate is really low
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    One of the most important benefits of the Altaro HyperV backup solution is the support. From the free edition, you're able to chat with the support that can assist you in a remote session an find a quick solution that solves the issue. It is always available. The email support is also.
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    Implementation Rating
    Acronis
    I don't have any real key 'insights' per say except that it wasn't difficult at all, and do not be afraid to dabble in its tools and settings. It is quite intuitive with built in common sense. I cannot say enough good things about our companies experience when using this backup software.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    Altaro has really designed their product so well that you can honestly implement this within a couple of minutes
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    Alternatives Considered
    Acronis
    Barracuda Cloud Essentials has email security, archiving, and allows users to manage their own spam email. Barracuda also comes with a backup feature and it all works together under one roof. Barracuda has been our alternative to other major services on the market. Acronis does well as a backup service, but Barracuda provides us a much more broader experience as an IT client.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    The only other competitor I am personally familiar with is Carbonite. I use that for file-level backups throughout my network and it works well but while it does offer backups for virtual machines, I have never found it to be a reliable option. Jobs failed for me regularly for no apparent reason. In the handful of times I have needed support, they were helpful and straight-forward.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Acronis
    I would love it if they offered better cloud space pricing or even "unlimited"
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Acronis
    The ability to back up multiple servers from one source is a great tool to have for businesses that have equipment in different locations on the same network with a variety of software data to back up such as SQL, Exchange or a Files Server. You can decide to purchase individual server licenses as well if you would like to keep the process separate or have multiple sites where your data is housed.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Acronis
    • Every times you restore a file, you see the value and the ROI of backup.
    • Backup is a great protection against ransomware, you can always restore files that has been infected.
    • When you want to go back in previous version of files, it can be life saver.
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    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • Restoring our primary ERP VM has already saved many hours of rebuilding from data backups, so that in itself already gave us an excellent ROI for having Altaro running.
    • The quick and easy setup also makes sense for a fast ROI as we didn't need to spend much time or effort in its set up.
    • Lastly, any other restores we have done for retrieving files or testing backups were so simple and easy to do that the process didn't take long and saved us time and cost.
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