Backup and disaster recovery · September 2026 Edition
Veeam vs Acronis Cyber Protect
Five of twelve models named Veeam first on the direct prompt; three named Acronis Cyber Protect. Veeam was named by ten of the twelve models and Acronis Cyber Protect by ten and Veeam carries 23 labels and Acronis Cyber Protect 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in six categories this edition.
First-choice share18%12%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels2324A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Veeam reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Veeam vs Veeam Data Platform · Veeam Data Platform 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.
VeeamFirst choices, of twelve modelsAcronis Cyber Protect
Direct53
Paraphrase11
Comparative40
Budget-constrained012 against Acronis Cyber Protect
Scale-constrained10
Negative102 against Veeam
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 and Acronis Cyber Protect stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Llama 4 MaverickAcronis Cyber Protect, Arcserve UDP, Veeam
Veeam first, Acronis Cyber Protect an alternative
4 of 12 modelsAcronis Cyber Protect was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniVeeam alternatives: Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Cohesity, Rubrik
Perplexity SonarAcronis, Veeam alternatives: Datto SIRIS/ALTO, Druva
DeepSeek V4 FlashDatto SIRIS, Veeam alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect
MiniMax M2.5Veeam alternatives: Arcserve Unified Data Protection, Cohesity
Acronis Cyber Protect first, Veeam not the choice
2 of 12 modelsVeeam 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
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.Gemini 3.5 FlashVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Axcient, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Kimi K2Datto SIRIS alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik, Veeam Data Platform
Neither was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
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
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-three points.
Acronis Cyber Protect37%#1 of 8Veeam4%#4 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Veeam leads at mid-market.
Veeam18%#1 of 13Acronis Cyber Protect12%#3 of 13Enterprise
Veeam leads by twenty points.
Veeam20%#2 of 8Acronis Cyber Protect0%#– of 8What the models said about Veeam
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Veeam may be overwhelming for small teams without dedicated IT staff due to extensive configuration options.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Widely targeted: Used by 82% of Fortune 500 companies, making it a high-value target” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best backup and disaster recovery solution for a mid-market B2B company is Veeam, Acronis Cyber Protect, or Arcserve UDP.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“the best backup and disaster recovery solution is usually Veeam if you want the strongest general-purpose platform” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Veeam, Commvault, or Rubrik if you want broad enterprise backup with strong recovery options.” Perplexity Sonar · 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.