Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acronis Cyber Protect
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Acronis Cyber Protect delivers integrated cyber resilience by combining backup and recovery with security features. It is designed to protect diverse IT environments, from sovereign private clouds and air-gapped OT infrastructure to secure workspaces and multi-generational IT estates.
$85
per year
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
IDrive protects PCs, Macs, mobile devices, Servers, Cloud Applications Data (SAAS) including Office 365, and Google Workspace, and provides S3 compatible Object Storage with IDrive e2. IDrive offers different plans for cloud backup for devices: - IDrive Personal - IDrive Core - IDrive Team - IDrive Small Business - IDrive Enterprise - IDrive360 EndPoint IDrive provides Cloud Applications data (SAAS) Backup: - Microsoft Office 365 Backup - Google…
$99.50
per year One user, unlimited computers 5TB storage
Pricing
Acronis Cyber ProtectIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Editions & Modules
Acronis Cyber Protect
$85
per year
IDrive Cloud to Cloud Backup
$20
per year
IDrive 360 EndPoint
$29.50
per year
IDrive e2
$49.50
per year
IDrive Core
$79.50
per year
Personal
$99.50
per year
IDrive Team
$99.50
per year
IDrive Business
$99.50
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Acronis Cyber ProtectIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsIDrive regularly offers first year discounts for all plans and offers a full-featured 30-day free trial for IDrive 360 Endpoint
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Acronis Cyber Protect
Chose Acronis Cyber Protect
Acronis allows us to use lower cost storage hardware and a reasonably priced cloud storage. Datto is a great product, but the cost is much higher. IDrive was not able to backup every type of endpoint.
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2

No answer on this topic

Features
Acronis Cyber ProtectIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Cyber Protect
8.9
35 Ratings
3% above category average
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
-
Ratings
Universal recovery8.932 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification8.931 Ratings00 Ratings
Business application protection8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.932 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud9.922 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression9.422 Ratings00 Ratings
Snapshots8.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment7.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Management dashboard8.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support9.425 Ratings00 Ratings
Retention options9.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption8.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Cyber Protect
7.3
13 Ratings
15% below category average
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
-
Ratings
Continuous data protection8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Replication6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Malware protection7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Cyber Protect
-
Ratings
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
9.2
93 Ratings
10% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings9.468 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings9.071 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings9.166 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
File search00 Ratings8.878 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.984 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Cyber Protect
-
Ratings
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
8.7
88 Ratings
1% above category average
User and role management00 Ratings8.971 Ratings
File organization00 Ratings8.384 Ratings
Device management00 Ratings8.985 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Cyber Protect
-
Ratings
IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
9.0
93 Ratings
4% above category average
Performance00 Ratings8.790 Ratings
Reliability00 Ratings9.288 Ratings
Storage Reports00 Ratings9.081 Ratings
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User Ratings
Acronis Cyber ProtectIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(59 ratings)
9.2
(97 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(15 ratings)
9.5
(23 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(5 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(26 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Acronis Cyber ProtectIDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
Likelihood to Recommend
Acronis
If you don't have to manage your client's email and their email archiver Acronis works very well. If you're looking for just a backup service for what's on a particular computer then Acronis is perfect. It is easy to use, so newcomers are not overwhelmed with features.It does not include as robust features as Barracuda and Cloudberry, but it does work well as just a backup.
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IDrive
It scales well from the individual to corporate environments with many different plans to suit your needs and budget. For backing up servers such as Exchange or SQL I've used their sister product iBackup, which is also excellent and we have no problems with, so maybe they should merge the two products into one which would make it a better overall proposition. It also seems to handle backing up mapped drives as well, which is what we used for a while before getting the on server version. That being said it can use up quite a bit of bandwidth so make sure you schedule at night when noone is working. However it does only backup changed files which is great.
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Pros
Acronis
  • Image based backups. After the initial backup, the backups happen quite quickly. This allows for multiple backups per day.
  • We have different classes of data which requires different retention policies. Acronis makes that easy to manage.
  • Restoration can be done directly to hardware or to a VM. This makes it easy to migrate a physical server to a VM.
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IDrive
  • I'm using it on MAC, the app works very well in the background
  • Logging activities is something I really like, because I can check whether the backup was successful or not.
  • I really like the option of being able to select external drivers and back up only specific folders or files.
  • The application itself is very easy to use, even though it doesn't have a version in my language (pt-br), I had no trouble setting it up and I'm using it without any problems.
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Cons
Acronis
  • Search function for restore points on boot media.
  • After upgrading to a newer build, some fixed issues may reappear.
  • Hard to cancel jobs, but it looks like version 16 is better on that. We have run version 16 for only a month.
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IDrive
  • DropBox-protected folders were not initially backed up as IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 did not follow the symbolic links created
  • I experienced some UX confusion in adding new folders to backup; it's a different interface than setting up exclusions, and they should follow the same workflow and page buttons
  • After a reboot, it appears like a full disk scan is performed which can take quite a long time on a disk which has many files and lots of space
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Likelihood to Renew
Acronis
We have renewed our subscription over the course of a few years now. We used to use Backup Exec and it was tedious and difficult to obtain our backups when needed. Acronis just fits our environment style and the way we prefer to do business and use our third party software.
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IDrive
It does everything that it needs to to create an effecitve Three level backup to the cloud of all your important data, its reliable, dependable and peformant in its use cases. It overcomes the need to store offsite physical media such as Tape or disk storage. And its cost and level of reporting can be tailored to fit the use case of your business.
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Usability
Acronis
This product a solid product to use in our current environment. Great support. The cost is on the high side, but manageable. This product integrates well with our Scale Computing HyperConvergence solution. I feel that there are other products out there coming into the realm and expanding their reach in the backup market providing my organization more backup solution options. I hope that Acronis continues to evolve their product and stay in competition with the to solution providers
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IDrive
While both the desktop and mobile apps are pretty straightforward and not complicated to navigate with features and settings fairly easy to understand and execute with clear enough descriptions they could use a refresh to be a but more intuitive and improvements made so they are less glitchy. Also backup speeds could use some improvement
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Support Rating
Acronis
I only got one issue resolved for more than 20 cases open. The escalation is ineffective. Most of the time, I have the feeling that I know the solution better than the support technician. Overall, case management is time-consuming, as our resolution rate is really low
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IDrive
I have not had to use their tech support. I did call once but luckily figured out what to do while I was on hold so I disconnected. If I really needed them it would have been a very long hold time I suppose.
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Implementation Rating
Acronis
I don't have any real key 'insights' per say except that it wasn't difficult at all, and do not be afraid to dabble in its tools and settings. It is quite intuitive with built in common sense. I cannot say enough good things about our companies experience when using this backup software.
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IDrive
Did not participate in the implementation.
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Alternatives Considered
Acronis
Acronis Cyber Protect is usually the best choice for SMBs: it offers the widest range of functionalities for less €. On top of that, the principle of the console which gives access to all products is a nice differentiator, and the killer feature is the "DR" button!
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IDrive
I was a Backblaze user for 5 years because they had a very cost effective plan for my storage needs. However, they were very poor at backing up external devices quickly, and made it a pain in the butt to keep the backups active due to their 30 days connectivity policy.
Dropbox is a great fit for cloud backup when you need to access the backup files in the cloud frequently.
IDrive is the best solution out there for true backup of devices in case they are damaged or lost.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Acronis
I would love it if they offered better cloud space pricing or even "unlimited"
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IDrive
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Acronis
The ability to back up multiple servers from one source is a great tool to have for businesses that have equipment in different locations on the same network with a variety of software data to back up such as SQL, Exchange or a Files Server. You can decide to purchase individual server licenses as well if you would like to keep the process separate or have multiple sites where your data is housed.
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IDrive
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Acronis
  • Every times you restore a file, you see the value and the ROI of backup.
  • Backup is a great protection against ransomware, you can always restore files that has been infected.
  • When you want to go back in previous version of files, it can be life saver.
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IDrive
  • For individual users such as my case, the savings with the Personal plan are important compared to alternatives like ElephantDrive. For 5TB ElephantDrive costs $600/yr in the comparable Family plan, whereas IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2 costs only $99.50/yr.
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