Acronis True Image vs. NovaBACKUP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acronis True Image
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Acronis True Image is a backup, cloning, cyber protection and privacy tool suite for home users.N/A
NovaBACKUP
Score 3.0 out of 10
N/A
NovaBACKUP is a backup and restore solution for businesses and service providers backed by decades of in-house data protection and backup expertise to help users simplify and securely back up their critical data. NovaBACKUP offers the following local and cloud backup and recovery software solutions for businesses: NovaBACKUP PC Agent with 1,000 GB of Cloud Storage for PCs NovaBACKUP Server Agent starts with 250 GB of Cloud Storage for…
$149.95
per year
Pricing
Acronis True ImageNovaBACKUP
Editions & Modules
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NovaBACKUP PC Agent (with 1,000 GB Cloud)
149.95 /year
per year
NovaBACKUP Server (with 250 GB Cloud)
399.95 /year
per year
NovaBACKUP Managed Backup
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SaaS Service, Usage-based
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Acronis True ImageNovaBACKUP
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAll server backup products include setup assistance plus, one year of NovaCare for local technical phone support, remote recovery assistance, and upgrade protection.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Acronis True Image
Chose Acronis True Image
Acronis provides all in one solutions for cyber security like it protects data(Antimalware and vulraneblity scanners), Backup data and also recover data also use for data privacy that will encrypt data backup for unauthorized use of sensitive data. Acronics also provides full …
Chose Acronis True Image
Acronis fits in with the rest of our software as it saves us a ton of time and money. Usability is incredibly intuitive - and a new employee can be taught the ins and outs in less than 15 minutes. The software is also updated regularly to improve the security and functionality …
Chose Acronis True Image
Protects all of local PC resources as well as cloud and web services for small business at a good value price.

Has similar functionality with rolling all products into one central site manager which allows you to do backups, file restoration as well as endpoint protection with …
Chose Acronis True Image
I liked the CrashPlan interface but it was somewhat complex and the product was discontinued for my category of use.
Chose Acronis True Image
We used SpiderOak for a while, but when we had a massive data failure, we figured out that it is very difficult to download a past version of your data set (ie, download all data, as of two days ago - If I remember correctly, you had to do it folder by folder). Thankfully, I …
Chose Acronis True Image
iDrive is incredibly faster than Acronis on cloud backup. After Acronis' failures on cloud storage I moved to iDrive for peace of mind. iDrive can also do local backups, and either variant of system state, server, outlook, exchange, etc. It does not however have the ability to …
Chose Acronis True Image
CrashPlan no longer provides software for local backups so I have migrated away from them. They still remain a viable alternative if cloud backups are important. Unfortunately, cloud solutions in ATI are fairly limited in offerings. ATI also has a slightly easier learning curve …
Chose Acronis True Image
Overall, Acronis has been my preferred full backup product. This is due in large part to my positive experiences with it over the years, where I was able to successfully recover both files and full systems when the
Chose Acronis True Image
I use another backup product for Windows previously but it went out of business and discontinued their support and even stopped the work of running copies of their product. I am using AWS backup. AWS backup is useful for specific files you can store on the cloud. I am using …
Chose Acronis True Image
It's more targeted on single deployments and you can backup multiple PCs if you need to, also the imaging software is the best, paid solution. Veeam can compare but I think it is on a different feature set than Acronis TI.
Chose Acronis True Image
I chose Acronis True Image in addition to QuickBooks' built-in online backup because I have had that service fail from time to time without any notice so I don't trust it to safeguard our data by itself.
Chose Acronis True Image
Even though it worked, still preferred the paid product because it performed better and was more reliable. Acronis has a well established name and reputation. When I started using it back in 2009, I used it as a free/eval product and because it worked so well then, I decided to …
Chose Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image is easier to use, faster, and more reliable than other PC backup solutions I have used in the past.
Chose Acronis True Image
Acronis was selected after someone's recommendation. Having used a variety of other products in the past, with mixed results felt it was time for something new. I now recommend this product to others. It is virtually foolproof. You can't go wrong with Acronis. It's that …
Chose Acronis True Image
Acronis is steadily moving toward the functionality of Time Machine without having to own a Mac. I chose True Image based on my experience with other Acronis software -- namely Disk Director. DD has worked miracles and allows the user to test different actions without …
Chose Acronis True Image
Macrium Reflect is another software that I have tried, a few years back. I find Acronis True Image more intuitive and easy to learn.
Chose Acronis True Image
  • This is better than Ghost - lighter images and faster.
  • Acronis True Image is the best imaging software currently on the market.
  • Can restore computer failure within some minutes.
NovaBACKUP
Chose NovaBACKUP
Not as polished as Veeam, but a lot cheaper when backing up data from over 10 servers. Otherwise, if you are backing up just one server, and don't need much in the way of support, the Veeam Community edition is a very cost-effective backup solution. When comparing the …
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Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 8.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Acronis True ImageNovaBACKUP
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
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9.0
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Usability
9.0
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Performance
9.0
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Support Rating
8.9
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Product Scalability
8.0
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User Testimonials
Acronis True ImageNovaBACKUP
Likelihood to Recommend
The imaging capability seems to be solid [with Acronis True Image], although I have not had to recover a drive yet so cannot compare. The logs tell me when it is (and isn't) working. The "Cloud Replication" that is supposed to simultaneously replicate the
local backup image is perfectly awful and the months of tech support
ended with them telling me I had a "VSS issue" on a brand new workstation
and that I should just create a separate cloud image. After months of it
taking 3-4 DAYS to run, IF it worked, and then failing altogether, I discontinued it. It was even logging (running?) under another separate critical files backup, and forced to use the same encryption password. Setting up a new one failed. The cloud backup of my critical
files is still running at kb/sec speeds. The ransomware protection hasn't caught anything yet to my knowledge, and consumes a lot of resources. Changing the settings takes at least 10 minutes to log into the cloud. Cloud storage is tiny and a push to get you to pay more. Will not be renewing.
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Provide data protection for small to media size clients. Sends comprehensive email reports upon job completion. Physical to Virtual Migrations. Backing up physical and virtual machines. Alerting on backup job success or failure. Support is could be a little better, but it is adequate. The application is frequently updated and supports the latest operating systems from Microsoft and VMware.
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Pros
  • Delta backup makes backups super fast of larger files that do not change in its entirety (e.g. VM images, large PSD files)
  • Easy to use (set it and forget it)
  • Rescue media makes it easy to restore backups to different hardware and migrate to other work stations
  • Lots of backup options on the Windows version of ATI
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  • Backup data to removable media
  • Restore data
  • Report on data protection.
  • Physical to Virtual Machine Migrations
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Cons
  • Upon a system restore after a crash, the program was able to see my server but was unable to complete the process. However, once I copied everything to a detachable USB hard disk, it had no further problems.
  • I'd love to see an exact copy of the functionality of Time Machine, except on a PC. Seamless, nearly flawless. It's already pretty decent, though.
  • Okay, Acronis, you've knocked it out of the park already, but ...it's time to offer some hardware! Develop your own secure version of the Time Capsule that can be plugged into the network. It will only do one thing, and it will be the best at what it does.
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  • None, it provides all the functionality we require.
  • Improve licensing costs.
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Usability
Protect my system from data loss and also can manage multiple devices via online cloud from any where and also can set Multifactor authentication for more secure login access. Archive any backup which will use less space and we can transfer it to any other space also so it is very easy as server admin to manage acronics utilities
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Performance
Backups run fast and no significant performance issues other than the ones discussed previously.
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Support Rating
I have never had an issue with their software and therefore have never had to reach out to their support for anything. I have however used their online help to answer questions about functionality. I found no issues getting the information I was looking for. It seemed that if their own support didn't have the answer, there was a user on their forums who did.
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Alternatives Considered
Acronis fits in with the rest of our software as it saves us a ton of time and money. Usability is incredibly intuitive - and a new employee can be taught the ins and outs in less than 15 minutes. The software is also updated regularly to improve the security and functionality of the suite.
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Not as polished as Veeam, but a lot cheaper when backing up data from over 10 servers. Otherwise, if you are backing up just one server, and don't need much in the way of support, the Veeam Community edition is a very cost-effective backup solution. When comparing the support and cost of Novabackup for a small to mid-size business, it is a very reliable solution.
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Scalability
The Windows version is generally reliable and only ran into one issue thus far. Restores are easy and there are many features. On MacOS, it's a completely different story. There is significant resource leakage related to the updater app that can bog down part of a CPU core continuously until it is disabled. The mobile backup feature also needs to be disabled via UNIX command line or CPU usage will go up when a mobile device on the same network like an iPad or iPhone's screen is turned on.
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Return on Investment
  • Helped me to recover both internal and client systems from complete system failure in a timely manner.
  • Helped me to recover internal and client data that had become corrupt or inadvertently deleted.
  • Consequently, this has on many occasions reduced business down time, which is critical.
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  • Provides confidence that we can recover from data loss or corruption.
  • Enabled easy P2V for our servers.
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ScreenShots

Acronis True Image Screenshots

Screenshot of data control, which supports backup in just two clicks, and all data and backup information is displayed in one placeScreenshot of a display of the data that is backed up, the number of backup versions in storage, and how many photos, videos, music and documents that are available to restore.

NovaBACKUP Screenshots

Screenshot of NovaBACKUP Home ScreenScreenshot of VMware ReplicationScreenshot of NovaBACKUP Backup TabScreenshot of Restore Files by DeviceScreenshot of NovaBACKUP Central Management ConsoleScreenshot of Restore Files by Time