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Acronis vs HYCU

Acronis sells Acronis Cyber Platform, one platform to protect, manage and automate IT with AI agents and human-in-the-loop. HYCU sells a platform that protects 100+ workloads across AI systems, SaaS applications, cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure. CISO Tribune files both under Backup and cyber recovery. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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  • Acronis
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Acronis vs HYCU: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AcronisAcronis sells Acronis Cyber Platform, one platform to protect, manage and automate IT with AI agents and human-in-the-loop.acronis.comHYCUHYCU sells a platform that protects 100+ workloads across AI systems, SaaS applications, cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure.hycu.com
What it sells
  • Acronis Cyber Platform[4][5][6][13]One platform to protect, manage and automate IT with AI agents and human-in-the-loop.
  • Acronis Cyber Protect[3][4][13][16]Secure backup and cybersecurity for SMBs, Enterprises, and OT.
  • Acronis Cyber Protect Local[16]On-premises deployment of a dedicated management server.
  • Disaster Recovery[3][6][15]Cloud failover, recovery testing and failback for critical workloads.
  • Acronis Instant Restore[6]Runs supported virtual machines directly from backups.
  • Continuous Data Protection[6]Captures changes between scheduled backups.
  • Acronis Cloud[6][15]Runs critical systems when an outage or attack takes production offline.
  • HYCU[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]A platform protecting 100+ workloads across AI systems, SaaS applications, cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure.
  • HYCU R-Cloud[5][9]HYCU Data Resiliency Cloud (R-Cloud) is offered as Data Protection as a Service.
  • aiR[3][4][6]With aiR, backup data becomes searchable and explainable to a security team, auditors and AI.
  • HYCU for Google Workspace[10]HYCU for Google Workspace provides protection for emails, Shared Drive, My Drive, Contacts, Calendars and Tasks.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesBoston, United States[1]
Founded
2003[2]2018[1]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesPrivately held[1][5][7]
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • May 14, 2026Acronis appointed Jim Tedesco as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global sales and go-to-market execution.[19]
  • May 14, 2026HYCU announced HYCU aiR (AI Resilience), a product that uses backup data from many applications to give security, compliance and IT teams information they can act on.[3]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[20]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, Acronis sells to service providers, giving them licensing models, commitment options and per-customer control. Acronis backup is described for IT teams and for MSPs that deliver services across customers. Acronis Cyber Protect is offered for SMBs, Enterprises, and OT. Acronis also describes industries with high downtime costs that need fast recovery of special-purpose industrial equipment (OT, ICS). Acronis names partners whose clients want plant floor coverage, and those clients' OT and IT teams in manufacturing, distribution, food and beverage, energy, water and data centers.HYCU addresses business-critical SaaS apps and cloud services. HYCU offers disaster recovery for business-critical applications on-premises and in the public cloud. HYCU names admins and users as people who protect and restore critical data with role-based access controls. HYCU names a security team and auditors as groups for whom backup data becomes searchable and explainable with aiR.
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September 30, 2026November 2, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Backup and cyber recovery is the primary category of both Acronis and HYCU.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Acronis is also filed under EDR and XDR, MDR and managed SOC and SaaS security posture.
  • Acronis lists Acronis Cyber Platform, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Local, Disaster Recovery, Acronis Instant Restore and 2 more. HYCU lists HYCU, HYCU R-Cloud, aiR and HYCU for Google Workspace.
  • HYCU is headquartered in Boston, United States.
  • Acronis was founded in 2003. HYCU was founded in 2018.
  • HYCU is privately held.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both Acronis and HYCU under Backup and cyber recovery as the primary category, though Acronis is also filed under EDR and XDR, MDR and managed SOC, and SaaS security posture. Acronis sells Acronis Cyber Platform, which it describes as one platform to protect, manage and automate IT with AI agents and human-in-the-loop. Backup is one capability of that platform, alongside Disaster Recovery, Acronis Cloud and Acronis Cyber Protect for SMBs, Enterprises, and OT. HYCU sells a platform that protects 100+ workloads across AI systems, SaaS applications, cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure. Its offerings include HYCU R-Cloud, delivered as Data Protection as a Service, and HYCU for Google Workspace.

Both companies cover disaster recovery with cloud failover. HYCU says its disaster recovery is agentless and supports failover to the cloud from on-premises sites or between public clouds. Acronis also lists EDR, remote monitoring and patching tools through a single agent and console. HYCU instead describes aiR, which makes backup data searchable and explainable to a security team, auditors and AI.

HYCU is headquartered in Boston, United States, was founded in 2018, and is privately held. Acronis was founded in 2003. Acronis describes selling to service providers and MSPs, and to industries with operational technology, such as manufacturing, energy and water. HYCU states that 4,800+ organizations in 78 countries use it. On May 14, 2026, HYCU announced HYCU aiR (AI Resilience). The same day, Acronis appointed a Chief Revenue Officer to lead global sales and go-to-market execution.

What it sells: Acronis

What Acronis Cyber Platform does[4][5][6][13]
Backup is one capability of Acronis Cyber Platform. Every service writes to the same data model. Acronis Cyber Platform was formerly called Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.
What Disaster Recovery does[3][6][15]
Integrated Disaster Recovery can be added when critical workloads need cloud failover, recovery testing and failback. Critical servers fail over to Acronis Cloud while the original environment is repaired. Runbooks have ordered steps, parallel actions and completion checks.
What Acronis Cloud does[6][15]
Acronis Cloud is a backup destination alongside local storage, partner-hosted storage and supported public cloud destinations. Acronis offers a global network of 50+ data centers.

What it sells: HYCU

What HYCU does[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
HYCU builds data protection specifically for each backup source with deep API integration. HYCU says zero agents are required for VMs, applications and servers. HYCU states that customers own their data and can choose any storage, both on-premises and in the cloud.
What HYCU R-Cloud does[5][9]
HYCU R-Cloud has a single pane of glass dashboard that provides a bird's eye view of the data estate. HYCU supports granular recovery of elements across the data estate.
What HYCU for Google Workspace does[10]
HYCU for Google Workspace supports GDPR compliance and Legal holds, storing audit-ready backups. HYCU performs granular and full recovery of Shared Drive and My Drive files. HYCU describes HYCU for Google Workspace as true SaaS with zero agents.

Questions about Acronis and HYCU

What do Acronis and HYCU sell?
Acronis sells Acronis Cyber Platform, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Local, Disaster Recovery, Acronis Instant Restore and 2 more. HYCU sells HYCU, HYCU R-Cloud, aiR and HYCU for Google Workspace.
Are Acronis and HYCU in the same category?
Yes. Backup and cyber recovery is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Acronis and HYCU headquartered?
HYCU is headquartered in Boston, United States.
When were Acronis and HYCU founded?
Acronis was founded in 2003. HYCU was founded in 2018.
Who owns Acronis and HYCU?
HYCU is privately held.
Who are Acronis and HYCU sold to?
From its own pages, Acronis sells to service providers, giving them licensing models, commitment options and per-customer control. HYCU addresses business-critical SaaS apps and cloud services.
What have Acronis and HYCU announced recently?
May 14, 2026: Acronis appointed Jim Tedesco as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global sales and go-to-market execution. May 14, 2026: HYCU announced HYCU aiR (AI Resilience), a product that uses backup data from many applications to give security, compliance and IT teams information they can act on.

About Acronis

Acronis sells Acronis Cyber Platform, one platform to protect, manage and automate IT with AI agents and human-in-the-loop. Backup is built into Acronis Cyber Platform and covers workloads from servers, virtual machines and endpoints to databases and cloud applications. Backup is one capability of Acronis Cyber Platform, and on supported endpoints the same Acronis agent connects backup with cybersecurity and endpoint management. Acronis Cyber Platform was formerly called Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.[4][6][13][16]

Acronis Cyber Platform has a common data model shared across all products, for AI agents and technicians. In Acronis Cyber Platform, every service writes to the same data model, so agents act with full context across backup, security and operations. Each agent in Acronis Cyber Platform runs with least-privilege access and policy guardrails, and the customer defines what it can read, change and act on per tenant. Acronis delivers secure AI adoption as a managed service that monitors GenAI usage across clients, blocks sensitive data from reaching public AI tools and stops harmful prompts.[8]

Acronis backup covers Windows and Linux servers and Windows, macOS and Linux endpoints, with file-level or image-based protection to match the workload. Acronis backup protects VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV and supported cloud VMs, with agentless backup where supported and agent-based protection for supported guest systems. Acronis backup protects Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange and Oracle databases with application-aware backup and recovery options. Acronis protects Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra ID data, and recovers business content and supported identity objects after deletion or unwanted changes. Acronis backs up Microsoft Entra ID users, groups, roles, policies and configurations.[6]

Acronis Instant Restore runs supported VMware or Hyper-V virtual machines directly from eligible backups, so users can regain access while full recovery continues. Continuous Data Protection captures changes to selected files and application data on supported Windows systems between scheduled backups. Anti-malware scanning in Acronis checks supported backups for malicious content. Acronis supports immutable storage on supported cloud destinations to retain protected backup copies for the configured period. Acronis protects data with AES-256 encryption in storage and in transit.[6][14]

Acronis backup destinations include local storage, Acronis Cloud, partner-hosted storage and supported public cloud destinations, including Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure. Acronis offers a global network of 50+ data centers, and available locations and services depend on the deployment. Acronis data centers are Tier-IV designed and have certifications including SSAE-18, HIPAA and PCI DSS. Acronis backup plans, alerts and reports are managed in one console, with customer-specific policies and retention applied across multiple tenants. Acronis lets customers add EDR, RMM and disaster recovery to link threat response, patching and recovery without deploying separate agents for each endpoint service.[6][14]

Acronis lets customers run critical systems in Acronis Cloud when an outage or attack takes production offline. Acronis fails over critical servers to Acronis Cloud while the original environment is repaired. Acronis runbooks have ordered steps, parallel actions and completion checks, and the plan is executed from the console when recovery is needed. Acronis runs test failovers in an isolated environment without interrupting production, and automated tests can be scheduled weekly or monthly with screenshot analysis and reported results. Acronis combines disaster recovery with Acronis backup scanning to identify recovery points with detected malware before a point is selected for failover. When production is ready, Acronis uses incremental failback to transfer changed data while the cloud workload continues running. Acronis supports site-to-site VPN, point-to-site access and multisite IPsec connections for recovery across locations.[6][15]

Acronis Cyber Protect offers secure backup and cybersecurity for SMBs, Enterprises, and OT. Acronis provides a single agent and unified console with tools for asset discovery, vulnerability patching, remote monitoring and automated task execution via scripts. Acronis provides SaaS email archiving for Microsoft 365. Acronis Cyber Protect Local enables deployment of a dedicated management server on premises with local-only or hybrid cloud storage. Acronis describes protecting critical data and always-on infrastructure in air-gapped onshore and offshore production facilities.[3][10][16]

Acronis offers three licensing models, chosen for each customer tenant. Each customer tenant can use only one licensing model at a time, and different models can be chosen for different customers. Acronis uses a minimum monthly commitment model, and a commitment tier is selected as part of the agreement. Acronis licenses backup either at a fixed monthly price per protected workload or based on the total amount of storage used. Each service in Acronis Cyber Platform is licensed per device, per user or based on storage consumption. Copia Automation backs up, versions and restores the control programs on PLCs, HMIs and robots, and Acronis restores the servers and workstations while Copia restores the controller code.[1][4][6][7][10][16][17][18]

Acronis on the record

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Acronis full record

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HYCU full record

  1. [1]CompanyHYCU, Inc. · hycu.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Bain capital ventures leads 87 5m series a round to accelerate growth and innovation for boston based hycuHYCU, Inc. · hycu.com · published March 30, 2021 · Tier A
  3. [3]HYCU aiR detects insider risk and AI activity from backupsHelp Net Security · published May 14, 2026 · Tier B
  4. [4]Data Protection Solutions by Use Case & Industry | HYCUHYCU · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  6. [6]HYCU: #1 AI Resilience CompanyHYCU · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  8. [8]Secure, reliable backup & recovery for Amazon RDS | HYCUHYCU · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Marketplace Integration Google CloudSQL | HYCUHYCU · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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  11. [11]HYCU for Citrix XenServer Backup and Recovery | HYCUHYCU · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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