Difference between Acronis True Image Home 2011, Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack, and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation
Created - Jan 12, 2010; Updated - Jan 12, 2011
A comparison chart
This article applies to:
This article applies to:
- Acronis True Image Home 2011
- Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation (Standalone)
Acronis True Image Home 2011 and Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack are designed for home and home office environments.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is designed for business environment.
Comparison in brief
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation is more business-centric than Acronis True Image Home 2011 or Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack.
If your objective is to protect your home computer from hardware or software crashes by backing it up, you will probably be better off with Acronis True Image Home 2011.
If the objective is not only to protect your computer, but also to be able to transfer the system to a different computer, you will probably be better off with Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack. You may find this useful if you plan to dispose of your old machine some time and get a new one instead.
If you view your computer as a business tool and the machine's downtime is a critical parameter, then Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation will probably suit you best.
Full comparison chart
*See Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online.
** For more information, see Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: Recommendations on How to Avoid Reboot after Installing, Updating, Upgrading, or Uninstalling the Product.
***For a complete list of support options see Acronis Advantage.
(!) It is not possible to upgrade from Acronis True Image Home 2011 to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation.
More information
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is designed for business environment.
Comparison in brief
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation is more business-centric than Acronis True Image Home 2011 or Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack.
If your objective is to protect your home computer from hardware or software crashes by backing it up, you will probably be better off with Acronis True Image Home 2011.
If the objective is not only to protect your computer, but also to be able to transfer the system to a different computer, you will probably be better off with Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack. You may find this useful if you plan to dispose of your old machine some time and get a new one instead.
If you view your computer as a business tool and the machine's downtime is a critical parameter, then Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation will probably suit you best.
Full comparison chart
Feature | Acronis True Image Home 2011 | Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack | Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation (Standalone) |
---|---|---|---|
Acronis Online Backup | YES | YES | YES* |
Acronis Nonstop Backup | YES | YES | NO |
ZIP format | YES | YES | NO |
Backup contents search | YES | YES | NO |
File shredder | YES | YES | NO |
Drive cleanser | YES | YES | NO |
Try&Decide | YES | YES | NO |
E-Mail backup/restore | YES | YES | NO |
Dynamic (LDM) and GPT disks support | NO | YES | YES |
WinPE plug-in | NO | YES | YES |
Acronis Universal Restore | NO | YES | YES |
Acronis Bootable Media | YES | YES | YES |
Dual destination (reserve) backup | YES | YES | YES |
Archive encryption | YES | YES | YES |
Backup/restore | YES | YES | YES |
Disk imaging (sector-by-sector) | YES | YES | YES |
Acronis Secure Zone | YES | YES | YES |
Store to network share or FTP | YES | YES | YES |
BartPE plug-in | YES | YES | YES |
Windows XP support | YES | YES | YES |
Windows Vista support | YES | YES | YES |
Windows 7 support | YES | YES | YES |
Windows 2000 Professional support | NO | NO | YES |
Active Restore | NO | NO | YES |
Acronis Disk Director Lite | NO | NO | YES |
Tape drive support | NO | NO | YES |
VSS support | NO | NO | YES |
Reboot required on product installation or update | YES | YES | NO** |
Convert backup to virtual machine | NO | NO | YES |
Support options in brief*** | |||
E-Mail response time | From 3 business days to 1 business day | From 1 business day to 1 hour | |
Product upgrades | Paid (Free within 30 days before a new version release) | Free within the support subscription period | |
Product updates | Free | Free |
** For more information, see Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: Recommendations on How to Avoid Reboot after Installing, Updating, Upgrading, or Uninstalling the Product.
***For a complete list of support options see Acronis Advantage.
(!) It is not possible to upgrade from Acronis True Image Home 2011 to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation.
More information
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Editions
Created - May 7, 2009; Updated - Mar 11, 2011List of Acronis Backup & Recovery Editions and a comparison table of components
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server - ABR10 AS
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows (Standalone) - ABR10 SW
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Linux (Standalone) - ABR10 SL
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server - Small Business Server Edition - ABR10 AS SBS
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Workstation - ABR10 AW
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation (Standalone) - ABR10 W
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server - Virtual Edition - ABR10 AS VE
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online Backup - ABR10 OB
- Acronis True Image Home Backward Compatibility
- Backup Archive Compatibility Across Different Product Versions
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