Acronis Cyber Protect

Acronis Cyber Protect takes a fundamentally different approach to data protection by combining backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity into a single integrated platform. This unified strategy eliminates the complexity and security gaps that arise from managing separate backup and anti-malware solutions — a problem that plagues most mid-size IT departments.

The platform's core strength is its ability to protect endpoints, servers, virtual machines, and cloud workloads from a single management console. Backups are continuously scanned for malware, ensuring that recovery points are clean before you ever need them. This proactive approach prevents a common nightmare scenario where organizations discover their backups are also infected during a ransomware recovery.

Acronis supports hybrid cloud architectures, allowing businesses to back up to local storage, Acronis Cloud, or both simultaneously. The disaster recovery capabilities include instant restore, which boots a failed system directly from a backup image in minutes rather than hours. For businesses in regions with data sovereignty requirements — common across MENA markets — the ability to choose backup storage locations is a critical consideration.

AI-powered anti-ransomware protection monitors system processes in real time, detecting and blocking encryption attempts before files are compromised. The platform also includes vulnerability assessments and patch management, addressing the full lifecycle of endpoint security rather than just responding to threats after they are detected.

Pricing starts at 85 USD per year for workstation protection, with server and cloud workload tiers available at higher price points. The cost-effectiveness of combining backup and security into one license often represents significant savings compared to running Veeam or Commvault alongside a separate endpoint protection solution.

For managed service providers, Acronis offers a multi-tenant cloud platform with per-GB billing, making it straightforward to offer data protection as a managed service without complex licensing negotiations.