Acronis True Image Evaluation
How is R1Soft Different from Acronis True Image
Technology Comparison
| Acronis True Image Enterprise Server |
R1Soft CDP |
|
|---|---|---|
| Backup Software Technology Category |
Online | Continuous Data Protection |
| Backup Method Used |
Incremental |
Virtual Full |
| Data Lost In Disaster |
Days |
Minutes |
| File or Block Level |
Block Level |
Block Level |
| Method for Computing Deltas |
Check Sums |
CDP |
| Backup Window Length |
Hours or Days |
Minutes when CDP is in Sync |
| Online Backup (Snapshots) |
Yes Integral Part of the Product | Yes Integral Part of the Product |
| Bare-Metal Restore |
Yes |
Yes |
| Backup Window Critical Path |
= Time to Read All Data from Disks (needed to compute checksums) |
= Only Time to Read Deltas |
| Core Technological Concept |
System images Bare-metal emergency restore Migrate systems to new hardware Home PC Users Office Server or PC Administrator Single User |
Minimal Backup Window Little or No Load on Production Server Virtual Full Backups Continuous Data Protection Proprietary Device Drivers Web Interface Easy of Deployment Manageability Data Centers Multi-User |
Linux Server Data Protection
| Acronis True Image Enterprise Server | R1Soft CDP | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy To Use Web Interface |
No |
Yes |
| Point-in-Time Snapshots |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bare-Metal Restore |
Yes (limited) |
Yes |
| Real-Time Backup (backup without interrupting your work) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hourly or Minutely Backups |
No |
Yes |
| Backup Archiving |
Yes (limited) |
Yes |
| Virtual Full Backups |
No |
Yes |
| Significantly Reduce Disk I/O Load with Linux Kernel Level CDP |
No |
Yes |
Windows Server Data Protection
| Acronis True Image Enterprise Server | R1Soft CDP | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy To Use Web Interface |
No |
Yes |
| Point-in-Time Snapshots |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bare-Metal Restore |
Yes |
Yes |
| Real-Time Backup (backup without interrupting your work) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hourly or Minutely Backups |
No |
Yes |
| Backup Archiving |
Yes (limited) |
Yes |
| Virtual Full Backups |
No |
Yes |
| Significantly Reduce Disk I/O Load with R1Soft Windows CDP Volume Filter Driver |
No |
Yes |
| Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service Integration |
Yes |
Yes |
Special Features for Hosting Service Providers
| Acronis True Image Enterprise Server | R1Soft CDP |
|
|---|---|---|
| Easy To Use Web Interface |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-User System for Backup and Restore with Granular Permissions |
No |
Yes |
| Customer self-managed backup and restore |
No |
Yes |
| Quotas for Backup Storage |
No |
Yes |
| Hosting Control Panel Integration |
No |
Yes |
| Billing API for Service Providers |
No |
Yes |
Comparison Using Acronis's Version Comparison Criteria
This comparison is done by using the comparison criteria available on http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATIES/comparison.html for the Acronis True Image Enterprise Product.
In some cases R1Soft does not offer a feature that Acronis True Image has and instead offers a far superior one. For example in the case of Differential and Incremental Backups.
| Acronis True Image Enterprise Server | R1Soft CDP |
|
|---|---|---|
| System Protection | ||
| Disk Imaging |
Yes |
Yes |
| Differential and Incremental Backups |
Yes |
Virtual Full Backups |
| File-based backups |
Yes |
Block Level |
| Exclude files from backups |
Yes |
Yes as of CDP 3.0 |
| Recovery | ||
| Multi-User System for Backup and Restore with Granular Permissions |
No |
Yes |
| Compression |
Yes |
Yes |
| Password protection for Acronis Secure Zone |
Yes |
Live Boot Remote Restore |
| Industry-standard 256-bit Archive Encryption |
Yes |
RSA Key Encryption |
| Multi-Volume Snapshots |
Yes |
No |
| Event-driven Backup |
Yes |
No |
| Create Bootable Media using WinPE and BartPE |
Yes |
Restore using R1Soft Supplied Live CD |
| Bare-Metal Restore |
Yes (very limited on Linux) |
Yes |
| Acronis Universal Restore (Restore to Dissimilar Hardware) |
Yes |
No |
| Restore specific files/folders |
Yes |
Yes |
| Acronis Active Restore (boot from an image) |
No |
No |
| Recovery Manager |
Yes |
Live Boot Remote Restore |
| Mount images in read/write mode |
Yes |
No |
| Dynamic Disks Support (LDM) |
Yes |
Yes |
| LVM Support |
Yes (no Bare-Metal) |
LVM Support |
| Automatic reboot after restore |
Yes |
Yes |
| Virtualization Support | ||
| Convert system backups to VMDK, VHD or HDD formats for instant virtualization | Yes |
No |
| VMware Consolidated Backup Support | Yes |
No |
| Unlimited installations to virtual environments hosted on one hardware node |
Yes |
No |
| Administration | ||
| Image Consolidation | Yes (limited) |
Recovery Point Archiving |
| Scheduling |
Yes (limited to full block scans) |
Fast Synchronizations with CDP |
| Notifications (email, pop-up and SNMP) |
Yes |
Web Interface, E-Mail Reporting, Linux Syslog Server |
| Store events in Windows Event Log |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wake-On-LAN support | Yes |
PXE Boot Support |
| Create multiple Incremental Backups throughout a single day |
Yes (Very Limited requires full block scan) |
Continuous Data Protection |
| Schedule periodic Backup Validation |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Interface | ||
| Wizard-driven Interface | Yes |
Web Interface |
| Command-line interface |
Yes |
Yes (limited functionality) |
| Script Support |
Yes (via command line) |
XML-RPC API |
| Real-Time Protection | ||
| Perform real-time Backup (means while server online) | Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Support |
Yes |
Yes |
| CPU/Network Bandwidth/Disk Write speed throttling |
Yes |
No |
| Storage options: DAS, SAN, NAS, RAID tapes, network drives, FTP, USB and IEEE-1394 (FireWire) CDs, DVDs, and removable drives |
Yes |
DAS, SAN, NAS, RAID network drives |
| Acronis Secure Zone® (special partition) |
Yes |
Live Boot Remote Restore |
| Acronis Backup Server |
Yes |
CDP Server |
| Storage Media | ||
| Billing API for Service Providers |
No |
Yes |
| Supported Operating Systems & Processors | ||
| 64-bit and 32-bit processors | Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows Vista |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows XP Pro, XP Pro x64 Edition | Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows 2000 Professional & Server |
Yes |
No |
| MS Windows 2003 Server Editions |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows 2003 Server x64 Editions |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows Server 2008 |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS Windows Small Business Server Editions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Linux: 2.4.9 kernels and higher 2.6.6 kernels and higher are supported. Specially tested with RedHat, SuSe, Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, ASPLinux, CentOSRPM needs to be installed on the target machine. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Administration | ||
| Central Management Console | Yes |
CDP for Data Centers |
| Remote installation and configuration |
Yes |
Yes (no automatic updates) |
| Group operations |
Yes |
Available in CDP 3.0 Enterprise Server |
| Remote Restore |
Yes |
Yes |
| Acronis PXE Server |
Yes |
Yes PXE Boot Restore |
| RIS Server support | Yes |
PXE Boot Restore |
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