Hystax Acura handles cloud migration, disaster recovery, and backup for IT workloads. It automates moves from cloud platforms and physical machines, and allows unlimited test migrations before a final cutover. Workloads keep running while Acura replicates them in the background. Compression and deduplication reduce the amount of data transferred and cloud resources used. The product supports targets across cloud, virtualization, and bare-metal environments, including OpenStack, VMware, KVM, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and bare metal. Other listed targets include oVirt, KubeVirt, Virtuozzo, OpenShift Virtualization, CloudSigma, and CloudStack. For OpenStack disaster recovery, Acura offers agentless replication, block-device data retention, and replication of tenants, subnets, and flavors. It also supports applications such as SAP, Active Directory, PostgreSQL, Oracle, NGINX, MongoDB, Hadoop, Spark, and MySQL. Acura can be deployed in a customer environment from a provided golden image and accessed through a browser. Its isolated replication can run without contacting services outside the secured zone. A RESTful API supports migration and disaster recovery automation, while a multi-tenant portal helps service providers manage customer projects. Hystax describes Acura as serving enterprises and managed service providers, including those with thousands of customers.
Who it is for
Acura suits enterprises moving workloads between cloud, virtualization, and physical environments, as well as organizations planning disaster recovery and backup. Its multi-tenant portal and broad target coverage also fit managed service providers overseeing customer projects.
What is good
- Automates workload moves from cloud platforms and physical machines.
- Allows unlimited test migrations before cutover.
- Replicates workloads while they continue running.
- Compression and deduplication reduce transfer volume and cloud-resource use.
- RESTful API supports migration and recovery automation.
- Multi-tenant portal supports customer project management.
What to know first
- Pricing is available only on request.
- Deployment uses a provided golden image in the customer environment.
Verdict
Choose Hystax Acura if your organization needs workload migration, disaster recovery, or backup across cloud, virtualized, and physical environments. Its broad target coverage, ongoing replication, and automation options serve enterprise and managed-service operations. Contact Hystax for pricing or a demo.
Get started with Hystax Acura
- Visit the Hystax Acura website.
- Contact Hystax or request a demo for pricing information.
- Deploy Acura in the customer IT environment using the provided golden image.
- Access Acura through a web browser.
- Use the RESTful API for migration and disaster recovery automation, if needed.
Questions about Hystax Acura
How much does Hystax Acura cost?
Acura is paid, with pricing available on request. Hystax directs prospective customers to contact it or request a demo.
Is there a free plan?
A free plan is listed. Hystax also states that Acura is available on AWS Marketplace for free.
Which platforms does Acura support?
Listed targets include OpenStack, KVM, VMware, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, bare metal, oVirt, KubeVirt, Virtuozzo, OpenShift Virtualization, CloudSigma, and CloudStack.
Can Acura automate migration and disaster recovery?
Yes. Acura provides a RESTful API for migration and disaster recovery automation and integration.
How is Acura deployed and accessed?
The product specification describes deployment using a provided golden image, with access through a web browser.
Who makes Hystax Acura?
Acura is made by Hystax, which was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Compared on virtual machine backup software
- Hypervisor coverage
- VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, OpenStack, oVirt, OpenNebula, KubeVirt, OpenShift Virtualization, Virtuozzo
- Deployment model
- hybrid
- Application-aware backup
- Yes
- Instant VM recovery
- Yes
- Cloud backup target
- Yes
- Off-site replication
- Yes
