Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Amanda Enterprise vs AOMEI Backupper
Amanda Enterprise
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Open-source backup trusted by enterprises
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
AOMEI Backupper
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Complete backup and restore solution for Windows
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Amanda Enterprise amanda Community Edition is genuinely open source, released under a mix of BSD, GPLv2, LGPL and Apache licenses with source on GitHub, but the Enterprise edition that adds central management and paid support is a separate proprietary product sold by Zmanda (a Betsol company since its 2018 acquisition); Zmanda's own pricing page returned 403 to direct fetch, so no current per-client or per-agent figure could be confirmed from the vendor directly.; AOMEI Backupper windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
- They diverge on capability: Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, AOMEI Backupper covers System backup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amanda Enterprise and AOMEI Backupper actually diverge.
| Attribute | Amanda Enterprise | AOMEI Backupper |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, Web | Windows |
| Founded | 2005 | 2010 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Amanda Enterprise
- Cross-platform backup
- Cloud integration
- Disk staging
- Encryption
- Web-based management
- Bare metal recovery
- AWS S3
- Azure
Only in AOMEI Backupper
- System backup
- Disk clone
- File sync
- Real-time sync
- Universal restore
- Bootable media
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
Both cover
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amanda Enterprise
- Data protectionnot AOMEI Backupper
- Disaster recoverynot AOMEI Backupper
- Business continuitynot AOMEI Backupper
- Ransomware protectionnot AOMEI Backupper
- Compliancenot AOMEI Backupper
AOMEI Backupper
- Free disk and file backup on a personal Windows machinenot Amanda Enterprise
- System image and bare metal recoverynot Amanda Enterprise
- Cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editionsnot Amanda Enterprise
- Scheduled incremental backupsnot Amanda Enterprise
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Amanda Enterprise
- Amanda Community Edition is genuinely open source, released under a mix of BSD, GPLv2, LGPL and Apache licenses with source on GitHub, but the Enterprise edition that adds central management and paid support is a separate proprietary product sold by Zmanda (a Betsol company since its 2018 acquisition); Zmanda's own pricing page returned 403 to direct fetch, so no current per-client or per-agent figure could be confirmed from the vendor directly.
AOMEI Backupper
- Windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
- The free Standard edition is licensed for personal use; business use requires a paid edition from $39.95
- Differential backup, cloud backup and system cloning are all withheld from the free edition, which clones data disks only
- The free edition reads from disk more slowly than the paid ones
- Email notifications on Standard are limited to Gmail and Hotmail servers
- Support on the free edition is business hours rather than 24/7
Pricing, plan by plan
Amanda Enterprise
Free- Amanda Enterprise$30/month
- Cross-platform
- Cloud backup
- Web console
AOMEI Backupper
Free- Professional$40/year
- System clone
- Universal restore
- Real-time sync
Which should you pick?
Choose Amanda Enterprise if
- You need cross-platform backup.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
- You also want cloud integration.
Choose AOMEI Backupper if
- You need system backup.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want disk clone.
Questions people ask
- Is Amanda Enterprise or AOMEI Backupper better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and AOMEI Backupper at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amanda Enterprise or AOMEI Backupper?
- Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and AOMEI Backupper at Free.
- Does Amanda Enterprise or AOMEI Backupper run on more platforms?
- Amanda Enterprise runs on Windows, Linux, Web. AOMEI Backupper runs on Windows.
- Can I use Amanda Enterprise for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Amanda Enterprise best used for?
- Amanda Enterprise is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what AOMEI Backupper is typically brought in for.
- What can Amanda Enterprise do that AOMEI Backupper cannot?
- Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, Cloud integration, Disk staging, Encryption. AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Disk clone, File sync, Real-time sync. Both handle Windows support.