--- title: There has never been a better time to upgrade from R1Soft to Acronis Cyber Platform description: Don't get left behind with R1Soft. Hosting and cloud service providers choose Acronis Cyber Platform’s all-in-one data protection and cybersecurity platform to ensure client business continuity. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/cyber-protect/r1soft/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-13 --- # There has never been a better time to upgrade from R1Soft to Acronis Cyber Platform Your hosting environment is mission critical and deserves modern protection. ## Acronis Cyber Platform Migrate to Acronis now and get a 100% rebate on your remaining contract with R1Soft. [Switch now](https://promo.acronis.com/Hosting_SP_R1Softpage_Special_promo.html) [Get demo](https://promo.acronis.com/Hosting-Service-Providers.html) ![Image 1: Switch to Acronis and get a rebate](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/6a3edb25f906e3b036d88cbd900ff8d9.png) ## Don't get left behind with R1Soft R1Soft has been stuck on the same major release since 2017. Acronis is robust, modern and native to all your hosting environments — from shared, VPS and dedicated to cloud. It’s continually updated and enhanced with AI to stay one step ahead of cyberthreats, boost performance, and support the latest apps and integrations you and your customers need. > “Acronis is among the companies on the forefront of integrated data protection and cyber protection. We believe that Acronis Cyber Protect is among the most comprehensive attempts to provide data protection and cybersecurity to date.” > > > > ![Image 2: IDC's Point of View](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/c8b8e454b8cb47f7a686437732d2f275.png) > > > > IDC's Point of View ## Five reasons why hosting companies switch to Acronis Cyber Platform from R1Soft ### Built with service providers in mind Acronis Cyber Platform is built for hosting service providers: * SaaS means super-low impact on local resources. * Integrated with the control panels, billing systems, and automation tools you use now – including cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, WHMCS and more.[See the current list of supported management and integration solutions.](https://solutions.acronis.com/) * Available self-service portal to reduce support calls with granular restore at the server, application / database and even file / table level. * Supports all major hosting environments from shared and reseller models to VSP, dedicated and cloud. * Supports the applications, databases and services your customers use – including all major virtualization platforms, Linux and Windows, MySQL/MariaDB and many more. [See the current list of supported workload solutions.](https://solutions.acronis.com/) ![Image 3: Acronis Cyber Platform is built for hosting service providers](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/bbf098e3dc48889b32b69f77a332d5ca.png) ### Total storage control R1Soft’s storage options are limited to local disks, NAS and Amazon Glacier. Acronis Cyber Platform delivers all you need to follow the 3-2-1 backup rule out of the box: Acronis Cloud Storage; local folders and NFS / SMB / CIFS / DFS shares; local Acronis Storage cluster; public clouds (including several S3 solutions, Microsoft Azure and OpenStack Swift; and third-party service provider hosted locations. ![Image 4: R1Soft’s storage options are limited to local disks](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/37d81af9578af6d6a33a9c4f8ac1c933.png) ### Flexible consumption model Designed for your consumption model — as a rock-solid and cost-effective backup service or a full-featured cyber protection solution with an intuitive upgrade and upsell path for your best customers and everything in between. Pay as you go or get additional pricing considerations with partner commitments. ![Image 5: Flexible consumption model](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/7496179c8a81c841057c7ac10cb793b5.png) ### Geographic resilience and data sovereignty Acronis is based in Switzerland and Singapore with a global network of localized data centers. You can choose where data is stored across the Acronis network of cloud infrastructures or on premise to achieve security and regulatory objectives without compromise. ![Image 6: Geographic resilience and data sovereignty](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4dbad2d9816df88614a1531ce7d23937.png) ### Built in ransomware protection Acronis Cyber Platform is built with next-gen, behavior-based technology to proactively stop cyberthreats with a focus on ransomware and zero-day attacks. Add the Advanced Security Pack to include full-stack anti-malware and exploit prevention. ![Image 7: The Power of One. Integrated data protection and cybersecurity](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/5da30a783f40365132cd5a5637d6f20e.png) ## Hosting and cloud service providers make the switch eApps switched from R1Soft to get enterprise grade features and better support for MySQL and MariaDB databases with a scalable upsell business model. Hear for yourself ![Image 8: Rick Lingsch](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/70b39e2104763f47df7e3aa5f5e8b210.png) Rick Lingsch Managing Director, eApps ![Image 9: eApps](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/8944b3b94bc8aecb4bd6ccf1e32dccf6.png) (eApps) VentraIP needed more performance and automation than R1Soft could handle. Acronis Cyber Platform was the solution. Hear for yourself ![Image 10: Bradley Silverman](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/37cded87ed842ca69252daa637897df8.png) Bradley Silverman Senior Technical Operations, VentraIP ![Image 11: VentraIP](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/f9b262f394a47ae5418d164170c220da.png) (VentraIP) 1 of 1 ## Unleash industry-proven protection for your business [![Image 12](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/941ca9735f5f5a3570abb2f4237f8354.png) CRN Security 100 List](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/acronis-earns-a-spot-on-the-crn-security-100-list-for-the-fourth-consecutive-year/) [![Image 13](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/012047b54ec17d152de5455170d8d02b.png) AV-TEST Advanced Threat Protection certification](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/acronis-cyber-protect-cloud-shines-in-av-tests-advanced-threat-protection-evaluation/) ![Image 14](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/fc3081cc150fa16b84715d62c7f024d2.png) ICSA Labs endpoint anti-malware certified ## Switch from R1Soft Migrate to Acronis Cyber Platform now and get a 100% rebate on your remaining contract with R1Soft. Lower security risks and increase margins with an all-in-one cyber protection solution. [Switch now](https://promo.acronis.com/Hosting_SP_R1Softpage_Special_promo.html) ## Acronis Cyber Platform vs. R1Soft | Features | Acronis Cyber Platform | R1Soft | | --- | --- | --- | | Backup source | | | | File backup | ✅ | Not available | | Image backup | ✅ | ✅ | | NAS backup | ✅ | Not available | | MS Exchange | ✅ | Limited | | Agentless backup of virtual machines | ✅ | ✅ | | Backup target | | | | Backup to vendor cloud | ✅ | Not available | | Backup to your internal cloud | ✅ | ✅ | | Backup to customer’s storage (on-premise) | ✅ | Not available | | Backup to public clouds | ✅ | Limited - Amazon only | | Backup options | | | | Continuous backup | ✅ | Not available | | Group backup policies | ✅ | ✅ | | Retention and backup replication | ✅ | ✅ | | Application granular backup on database level | ✅ | ✅ | | Initial seeding | ✅ | Not available | | Deployment type | | | | Vendor hosted | ✅ | Not available | | Storage on SP premises (hybrid) | ✅ | Not available | | General | | | | Multitenancy | ✅ | Limited | | UI simplicity | ✅ | Limited | | Agent management (update, upgrade) | ✅ | Limited | | Partner management | ✅ | Limited | | Supported platforms | | | | Windows | ✅ | ✅ | | Linux | ✅ | ✅ | | Mac | ✅ | Not available | | Virtuozzo | ✅ | Not available | | vSphere (agentless) | ✅ | Not available | | Hyper-V (agentless) | ✅ | Not available | | Citrix XenServer | ✅ | Not available | | Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization | ✅ | Not available | | Linux KVM | ✅ | Not available | | Oracle VM Server | ✅ | Not available | ## Acronis solutions for hosting and cloud Read more about Acronis solutions for hosting service providers. 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