Amanda

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About

Amanda is ranked #80 of 145 in backup software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free plan: Yesamanda.org

Facts

Free plan: Yesamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
Computer backup: Yesamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
Backup scope: mixedamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
Restore modes: fileamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
Supported platforms: Windows,macOS,Linuxamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
Purpose: Amanda lets an administrator use one master backup server to back up multiple networked hosts.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Backup destinations: It can back up to disk, tape changers or drives, and cloud storage, with bundled device drivers for DVD-RW, RAIT, and Amazon S3.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Backup scheduling: Amanda schedules full and incremental backups and adjusts the schedule to spread work across the backup cycle.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Restore and media management: It catalogs backed-up files and their media locations, identifies the tapes needed for a restore, and manages tapes to avoid overwriting the wrong one.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Security: Amanda supports secure server-client communication using OpenSSH, archive encryption using GPG or another encryption program, and Kerberos 5 security.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Compression: Backup archives can be compressed before or after network transfer using compress, gzip, or a custom program.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Application integrations: Its Application API supports custom backups for applications such as relational databases and for special file systems.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Windows support: Amanda provides a native Windows client and the README says it backs up 32-bit and 64-bit Windows machines.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Operating systems: The README lists Linux, Mac OS X, and multiple Unix systems among tested client platforms; it says Amanda should run on modern Unix systems meeting its stated requirements.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Support: The project says free support is unavailable; users can seek help through mailing lists and forums, while formal or commercial support may be available from vendors.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Notable limit: Amanda works best with one or more large holding-disk partitions for buffering; without a holding disk, backups run sequentially to the tape drive.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Intended users: The project describes Amanda Community as a free, open-source backup option for Linux and Unix, and says it is best suited to labs and testing in its comparison with Zmanda Pro.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
Maintenance: Amanda is maintained by Zmanda, which the project identifies as a BETSOL company; the community edition continues to receive critical security updates.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026