Acronis Backup Cloud vs IDrive

Acronis Backup Cloud

Small to medium environments (1-5 physical servers, 20-200 workstations)

Verified User

Professional in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

IDrive

A good one stop shop for syncing and backup needs. (Can replace Dropbox sync plus cloud storage backup from another service.) Not good in a high-security work environment (e.g. banking). Not the fastest sync service available, but one of the cheapest.

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David Doss

Marketing Technology Operations Manager

CitiInternet, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Acronis Backup Cloud

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IDrive

7.0

Versioning

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5.0

Video files

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7.0

Audio files

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8.0

Access control

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6.0

File search

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8.0

Device sync

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8.0

Acronis Backup Cloud

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IDrive

7.3

User and role management

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5.0

File organization

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8.0

Device management

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9.0

Acronis Backup Cloud

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IDrive

8.3

Performance

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8.0

Reliability

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8.0

Storage Reports

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9.0

Pros

Up to date UI, convenient central management interface, web-based console (we use local web console)
Good to backup all machines (PC, windows server, Vmware) using a single tool

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Verified User

Professional in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Syncing across multiple devices (a-la-Dropbox)
Backing up information (cloud backup)

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David Doss

Marketing Technology Operations Manager

CitiInternet, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

More features needed - tapes support, more advanced deduplication

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Verified User

Professional in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Could be faster on sync time
Occasionally needs deleting and re-installing

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David Doss

Marketing Technology Operations Manager

CitiInternet, 1001-5000 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Acronis Backup Cloud9.1

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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Alternatives Considered

Acronis Backup Cloud has more features than eFolder, and is less than 1/3rd of the cost. In terms of restores, it's faster than eFolder if you use the local component. The restoration component is much better than Carbonite's, which has a tendency to drop connection midway through a file download. Acronis lets you restore to original locations, to a new location on the same device, or just as a download through your browser. Acronis Backup Cloud beats everything else we've tried, and it's unbelievable how affordable it is.

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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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IDrive is less expensive and offers a wider array of services.

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David Doss

Marketing Technology Operations Manager

CitiInternet, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

ROI has been huge. The cost is incredibly cheap, and we saved $1500/month by switching.
With a heavy impact on profits, we're able to bundle this backup plan into our basic server management plans with no additional cost, which raises the value of our offerings significantly.

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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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