Acronis Cyber Infrastructure
Swiss HCI platform bundling KVM virtualization, storage and networking in one subscription.
Quick Overview
| Company | Acronis International GmbH |
|---|---|
| Category | Virtualization Software |
| Headquarters | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
| EU Presence | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| Data Location | Your own infrastructure |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Subscription licensed by storage capacity, from 10TB up to unlimited storage, with pay-as-you-go options for service providers; quoted on request |
| Replaces | VMware vSAN, Nutanix, separate backup and storage stacks |
Detailed Review
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is hyperconverged rather than a hypervisor on its own: KVM-based virtualisation, software-defined block, file and object storage, and software-defined networking for tenant isolation, all in one deployable stack rather than three products stitched together. That combination targets the same VMware vSAN and Nutanix comparison Proxmox and SUSE Virtualization compete in, from a different angle — storage and virtualisation designed together from the start rather than a hypervisor with a storage plugin added later.
The licensing model is capacity-based rather than per-core or per-VM: subscriptions run from 10TB up to unlimited storage, with pay-as-you-go pricing available for service providers reselling capacity, and exact numbers are quoted on request. That is a meaningfully different arithmetic from VMware's per-core licensing, and closer to how StorPool or croit price than to how Proxmox or XCP-ng do.
Acronis International GmbH is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland — the same canton as Virtuozzo, reflecting a shared corporate history between the two — under Swiss jurisdiction with an EU adequacy decision. Acronis is better known for backup and cyber protection than for virtualisation, and Cyber Infrastructure is the product where that heritage shows: disaster recovery and backup workloads are a natural fit, general-purpose VM hosting less so, and published pricing is absent entirely.
What Acronis Cyber Infrastructure does well
- VMs, storage and networking in one HCI stack
- Capacity-based licensing, not per-core
- Strong fit for backup and disaster-recovery workloads
- Multi-tenant isolation built in
- Swiss jurisdiction, EU adequacy decision
Where Acronis Cyber Infrastructure falls short
- No published pricing at all
- Backup heritage shows more than general VM hosting
- Proprietary rather than open source
- Newer to pure virtualisation than the HCI specialists
Standout feature. Compute, storage and networking engineered together as one hyperconverged package, priced by capacity rather than by core.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- VMs, storage and networking in one HCI stack
- Capacity-based licensing, not per-core
- Strong fit for backup and disaster-recovery workloads
- Multi-tenant isolation built in
- Swiss jurisdiction, EU adequacy decision
Cons
- No published pricing at all
- Backup heritage shows more than general VM hosting
- Proprietary rather than open source
- Newer to pure virtualisation than the HCI specialists
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is hyperconverged rather than a hypervisor on its own: KVM-based virtualisation, software-defined block, file and object storage, and software-defined networking for tenant isolation, all in one deployable stack rather than three products stitched together. That combination targets the same VMware vSAN and Nutanix comparison Proxmox and SUSE Virtualization compete in, from a different angle — storage and virtualisation designed together from the start rather than a hypervisor with a storage plugin added later.
Where is Acronis Cyber Infrastructure based?
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure operates from Schaffhausen, Switzerland, which places it under Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA).
What does Acronis Cyber Infrastructure cost?
Subscription licensed by storage capacity, from 10TB up to unlimited storage, with pay-as-you-go options for service providers; quoted on request.
Who is Acronis Cyber Infrastructure best for?
Organisations wanting VMs, storage and networking in one HCI package. Compute, storage and networking engineered together as one hyperconverged package, priced by capacity rather than by core.
What are the drawbacks of Acronis Cyber Infrastructure?
No published pricing at all. Backup heritage shows more than general VM hosting. Proprietary rather than open source. Newer to pure virtualisation than the HCI specialists.
Is Acronis Cyber Infrastructure a good alternative to VMware vSAN?
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is built as a European alternative to VMware vSAN: Swiss HCI platform bundling KVM virtualization, storage and networking in one subscription. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Acronis Cyber Infrastructure compare to other Virtualization Software?
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure is one of several European Virtualization Software we cover. It is most often compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix, separate backup and storage stacks.