Software · head to head
Amanda Enterprise vs Clonezilla
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.; Clonezilla the destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- They diverge on capability: Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Amanda Enterprise and Clonezilla actually diverge.
| Attribute | Amanda Enterprise | Clonezilla |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | free |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, Web | Linux, Windows |
| Founded | 2005 | 2004 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Clonezilla
- Disk/partition imaging
- Disk cloning
- Multicast deployment
- Multiple file systems
- Encryption support
- Unattended mode
- PXE boot
- DRBL
Both cover
- Windows support
- Linux support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Amanda Enterprise
- Data protectionnot Clonezilla
- Disaster recoverynot Clonezilla
- Business continuitynot Clonezilla
- Ransomware protectionnot Clonezilla
- Compliancenot Clonezilla
Clonezilla
- Bare metal backup and restore of a whole disk or partitionnot Amanda Enterprise
- Mass deployment of a disk image to many PCs over the networknot 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.
Clonezilla
- The destination partition must be equal to or larger than the source partition
- Differential and incremental backup is not implemented
- Online imaging and cloning is not implemented; the partition being imaged or cloned has to be unmounted first
- The image format cannot be explored or mounted, so a single file cannot be recovered from an image
- Recovery media spanning multiple CDs or DVDs is not implemented; the recovery ISO must fit on one disc
- Clonezilla SE requires a DRBL server to be prepared in advance and the target machine to boot from the network
- Runs only on x86 or x86-64 processors and needs at least 196 MB of RAM
Pricing, plan by plan
Amanda Enterprise
Free- Amanda Enterprise$30/month
- Cross-platform
- Cloud backup
- Web console
Clonezilla
Free- FreeFree
- Disk cloning
- Multicast
- Multiple file systems
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 Clonezilla if
- You need disk/partition imaging.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows.
- You also want disk cloning.
Questions people ask
- Is Amanda Enterprise or Clonezilla better?
- Neither clearly leads. Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and Clonezilla at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Amanda Enterprise or Clonezilla?
- Amanda Enterprise starts at Free and Clonezilla at Free.
- Does Amanda Enterprise or Clonezilla run on more platforms?
- Amanda Enterprise runs on Windows, Linux, Web. Clonezilla runs on Linux, 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 Clonezilla is typically brought in for.
- What can Amanda Enterprise do that Clonezilla cannot?
- Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, Cloud integration, Disk staging, Encryption. Clonezilla covers Disk/partition imaging, Disk cloning, Multicast deployment, Multiple file systems. Both handle Windows support, Linux support.