Carbonite vs Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image comes out ahead of Carbonite on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Acronis True Image takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, Acronis True Image takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Carbonite if…
- • You want Carbonite's edge on how much cloud storage you get
Choose Acronis True Image if…
- • You want Acronis True Image's edge on what it costs per year and how long you can try it free
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs per yearAcronis True Image winsCarbonite5/10
$95.99/yr
safe basic regular yearly ($76.79 first year promo)
- $95.99/yr, against $49.99/yr
Source: carbonite.com ↗
Acronis True Image wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much cloud storage you getCarbonite winsAcronis True Image5/10
No cloud storage
cloud storage on essentials (not available)
- No cloud storage, against Unlimited
Source: acronis.com ↗
Carbonite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How long you can try it freeAcronis True Image winsCarbonite5/10
15-day free trial
free trial
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
Source: carbonite.com ↗
Acronis True Image wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Whether it covers network drivesAcronis True Image winsCarbonite5/10
No NAS backup
nas only on safe backup pro
- No NAS backup, against Back up to NAS
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Acronis True Image wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How many computers it coversTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Whether only you hold the keyTieCarbonite7/10
Private encryption key
self-managed key (windows, at install)
Source: support.carbonite.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- $95.99/yr, against $49.99/yr
- 15-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
- No NAS backup, against Back up to network shares
- $95.99/yr, against $39.95/yr
- No cloud storage, against 1 TB
- 1 computer, against 5 computers
- $49.99/yr, against $39.95/yr
- No cloud storage, against Unlimited