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Amanda Enterprise vs Bacula

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Amanda Enterprise

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Open-source backup trusted by enterprises

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Bacula

Backup & Disaster Recovery

The best open source backup software for Linux

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; Bacula the community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amanda Enterprise and Bacula actually diverge.

Attributes where Amanda Enterprise and Bacula differ
AttributeAmanda EnterpriseBacula
Pricing modelsubscriptionopen-source
PlatformsWindows, Linux, WebWeb
Founded2005Unknown

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 Bacula

Nothing recorded that Amanda Enterprise does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amanda Enterprise

  • Data protectionnot Bacula
  • Disaster recoverynot Bacula
  • Business continuitynot Bacula
  • Ransomware protectionnot Bacula
  • Compliancenot Bacula

Bacula

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bacula review.

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.

Bacula

  • The community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amanda Enterprise

Free
  • Amanda Enterprise$30/month
    • Cross-platform
    • Cloud backup
    • Web console

Bacula

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Bacula review.

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.
Amanda Enterprise review

Choose Bacula if

  • You want to start without paying.
Bacula review

Questions people ask

Is Amanda Enterprise or Bacula better?
Neither clearly leads. Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and Bacula at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amanda Enterprise or Bacula?
Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and Bacula at Free.
Does Amanda Enterprise or Bacula run on more platforms?
Amanda Enterprise runs on Windows, Linux, Web. Bacula runs on Web.
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 Bacula is typically brought in for.
What can Amanda Enterprise do that Bacula cannot?
Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, Cloud integration, Disk staging, Encryption.
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