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Applies to: Acronis True Image 2017 Acronis Backup 12 Acronis Backup Advanced 11.7

Feature comparison of Acronis backup software

Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image

Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

Supported operating systems and disk layout

Windows 10 YES YES YES YES

Windows 8/8.1/7/XP YES YES YES YES

Windows Vista YES YES NO NO

Windows Server 2016 YES YES NO NO

Windows Server
2012/2012R2
YES YES NO NO
2008/2008R2
2003/2003R2
Windows SBS 2011/2008
YES YES NO NO
2003/2003R2

Windows Storage Server

2012/2012R2 YES YES NO NO
2008R2/2008/2003

Windows MultiPoint Server

YES YES NO NO
2012/2011/2010

Linux OSs (various

YES YES NO NO
distributions)
VMware ESX/ESX(i) 5.0, 5.1,
5.5, 6.0 (agent-less VM
YES YES NO NO
backup on hypervisor
level)

VMware ESX/ESX(i) 6.5

(agent-less VM backup on NO YES NO
hypervisor level)

Hyper-V (agent-less VM
backup on hypervisor YES YES NO NO
level)

macOS NO YES YES YES

Microsoft Oce365
NO YES NO NO
mailboxes

Dynamic disks YES YES YES YES

GPT disks YES YES YES YES

YES (in cloud

Mobile platforms NO YES YES
deployment)

Management options
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription
Web-based console NO YES YES YES

Role based access control partially NO NO NO

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Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image

Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription
Group and policy YES (in cloud
partially NO NO
management deployment)
Managing and backing up partially
partially
machines in dierent (requires setting YES (in cloud
partially (with Family Dashboard) (with Family
networks (agents behind up port deployment)
Dashboard)
NAT) forwarding)
partially (apply one
Centralized backup plans
YES plan to multiple NO NO
for multiple machines
machines)
Remote installation YES YES NO NO

Remote update YES YES NO NO

Backup initiated from a

YES YES YES YES
remote machine

Restore initiated from a

YES YES NO NO
remote machine

Centralized catalog of
YES NO NO NO
multiple machines data

Backup options
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription
Disk backup YES YES YES YES

File backup YES YES YES YES

Backup of mobile devices
NO NO YES YES
to a local storage

Social network backup NO NO NO YES

Application backup
(Exchange, SQL,
YES YES NO NO
SharePoint, Active
Directory)

Backup of Microsoft Oce

NO YES NO NO
365 mailboxes

Agentless backup of VMs YES YES NO NO

Backup to Cloud: disks and YES (Acronis Cloud Storage

YES (paid option) YES (paid option) YES
partitions subscription required)

Backup to Cloud: les and YES (Acronis Cloud Storage

YES (paid option) YES (paid option) YES
folders subscription required)
Backup to Cloud: mobile YES (Acronis Cloud Storage
NO YES YES
devices subscription required)

Initial Seeding YES (paid option) NO NO NO

Large scale recovery YES (paid option) NO NO NO

Store backups on network

YES YES YES YES
shares

Store backups on FTP

YES NO YES YES
server
Backup contents search YES YES YES YES

Archive encryption YES YES YES YES

VSS support (consistent

YES YES NO NO
backup of applications)

Deduplication YES NO NO NO

Backup compression YES YES YES YES

Acronis Secure Zone YES YES YES YES

Tape support YES NO NO NO

Dual destination backup

YES YES NO NO
(replication)

Acronis Nonstop Backup NO NO YES YES

Bootable Media
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

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Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image

Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription
Acronis Bootable Media YES YES YES YES

YES (in on-premise

WinPE plug-in YES YES YES
deployment)

Restore options
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

Acronis Universal Restore YES YES YES YES

Granular restore of
YES YES NO NO
Microsoft Exchange

Granular restore of
Microsoft Oce 365 NO YES NO NO
mailboxes

Granular restore of
YES* YES* NO NO
Microsoft SQL
Granular restore of
YES NO NO NO
Microsoft SharePoint

Restore of Microsoft Active

YES NO NO NO
Directory les

Restore of mobile devices'

NO YES YES YES
data

Active Restore YES NO NO NO

Convert backup to virtual

YES NO NO NO
machine

Instant Restore (running

NO YES NO NO
VM from a backup)

Other options
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

YES (in Premium

Acronis Active Protection NO NO NO
Subscription only)

YES (in Premium

Acronis Notary NO NO NO
Subscription only)

YES (in Premium

Acronis ASign NO NO NO
Subscription only)

Data synchronization NO NO YES YES

Archiving to a local storage NO NO YES YES

YES (Acronis Cloud Storage

Archiving to Cloud NO NO YES
subscription required)

Try&Decide NO NO YES YES

Drive cleanser NO NO YES YES

partially (under
Acronis Disk Director Lite YES bootable media in on- NO NO
premise deployment)

partially (under
Disk cloning YES bootable media in on- YES YES
premise deployment)

Licensing
Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image
Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

Perpetual, Perpetual and

Perpetual, Acronis Cloud Storage (can be Subcription-based, Acronis
subscription- subscription-based,
License type purchased additionally) is subscription- Cloud Storage is
based for backup subscription-based for
based subscription-based
to Cloud Cloud Storage
Licensed by Licensed by number of
Licensed by number of Licensed by number of machines, Acronis
number of machines, Acronis Cloud
Licensing physical machines or Cloud Storage (can be purchased
physical machines Storage is licensed by storage
virtual hosts additionally) is licensed by storage quota
or virtual hosts quota

Support options in brief

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Acronis Backup Acronis Acronis True Image

Feature Acronis Backup 12
Advanced 11.7 True Image 2017 Subscription

From 3 business days to 1

E-Mail response time From 1 business day to 1 hour From 3 business days to 1 business day
business day

Paid (Free within 30 days before a new Free within the subscription
Product upgrades Free within the support subscription period
version release) period
Product updates Free Free Free

See List of support options for Acronis products

* By mounting database and restore items, or by restoring as les with further data extraction.

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