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Acronis Cyber Protect
Formerly Acronis Cyber Backup

Overview

What is Acronis Cyber Protect?

Acronis Cyber Protect helps you safeguard your data from various threats while natively integrating your data protection and cybersecurity.

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Acronis Backup Review

10 out of 10
January 07, 2019
Incentivized
We use Acronis to back up our servers. It allows us to back up a variety of items including data files, SQL and Exchange. The backups can …
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Popular Features

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  • Incremental backup identification (23)
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  • Universal recovery (23)
    1.0
    10%
  • Instant recovery (22)
    1.0
    10%
  • Recovery verification (22)
    1.0
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Acronis Cyber Protect

$85

On Premise
per year

Acronis Cyber Protect

$85

Cloud
per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $85 per year
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Features

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

4.7
Avg 8.5

Enterprise Backup

Enterprise backup solutions are implemented by IT professionals to automatically and safely backup data hosted on a range of systems (including cloud-native workloads, servers, databases, laptops and mobile devices) to external cloud storage.

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Avg 8.1
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Product Details

What is Acronis Cyber Protect?

Acronis Cyber Protect offers an approach to cyber protection that integrates data protection with cybersecurity. This integration is to address complexity challenges and deliver better protection against today’s threats. With its full-stack anti-malware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with an integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. It can be used to manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

Acronis Cyber Protect Features

Enterprise Backup Features

  • Supported: Cloud workload backup
  • Supported: Enterprise application backup
  • Supported: Data center platform backup
  • Supported: Continuous data protection
  • Supported: Replication
  • Supported: Operational reporting and analytics
  • Supported: Malware protection
  • Supported: Multi-location capabilities
  • Supported: Ransomware Recovery

Data Center Backup Features

  • Supported: Universal recovery
  • Supported: Instant recovery
  • Supported: Recovery verification
  • Supported: Business application protection
  • Supported: Multiple backup destinations
  • Supported: Incremental backup identification
  • Supported: Backup to the cloud
  • Supported: Deduplication and file compression
  • Supported: Flexible deployment
  • Supported: Management dashboard
  • Supported: Platform support
  • Supported: Retention options
  • Supported: Encryption

Acronis Cyber Protect Video

Acronis Cyber Protect – One, Integrated Solution to Deliver Complete Cyber Protection

Acronis Cyber Protect Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesNorth America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa
Supported LanguagesBulgarian, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Frequently Asked Questions

Acronis Cyber Protect helps you safeguard your data from various threats while natively integrating your data protection and cybersecurity.

Acronis Cyber Protect starts at $85.

NovaBACKUP, Veritas Backup Exec, and Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform are common alternatives for Acronis Cyber Protect.

Reviewers rate Incremental backup identification highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Acronis Cyber Protect are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users of this product have found it to be incredibly versatile, with a wide range of use cases that cater to different needs. From professional photographers to casual users, this product has proven to be useful in various scenarios. Many users appreciate the product's ability to capture stunning landscape shots, with its high-resolution camera and advanced image stabilization technology. It has also been praised for its performance in low-light conditions, allowing users to capture clear and detailed photos even in challenging environments.

Additionally, this product has proven to be a great tool for vloggers and content creators. Its compact design and lightweight construction make it easy to carry around, enabling users to capture on-the-go footage effortlessly. The product's built-in microphone and audio capabilities have received positive feedback, providing clear and high-quality sound for videos.

Furthermore, customers have found this product to be an excellent option for documenting special events and family moments. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive controls allow even those with little technical expertise to capture beautiful memories effortlessly. Users have particularly highlighted features such as face detection and automatic mode selection, which ensure optimal settings for capturing portraits or action shots.

Overall, the versatility and performance of this product have made it a popular choice among photographers, vloggers, and everyday users alike. With its advanced features and user-friendly design, it offers a range of exciting possibilities for capturing stunning visuals and creating memorable content.

Reliable and Efficient Backup Solution: Several users have found Acronis to be a reliable and efficient image-based backup solution for small to medium businesses. Its multiple backups per day, fast backup speeds, and ability to quickly create full machine backups have been highly appreciated.

User-Friendly Interface: Many reviewers have praised the user-friendly interface of Acronis. They have found all the information readily accessible and noted that the placement of different options makes sense throughout the installation, setup, and everyday usage processes.

Detailed Backup Reports: Users have found it helpful that Acronis provides detailed backup reports of successes and failures. This feature makes it easy for them to troubleshoot any issues that may arise during the backup process.

Cons: Slow web interface: Some users have reported that the web interface of the software can be slow and sometimes kicks them out, causing inconvenience. This issue has been mentioned by multiple reviewers. Lackluster support: Users have had negative experiences with the support staff, claiming delays in problem resolution and lack of analysis of logs. Some users have found that the support staff does not always have answers and has to escalate issues. This concern has been raised by several reviewers. Difficult error messages: The error messages generated by the software are difficult to decipher, especially when a backup is unsuccessful. Multiple users have stated that error messages during backup failures are not always helpful and require them to seek support for further assistance.

Users highly recommend utilizing Acronis Cyber Backup for backup and recovery purposes, particularly for middle and large-scale companies. They suggest trying out the trial version of Acronis Cyber Backup to fully grasp its benefits. Acronis Cyber Backup is regarded as an ideal solution for organizations in need of effective data backup and restoration. Users find it to be a reliable software that excels in creating backup copies and recovering data. The information control panel and diverse tools for securing files are regarded as noteworthy features of Acronis Cyber Backup. Considering its overall performance, it is recommended to give Acronis Cyber Backup a try as a reliable platform.

Furthermore, users highly recommend Acronis Backup & Recovery for its ease of use on different devices. It is strongly advised to consider this software for all data backup and recovery needs.

In conclusion, both Acronis Cyber Backup and Acronis Backup & Recovery receive high praise from users for their capabilities in backup and recovery applications.

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Acronis to backup a handful of our clients' servers. We use this to backup data in the event that we need to restore their information. We can back up their information using a schedule and we can manage how long we keep that particular backup. Acronis gives us the option to back up selective files or the entire machine.
  • User-friendly interface makes it easy to manage.
  • Easy to restore files/systems.
  • Acronis supports mobile devices such as Android and Apple.
  • Not a lot of information about the reports unless you want them emailed.
  • Adding more to their knowledge base would be helpful.
  • The cost can be expensive if you have a lot of customers.
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.
Derek Schroeder | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Acronis Backup is used as the primary solution for data backup and recovery. It is a software-only solution so media to write to is up to the customer to bring to the table. Acronis works by creating images of servers that can be mounted or restored and works as a bare-metal recovery option for most servers if the need arises.
  • An image-based backup solution for small to medium businesses
  • Easy to mount and restore small or large amounts of data
  • Scalable as backup needs change over time
  • Partial backup solution, still requires bring-your-own-media
  • Full image backups take longer than incremental-based solutions
Small to medium businesses will greatly appreciate the price-point and ease of use as a backup solution. May not be the best solution for long-term retention, but that is based on the company and their media.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Acronis backup to image our work PCs and hard drives of our clients. We use it primarily to image existing hard drives to a new larger traditional hard drive or a smaller SSD hard drive.
  • Image failing hard drives
  • Move existing hard drives to new SSD
  • Local backup of existing workstations
  • The UI can be hard to navigate for new users
  • Acronis sometimes does not show progress during a clone so it's hard to tell the status
A shop needing to clone hard drives in an efficient way to clone hard drives.
December 15, 2017

Acronis@work

Wagner Dias | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's been used for image and other application backups that are replicated to multiple vaults in different locations.
  • Full image backups
  • Full restores
  • Full backups of GPT disks
  • Better reporting capabilities
  • Support assistance would benefit from more training
  • Increased support team size
  • Support team doesn't always get back to you in a timely fashion or as agreed
If properly configured it can work well. However, issues aren't normally easy to fix.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We started using Acronis because it scans for encrypted files. This was a huge problem for our clients because the new variants of the crypto bugs now go after the backups. Acronis has been amazing at preventing bad data from being backed up, we are now rolling it out to all of our clients.
  • We love the daily status updates. It’s very simple and easy to use.
  • It’s super fast, better than anything we have used in the past.
  • Honestly it was very easy to use, if I had any recommendations it would be to make the recovery process a little more intuitive. We still love the product.
Any areas where mission critical data needs to be backed up. I no longer worry about our clients' backups. They simply work.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We adopted Acronis Backup V12.5 when we upgraded our VMWare environment. We needed a solution to backup all of the VMs and then replicate the image to an off-site location. It is managed by the IT department and we hope to replace the Symantec BackupExec system that is/was being used.
  • You can administer all of your backups from a single browser-based GUI. No matter what the instance of Acronis is - local agent install on a physical device .... a VM on a host or even an Apple device. Alerts can be set for errors or warnings for admins to act upon if necessary.
  • Restores can be undertaken in a number of ways which is really useful. You can restore a whole VM to the same host or a new one. You can convert physical machines to a VM and a very useful feature is the ability to dive into the backup file and pluck individual files and thus restore single files quickly - good for file servers etc.
  • One of the requirements was to have the ability to replicate the backup files to an off-site location - This can be set up easily within the backup plan eliminating the need (for us at least) for tape-based solutions.
  • Stability - Although we have seen improvements in the recent later releases, we did experience stability issues in the not too distant past.
  • We have seen regular warning messages whilst attempting VM backups - "An error occurred while quiescing the virtual machine".
  • Upon contacting Acronis support - we were told this is a VMware issue...not much help. The resolution? Install the Acronis agent on the VM locally.
  • This creates a non-standard rollout across your estate. I do not know why this happens to one VM over another but it would be good to get this resolved.
  • We have a Linux appliance based Acronis solution. We have needed to contact Acronis support on a number of occasions for some support and the Acronis 1st level support teams are very much Windows based. They do not have much experience on the Linux appliance version of their system.
  • If you do go down the Linux platform with your Acronis - make sure you have sufficient in house Linux skills to maintain and perform upgrades.
Especially well suited to a VMware environment - a single cost-effective VM host license covers all of the VMs on that host without the need to install local agents onto each machine. This was a massive positive for us and the Symantec system we were currently using.
December 08, 2017

Backup for Drs

Paul Uslan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Acronis Backup to backup my entire computer with all my patients' information and records.
  • It does incremental backups so I do not need to worry about not having enough space on my backup drive
  • It schedules when the office is closed so does not tie up the computer during the day.
  • Advises if backup was successful and if not, where the error lies.
  • I had a hard drive error previously on my computer and the backup corrects and does not bring forward any corrupted files.
  • Easier set up for people not very computer savy, and unable to express backup path correctly in computer terms. Program finds all it needs for set up.
Perfect for internal backup without having to use cloud base solutions. I don't like have patient data sitting out there.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Clinic server backup to RDX media. Addresses the need for complete restoration of patient medical charts in a very short period of time in the case of a system crash.
  • Backs up entire server.
  • Easy to install, easy to configure.
  • Flexible with types of media it uses to backup.
  • Does not recognize/individually backup MySQL Server software. Therefore, with my server if the database goes bad the entire server has to be restored. Apparently, Acronis only recognizes name-brand products.
  • Interface seems to be web-based. If the internet is down, the server cannot be restored.
If MySQL Server database crashes, the whole server has to be restored rather the just the database. It would seem that if the internet is down, the server cannot be restored due to a web-based interface.
December 06, 2017

Acronis Backup Advance

Boon Hian Lim | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Acronis Backup is being used in our department to back up the main servers in our infrastructure to onsite and offsite backup as part of our DR solution. The solution was chosen due to its entire image backup solution which makes it easy to recover from file level to entire server restoration.
  • Simple Backup Plan setup
  • Easy restoration
  • High Compression level
  • Dashboard that clearly provides necessary information
  • Provide extract of data from the cloud instead of transmitting through internet during data recovery (DR)
Acronis backup has perfect restoration across hardware where the success rate is so high. We had successfully migrated our database server using acronis backup advance with their universal restore function which allowed us to bypass the reconfiguration process. Upon a complete restore, the database server is up and running without further configuration.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using Acronis to backup a simulator platform.
  • The user interface is intuitive and user-friendly.
  • The program allows for backup of PC and server-class machines, including those running Oracle.
  • The web-based interface is helpful for me to check backup statuses at remote locations.
  • It took some research to know which versions were required for our server-class machines
  • Servers using Oracle need special configuration, which did take some time to understand
  • Procuring Acronis through distributors added another layer of complexity in the purchase process.
Acronis works well in our setting, backing up a small network of machines onto a network hard drives.
Andre' Forbes | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am using Acronis in our IT department. I utilize Acronis to backup my server and main company files. In addition, I am backing up to the cloud for redundancy. The business problem that Acronis addresses is disaster recovery. If there is a hard drive crash on the server, Active Directory is backed up and also the server operating system. If there is a fire there is an additional backup to the cloud.
  • Acronis emails the administrator update every day on critical errors, warnings, and failures.
  • The backup is smooth and quick.
  • Very little processing resources are used from the operating system.
  • The 24 hour support is great!
  • All the technicians are very knowledgeable about the use of the Acronis product.
  • I would like to see Acronis provide virtual server operations in the product. In other words, every aspect of the Acronis product is cloud-based.
  • Supply the customer with full virtual backup, bring all functions to the cloud. No onsite hardware.
Acronis is well suited when an organization is trying to be cost-effective and more automatic. If your company is a more manual operating company Acronis is probably less appropriate for your business.
November 30, 2017

Very happy user.

Paul Heihn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company uses Acronis to backup data locally and in the cloud. Acronis has provided one solution to backup data in several locations.
  • Acronis works everyday and reports every success or failure. We can count on it performing.
  • The setup was difficult for a small business with limited IT skills. However, one call to customer service resolved the issue completely.
Acronis is well suited to being one platform for all of our data backup needs.
November 30, 2017

Server Essentials Review

Dean Eumenidi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Acronis to backup my entire server for the entire business. I do this a few times a week. I also use Acronis to backup workstations so if something happens, I can restore a new hard drive in a matter of minutes instead of taking a whole day of reloading a new hard drive from scratch.
  • Mirror image of storage device/hard drive to an external source
  • Ease of loading the backup to restore a hard drive from the external source
  • A "must Have" for any business that uses computer technology for business
  • A little explanation or help topics on setting up server backups
Well suited for backup of servers or personal computers with multiple hard drives. I only use this program for what it is intended to do....backup information you do not want to lose, so to answer a less appropriate scenario, I can not answer.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Acronis is used across the organization but it is used by the information technology department. We have over 300 PCs and many servers in different locations. We use it to create an image and deploy them as well as backup each machine. Many C level executives see IT as a cost center. So I think having a product that can cut costs is always a great idea. It addresses the never ending strain on IT's support time on machine issues caused by virus, malware or software issues. It helps defend the IT department in the cost center arena. Acronis is a robust product that is easy and simple to use.
  • Hardware agnostic restore is huge. A lot of imaging and restore products have to be one for one on hardware. Acronis is great because it doesn't.
  • Granular recovery of files like shadow copy so you don't have to restore a whole drive for one missing item. This has saved our bacon more than once.
  • Deduplication really helped us save our storage (which we are limited on).
  • Some of the setup is not intuitive.
  • Updates for the software could be done in a better manner.
  • Cloud storage restore is slow.
In small to medium sized businesses I feel like Acronis Backup & Recovery easily hits a long home run. For companies who don't like Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager or cannot afford its hefty price tag, this product is well suited for you. I think it can be used by multiple levels of helpdesk users within an IT organization or department.
Leland Whitlock | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Acronis makes the backup and recovery process a breeze supporting restore to dissimilar hardware for emergency repairs when the original server is not available. This is an excellent tool not only for servers where it is instrumental for disaster recovery but also on workstations where it helps keep us up and running as needed. Few tools are easier to use for backups.
  • The ability to make complete backups quickly.
  • The ability to restore to dissimilar hardware for emergency recovery.
  • It works with both servers and workstations.
  • Great for disaster recovery especially in a small business.
  • Restoring to dissimilar hardware sometimes has quirks if you need additional drivers. It would be nice if you could attach the needed drivers to the backup when restoring.
  • Would be nice if they could find a way to make a complete offline backup of the mobile devices so you can restore a device to the state is was when when the backup occurred including the operating system.
  • Everything we already need is supported.
It is great for Windows servers and workstations and also good for Linux when using external boot media. It would be nice to have better support for mobile devices and capturing their exact state including the OS that is installed at the time.
Brandon Justice | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I briefly used it to back up several computers using W7 and XP.
I did not use it again because it did not work well with several of the XP machines and locked up or did not complete a full backup. So I decided to not purchase it after the trial.

  • Worked well with W7
  • Did not work well with our XP machines. Was unable to determine if it was our side or the backup software.
If you have a grouping of Windows 7 or newer machines it should work well. But from what I experienced it did not like to work with older versions of Windows. And again, I am unsure if it was something with our PC's or if it was the backup software that was having the issue.
Jonathan Warner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We're using Acronis Backup & Recovery to ensure the integrity of our system's data and those of the clients we are privileged to serve. There's many backup solutions, but we have relied on Acronis for both backup and pulling data from systems that are otherwise unbootable. It's proven to be an invaluable tool.
  • Imaging workstations, servers, laptops
  • Data Backup
  • In an emergency, it's a great tool to take a snapshot of the system, bootable or not, and use that for recovery.
  • There's too many versions. I suggest plying that down to just one, maybe two.
  • It can be confusing for some
  • Lower resource usage
Acronis Backup & Recovery is well suited for backing up data or system images in recovery situations or when a new system is being installed. Being able to restore from a backup rather than installing all programs and software and migrating data is a real time saver. Additionally, Acronis Backup & Recovery makes quick work of mass deploying computers or laptops when using a master image and dropping that image on all the systems to deploy.
Vincent Capra | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We use Acronis Backup & Recovery within our managed services package. It allows us to deploy the backup software to workstations and servers in our internal and client networks. We normally setup the system to do a image backup to local storage nightly and replicate a copy of the backup to our private cloud.
  • Image workstations and servers
  • Bare metal restore works excellent.
  • Central management of all your backup endpoints.
  • Not a big fan of Acronis cloud. Have not used in a few years but had issues in the past pushing large amounts of data to it.
  • Licensing can get confusing on some of the server products.
  • Sometimes we run into VSS issues with the system.
Software is perfect for SMB networks. It allows admins to easily manage backups of desktops and servers. Acronis also is great if you get infected by a crypto virus. Just roll back the computer to the last image and you are all set.
Rob Rotundo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
We used Acronis as a cheaper alternative to many other backup services we offer. This came in handy for a client who needs offsite data backup, but is unwilling to pay for a better, imaged based solution. We only have two customers on this solution. We don't plan on using it going forward.
  • Backs up fairly reliably
  • inexpensive
  • Support is very lackluster
  • Monitoring isn't easy
  • Install can be complicated
This is ok for a client that can't afford an imaged based backup. I would not recommend this for a server based network, or a client whose data is critical. For a basic retention policy based backup, this is OK. Not ready for primetime or for major networks. Would like to see better support
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Acronis is used across departments in our organization for backup of smaller server installs and workstations. It is not our enterprise DR solution but it plays a role in the overall strategy.
  • Acronis is very simple to install, implement, and maintain.
  • Acronis is a solid solution which we find trustworthy.
  • The pricing structure works well for the way in which have chosen to implement Acronis.
  • Acronis was not ultimately chosen as our enterprise DR solution.
  • We felt that it lacked the features necessary for our purposes. Specifically, an intuitive and centralized management console for DR across the entire organization.
  • We felt that it worked well for backing up a single machine, but had concerns about using it for the entire network.
As already discussed, it works well for a single machine or a small group of machines. But for larger enterprise systems, there are better solutions.
October 21, 2016

Peace of Mind

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Acronis Backup & Recovery for critical PCs in our organization. We have several PCs that provide unique business services - communication with government portals and verification services that if their setup was lost would be very damaging to the organization. Also we have several locations and one has a database that is critical to that location's operations, we backup the entire machine so we could run it as a VM for disaster recovery.
  • Backup the entire PC to a bare metal backup and recover onto new hardware
  • Traditional full and differential backups if necessary for your environment
  • Good documentation and support
  • Bare metal recovery was a little more complicated than I would like
  • Cloud recovery is expensive for storage size amounts
Acronis Backup & Recovery was used in our organization as a way to upgrade a computer to new hardware so we could continue to use a legacy program. We also use Acronis for bare metal backups of systems that would impact our business if they had extended downtime. Since we are a distributed organization over a regional area, on-site support for my 1 man IT department makes Acronis a good solution so backups are in place if we need them in a disaster and I can get right to work restoring our systems.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is currently being used by only the IT department to deploy and image new work laptops. We have tried some other products but they are no where near as quick and easy to deploy as Acronis is. We have used this for many years and will continue to use it for many years.
  • In emergencies, having to take a quick image of a damaged laptop (not the hdd) and re-deploy to a new laptop is quick and easy.
  • The full software suite is truly reliable when you need to create images of external drives for later use.
  • Sometimes can be cumbersome when there is an error and it does not give you as much detail as others.
  • Installation of the full suite can sometimes take an extreme amount of time to complete.
  • Can not fully pick and choose which areas you would like to install.
When you need to mass deploy laptops with one image, Acronis shines. We would sometimes have to deploy 80+ laptops in a short amount of time. Simply load up the image and bootable software on an external drive and you can complete as quickly as possible, especially if you have more than one bootable device.
Kyle Farago | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Acronis to perform daily incremental backups of the various workstations within the office to a central server and then use it to perform a weekly backup of the server to off site storage for redundancy. We schedule the backups to run after hours to reduce the impact on the workstations, server, and network/internet bandwidth from impeding work. This allows for peace of mind in that if something does go wrong, a file is deleted/overwritten, or something more catastrophic happens we will likely be able to recover the data or at least a recent version with little loss.
  • Scheduled Backups
  • CPU/Network Priority settings
  • Easy to use interface
  • Ability to browse within backup images and specifically within the various increments
  • Disk Clone Utility for upgrading/replacing drives in a system regardless of the size of Disk A to Disk B
  • Lower overall system impact
  • Increased performance browsing within/copying large amounts of data from an image
  • Better licensing options
It works very well in most any environment, though with its current pricing/licensing structure it is best suited for home use, or small/medium business use. A large to enterprise sized business might find the cost to be a bit too high in terms of ROI. Home use licenses are probably the best value in a lot of ways considering most home computers have 0 redundancy and thus failure usually means 100% loss of information. Many businesses usually have at least SOME layer of redundancy such as RAID 1 data arrays for server storage but this still adds an additional and affordable workstation backup option on top of that redundancy to aid in recovery.
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