The Acronis Backup & Recovery product line has been renamed and the licensing policy has been simplified. Please see the full renaming table below.
This information does not apply to Acronis True Image.
Key changes
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 “Standalone Version” becomes Acronis Backup 11.5 product family for smaller environment.
- Acronis vmProtect 9 becomes Acronis Backup 9 for VMware for smaller environments;
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server becomes Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 suite for larger environments
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Workstation and Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation become Acronis Backup 11.5 for PC and Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC respectively.
- Starting from Update 3 (build #38573) Universal Restore is included into the main license of Acronis Backup. Starting from Update 5 Acronis Universal Restore is available as a separate tool by purchasing an Acronis Backup license.
- Starting from Update 3 for Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore and Deduplication are included in the main license of Acronis Backup Advanced.
This means you need to use only base license in Update 3 or later - you will not a need separate Acronis Universal Restore and Deduplication licenses. tarting from Update 5 Acronis Universal Restore is available as a separate tool by purchasing an Acronis Backup license.
If you had a separate license for Universal Restore and/or Deduplication, you simply install new build and keep using the product successfully with the features enabled. If you did not have a separate license for Acronis Universal Restore and/or Deduplication, you will have this functionality automatically included after you install Update 3. If you are using an Advanced version, please update your Agents as well in order to have the functionality enabled. - Starting from Update 3 licenses enabling application-aware backup/restore are available for purchase with Acronis Backup Advanced only (not available for Acronis Backup). Application-aware backup is enabled in Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware/Hyper-V/RHEV/Citrix XenServer/Oracle. All previously purchase licenses stay fully functional.
- We introduce new types of Online Backup Subscriptions. Please read the following KB to prepare for Online backup renewal process: Acronis Backup: Renewing to Cloud Volume Subscription.
Frequently asked questions
Renaming Tables
Acronis Backup & Recovery licenses currently available for purchase
How these licenses are renamed (in product, in "My account"):
Was: Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 | Is: Acronis Backup 11.5 |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Workstation | Acronis Backup 11.5 for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Server for Windows | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Windows Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Server for Linux | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Linux Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server SBS + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Windows Server Essentials |
Acronis vmProtect 9 | Acronis Backup 9 for VMware |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Windows | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Windows Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Linux | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Linux Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition Multihypervisor + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for VMware vSphere + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for VMware |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Hyper-V + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Hyper-V |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for RHEV + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for RHEV |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Citrix XenServer + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Citrix XenServer |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Oracle VM Server + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Oracle VM |
New licenses of Acronis Backup Advanced
available for purchase since Update 3 of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Exchange
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Exchange Add-On
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SQL
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SQL Add-On
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SharePoint
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SharePoint Add-On
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Active Directory
Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Active Directory Add-On
Discontinued licenses of Acronis Backup & Recovery
These licenses stay fully functional without any expiration date, but are no longer available for purchase since Universal Restore add-on is included into Acronis Backup and Universal Restore and Deduplication add-ons are included in Acronis Backup Advanced.
How these licenses are renamed (in product, in "My account"):
Was: Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 | Is: Acronis Backup 11.5 |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Restore for Server for Windows | Acronis Backup 11.5 Universal Restore for Windows Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Server for Windows + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Windows Server (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Restore for Workstation | Acronis Backup 11.5 Universal Restore for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Workstation + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup 11.5 for PC (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Resotre for Server for Linux | Acronis Backup 11.5 Universal Restore for Linux Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Server for Linux + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Linux Server (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server SBS + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Windows Server Essentials (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Advanced Server SBS | Acronis Backup 11.5 Deduplication for Windows Server Essentials |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server Multi-platform | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Resotre for Advanced Server Multi-platform | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore for Universal License |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Advanced Server Multi-platform | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Universal License |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server Multi-platform + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server Multi-platform + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License (former bundle with Deduplication) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server Multi-platform + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC (former bundle with Deduplication) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Workstation + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Advanced Workstation | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Restore for Advanced Workstation | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore for PC |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Windows + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Windows Server (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Windows + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Windows Server (former bundle with Deduplication) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Windows + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Windows Server (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Restore for Advanced Server for Windows | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore for Windows Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Advanced Server for Windows | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Windows Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Microsoft Exchange Server | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Exchange |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 for Microsoft Exchange Server | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Exchange Add-On |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 for Microsoft Exchange Server + Deduplication | Acronis Backup 11.5 for Exchange Add-On (former bundle with Deduplication) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Microsoft SQL Server Add-on | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SQL Add-on |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Microsoft SharePoint Add-on | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for SharePoint Add-on |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Active Directory Add-on | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Active Directory Add-on |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Linux + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Linux Server (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Linux + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Linux Server (former bundle with Deduplication) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Advanced Server for Linux + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Linux Server (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Universal Restore for Advanced Server for Linux | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal Restore for Linux Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Advanced Server for Linux | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Linux Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition Multihypervisor | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Universal License |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition Multihypervisor + Deduplication + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Universal License (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for VMware vSphere Bundle with Universal Restore and Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for VMware (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for VMware vSphere | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for VMware |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Hyper-V Bundle with Universal Restore and Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Hyper-V (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for Hyper-V | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Hyper-V |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for RHEV + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for RHEV (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for RHEV | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for RHEV |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Citrix XenServer + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Citrix XenServer (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for Citrix XenServer | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Citrix XenServer |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Parallels + Universal Restore | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Parallels (former bundle with Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Parallels + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Parallels (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for Parallels | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Parallels |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition for Oracle VM Server + Universal Restore + Deduplication | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for Oracle VM (former bundle with Deduplication and Universal Restore) |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Deduplication for Virtual Edition for Oracle VM Server | Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 Deduplication for Oracle VM |
How Online subscriptions are renamed (in "My account"):
Was: | Is: |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Online for Server | Acronis Backup for Server to Cloud, Volume Subscription |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Online for Virtual Machines | Acronis Backup for Server to Cloud, Volume Subscription |
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Online for Workstation | Acronis Backup for PC to Cloud |
Acronis vmProtect 9 Online | Acronis Backup for VMware to Cloud, Volume Subscription |
How Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud is renamed:
Was: | Is: |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced for vCloud + Deduplication + Universal Restore |
Acronis Backup Advanced for vCloud |
Upgrade, trial and volume licenses are renamed in the same manner.
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