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Backup and disaster recovery · September 2026 Edition

Veeam Data Platform vs Acronis Cyber Protect

One of twelve models named Veeam Data Platform first on the direct prompt; three named Acronis Cyber Protect. Veeam Data Platform was named by eight of the twelve models and Acronis Cyber Protect by ten and Veeam Data Platform carries 13 labels and Acronis Cyber Protect 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Veeam Data Platform

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Acronis Cyber Protect

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share15%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1324A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Veeam Data Platform reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Veeam vs Veeam Data Platform · Veeam vs Acronis Cyber Protect

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the backup and disaster recovery page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Veeam Data PlatformFirst choices, of twelve modelsAcronis Cyber Protect
Direct13
Paraphrase51
Comparative30
Budget-constrained012 against Acronis Cyber Protect
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Veeam Data Platform and Acronis Cyber Protect stood in it.

Veeam Data Platform first, Acronis Cyber Protect an alternative

1 of 12 modelsAcronis Cyber Protect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Axcient, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud

Acronis Cyber Protect first, Veeam Data Platform an alternative

3 of 12 modelsVeeam Data Platform was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Grok 4.1 FastAcronis Cyber Protect alternatives: Arcserve Unified Data Protection, Veeam Data Platform
Mistral SmallAcronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS alternatives: Arcserve UDP
Llama 4 MaverickAcronis Cyber Protect, Arcserve UDP, Veeam

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
DeepSeek V4 FlashDatto SIRIS, Veeam alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect
Kimi K2Datto SIRIS alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik, Veeam Data Platform

Neither was named

6 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniVeeam alternatives: Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Cohesity, Rubrik
Perplexity SonarAcronis, Veeam alternatives: Datto SIRIS/ALTO, Druva
Qwen 3.7 FlashVeeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Arcserve UDP, Datto, Unitrends
GLM 4.7 FlashXVeeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery, Arcserve Unified Data Protection, Datto
MiniMax M2.5Veeam alternatives: Arcserve Unified Data Protection, Cohesity

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Acronis Cyber Protect leads by thirty-seven points.
Acronis Cyber Protect37%#1 of 8
Veeam Data Platform0%#7 of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Veeam Data Platform leads at mid-market.
Veeam Data Platform15%#2 of 13
Acronis Cyber Protect12%#3 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Veeam Data Platform leads by twenty-two points.
Veeam Data Platform22%#1 of 8
Acronis Cyber Protect0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Veeam Data Platform

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Veeam Data Platform (The Overall Market Leader)... Veeam is the dominant player in the mid-market because of its unmatched flexibility” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“The Best Overall for Hybrid Cloud Environments: Veeam Data Platform ... widely considered the gold standard for modern backup” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Often recognized as the number one solution globally, Veeam is the "safe default" choice for most organizations” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Acronis Cyber Protect

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Avoid quote-led enterprise platforms (Acronis on physical servers, etc.) if cost is truly the deciding factor” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“great with security but pricier” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Acronis Cyber Protect and Datto SIRIS are top choices due to their comprehensive features, ease of use, and strong support for mixed environments” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Acronis Cyber Protect is the best all-in-one option if you need backup and recovery features in one platform” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Acronis Cyber Protect offers the most balanced blend of comprehensive coverage, robust disaster recovery” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.