Acronis Cyber Protect and Acronis True Image share the same backup heritage, and both include ransomware protection. But they’re designed for very different users, and choosing the wrong one can leave gaps – or mean paying for features you’ll never use.
Acronis True Image: for individuals and very small offices
Acronis True Image is personal backup software. Each user installs and manages it on their own computer. It’s ideal for:
- Home users protecting PCs, Macs and phones
- Freelancers and sole traders
- Cloning a system drive to a new SSD or computer
Acronis Cyber Protect: for businesses
Acronis Cyber Protect – the evolution of Acronis Backup – is managed centrally by an IT team from one console. Choose it if you need to:
- Back up servers, virtual machines or databases
- Protect Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
- Manage backup policies across many devices
- Add patch management, vulnerability assessment and remote management
Side-by-side
| True Image | Cyber Protect | |
|---|---|---|
| Managed by | Each user | Central IT console |
| Servers & VMs | No | Yes |
| Microsoft 365 backup | No | Yes |
| Disk cloning | Yes | Via imaging/recovery tools |
| Licensing | Per computer subscription | Per workload subscription |
And if you’re an IT provider?
If you manage IT for other organisations, look at Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, the multi-tenant version built for MSPs.
Still not sure? Tell us what you need to protect and we’ll recommend the right Acronis software.