Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
Rewind vs Amanda Enterprise
Rewind
Backup & Disaster Recovery
SaaS backup for cloud business applications
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Amanda Enterprise
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Open-source backup trusted by enterprises
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Amanda Enterprise has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data; 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.
- They diverge on capability: Rewind covers Automated backup, Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rewind and Amanda Enterprise actually diverge.
| Attribute | Rewind | Amanda Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | Free |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Windows, Linux, Web |
| Founded | 2015 | 2005 |
Identical on both: 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 Rewind
- Automated backup
- One-click restore
- Version comparison
- Continuous protection
- Bulk restore
- Activity monitoring
- Shopify
- BigCommerce
Only in Amanda Enterprise
- Cross-platform backup
- Cloud integration
- Disk staging
- Encryption
- Web-based management
- Bare metal recovery
- AWS S3
- Azure
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Rewind
- Data protection
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
- Ransomware protection
- Compliance
Amanda Enterprise
- Data protection
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
- Ransomware protection
- Compliance
Both are used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Rewind
- Cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
- Backup restore speed is slow for large datasets, causing significant delays during critical recovery situations
- Cannot back up Shopify inventory tracking quantities, weight, measurement, or cost per item
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.
Pricing, plan by plan
Rewind
$29/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.
Amanda Enterprise
Free- Amanda Enterprise$30/month
- Cross-platform
- Cloud backup
- Web console
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Rewind or Amanda Enterprise better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rewind starts at $29/month and Amanda Enterprise at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Rewind or Amanda Enterprise?
- Amanda Enterprise has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Rewind and Free for Amanda Enterprise.
- Does Rewind or Amanda Enterprise run on more platforms?
- Rewind runs on Web. Amanda Enterprise runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
- Can I use Amanda Enterprise for free?
- Yes. Amanda Enterprise has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Rewind starts at $29/month.
- What is Rewind best used for?
- Rewind is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection.
- What can Rewind do that Amanda Enterprise cannot?
- Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection. Amanda Enterprise covers Cross-platform backup, Cloud integration, Disk staging, Encryption. Both handle Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Rewind: How long does Rewind keep backup snapshots?
Rewind keeps backup snapshots for 365 days, making them easily accessible for on-demand restores. This provides over a year of recovery options.
SourceRewind: What SaaS applications does Rewind back up?
Rewind backs up Shopify, BigCommerce, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, QuickBooks Online, Trello, monday.com, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zendesk Suite, among others.
SourceRewind: Is Rewind compliant with data protection regulations?
Rewind is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant with AES-256 encryption and role-based access control.
SourceRewind: Can you restore individual items or only full backups?
Rewind supports granular, item-level recovery understanding parent-child dependencies, allowing you to restore specific files, orders, or customer information without full dataset rollback.
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