Backup software and disaster recovery solutions for both Windows and Linux servers

Acronis® Backup & Recovery 10 Family

Version Comparison

Compare Product SpecsAcronis® Backup & Recovery 10 Family
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced ServerAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual EditionAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for WindowsAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for LinuxAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS EditionAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for ServerAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for Virtual Machines

Backup Options

Block level image backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

File level backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Real-time backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Off-line backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis patented snapshot technology

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Multi-volume snapshots

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Full backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Incremental backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Differential backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Sector-by-sector backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Excluding files during backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Dual destination backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Compression

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Splitting backups (automatically or manually)

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Network Bandwidth/Disk Write speed throttling

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Recovery Options

Acronis Bootable Media based on Linux kernel

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Bootable Media based on WinPE or BartPE

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Startup Recovery Manager

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Bare-metal restore

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Universal Restore (Restore to Dissimilar Hardware)

OptionYesOptionYesOptionOptionYesYesYes

Change SID after restore

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Active Restore (boot from an image) for priority application restore

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Restore specific files/folders from disk image backup

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Mount images in read/write mode

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Disk Director light version

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Dynamic disk support (LVM or LDM)

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Support for multiple NICs in Acronis Bootable Media

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

RIS Server support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Remote restore

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Virtualization Support

Convert image backup to a virtual machine

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Migrate between P2V and V2P during backup and restore

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Backup/restore from host

YesYes

Agent-less backup through VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Agent-less backup through vStorage API

YesYes

Backup/restore from host

YesYes

Manage virtual machines protection with policies

YesYes

Backup unlimited number of virtual machines

YesYes

Backup Management

Advanced backup scheduling

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Event-based backup

YesYesYesPartiallyYesYesYes

Conditions for backup

YesYesYesPartiallyYesYesYesYesYesYes

Templates for backup rotation schemes

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Customizable backup scheme

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Automatic retry in case of non-fatal failure

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Pre/post commands

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Centralized Management

Centralized management

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Grouping machines into static or dynamic groups

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Policy-based management

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Centralized list of vaults

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

License Server

YesYesYesYes

Wake-on-LAN support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Distributing backups within time interval

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Importing machines from text file

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Importing machines from AD

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis PXE Server

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Reporting and Monitoring

Local dashboard

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Centralized dashboard

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Notifications via e-mail or SNMP

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Logs

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Recording events in Windows Event Log

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Consolidating log events into centralized log

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Backup Administration

Organizing backups into vaults

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Browsing archives from the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 console

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Browsing archives from Windows Explorer

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Automated deletion of outdated backups

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Manual or scheduled backup validation

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Consolidating incremental or differential backups

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Backup validation by Acronis Storage Node

YesYesYesYes

Backup consolidation by Acronis Storage Node

YesYesYesYes

Avoid data loss when the Acronis Storage Node is lost

YesYesYesYes

Deployment and Upgrade Options

No reboot during installation

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Remote installation and configuration

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Upgrade path from Acronis True Image Echo

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Restore from old Acronis True Image archive format

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

User Interface

Local management console

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Centralized management console

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Command line with scripting support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Security

User group to control remote access

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) security policy to allow remote access

Yes

User group to allow centralized management

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Single sign-on

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Encrypted network communications

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Encrypted backup images

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Backup encryption by Acronis Storage Node

YesYesYesYes

Configurable ports

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Storage Options

DAS, SAN, NAS, RAID, network drives, FTP, USB and IEEE-1394 (FireWire) storage devices, CDs, DVDs, and removable drives

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Secure Zone® partition for local restore capability

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Acronis Storage Node

YesYesYesYes

Tape

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Support for tape robotics

YesYesYesYes

Initial Seeding

YesYesYes

Backup to Acronis Online Storage

YesYesYes

Large Scale Recovery

YesYesYes

Deduplication

File level deduplication

OptionOptionOptionOption

Block level deduplication

OptionOptionOptionOption

Selective source level deduplication

OptionOptionOptionOption

"At target" deduplication

OptionOptionOptionOption

Supported operating systems and platforms

x86 platform support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

x64 platform support

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Client Windows operating systems:
Windows 2000 Professional SP4+
Windows XP Professional SP2+
Windows Vista

YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

Server Windows operating systems:
Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server SP4+
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008

YesYesYesYesYes

Windows Small Business Server 2003
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2
Windows Small Business Server 2008

YesYesYesYesYesYes

Linux: kernel 2.4.20 and above (incl. 2.6)

YesYesYes
Compare Product SpecsAcronis® Backup & Recovery 10 Family
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced ServerAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual EditionAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for WindowsAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for LinuxAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS EditionAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for ServerAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for WorkstationAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup for Virtual Machines