Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Bacula vs AOMEI Backupper
Bacula
Backup & Disaster Recovery
The best open source backup software for Linux
- 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: Bacula the community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.; AOMEI Backupper windows only, covering Windows 7 through 11
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bacula and AOMEI Backupper actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bacula | AOMEI Backupper |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | open-source | freemium |
| Platforms | Web | Windows |
| Founded | Unknown | 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 Bacula
Nothing recorded that AOMEI Backupper does not also cover.
Only in AOMEI Backupper
- System backup
- Disk clone
- File sync
- Real-time sync
- Universal restore
- Bootable media
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bacula
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bacula review.
AOMEI Backupper
- Free disk and file backup on a personal Windows machinenot Bacula
- System image and bare metal recoverynot Bacula
- Cloning a drive when upgrading to a larger disk on the paid editionsnot Bacula
- Scheduled incremental backupsnot Bacula
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bacula
- The community edition has no vendor support contract; bacula.org directs support and paid deployments toward the separate commercial Bacula Enterprise product instead.
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
Bacula
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Bacula review.
AOMEI Backupper
Free- Professional$40/year
- System clone
- Universal restore
- Real-time sync
Which should you pick?
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 Bacula or AOMEI Backupper better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bacula 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, Bacula or AOMEI Backupper?
- Bacula starts at Free and AOMEI Backupper at Free.
- Does Bacula or AOMEI Backupper run on more platforms?
- Bacula runs on Web. AOMEI Backupper runs on Windows.
- Can I use Bacula for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can Bacula do that AOMEI Backupper cannot?
- AOMEI Backupper covers System backup, Disk clone, File sync, Real-time sync.