Acronis Cyber Protect vs AWS Backup for Amazon EKS

Acronis Cyber Protect9.4Visit AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8Visit

Higher score Acronis Cyber Protect #1 in Data Protection Tools 9.4/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Acronis

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AWS Backup for Amazon EKS #7 in Data Protection Tools 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS Backup

• Acronis Cyber Protect fits best

  Comprehensive hybrid backup and cyber protection

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS fits best

  Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes

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Side by side

Feature	Acronis Cyber Protect 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Data Protection Tools	#7 in Data Protection Tools
Best for	Comprehensive hybrid backup and cyber protection	Teams protecting Amazon EKS clusters and volumes
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Docs, Community · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	300+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Acronis Cyber Protect 0/4 · AWS Backup for Amazon EKS 0/4
Backup and recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data-loss prevention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Encryption & key management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included endpoints	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Full-image, file, bare-metal, and dissimilar-hardware recovery Application-aware and VM backup across major hypervisors Immutable storage plus ransomware defense and malware scanning	Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores
Cons	Pricing requires sales contact and varies by workload and region Broad platform may exceed the needs of backup-only buyers Support channels center on documentation and community	EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services
Our verdict	Acronis Cyber Protect combines backup, recovery, cybersecurity, endpoint management, and disaster recovery in one platform. It protects physical machines, virtual machines, servers, cloud workloads, applications, and SaaS data, with cloud… Read the review →	AWS Backup for Amazon EKS is a managed cloud service for protecting Kubernetes cluster state and persistent storage. It is aimed at teams running Amazon EKS that want backup scheduling, retention, encryption, copies, and restore operations… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Acronis Cyber Protect — where it wins

  • Full-image, file, bare-metal, and dissimilar-hardware recovery
  • Application-aware and VM backup across major hypervisors
  • Immutable storage plus ransomware defense and malware scanning

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires sales contact and varies by workload and region
  • Broad platform may exceed the needs of backup-only buyers
  • Support channels center on documentation and community

• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS — where it wins

  • Backs up EKS cluster state and EBS, EFS, and S3-backed storage
  • Supports cross-account and cross-Region copies with Vault Lock immutability
  • Offers full-cluster, namespace-level, and storage-only restores

  Where it doesn't

  • EKS backup creation has a one-time fee in addition to storage charges
  • Persistent storage is billed separately under applicable AWS Backup pricing
  • Protection is focused on Amazon EKS and its supported storage services

• Acronis Cyber Protect9.4/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad hybrid backup and cyber protection for mixed business workloads.

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• AWS Backup for Amazon EKS8.8/10 · Paid

  Centralizes EKS cluster and persistent-storage backups with flexible restore options.

  Visit AWS BackupFull verdict →