Hello, my name is Mauricio and in this video
we’re going to go over the highs and lows of Acronis’ latest backup solution, True
Image Twenty twenty one. Before we get started, though, please hit
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video. Now, let’s see what next year looks like
according to Acronis. We’ve reviewed a lot of backup providers
at Cloudwards over the years and Acronis is the only one that regularly updates every
year. This is great on the one hand because it means
the software is looked after and guarantees you’ll get the most bang for your buck,
but on the other it forces Acronis to tout small tweaks as major updates. This is what the twenty twenty one edition
of Acronis update feels like. To make clear: Acronis is still awesome overall,
and we very much like it as a top-five provider. It's fast, secure, and offers all the features
you can expect in a backup provider and then some. For example, it syncs files much like a storage
provider does, meaning you can work on files and have them backed up in real time. It’s cool as hell, and we wish more services
would offer this. However, we struggle to see how next year’s
version differs from this year’s. If the company kept up rolling updates like
IDrive and Backblaze do, and both rank higher than Acronis in our overall backup ranking,
we would lose the pretense of a new product every year and also have more reasonable expectations. As it stands, though, the much needed interface
overhaul hasn’t made an appearance in this edition, even though it’s the one thing
holding Acronis back the most. Though it looks great, with crisp visuals
and striking colors, navigating it is a pain thanks to the many stacked menus and submenus
you need to traverse to get anything done. It makes something that should be easy a laborious
and slightly annoying process and we wish Acronis would take a leaf out of the books
of its own mobile app, which is a lot easier to use and lags a lot less than the desktop
app, as well. Another strike against Acronis is its price,
which we feel is a bit on the high side when compared to other players on the market and
also, like the interface, is needlessly complicated. At first, it seems Acronis offers three plans,
Essential, Advanced and Premium, but then when you look further you’ll soon see that
each of these has plans for one, three of five computers, which of course affects the
price. So, rather than have a straightforward pricing
table like so, you get one that looks like this. It’s silly and Acronis is pretty much the
only service that does this. In theory it’s nice that you have variable
plans you can choose from, but in reality we figure most people don’t need quite this
much choice, and the price difference for different devices is just too high if you
ask us. If CrashPlan can offer you a single price
for unlimited space, then so can Acronis. What’s also a bit odd is that the Essential
Plan only sports local backup, so using a NAS or external hard drive, which makes it
the most pricey offline backup provider around. While Advanced and Premium offer all kinds
of great bells and whistles, you may want to think twice how much you need Acronis extra
features before signing on to a package that’s significantly pricier than anything else out
there. Though we really like Acronis at Cloudwards,
its price may be enough to put it out of reach for most individuals. That said, thanks to its speed and features
it may be a fantastic option for people with some hard core backup needs or those running
a small business, so we recommend you check it out if you fall in either of those categories. We hope you found this recap useful, I’ve
linked the full review below if you want more details, and our full ranking as well in case
you want to see what else is out there. If you found this video useful, please like
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