In a backup plan you specify explicitly what data to back up and apply it to one machine, in a backup policy you create a template with parameters of what to back up and can apply it to multiple machines
Comparison
Pros and cons of both methods
List of Acronis Backup & Recovery Editions and a comparison table of components
List of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Editions and a comparison table of components
Acronis Disk Director 11 Editions:
What product to choose
Explanation of the difference between creating a backup and disk cloning
Current version of Acronis Backup is 12.5. You can find a comparison table here.
There are several differences between Acronis Backup and Acronis Backup Advanced.
Acronis Backup products:
Acronis Backup for PC
Acronis Backup for Workstation (PC) Subscription
Acronis Backup for Windows Server
Acronis Backup for Linux Server
Acronis Backup for Server Subscription
Acronis Backup for VMware
The table below summarize similarities and differences between feature set in Acronis True Image 2019 in Windows and in macOS.
The table below summarize similarities and differences between feature set in Acronis True Image 2020 in Windows and in macOS.
| Feature | Acronis Backup for VMware 9 | Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 Virtual Host |
| Supported configurations | ||
| VMware ESX(i) support | YES | YES |
In what way full, differential and incremental backups differ from each other
This article applies only to archives in TIB format
If you have questions about the new tibx archives in Acronis True Image, see Acronis True Image 2020: new tibx backup format FAQ
See detailed information about licensing for the products in KB 63207: Acronis True Image 2020 licensing and KB 59804: Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 licensing
Acronis Cyber Protect (Advanced) for Virtual Host is designed and optimized specially for agentless backup of virtual machines: these editions allow you to perform backups of virtual machines without the need to install an agent on each guest system - agents only need to be installed on hosts.
The table below shows the main differences between agentless backup and using Agent for Windows/Agent for Linux to back up a virtual machine.
See detailed information about licensing for the products in KB 65511: Acronis True Image 2021 licensing and KB 65253: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 licensing
Acronis True Image is designed for home usage. It offers backup and recovery of PCs, Mac and mobile devices. If your objective is to protect your home computer from hardware or software crashes by backing it up, you will be better off with Acronis True Image.
The table below summarizes similarities and differences between feature set in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (formerly Acronis True Image) in Windows and in macOS versions of the product.
See detailed information about licensing for the products in KB 69352: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office licensing and KB 65253: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 licensing