Acronis Cyber Protect
Acronis Cyber Protect is a great backup and recovery solution focusing on data security measures. Acronis can provide blockchain-based authentication, active ransomware scanning, extensive backup validation, fast RTOs, and more. The solution takes data protection seriously, ensuring that the customer’s information is always safe and secure.
4.4 out of 5 points based on 305 customer reviews
Advantages. Acronis is considered to be easier than Veeam in terms of first-time deployment and integration, as well as general customer support capabilities. Its administrative capabilities are top-notch, and the storage cloning feature is universally praised.
Shortcomings. It does have some issues with SQL database backups. The overall list of supported databases and hypervisors could be more extensive compared with what competitors can offer. The scalability of Acronis is limited, and its general user interface is often seen as needlessly complicated.
Cohesity DataProtect
Cohesity DataProtect is very similar to Veeam in that it prioritizes cloud and virtual environments over physical ones. Cohesity’s scalability and its range of security measures are some of the more notable features of the solution. The software in question can be deployed on-premise or as a service, and it is widely considered one of the most efficient solutions on the market.
4.7 out of 5 points based on 717 customer reviews
Advantages. Cohesity’s overall cost is relatively reasonable, and its deployment process is somewhat more accessible than in Veeam. It can offer forever incremental backup, instant DR failover, and extensive ransomware detection. It also has impressive total performance ratings compared with many other solutions.
Shortcomings. Cohesity does have some issues when it comes to supporting legacy platforms. There is a demand for more detailed documentation about the different capabilities of the solution. Not all software updates are applied automatically, and the software’s reporting capabilities are considered bare-bones.
Veritas NetBackup
Recently acquired by Cohesity, Veritas NetBackup is a feature-rich and versatile enterprise-grade backup software. It has been on the market for several decades, providing its users with backup and recovery capabilities. It supports databases, virtual environments, tape storage, and regular servers/workstations, and its feature range includes data deduplication and support for the public cloud, among other capabilities.
4.8 out of 5 points with 662 customer reviews
Advantages. Veritas is a relatively old solution in this market, gathering many positive reviews and good press. Its feature range is also awe-inspiring, offering plenty of automation capabilities, support for hybrid environments, extensive data security, etc. Veritas also supports a variety of data storage types of variations.
Shortcomings. Veritas is considered somewhat more challenging to deploy compared with Veeam. Its reporting capabilities leave a lot to be desired, and the overall number of tools can be overwhelming regarding system administration tasks. The customer support’s response time leaves a lot to be desired, as well.
NAKIVO Backup & Replication
NAKIVO Backup & Replication offers a known and respected data security platform that combines backup and recovery capabilities with other data security features. It can work with multiple backup target locations, ranging from standard servers and workstations to databases, VMs, and applications. Its feature range includes application-aware incremental backups, instant recovery capabilities, etc.
4.8 out of 5 points with 402 customer reviews
Advantages. NAKIVO is extremely easy to deploy and work with and has generally better scalability and automation capabilities. It supports various storage types, and its first-time setup process is not particularly complicated by the market’s standards. It is also one of the fastest and most effective solutions on the market regarding backup or restoration process performance.
Shortcomings. NAKIVO lacks some of the more advanced reporting options, can be slow in specific circumstances, and its scheduling capabilities could be more user-friendly and detailed. It is also relatively expensive, with the primary target audience of NAKIVO being large-scale enterprises – making it very difficult for SMBs to afford this solution.
Rubrik
Rubrik is an impressive data management solution with centralization capabilities. It can work with many data types: hybrid, virtual, or physical. It can also be surprisingly effective at protecting the data from all kinds of cybersecurity issues, be it ransomware, internal threats, or operational failures. Rubrik can also offer respectable scalability, built-in cloud integration, etc.
4.8 out of 5 points with 664 customer reviews
Advantages. Rubrik provides more detailed reporting results across the board, and some users consider it to be well worth the high price, as opposed to Veeam, which has many more users who are not particularly satisfied with the current pricing. Its Live Mount feature is one of the most significant advantages of the solution, as well.
Shortcomings. Rubrik is not a solution with the most user-friendly interface, and it also seems to prioritize VMware over Hyper-V and other VMs regarding new features. Its price also needs to scale better with larger companies, making the solution far more expensive than its standard value as time goes on.