Acronis vs Proton Drive
Acronis and Proton Drive are both Security & identity tools. Here is how they compare on pricing, audience, platforms and community votes.
Backup, disaster recovery and endpoint security for MSPs and PCs
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage from Swiss privacy company Proton
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium · $5 |
| Built for | Small businesses, Enterprise, Agencies | Freelancers, Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android | web, windows, macos, ios, android |
| Country | CH · 2003 | CH |
| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
| Rating | — | — |
Acronis
Acronis is a Swiss-headquartered cyber protection company founded in 2003, known for its True Image disk imaging software and, today, mainly for a multitenant platform that managed service providers use to back up, secure and manage their clients' systems. EQT agreed in 2024 to take a majority stake, and Acronis says more than 20,000 service providers and 750,000 businesses use its platform.
The business offering, marketed as the Acronis Cyber Platform and sold to service providers as Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, combines backup of servers, PCs, VMs and Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with disaster recovery, EDR and MDR, email security, data loss prevention, patching, RMM and PSA-style billing and service desk tools. MSPs pay per workload for actual usage; IT departments buy one to three year terms. The consumer line, Acronis True Image, is sold per year: Essentials for local backup and cloning, Advanced with cloud storage and anti-malware, and Premium with 1 TB or more of cloud storage.
Acronis fits MSPs that want one console for backup, security and RMM, and home or small-office users who need full-disk images and cloning. Backblaze is simpler and cheaper for plain cloud backup, Afi.ai focuses on SaaS backup for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and Veeam is the usual choice for large virtualized data centers.
Buying tip: True Image prices rise with each extra computer and terabyte, so a 3 or 5 computer pack is better value for households. MSPs should check which security modules they already license elsewhere.
Proton Drive
Proton Drive is the encrypted cloud storage service from Proton AG, the Geneva company founded in 2014 by scientists who met at CERN and best known for Proton Mail. Files, file names, folders and photos are end-to-end encrypted on your device before upload, so Proton cannot read them, and the code of its apps is open source and independently audited.
Drive works on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, with automatic photo backup, desktop sync, password-protected and expiring share links, and long version history. It now includes Proton Docs and Proton Sheets for encrypted collaborative documents and spreadsheets. The free plan offers up to 5 GB; Drive Plus adds 200 GB, while Proton Unlimited, Duo and Family bundle Drive with Mail, VPN, Pass and Calendar. Business teams use Drive Professional with 1 TB per user.
Proton Drive suits privacy-conscious individuals, journalists and small teams who want Google Drive convenience without handing data to an ad company. Tresorit is the stronger business-focused encrypted option, Google Drive and Dropbox win on third-party integrations and real-time office editing, and Sync.com is a cheaper encrypted alternative for large storage.
In 2026 Proton shipped a Drive CLI for Windows, macOS and Linux and faster encryption, but a native Linux sync client is still on the roadmap. If you already pay for Proton Mail, check Proton Unlimited first, because it often costs less than separate subscriptions.