Acronis True Image vs Minarca
Acronis True Image
acronis.com
Minarca
minarca.orgSide by side
| Figure | Acronis True Image | Minarca |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.17/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Backup software | 9.2 (#7) | 8.8 (#24) |
| Backup scope | mixed | mixed |
| Computer backup | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2003 | 2014 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Headquarters | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | St-Colomban, Quebec, Canada |
| Mobile backup | Acronis Mobile backs up contacts, photos, videos, calendars and reminders to Acronis Cloud or a local PC/Mac. | No |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,iOS,Android | web,windows,macos,linux,self_hosted |
| Restore modes | mixed | mixed |
| Support | Subscribers receive knowledge-base, forum, chat, email and phone support, with Acronis describing technical support as available 24 hours. | The maker offers enterprise assistance for setting up or maintaining Minarca and points users to a Google Group for community discussion and support. |
Plans
Acronis True Image
- Essentials$49.99 a year
- Advanced$72.99 a year
- Premium$124.99 a year
In their own words
Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Minarca
Minarca is a free, open-source backup solution that places an agent on computers and uses a central server for management. It backs up Linux, Windows and macOS systems, with destinations including remote servers and external disks. Its web interface provides a dashboard, logs and statistics, while the server can keep separate repositories and disk quotas for multiple users. Minarca uses rdiff-backup for incremental backups; its maker says the reverse incremental differential method helps resist data corruption. Large restores can be handled with the local agent, while smaller datasets can be restored through the web interface. The software also creates a mirror of backed-up directories that can be accessed and restored from the filesystem, with or without the application. A central Minarca server is required to back up a desktop computer. Listed agents support Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), macOS Catalina 10.15 and later, and 64-bit Linux, Ubuntu and Debian. The plan costs nothing and is self-hosted, with configurable user storage quotas.