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Online Backup Solution that Works Well!
July 30, 2021

Online Backup Solution that Works Well!

John Bode | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Acronis True Image

I back up religiously, several different ways, and Acronis True Image is the method I use for online backup. We are a small firm, so I use it to back up all the shared data, as well as several key computers.
  • It is seamless. Set it and let it do its magic in the background.
  • The online portal allows you to quickly check the status of all backups easily.
  • The program includes an Antivirus scan in the background. Although I rely on different, more comprehensive software for virus scanning, every little bit helps.
  • My main complaint is that the interface for choosing which folders / files to back up is not that great. It takes a little digging to make sure that you have everything chosen correctly.
  • The initial backup takes a long time. Other companies provide a portable disk that you can 'seed' with your data and ship to them to shortcut the process, but they don't.
  • Reliable backup. That is obviously key.
  • Easy interface that so you can quickly check to make sure that all is working well in the background.
  • Good scheduling so that the backup procedures do not interfere with everyday work.
  • Peace of mind - knowing that if anything happens to our data, we can recover it.
  • File Versioning has saved us a few times - we can grab prior versions of a particular file if there is a problem.
  • Reasonably priced - there are more comprehensive backup solutions out there, but for online backup, this was the right product for the right price.
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 back up several different ways, and it was not a problem, but I started searching for an alternative after that.

Do you think Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office's feature set?

Yes

Did Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office again?

Yes

I'm not sure that this is suited for large companies. This is manageable for a small firm with several key computers that need to be backed up. I'm not sure this would scale well for a big company.