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True Image vs. Backup Advanced 11.5 (and VMWare backups)

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I have 2 PC's I need to backup. I have previously used Backup Advanced for PC 11.5, but I'm wondering if it makes sense to move to the True Image product? I've found that I don't really have a need for the remote administration in Backup Advanced, and at this point, I don't want to use cloud storage for backups. I do have some questions about making a shift:

- Can backups created by Acronis Backup 9+ be read/used by True Image 2016/Cloud?
- Aside from things like remote admin, and given that I only have 2 physical machines to backup, are there any advantages to Backup/Backup Advanced over True Image 2016/Cloud?

Finally, I use VMware Workstation, and have several Virtual Machines. When I do my backups, my VM's are not running. They get backed up by virtue of my host PC being backed up (so the VM files get backed up). I see there are some VMware backup options, but I'm not clear of the advantage of them:

- Will using Acronis Backup with one of the VM add-ons give me smaller and/or faster VM backups?
- Do my VM's need to be running to use the VM add-ons/options for Acronis Backup?

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Hello Chris,

Thank you for your posting!

1. No, archives created with Acronis Backup are not compatible with Acronis True Image: https://kb.acronis.com/content/1689

2. Here you will find comparison of Acronis True Image 2015, Acronis Backup 11.5 for PC and Acronis Backup Advanced 11.5 for PC. Acronis Backup Advanced has more features than other editions, but if you don't need them you could swith to standalone Edition of Acronis Backup or to Acronis True Image: https://kb.acronis.com/content/49586

3. Actually we do not have special Add-ons for virtual machines, but two licenses for backup of VMware infrastructure: Acronis Backup for VMware and Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware. Both products are installed on the ESXi-Host to backup all virtual machines on the host. VMware Workstation machines could be backed up only as files along with all other data, there is no specific option to backup these machines.

Acronis Backup and Acronis Backup Advanced Comparison: https://kb.acronis.com/content/44030

Acronis Backup: Products Comparison: https://kb.acronis.com/node/46910

Thank you,