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Backup and disaster recovery · November 2026 Edition
Acronis Cyber Protect vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication
One of fourteen models named Acronis Cyber Protect first on the direct prompt; zero named NAKIVO Backup & Replication. Acronis Cyber Protect was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and NAKIVO Backup & Replication by ten and Acronis Cyber Protect carries 40 labels and NAKIVO Backup & Replication 13, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%15%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4013A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Acronis Cyber Protect reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Veeam Data Platform was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Veeam Data Platform vs Acronis Cyber Protect · Veeam Data Platform vs NAKIVO Backup & Replication · Acronis Cyber Protect vs Druva Data Security Cloud
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.
Acronis Cyber ProtectFirst choices, of fourteen modelsNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Direct10
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained02
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against Acronis Cyber Protect · 2 against NAKIVO Backup & Replication
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 November 2026 Edition, Acronis Cyber Protect and NAKIVO Backup & Replication were named in the same answer twenty-two times, of the 153 answers naming Acronis Cyber Protect and the 61 naming NAKIVO Backup & Replication. In those answers NAKIVO Backup & Replication took the first choice two times and Acronis Cyber Protect six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Acronis Cyber Protect and NAKIVO Backup & Replication stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | | | | |
Acronis Cyber Protect NAKIVO Backup & Replication first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Acronis Cyber Protect on the left and NAKIVO Backup & Replication on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Acronis Cyber Protect and NAKIVO Backup & Replication stood in it.
Acronis Cyber Protect first, NAKIVO Backup & Replication not the choice
1 of 14 modelsNAKIVO Backup & Replication was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Llama 4 MaverickAcronis Cyber Protect, Arcserve UDP, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, N-able Cove Data Protection, Rubrik Security Cloud
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Perplexity SonarVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Grok 4.20Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Microsoft Azure Backup, Rubrik Security Cloud
Mistral SmallVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, N-able Cove Data Protection
DeepSeek V4 FlashVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto
Qwen 3.7 FlashVeeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Zerto
Muse Glimmer 30BVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Cyber Protect, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Acronis Advanced Disaster Recovery, Datto Appliances, Rubrik Security Cloud
GPT-5.4 miniVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
Gemini 3.5 FlashVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Datto SIRIS, Rubrik Security Cloud, Zerto
Kimi K2N-able Cove Data Protection alternatives: Datto SIRIS, Veeam Data Platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXVeeam Backup & Replication alternatives: Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
MiniMax M2.5HYCU R-Cloud, Veeam Data Platform alternatives: Rubrik Security Cloud
GPT-6 LunaVeeam Data Platform alternatives: Cohesity DataProtect, Druva Data Security Cloud, Rubrik Security Cloud
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 twenty-four points.
Acronis Cyber Protect30%#1 of 8NAKIVO Backup & Replication6%#6 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Acronis Cyber Protect leads by seven points.
Acronis Cyber Protect11%#2 of 10NAKIVO Backup & Replication4%#4 of 10Enterprise
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is not named for this buyer.
Acronis Cyber Protect0%#8 of 9NAKIVO Backup & Replication—not namedWhat 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.
“r/msp discussions about bad backup provider experiences frequently raise Acronis, particularly around changes in feature packaging” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Verdict: ⚠️ Proceed with caution.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam Data Platform are top-tier choices due to their robust features and flexibility” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“1. Acronis Cyber Protect ... making it best for small and midsize businesses and managed service providers.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I would recommend starting with Veeam or Acronis Cyber Protect as your primary options” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“NAKIVO deserves more skepticism due to its slow vulnerability disclosure.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“NAKIVO has been the most effective product for the author so far but with a steep learning curve” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Small business with a few servers/VMs on a tight budget: NAKIVO Backup & Replication one-time $99 license” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“Top Overall Budget Pick: NAKIVO Backup & Replication” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Veeam Data Platform vs Acronis Cyber ProtectVeeam Data Platform vs NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationAcronis Cyber Protect vs Druva Data Security CloudAcronis Cyber Protect vs Rubrik Security CloudDruva Data Security Cloud vs NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationNAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Rubrik Security CloudAll ten head-to-head pages and the full Backup and DR standing
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.