In the below post we are going to compare Advanced SystemCare vs CCleaner, which is best for your PC?
When it comes to making your PC run faster, it feels nearly impossible to know what steps to take. Your computer is bound to run slower and slower sooner or later – it’s inevitable.
However, your computer does not run slower than a snail because of any single force or factor.
It’s a combination of a lot of factors, and if you don’t understand how the Windows operating system works, it is very unlikely that you will know how to make manual adjustments that would help your system run faster.
Most users probably have no idea how to edit the registry, for instance. A side note: Please don’t tinker with the registry, as this can have some very undesirable effects.
Another example would be that most average users have no clue as to how to shut down startup processes.
Despite the fact that these tasks aren’t really complex, optimizing your PC can seem like an insurmountable challenge if you don’t know what you are doing.
Let’s first examine the price models of each version before diving into its features.
IOBit SystemCare vs CCleaner: Main differences
IOBit SystemCare and CCleaner differ in the following ways:
- IOBit SystemCare offers fewer features for the same money as CCleaner
- With CCleaner, two tiers of paid services are available, whereas Advanced SystemCare has only one paid tier
Pricing Models
In terms of pricing, Ccleaner has a relatively simple model without any gimmicks to upsell you to a more expensive version. Having said that, please note that CCleaner, in addition to a free version, offers paid versions as well: Professional and Professional Plus.
CCleaner’s pricing models are as follows:
- CCleaner Free – $0
- CCleaner Professional – $19.99
- CCleaner Professional Plus – $39.95
CCleaner’s free version lacks many features, like every other free program. It’s going to cost you money if you want this popular optimization tool’s full features. CCleaner is certainly not expensive, in my opinion. On the contrary, it is quite affordable. The Professional version is priced more than fairly at $24.99, in my opinion.
CCleaner, you deserve kudos for saving me so much time! It’s pretty straightforward to pay for IOBit Advanced SystemCare, just like CCleaner.
System Care application. The pricing model is as follows:
- Advanced SystemCare Free – You can download and use it for free for as long as you want
- Advanced Systemcare Pro – 1 year of protection on up to three computers for $19.99 (normally $49.99, but that seems like a marketing tactic)
IOBit Advanced SystemCare wins the price comparison by a significant margin, because it is $10 cheaper than CCleaner’s cheapest subscription. To be fair, I think neither service charges excessive prices for its software.
Neither provider is using predatory price gouging tactics, and both are fairly affordable. Despite the free option offered by both, Advanced SystemCare wins the price war.
Advanced System Care Features
Advanced System care:
The free version is watered down while the full-featured version is more robust. While the free version scans your system, it also removes any duplicate or unnecessary files, performs housekeeping, and ensures that all system files are in the correct directories.
Besides cleaning your startup tray, it can also get rid of processes bogging your system down when it tries to boot.
There is nothing particularly unique or surprising about these features. In fact, all optimization tools provide these features. Its FaceID feature, which prevents unauthorized users from accessing your system, was very cool and innovative. You can get pictures and alerts if someone tries to break into your system using FaceID.
My system is pretty well locked down, so I wouldn’t ever use it. Despite how cool I think it is, I am concerned about webcam security and dislike the idea of a program taking pictures on its own.
The free version even protects you against malware and viruses, though it’s not even close to providing the same level of protection as a proper antivirus product. I especially appreciate the performance monitor that comes with the free version.
There is something nice about having a performance monitor that is better than Windows’ standard performance monitor, which looks clunky and is fairly limited.
The ability to see real-time memory data and hard drive statistics is an invaluable diagnostic tool that can help identify faulty hardware and memory leaks.
In summary, I consider the free version to be very good…well, as good as a free version can be. The paid version, on the other hand, adds value.
As a result of brevity, the advanced version includes the following features:
- A deeper tune-up that removes unwanted files from your operating system
- It removes junk files from applications that were improperly uninstalled
- Removes bad entries from the registry (registry cleaner) by fixing, repairing, and resolving them
- Backups the registry, which is essential
- Optimizes memory usage and optimizes memory using an automatic RAM cleaning tool
- Defragmentation and optimization of HDDs
- Enhances your web browser’s privacy settings so that you are less likely to be tracked online
- The startup optimizer has been improved
- Customer service that is available 24/7
CCleaner Features
On the other hand, CCleaner’s free version has a greater number of basic features.
The free version of CCleaner, however, offers more basic features. Having said that, I still think CCleaner is an awesome little tool; it’s very popular, and the reason it’s lasted so long is that it works. The free version includes the following features:
- Delete duplicate files, unused temporary files, and unused files, plus free disk space with these basic optimization tools
- Delete cookies and clear your history as a means of preventing online tracking (I was pleasantly surprised that this feature was included with their free version).
- In order to decrease the amount of time required to boot up your PC, a startup optimizer kills startup processes if they hog system resources.
The free version of CCleaner already has a lot of great features. I still prefer the Advanced System Care’s free version, which I believe has better features. The next step is to examine its professional plan:
- By automating the optimization and protection processes, you can set it and forget it
- Detecting and blocking malicious processes in real-time
- Maintain your threat database and virus signatures through automatic updates
- Support for premium products
In addition to the previous plans, the Professional Plus plan includes all of the features offered by the previous versions, along with several additional features, as follows:
- Windows already has a disk defragmenter, so I’m not crazy about this feature…and let’s face it…it’s kind of boring
- I think it’s incredibly helpful to be able to undelete files from your hard drive using file recovery tools
- Features of hardware inventories
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Final Thoughts: CCleaner or Advanced SystemCare?
At the end of the day, which one is better? That’s a tough question. If you’re looking for a free version, Advanced System Care seems to be the best option. The free version of Advanced SystemCare simply has better features than CCleaner.
However, I do believe that CCleaner is the more valuable and better-paying software. Although the Professional and Professional Plus plans are more expensive, the advanced features included in those plans can actually save you a lot of time and frustration.
