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Secure Predictable Margins with Acronis Object Storage Reseller Transparent Pricing

09.09.2025

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Thomas Demoor

CTO Impossible Cloud

09.09.2025

09.09.2025

11

Minutes

Thomas Demoor

CTO Impossible Cloud

Are unpredictable cloud storage costs eroding your MSP margins for Acronis backups? A transparent pricing model, free of egress and API fees, offers a stable foundation for growth. Discover a partner-ready object storage solution designed for EU data sovereignty and reseller profitability.

Key Takeawys

Eliminate unpredictable cloud costs for Acronis backups by choosing a storage provider with zero egress fees and no API call charges.

Ensure GDPR and EU data sovereignty by using an object storage solution that operates exclusively in certified European data centers with geofencing.

Simplify reseller operations with a partner-ready platform featuring multi-tenant management, full S3-API compatibility, and an 'Always-Hot' storage model.

For managed service providers and resellers, offering Acronis backup solutions presents a significant revenue opportunity, yet profitability often hinges on the underlying storage costs. Many cloud providers obscure their total cost with complex fee structures, including egress charges and API call fees that penalize data recovery and routine management. This pricing uncertainty makes it difficult to guarantee margins. An Acronis object storage reseller with transparent pricing eliminates these variables entirely. By choosing a sovereign EU cloud that guarantees zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage durations, you can build a predictable, profitable, and compliant service offering for your clients.

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Eliminate Hidden Fees to Stabilize Reseller Margins

Predictable margins are the bedrock of any successful reseller business, with over 60% of MSPs citing cost management as a top priority. The primary challenge in cloud storage is pricing models that include variable costs like egress fees and API call charges. These fees can add up to 30% or more to a monthly bill, especially during large-scale data restores.

An Acronis object storage reseller transparent pricing model is predictable by design, removing these punitive charges entirely. This approach ensures the price you quote is the price you pay, allowing for defensible margins on every gigabyte stored. You gain full cost control, which is a significant competitive advantage.

This economic clarity is a key driver for switching providers, as noted in multiple market analyses. By moving away from complex pricing, you not only protect your profits but also simplify your entire billing and forecasting process, freeing up at least 10 hours of administrative time per month. This shift directly addresses the primary pain points of vendor lock-in and cost complexity that many EU companies face.

Strengthen Acronis Backups with an EU-Sovereign, Predictable Cost Model

Data sovereignty is no longer an option; it is a core requirement for over 70% of European businesses. Storing Acronis backup data within certified EU data centers ensures full GDPR compliance and avoids exposure to extra-territorial laws like the CLOUD Act. This provides the legal certainty your clients in regulated industries, such as finance and healthcare, demand.

Pairing sovereignty with a predictable cost model creates a powerful offering. You can deliver robust ransomware protection using features like Immutable Storage and Object Lock without fearing that a recovery operation will trigger massive egress fees. This aligns with modern 4-2-2 backup strategies, where offsite, immutable copies are essential for resilience.

Here is how this model enhances your Acronis services:

  • Ransomware Recovery: Restore entire client environments without incurring any data transfer penalties, ensuring a 100% predictable recovery cost.

  • GDPR Compliance: Guarantee data residency with country-level geofencing, keeping all data within predefined EU regions.

  • Immutable Backups: Leverage S3 Object Lock to make backup data unchangeable for a set period, providing a critical defense against attackers.

  • Archiving: Move terabytes of archival data from tape to the cloud with a clear, fixed cost structure, simplifying long-term retention.

This integrated approach of compliance and cost control makes it easier to manage Acronis-compatible backup storage. It transforms your backup service from a simple utility into a strategic, compliance-driven asset for your clients.

Streamline Operations with a Partner-Ready Platform

An effective reseller program requires more than just good pricing; it demands tools that simplify management and scale with your business. A partner-ready console with multi-tenant management capabilities is essential, allowing you to provision and oversee hundreds of client accounts from a single interface. This centralized control can reduce operational overhead by up to 25%.

Full S3-API compatibility is another critical component for any Acronis object storage reseller with transparent pricing. It ensures that all your existing Acronis configurations, scripts, and management tools work without any changes, protecting your investment in automation. This compatibility extends to advanced features like versioning and lifecycle management, enabling sophisticated data policies.

The platform architecture also plays a key role. An “Always-Hot” object storage model means all data is instantly accessible, eliminating the delays and restore fees associated with tiered storage. This prevents the API timeouts and operational failures that often occur when restoring from archived tiers. This operational simplicity is a core tenet of optimizing MSP object storage margins, as it reduces both hidden costs and engineering time.

Leverage Growing Channel Support for Easier Onboarding

Entering a new partnership is easier when there is established local support. Impossible Cloud's expanding distribution network across Europe provides resellers with local expertise and streamlined procurement. With partners like api in Germany and our first UK distributor, Northamber plc, onboarding is faster than ever.

These partnerships provide tangible benefits for resellers:

  1. Local Billing and Support: Work with a distributor in your own country for simplified invoicing and regional support.

  2. Faster Access: Reduce procurement cycles from weeks to just a few days.

  3. Pre-Vetted Solution: Gain confidence from solutions already trusted by major distributors in the EU.

  4. Joint Marketing Opportunities: Collaborate with established names to reach a wider audience of over 5,000 potential clients.

This growing ecosystem demonstrates a strong commitment to the channel. It provides the logistical and commercial framework needed to successfully sell and deliver a sovereign, S3-compatible storage solution for Acronis. This momentum simplifies your entry into offering a truly predictable and compliant backup service.

Deliver Compliance-as-a-Service with Sovereign Storage

For your clients, compliance is a significant operational burden. As their MSP, you can turn this challenge into a value-added service. By building your Acronis offering on a foundation of EU-sovereign storage, you help clients meet stringent regulatory requirements like GDPR, the NIS-2 Directive, and the upcoming EU Data Act.

The EU Data Act, taking effect from September 2025, mandates data portability and interoperability, directly challenging vendor lock-in. Our platform is designed for this reality, with open standards and no egress fees, proving a real exit path. This aligns perfectly with the Act's goals and gives your clients the freedom of action they are legally entitled to.

Furthermore, the NIS-2 directive requires robust supply-chain assurance and continuous security processes for critical infrastructure. Our architecture, with its multi-layer encryption and immutable storage, helps you deliver on these requirements out of the box. Offering this level of regulatory readiness as part of your standard Acronis backup service becomes a powerful competitive differentiator. You are not just selling storage; you are selling peace of mind and a clear path to compliance.

Transition to Predictable Acronis Storage in 3 Steps

Migrating to a new storage backend for your Acronis deployments can be straightforward with the right plan. The full S3-API compatibility ensures a seamless transition with zero code rewrites. The process can be completed in just a few hours for most clients.

Follow these three steps for a smooth migration:

  1. Assess Your Current Costs: Analyze your last three cloud bills to identify total spending on egress fees and API calls. This often reveals savings of 20% or more.

  2. Configure the New Endpoint: Create a new storage bucket in the Impossible Cloud console and update the S3 endpoint details within your Acronis Management Server.

  3. Run a Test Backup and Restore: Perform a full backup of a test machine and, more importantly, a full restore to validate performance and connectivity. This confirms the 100% compatibility.

Once completed, you can roll out the change to all your clients with confidence. This simple process unlocks the benefits of a transparent pricing model. To explore the financial impact for your business, you can get a clear overview of our transparent pricing structure. Start the conversation today to build a more profitable and predictable backup service.

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FAQ

What does 'transparent pricing' mean for your object storage?

Transparent pricing means a simple, predictable cost model. At Impossible Cloud, this includes no egress fees, no charges for API calls (PUT, GET, LIST), and no minimum storage duration. You only pay for the storage you use, making it easy to forecast costs and guarantee margins for your reseller services.



Is your platform fully compatible with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud?

Yes, our object storage is fully S3-API compatible, ensuring out-of-the-box integration with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. Your existing tools, scripts, and applications will continue to work without any need for code rewrites, allowing for a smooth and fast migration.



How do you ensure data sovereignty for UK and EU clients?

We are a European company and operate exclusively in certified European data centers. We provide country-level geofencing to ensure your data stays in a predefined region, like Germany or the UK, helping you and your clients meet GDPR and other data residency requirements.



What tools do you provide for MSPs and resellers?

Our platform is partner-ready. We offer a multi-tenant console for managing multiple client accounts, robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) with MFA/RBAC, and full automation capabilities via our API and CLI. We also have growing support through local distributors like Northamber plc in the UK.



How does your 'Always-Hot' storage model benefit Acronis backups?

Our 'Always-Hot' model ensures all data is immediately accessible without any restore delays or retrieval fees. This simplifies operations compared to complex tiering policies and guarantees that when you need to perform a recovery with Acronis, the data is available instantly at a predictable cost.



How does your solution help with ransomware protection?

We provide S3 Immutable Storage (Object Lock), which allows you to make Acronis backup data unchangeable for a specified period. This is a critical defense against ransomware, as it ensures that even if an attacker gains access, they cannot delete or encrypt your backup copies.



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Impossible Cloud is your European alternative for S3-compatible object storage. Data resides in GDPR-compliant, certified EU data centers; Object Lock and versioning protect against ransomware. Transparent pricing with no egress or API fees. Perfect for backup, archive, and disaster recovery.

Impossible Cloud is your European alternative for S3-compatible object storage. Data resides in GDPR-compliant, certified EU data centers; Object Lock and versioning protect against ransomware. Transparent pricing with no egress or API fees. Perfect for backup, archive, and disaster recovery.

Impossible Cloud is your European alternative for S3-compatible object storage. Data resides in GDPR-compliant, certified EU data centers; Object Lock and versioning protect against ransomware. Transparent pricing with no egress or API fees. Perfect for backup, archive, and disaster recovery.