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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

    StarWind VTL

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AStarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) resolves the issue of Enterprise ROBO being stuck with expensive tapes for data backup, while allowing users to stick to regulatory archival requirements. One can’t be sure that data stored on the tapes in archives will always be retrievable. StarWind VTL takes advantage of the already existing tape backup infrastructure and virtualizes the data for easy access and storage. Using on-prem VTLs with cloud and object storage tiering, the solution allows…N/A
    Pricing
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    Editions & Modules
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    $85
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
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    Acronis
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
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    Features
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Acronis Cyber Protect and StarWind Virtual Tape Library
    Feature
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    9.2
    40 Ratings
    7% above category average
    StarWind Virtual Tape Library
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    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.735 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.633 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.735 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.832 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.837 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots8.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment7.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support9.729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Acronis Cyber Protect and StarWind Virtual Tape Library
    Feature
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    7.6
    19 Ratings
    11% below category average
    StarWind Virtual Tape Library
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection8.316 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    Small Businesses
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (66 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (22 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Acronis Cyber ProtectStarWind VTL
    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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    StarWind
    Starwind VTL is a great solution for customers that want the benefits of a physical tape library without the hefty price tag and the manual intervention required when changing tapes as it is automated. In addition, Starwind VTL virtual tapes are "air-gapped" as they are in LTO format.
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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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    StarWind
    • Allows you to use Veeam and other software that uses Virtual Tape Libraries while getting rid of actual tape drives and tapes
    • Backblaze B2 implementation is great - keeps storage costs low while automating backups to the cloud storage
    • Low cost and great support by the Starwind technical team
    • Feature-rich and in constant development
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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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    StarWind
    • Set-up is confusing.
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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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    StarWind
    Their support is great and the interface is not as user friendly
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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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    StarWind
    The initial setup took some time, however, with the help of the Starwind technical team, we were able to set it up from start to finish including seamlessly adding it to our existing backup solution. After that, there was no need for any additional setup or troubleshooting.
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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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    StarWind
    Great and reliable product with little need for support
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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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    StarWind
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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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    StarWind
    We've looked at physical tape backups, however, the infrastructure is too costly compared to Starwind VTL and it also requires manual changing of tapes that users will not want to do or forget to do. With VTL, it works exactly like a physical tape library with the same benefits and full automation.
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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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    StarWind
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    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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    StarWind
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    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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    StarWind
    • ROI was immediate as we got rid of expensive sneakernet backups with hard drives in a Pelican case
    • One-time cost of the product is very cost-effective
    • Support contracts are reasonable and we received excellent support throughout
    • We have much better peace-of-mind with our data being protected better
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