Review: Acronis True Image 2013 vs CloneZilla
Looking for the best disk backup and imaging software out there? You have a ton of choices, and it can be difficult to determine exactly which choice is the best to go with. Since disk imaging software can be a critical part of your business data recovery plan, you don't want to find out down the road that the software selection you made isn't the best one for you.
True Image 2013 pros
Arconis True Image 2013 packs a lot of features into its software. You've got backup synching between all of your devices, applications to access your files from your mobile devices, disk imaging, constant backups, Windows XP to Windows 8 compatibility, automatic backups, network backup compatibility, and incremental backup compatibility. Arconis also bundles in cloud storage if you would prefer to store your backups in an off-site cloud storage facility, instead of keeping the images on your physical hard drives. You also have migration support. The recovery features are vast and varied. It clones partitions, creates rescue disks, puts disk images on hidden partitions, and syncs files, folders, or entire drives.
Acronis True Image 2013 synchronization option
True Image 2013 cons
The main complaints about Arconis TrueImage 2013 is that it uses some methods that are not standard with the Secure Zone and Startup Recovery Manager features. These features are for advanced users and administrators, since they make changes to crucial areas of your hard drive. It also means if you're using these features, that you're going to need to keep Arconis around in case the files or partitions get corrupted with these areas.
Clonezilla pros
Clonezilla has the advantage of being a free and open source disk imaging option, as opposed to Arconis's paid options. It supports many different file systems, and has both disk imaging and disk cloning features. If you need a boot loader, unattended mode, network hosted images, deploying an image to multiple devices, or Linux support, Clonezilla supports all of these features. If you want to develop your own specific version of Clonezilla to meet your company's needs, then you have all of the code at your fingertips to do so.
Clonezilla option: select device to image or device to device clone
Clonezilla cons
Clonezilla does not have nearly the range of features that Arconis True Image 2013 has, which is definitely a detriment if you're looking for an all-inclusive backup solution. Clonezilla is soley for imaging and cloning, so you don't have incremental backups, syncing, remote file access, or any of the other options that True Image makes sure to have available to you.
Conclusion
The choice between Arconis True Image 2013 and Clonezilla really depends on what you or your business needs from it. If you're looking for a quick and easy cloning and imaging solution only, Clonezilla gives you a good choice. It's also good if you have developers who just want a base for building their own custom imaging software. However, if you want a choice that is going to give you every option you could possibly need, along with a full backup solution, Arconis True Image is probably the better choice for your needs. If you're on the fence, you can always try out both and choose the one that works best for your particular situation.
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