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7540: Difference between Acronis True Image Home 2011, Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack, and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation

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Created - Jan 12, 2010; Updated - Jul 21, 2011
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A comparison chart

This article applies to:

  • Acronis True Image Home 2011
  • Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack
  • Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation (Standalone)

Description

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

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

*See Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Online.

** For more information, see Acronis Backup & Recovery: 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.

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