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Backup and disaster recovery · October 2026 Edition

Veeam Data Platform vs Acronis Cyber Protect

Ten of fourteen models named Veeam Data Platform first on the direct prompt; one named Acronis Cyber Protect. Veeam Data Platform was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Acronis Cyber Protect by twelve and Veeam Data Platform carries 48 labels and Acronis Cyber Protect 32, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Veeam Data Platform

endorsed leader

Named in two categories this edition.

Acronis Cyber Protect

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

First-choice share38%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate2%9%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4832A 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.Rubrik Security Cloud was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Veeam Data Platform vs Druva Data Security Cloud · Veeam Data Platform vs Rubrik Security Cloud · Druva Data Security Cloud vs Acronis Cyber Protect

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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 fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Veeam Data PlatformFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAcronis Cyber Protect
Direct101
Paraphrase62
Comparative1101 against Acronis Cyber Protect
Budget-constrained001 against Acronis Cyber Protect
Scale-constrained50
Negative201 against Veeam Data Platform · 1 against Acronis Cyber Protect
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Veeam Data Platform and Acronis Cyber Protect were named in the same answer seventy-five times, of the 146 answers naming Veeam Data Platform and the 143 naming Acronis Cyber Protect. In those answers Acronis Cyber Protect took the first choice ten times and Veeam Data Platform thirty.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Veeam Data Platform and Acronis Cyber Protect stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Veeam Data Platform Acronis Cyber Protect first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Veeam Data Platform on the left and Acronis Cyber Protect on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
Mistral SmallAcronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Axcient x360Recover

Veeam Data Platform first, Acronis Cyber Protect an alternative

9 of 14 modelsAcronis Cyber Protect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Gemini 3.5 FlashDruva Data Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Commvault, Datto SIRIS, HYCU R-Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Perplexity SonarVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Commvault, Datto BCDR, Druva Data Security Cloud, NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Grok 4.20Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Arcserve UDP, Cohesity DataProtect, Datto SIRIS, Druva inSync, Kaseya
DeepSeek V4 FlashVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto
Kimi K2Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Quorum onQ, Rubrik Security Cloud
GLM 4.7 FlashXRubrik Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault
GPT-6 LunaVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Muse Glimmer 30BDruva Data Security Cloud, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Rubrik Security Cloud

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Llama 4 MaverickTierPoint
Qwen 3.7 FlashVeeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
MiniMax M2.5Veeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Azure Site Recovery, Commvault, Druva Data Security Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, Zerto

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 sixteen points.
Acronis Cyber Protect23%#1 of 11
Veeam Data Platform7%#4 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Veeam Data Platform leads at mid-market.
Veeam Data Platform38%#1 of 11
Acronis Cyber Protect5%#3 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Veeam Data Platform leads by twenty-six points.
Veeam Data Platform32%#1 of 8
Acronis Cyber Protect5%#6 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. Four of five in this category shown.

“Veeam has had multiple critical RCE vulnerabilities ... allowing domain users to execute remote code” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Veeam Data Platform and Acronis Cyber Protect are top contenders due to their comprehensive features, scalability, and strong industry reputation.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“highest position in "Ability to Execute" for five years in a row... Organizations prioritizing ease of use and strong ransomware recovery may favor Veeam” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Gold winner in TechTarget's best enterprise data storage products of 2024... Veeam is strong for virtual / cloud workloads with deep restore validation” Muse Glimmer 30B · 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.

“Caution level: Medium-High. If you must use it, allocate ample time for testing, and keep a secondary backup copy independent of Acronis.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'm not citing a current official page for this because the product lineup changes often” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · soft negative
“The Best All-Rounder: Acronis Cyber Protect ... widely regarded as the best choice for mid-sized businesses” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Acronis stands out for its comprehensive compliance and cyber-protection features” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Veeam Data Platform and Acronis Cyber Protect are top contenders” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

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