Acronis Advanced Backup vs pCloud

Likelihood to Recommend

Acronis Backup Cloud is suited for backing up Windows Servers. Downtime is greatly decreased by using their virtualization options. You will need a Hyper-V enabled computer to virtualize, though, but this can be one of your general-use workstations. A Windows 10 Pro machine with 16 GB of RAM would do it for you.Or, if you have Macs that need to be backed up, you can do that as well. You can grab either full volume images, or files/folders.I can't really think of a scenario that you would not want Acronis Backup Cloud, except pre-Server 2012 OS's, since virtualization isn't supported on those older systems.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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I need to store and share a lot of files. These include videos and other documents. Before using pCloud, I constantly had to clean up and delete files from my hard drive to free up space for new files. Sharing files and also using files on my website is now easier with pCloud's public folder.

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Calvin Sue

Researcher

HimaliveEducation Management, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Single pane of glass for managing customer tenants
Quick and reliable backup recovery
Both onsite and offsite backup destinations are supported

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Josh Spern

Lead Systems Engineer

N2M TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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pCloud helps us to store data very well and it is accessible from anywhere. It makes it easy for anyone to use it and secure the data. It is easy to upload data and access it while having a meeting with our client.
pCloud easily stores files from another platform as well like Google Drive or Dropbox. It easily exchanges information like images, videos, and documents. This feature is amazing as it gives access to files from other storage.
It had one feature known as pCloud Crypto which gives high-end security to the data when stored. It is highly secure and encrypted. It uses blockchain technology which requires a key to use called Crypto Pass to unlock your data. Really like it.

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Verified User

Consultant in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

No option for on premises hardware BDR. This means recovery restorations rely on self-supplied hardware performance.
License per machine can get costly if large number of computers or servers.

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Derek Schroeder

Service Manager

Kloud9Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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pCloud provides a lot of wonderful features, however we've seen a few stutters when using the service
Every time we try to download a file, it fails to complete the process
The newly uploaded files are not being correctly synced automatically

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Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Acronis Advanced Backup Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Starting Price

$9.99 per month

pCloud Editions & Modules

Edition

Premium 500 GB	$49.99¹
Premium Plus 2 TB	$99.99²
Premium 500 GB Lifetime	$175³
Premium Plus 2 TB Lifetime	$350³
pCloud for your Business	$9.99⁴

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Likelihood to Renew

Acronis Advanced Backup 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The cost savings we realized from moving to this software has us hooked - it does everything we need it to do on a very high level (virtualization, for example) and is very low cost for us.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Acronis Advanced Backup 8.6

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We seldom make use of Acronis support, but when we have they have been brilliant. All our engineers are Acronis certified, if they not able to resolve an issue, we touch base with our local Acronis supplier, Synapsys, who resolve issues 90% of the time.

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Gary Fouche

Co-Owner

Gravit8Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We went with Acronis Backup Cloud because we're able to backup all platforms, not just PCs. And the price was good when it comes to all those options. It's a hard sell to clients, but when explained properly, the understand the cost of a good solution. It's like having good car insurance.

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Rob Rotundo

Service Manager

Professional Computer AssociatesInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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pCloud's pricing is cheaper than alternatives. pCloud is modern and easy to understand.pCloud has mobile sync which is an amazing feature for me. Even it allows me to upload from a direct download link! pCloud has every feature that an average user required as a cloud backup or cloud storage.

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Mohsin Alam

Web Development & Online Radio station Expert

Mohsin AlamInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

It's been a great investment especially knowing our data is protected.
We no longer worry about upgrade storage hardware or devices.

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Michael O'Riley

Director of Information Technology

International Food Protection Training InstituteNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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pCloud had worked very well for us. It had given the best service and features to us whenever we needed our data. It was there safe and secure.
The Synchronization issue is there with pCloud Data Storage. It needs to be updated by the developers if possible.
pCloud has helped us with the improvement of our business requirements, as it makes our work easier and fast enough to deliver the project details on time to clients.

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Verified User

Consultant in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Acronis Advanced Backup Formerly Cyber Backup Cloud vs pCloud