Acronis Cyber Protect India: backup + ransomware on one agent.
How a Pune manufacturer recovered a ransomware-hit file server in under an hour, kept its data inside India, and stopped paying for three separate backup tools. Story below.
Acronis Cyber Protect at a glance
Why Acronis anchors most Indian cyber protect estates.
- OEM
- Acronis, a Swiss-Singapore cyber-protection vendor. Sold and supported in India through authorised distributors and partners.
- What it does
- Backup, anti-ransomware, and disaster recovery run from one agent, instead of three separate tools.
- Editions
- Acronis Cyber Protect for on-prem and self-managed estates, and Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud for the subscription, cloud-stored model. Same engine, different delivery.
- Data residency
- Acronis runs an India data centre in Mumbai. Backups and disaster-recovery copies can stay inside India, which is how estates meet DPDP residency expectations.
- Where it fits in India
- Manufacturing, BFSI, healthcare, professional services, and any business that wants backup and ransomware defence on one bill instead of several.
- Licensing
- Per workload or per device subscription, by edition and storage tier. The workload count and cloud-storage tier are where most buyers quietly overspend.
- Support
- Acronis licences and renewals run through Sirius Star. Sizing, onboarding and restore drills coordinated from Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
The Acronis Cyber Protect ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
Acronis Cyber Protect (backup)
Image and file backup for servers, endpoints and virtual machines, restored fast to the same or new hardware.
- Backs up whole servers, not just files
- Restore to different hardware when one dies
- Local copy for speed, cloud copy for safety
- One console for the whole estate
Acronis Active Protection
Behaviour-based engine that spots ransomware encryption and rolls the damaged files back automatically.
- Detects encryption behaviour in real time
- Reverses affected files from cache
- Protects the backup agent itself
- No separate anti-ransomware licence
Acronis Disaster Recovery
Failover copy of a critical server in the Acronis cloud, so work continues while the primary is rebuilt.
- Spin up a server copy in the cloud
- Set recovery order with runbooks
- Test failover without touching production
- Cut downtime from days to minutes
Acronis endpoint management
Patch, monitor and protect the same endpoints the backup agent already covers.
- Patch known software gaps centrally
- Scan endpoints for vulnerabilities
- Remote support from one console
- One agent for backup and protection
Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam, Microsoft, Druva
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis Cyber Protect | Backup, anti-ransomware and DR in one agent, with an India data centre for residency. Fewer tools, one bill. | SMB and mid-market estates that want consolidated protection without stitching tools together. |
| Veeam | Deepest backup feature set for large virtual and physical estates. | Large data centres that run backup as a dedicated discipline. |
| Microsoft 365 retention | Built into the M365 licence you already pay for. | Teams that only need mailbox and file retention, not full server recovery. |
| Druva | Fully SaaS backup with nothing to host yourself. | Cloud-first estates comfortable with data held in the vendor cloud. |
How a Sirius Star Acronis procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Workload + data map
Free. Servers, endpoints, VMs, data size and recovery targets.
Edition + sizing
On-prem vs cloud edition. Right workload count and storage tier.
Written quote + PO
In 24 working hours. GST broken out.
Rollout + restore drill
Staged deployment, a real test restore, support from Vashi.
Buying Acronis Cyber Protect in India, a field guide
The deeper read for IT leads sizing backup, anti-ransomware and disaster recovery on one agent.
- The full Pune ransomware recovery story
- Four questions before you sign a backup licence
- How to size Acronis workloads and storage without overbuying
- On-prem vs cloud edition, when each one wins
Acronis Cyber Protect India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
What is Acronis Cyber Protect?
Acronis Cyber Protect is one agent that does backup, anti-ransomware and disaster recovery together. Instead of running a backup tool, a separate anti-ransomware tool and a separate DR setup, you run and pay for one. It covers servers, endpoints and virtual machines from a single console.
Is Acronis available in India?
Yes. Acronis sells and supports Cyber Protect across India through authorised distributors and partners, and runs a data centre in Mumbai so backups and DR copies can stay inside the country. Sirius Star sizes, licenses and supports Acronis deployments from Navi Mumbai.
Acronis vs Veeam, which should we pick?
Veeam has the deepest backup feature set for large data centres that run backup as a dedicated discipline. Acronis usually wins for SMB and mid-market estates because it folds backup, anti-ransomware and disaster recovery into one agent and one bill. If you want fewer tools and an India data centre, Acronis is often the smarter call.
Can Acronis keep our backups in India?
Yes. Acronis operates a Mumbai data centre, so cloud backups and disaster-recovery copies can be held inside India. That keeps your recovery data on Indian soil and your audit trail clean under the DPDP Act.
What does Acronis Cyber Protect pricing look like in India in 2026?
Indicative*: a small estate of a few servers and endpoints starts in the low lakhs per year. Cost tracks the workload count, the edition, and the cloud-storage tier you choose. Right-sizing the workloads and storage matters more than the list price, which is where sizing with Sirius Star saves money.
Ready for an Acronis sizing and quote?
Tell us your servers, endpoints and data size. We will size the edition and storage tier, then ship a written quote.
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