Acronis Advantage^®

Acronis Advantage^® 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 three 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. Home customers can take advantage of an optional annual subscription service or pay per incident plan

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
• Help for organizations in meeting their service level agreement (SLA) and Continuity of Operations Programs (COOP) requirements

Acronis Advantage for Business products

There are two 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.

Acronis Advantage for Personal products

• Standard Support 24 x 7* for perpetual products - via email and chat; for subscriptions - via email, chat and phone. Check support lifecycle
• Pay Per Incident - An expanded program that allows customers to purchase a single priority support incident, handled by one of Acronis’ dedicated support professionals, later 30 days after purchase.
• Acronis provides warranty support for recovery issues. If you have difficulties restoring data from your backup archive, you can get support to restore the data at no charge.

*Please note that phone and chat support is only provided in English during non-business hours.

Additional Support Service Enhancements:

Online Troubleshooter — 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.

Knowledge Base — 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.

Acronis Business Products*

	Self Service	Customer Service	Trial Product Support	Acronis® AdvantageSM Standard **	Acronis® AdvantageSM Premier	Subscription- based 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	Subscription based support
Pricing	Free	N/A	Free	Subscription based; First year of service included in purchase price		Included in subscription
Scope of Service	Unlimited	Unlimited***	Within trial period	Unlimited* within subscription period
Availability	24 x 7	12 x 5	24 x 7 ****	12 x 5	24 x 7 ****
Support Method	Online library	Email, chat		Email, chat, phone
First Response Time for Critical Problems	No Charge	3 Business days	3 Business days	1 Business day	1 hour
Software Updates	N/A	N/A
Upgrades to New Versions	N/A	N/A	N/A

To renew your support subscription please fill in the form

Acronis Home Products*

	Self Service	Customer Service	Trial Product Support	Standard Support	Subscription Support	Premium Support
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 during support lifecycle	Subscription based support
Pricing	Free	N/A	Free
Scope of Service	Unlimited	Unlimited***	Within trial period	Unlimited***
Availability	Online	24 x 7 ****
Support Method	Online library	Email, chat & self-service through personal account	Email, chat, paid phone		Email, chat, free phone
Email Response Time	No Charge	3 Business Days				1 Business Day
Software Updates	N/A	N/A
Free Upgrades	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

** Acronis Advantage Standard is available in certain regions.

*** Within commercially reasonable limits.

**** Please note that phone and chat support is only provided in English during non-business hours.