Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam
These two sit in the same price-on-request corner of backup, and neither page shows a figure. The difference is what they put around the backup. Acronis Cyber Protect folds anti-malware, patch management and backup into one agent from a Swiss company in Schaffhausen. Veeam sells recovery in three editions with a no-cost Community Edition for ten workloads at most, and expects you to buy through a reseller or service provider.
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Choose Acronis Cyber Protect ifyou want backup and ransomware protection managed from a single agent and you are comfortable asking sales or a partner for the number. You should also be ready to work out which of the three named plans matches your workloads.
Choose Veeam ifyou run virtual infrastructure and care most about restoring a machine fast, with a 30-day trial and a free ten-workload edition to test first. You also accept that licensing is per workload with no list price and goes through a reseller.
Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam side by side
| Acronis Cyber Protect | Veeam | |
|---|---|---|
| Our backup software rank | #11 of 19 | #12 of 19 |
| Established in | Switzerland | United States |
| List price, 6 November 2026 | Subscription per protected workload per year, no figure published; 50 to 250 GB hosted storage included | Per-workload licences quoted via resellers across Foundation, Advanced and Premium; Community Edition free to 10 workloads |
| Free tier | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | A company that wants backup and ransomware protection in one agent | An IT department running virtual infrastructure |
| Not for | A team that already runs a separate EDR | A small business with a few laptops |
Both are reviewed in full in our backup software ranking: Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam.
Where they differ
Acronis Cyber Protect 3 · Veeam 2 · open 1- 01
Neither vendor will quote in public
Acronis sells subscriptions per protected workload (workstations, servers, virtual hosts) and says pricing varies by region, workload and deployment, so buyers contact sales, a partner or a price configurator. Veeam's pricing page offers Request Pricing and says Veeam Data Platform licences are metered per workload and transferable across locations and platforms. Both hide the number, so budgeting starts with a call to either company.
Depends on the buyer
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The ladder of named plans
Acronis names Cyber Protect Standard for SMBs, Backup Advanced for large IT environments (recommended for Microsoft 365 backup) and Cyber Protect Advanced. Veeam names Foundation, Advanced, labelled Most Popular, and Premium, each building on the one before. Veeam's ladder is easier to read because every step adds something, while Acronis separates plans by audience and product line.
Edge: Veeam
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Trying it before paying
Veeam states a 30-day free trial of Veeam Data Platform, and our category data lists a no-cost Community Edition limited to ten workloads. Acronis shows a Try now option, but the page does not state the trial length or its terms. A buyer who wants a defined test period and a no-cost small deployment gets more certainty from Veeam on the pages we read.
Edge: Veeam
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What is bundled and what is extra
Each Acronis subscription includes Acronis-hosted cloud storage of 50 to 250 GB depending on the workload, while cloud storage beyond that, disaster recovery and some advanced services are licensed separately. Veeam treats Veeam Vault secure cloud storage as an add-on, and security services such as a dedicated program manager and quarterly security assessments are add-ons too. Acronis includes a storage allowance up front.
Edge: Acronis Cyber Protect
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Protection against the ransomware step
Acronis lists full-image and file-level backup, immutable backup, anti-malware, advanced threat monitoring, instant failback to a VM, patch management and Microsoft 365 email archiving in one product. Veeam adds observability and AI-powered threat detection from Advanced and recovery orchestration, compliance and GRC reporting in Premium. Acronis puts active protection in the base agent, Veeam spreads it across editions.
Edge: Acronis Cyber Protect
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Where each is sold and based
Acronis is described as a Swiss technology company headquartered in Schaffhausen, with Acronis International GmbH in the copyright line and no owner stated. Veeam is bought through authorised resellers, Veeam-powered service providers, partners or the sales team, and its footer names Veeam Software without a registered seat; our category data lists the United States. For a buyer wanting a Swiss vendor, Acronis is the clearer fit.
Edge: Acronis Cyber Protect
When neither fits
If you only protect a handful of laptops, both will feel heavy and neither will give you a price without a conversation. Backblaze and restic are simpler options in our backup ranking.
Acronis Cyber Protect or Veeam: questions
3 answersIs there a way to see Acronis prices without talking to sales?
The page we read points to a price configurator as well as sales and partners. It publishes no figures itself, and it says prices vary by region, workload and deployment. Cloud storage and disaster recovery are licensed on top of the base subscription.
Does Veeam have a free option for small setups?
Our category data lists a Community Edition free for up to ten workloads. The pricing page we read also offers a 30-day trial of Veeam Data Platform. Paid use is metered per workload and quoted through resellers.
Which of the two comes from a Swiss company?
Acronis, which the company page describes as a Swiss technology company headquartered in Schaffhausen. Veeam's footer names Veeam Software but no seat appears on the pages read. Our data lists Veeam under the United States.
Sources
Checked 6 November 2026- Acronis Cyber Protect product page: per-workload subscription, three plan names, bundled storage range, Try now option, feature list.
- Acronis company page: Swiss company in Schaffhausen under Acronis International GmbH.
- Veeam pricing page: Request Pricing, three editions, 30-day trial, add-ons, reseller purchase routes.
- Veeam legal page: footer name Veeam Software with no registered seat shown.