Comparison of Microsoft 365 protection options with local Agent for Microsoft 365 and Cloud-based Agent for Microsoft 365 in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 and Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5. To learn more about on-premises and cloud deployment see product documentation.
(!) The table describes features available in Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 Update 3 (Build 11010) and later. Some features are unavailable in earlier builds.
| On-premises deployment | Cloud deployment | |
| Data items that can be backed up | Exchange online: user and shared mailboxes |
Exchange online: user, shared and group mailboxes OneDrive:user files and folders Sharepoint Online: classic site collections, group (team) sites, communication sites, individual data items |
| Backup of archive mailboxes (in-place archives) | No | Yes |
| Agent installation | Agent installation required | No installation required (С2С backup) |
| Backup schedule | User-defined (including the option for multiple backups per day and scheduling by events) | Cannot be changed. Backup is performed once a day. * |
| Backup locations | Cloud, Local folder, network folder | Cloud storage only ** |
| Retention |
User-defined: - by backup age - by number of backups - keep indefinitely |
User-defined: - by backup age - by number of backups - keep indefinitely |
| Automatic protection of new Microsoft 365 users, groups, sites | No | Yes, by applying a backup plan to the All users, All groups, All sites groups |
| Protecting more than one Microsoft 365 organization | No | Yes |
| Granular recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery to another user within one organization | Yes | Yes |
| Recovery to another organization | No | Yes |
| Recovery to an on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server | Yes | Yes |
| Licensing | Subscription for 5, 25, 100 seats (1, 2, 3 year duration) | Subscription for 5, 25, 100 seats (1, 2, 3 year duration) ** |
| Recovery method | Using the web interface | Using the web interface |
| How to backup | See here | See here |
* Because a cloud agent serves multiple customers, it determines the start time for each protection plan on its own, to ensure even load during a day and an equal quality of service for all customers.
** Saving backups to Acronis Cloud requires Acronis Cloud Storage subscription (sold separately)