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Backup and disaster recovery · November 2026 Edition

Acronis Cyber Protect vs Rubrik Security Cloud

One of fourteen models named Acronis Cyber Protect first on the direct prompt; zero named Rubrik Security Cloud. Acronis Cyber Protect was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Rubrik Security Cloud by fourteen and Acronis Cyber Protect carries 40 labels and Rubrik Security Cloud 38, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Acronis Cyber Protect

accepted challenger

Named in six categories this edition.

Rubrik Security Cloud

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4038A 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 Rubrik Security Cloud · 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 modelsRubrik Security Cloud
Direct10
Paraphrase50
Comparative01
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained01
Negative002 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 November 2026 Edition, Acronis Cyber Protect and Rubrik Security Cloud were named in the same answer thirty-one times, of the 153 answers naming Acronis Cyber Protect and the 98 naming Rubrik Security Cloud. In those answers Rubrik Security Cloud took the first choice three times and Acronis Cyber Protect three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Acronis Cyber Protect and Rubrik Security Cloud 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
Acronis Cyber Protect Rubrik Security Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Acronis Cyber Protect on the left and Rubrik Security Cloud on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Acronis Cyber Protect and Rubrik Security Cloud stood in it.

Acronis Cyber Protect first, Rubrik Security Cloud an alternative

1 of 14 modelsRubrik Security Cloud 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

12 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
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
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
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
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

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Kimi K2N-able Cove Data Protection alternatives: Datto SIRIS, Veeam Data Platform

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 points.
Acronis Cyber Protect30%#1 of 8
Rubrik Security Cloud0%#– of 8
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Acronis Cyber Protect leads by nine points.
Acronis Cyber Protect11%#2 of 10
Rubrik Security Cloud2%#5 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Rubrik Security Cloud leads at enterprise.
Rubrik Security Cloud22%#2 of 9
Acronis Cyber Protect0%#8 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

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.

“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 Rubrik Security Cloud

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

“Rubrik if ransomware resilience and a security-led approach is your top priority” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“For SMBs/Hybrid: Start with Veeam or Rubrik.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Choose Rubrik if ransomware protection and simplicity are top priorities, and budget allows for a premium solution.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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.