Customer Service & Support

Acronis® AdvantageSM

Acronis AdvantageSM Delivers Enhanced Support and Maintenance to Customers Worldwide

Designed to meet the customer service, support, and troubleshooting demands of our home and corporate customers, the Acronis Advantage program provides a variety of support options including a self service, pay-per-incident or subscription plan.

An enhanced self-service knowledge base library, expanded pay-per-incident support, and a pair of subscription-based support programs aimed to provide customers with world-class service, at a level and cost that meet specific support needs. For the Acronis® line of corporate products, the first year subscription of either the Acronis Advantage Standard or Premier level of service is included.

The Acronis Advantage program offers:

  • A personalized and flexible array of services
  • Premier service levels featuring fast response times to critical issues
  • Direct interaction with knowledgeable Acronis support professionals
  • Available online training and demonstration content from field sales engineers
  • Help for organizations in meeting their service level agreement (SLA) and Continuity of Operations Programs (COOP) requirements

Acronis Advantage

There are 2 versions of the Acronis Advantage program:

  • Acronis Advantage Standard – Offers 12 x 5 support services Monday through Friday, 8am-8pm EST via phone, chat, and email with one of our dedicated support professionals. In the event of a critical system error, an engineer will respond within one business day. The first year of service is included with the Acronis line of corporate products.
  • Acronis Advantage Premier – Offers 24 x 7 support services available via phone, chat, and email. Acronis Advantage Premier customers receive priority support in the event of a business-critical system error (severity A), customers will receive the initial response within one hour. The first year of service is included with the Acronis line of corporate products.

Additional Support Service Enhancements:

Support Wizard - A web-based tool designed to give rapid access to an issue-specific knowledge base that will help solve problems and pre-load their support issue into a response system for a faster turnaround.

Expanded Knowledge Base Library - newly updated with articles detailing how to install products, technical solutions, and tips on how to maximize the capabilities of Acronis products. An enhanced search engine speeds access to relevant articles.

Pay Per Incident - An expanded program that allows customers to purchase a single priority support incident, handled by one of Acronis’ dedicated support professionals.

Current Acronis Maintenance and Priority Support (AMPS) Customers

Customers holding contracts for Acronis’ existing AMPS program will be served under the terms of those agreements up until the renewal date. When the contract comes up for renewal, a customer will be offered one of the new Acronis Advantage programs.

Acronis Corporate Products*

 

Self Service Customer Service Trial Product Support Priority Pay Per Incident Support for Licensed ProductsPriority Pay Per Incident Support for Custom Products ***Acronis® AdvantageSM Standard Acronis® Advantage Premier
Terms Access to Knowledge Base articles and documentationAdministrative, license/serial number, web navigation, download, or promotional offer issuesValid for length of the trialPurchase support for a single incidentPurchase support for a single incidentSubscription based supportSubscription based support
Pricing FreeN/AFreePriced per incidentPriced per incidentSubscription based; First year of service included in purchase priceSubscription based; First year of service included in purchase price
Scope of Service UnlimitedUnlimited**Within trial period1 Incident1 IncidentUnlimited* within subscription periodUnlimited* within subscription period
Availability 24 x 712 x 512 x 524 x 724 x 712 x 524 x 7
Support Method Online libraryEmail, chatEmail, chatEmail, chat, phoneEmail, chat, phoneEmail, chat, phoneEmail, chat, phone
First Response Time for Critical Problems No Charge1 Business day3 Business days1 Business day1 Business day1 Business day1 hour
Software Updates N/AN/AYesYesN/AYesYes
Upgrades to New Versions N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AYesYes
Training No ChargeN/AGeneral online sessionsGeneral online sessionsN/AGeneral online sessionsGeneral online sessions; Private sessions available

Acronis Home Products*

 Self Service Customer Service Trial Product Support Standard Support Priority Pay Per Incident Support for Licensed Products Priority Pay Per Incident Support for Custom Products ***
Terms Access to Knowledge Base articles and documentation Administrative, license/serial number, web navigation, download, or promotional offer issues Valid for length of the trial Valid for 30 days after purchase Purchase support for a single incident Purchase support for a single incident
Pricing Free N/A Free Free Priced per incident Priced per incident
Scope of Service Unlimited Unlimited** Within trial period Unlimited** 1 incident 1 incident
Availability Online 24 x 7 12 x 5 24 x 7 24 x 7 24 x 7
Support Method Online library Email, chat & self-service through my.acronis Email, chatEmail, chatEmail, chat, phoneEmail, chat, phone
First Response Time for Critical Problems No Charge1 Business Day3 Business Days3 Business Days1 Business Day1 Business Day
Software Updates N/A N/A YesYesYesN/A
Upgrades to New Versions N/A N/A N/A Free within first 30 days Free within first 30 days N/A
Training No Charge N/A General online sessions General online sessions N/AN/A

* Support current version plus one version back. All other versions are supported via knowledge base.

** Within reasonable limits

*** Custom Acronis products include Acronis True Image Personal Edition, and OEM editions. Priority Pay Per Incident Support for Custom Products is non-refundable.

 
Support Options

The Acronis Advantage Program offers a series of different service levels designed to fit your needs:

Acronis Advantage Standard
A corporate product subscriptionbased program with the first year of service included with purchase. Support available via email, phone, and chat during normal business hours 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM SGT.

Acronis Advantage Premier
A corporate product subscription based program with the first year of service included with purchase. Support available via email, phone, and chat 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Self Service
Find information and troubleshooting articles by product or topic.

Customer Service
Get help with administrative, license, serial number, web navigation, download, or promotional offer issues.

Trial Product Support
When using a trial version of an Acronis product get help via email and chat during normal business hours 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM SGT.

Standard Home Support
Included for the first 30 days. Help is available via email and chat during normal business hours 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM SGT.

Pay Per Incident Support
Purchase support with a credit card for a single incident.

Custom Product Pay Per Incident Support
Purchase support for non-standard and unlicensed Acronis products with a credit card for a single incident.