Amanda
No phone app
6.4No. 76 of 145
in Backup software
in Backup software
- Recognised40% of the score30
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score74
- Free plan14% of the score100
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
Summary
Amanda is ranked #76 of 145 in backup software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
Amanda plans and pricing
All plansCompared on backup software
- Free plan
- Yesamanda.org
Facts
- Computer backup
- Yesamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
- Backup scope
- mixedamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
- Restore modes
- fileamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linuxamanda.org · 20 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Amanda lets an administrator use one master backup server to back up multiple networked hosts.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Backup destinations
- It can back up to disk, tape changers or drives, and cloud storage, with bundled device drivers for DVD-RW, RAIT, and Amazon S3.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Backup scheduling
- Amanda schedules full and incremental backups and adjusts the schedule to spread work across the backup cycle.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Restore and media management
- It catalogs backed-up files and their media locations, identifies the tapes needed for a restore, and manages tapes to avoid overwriting the wrong one.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Amanda supports secure server-client communication using OpenSSH, archive encryption using GPG or another encryption program, and Kerberos 5 security.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Compression
- Backup archives can be compressed before or after network transfer using compress, gzip, or a custom program.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Application integrations
- Its Application API supports custom backups for applications such as relational databases and for special file systems.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- Amanda provides a native Windows client and the README says it backs up 32-bit and 64-bit Windows machines.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The README lists Linux, Mac OS X, and multiple Unix systems among tested client platforms; it says Amanda should run on modern Unix systems meeting its stated requirements.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project says free support is unavailable; users can seek help through mailing lists and forums, while formal or commercial support may be available from vendors.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Amanda works best with one or more large holding-disk partitions for buffering; without a holding disk, backups run sequentially to the tape drive.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes Amanda Community as a free, open-source backup option for Linux and Unix, and says it is best suited to labs and testing in its comparison with Zmanda Pro.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- Amanda is maintained by Zmanda, which the project identifies as a BETSOL company; the community edition continues to receive critical security updates.amanda.org · 2 Oct 2026
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Sources
- amanda.org· checked 20 Sept 2026
- amanda.org/docs/README.txt· checked 2 Oct 2026
- amanda.org/download.php· checked 2 Oct 2026
- amanda.org/about.php· checked 2 Oct 2026