Comparison
AegisGrid in a factual comparison
There are many good backup solutions. Which one fits depends on your environment, your requirements and your stance on data protection and the vendor's origin. This overview sets verifiable features side by side – with sources.
Features at a glance
Information on other products according to publicly available vendor information, as of October 2026. The scope of functions may differ by edition and version.
| Feature | AegisGrid | Veeam Backup & Replication | Acronis Cyber Protect | Proxmox Backup Server | restic | BorgBackup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor / location | MSD Computersysteme GmbH, Germany | Veeam Software, Kirkland (Washington), USA | Acronis International GmbH, Schaffhausen, Switzerland | Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, Vienna, Austria | Open-source project | Open-source project |
| Licence model | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Open source (AGPLv3), support subscriptions | Open source (BSD-2-Clause) | Open source (BSD-3-Clause) |
| Deduplication | Yes, content-defined | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, content-defined |
| Encryption before transfer | Yes, AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305 | Yes | Yes | Yes, AES-256-GCM | Yes | Yes, AES-256 |
| Back up Windows systems | Yes, with VSS | Yes | Yes | Client for Linux | Yes | Not native (WSL experimental) |
| Whole virtual machines | Hyper-V, Proxmox VE (LVM, LVM-thin, ZFS, Ceph RBD, qcow2), Xen | VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE and others | VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE and others | Proxmox VE (VMs and containers) | File-based, no VM integration | File-based, no VM integration |
| Microsoft 365 | Yes (Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint) | Separate product (Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365) | Yes, in certain editions | Not in the scope of functions | Not in the scope of functions | Not in the scope of functions |
| Resume after an interruption | Yes, automatically, also after standby or power-off; only the rest is transferred | Partly (Veeam Agent, scheduled volume backups) | n/a | n/a | Yes, when run again | Yes, when run again (checkpoints) |
| Immutable backups | Yes, WORM with a retention lock | Yes (Hardened Repository) | Yes (Immutable Storage) | n/a | Append-only mode via REST server | Append-only repositories |
n/a = no clearly documented vendor information found.
Strengths of the other solutions
Fairness is part of it: each of these solutions has areas in which it is particularly convincing.
Veeam Backup & Replication
Very broad platform coverage, especially for VMware vSphere, and a large ecosystem of partners and storage systems.
Acronis Cyber Protect
Combines backup with further security functions in one console and offers its own cloud storage locations.
Proxmox Backup Server
Deeply integrated into Proxmox VE, open source and from the EU – an obvious choice for pure Proxmox environments.
restic and BorgBackup
Proven open-source tools for file-based backups, ideal for technically experienced users with scripts.
When AegisGrid fits particularly well
AegisGrid is aimed at companies looking for a backup from a single source: software, operation and contacts in Germany, without any transfer of backup data to third countries.
- Mixed environments with Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE or Xen
- Microsoft 365 in the same tool as the servers
- Notebooks that are often on the road and whose backups are often interrupted
- High requirements for data protection and the vendor's origin
- The wish for Managed Backup with a personal contact
- Short paths from a question to development
Sources
- Veeam: Hardened Repository, Veeam Backup for Proxmox VE, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Veeam Agent – automatic retry, Locations
- Acronis: Company, Deduplication, Editions, Proxmox VE
- Proxmox: Proxmox Backup Server – introduction, Legal notice
- restic: Project page, Documentation, FAQ (interrupted backups)
- BorgBackup: Documentation, FAQ (checkpoints)
In detail, including the cases in which the other product may be the better choice: A Veeam alternative from the EU, An Acronis alternative from the EU and Proxmox Backup Server or AegisGrid?
As of October 2026. We gladly accept notes on outdated or incorrect information and correct them promptly: info@msdnet.invalid.de.
Veeam, Acronis, Acronis Cyber Protect, Proxmox, VMware, vSphere, Hyper-V, Microsoft 365 and other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. They are mentioned solely for a factual comparison; there is no business relationship with the vendors named.
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