Amanda Enterprise
Open-format enterprise backup and recovery built on the Amanda project
About Amanda Enterprise
Amanda Enterprise (by Zmanda, a BETSOL company) is a commercially supported enterprise backup and recovery solution built on the popular open-source Amanda backup software. It centralizes protection of Linux, Windows, Mac, Solaris, VMware, databases and applications through the point-and-click Zmanda Management Console, and stores backups in open formats like tar and ZIP64 so data stays recoverable even without Zmanda software.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Built on the mature, widely deployed open-source Amanda backup engine
- Open backup formats (tar, ZIP64) avoid vendor lock-in and keep data recoverable without Zmanda
- Single Zmanda Management Console covers Linux, Windows, Mac, Solaris, VMware and databases
- Backs up an unlimited number of VMs per hypervisor on supported tiers
- Lower entry cost than many enterprise backup suites, with a free trial
Cons
- Interface and overall experience feel dated compared with newer SaaS-native backup tools
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales for a custom quote
- Self-hosted/on-prem deployment requires more administration than fully managed services
- Best suited to mixed Linux/Unix and traditional server environments rather than cloud-first stacks
Key Features
Zmanda Management Console
A single point-and-click web interface to configure backup policies and schedules, add clients, restore files, and generate standard or custom reports across multiple locations.
Cross-platform client backup
Protect Linux, Windows, macOS and Solaris systems, including Windows 11/10 and Windows Server 2008 through 2022.
VMware and virtualization backup
Back up an unlimited number of VMs per hypervisor via the vStorage API on vSphere/ESXi, with file-level restore from VMware backups without staging.
Application and database modules
Application-aware backup of Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server and Oracle databases, plus NDMP and NAS/file-share backups.
Open backup formats
Stores backup images using standard tar and ZIP64 formats instead of a proprietary container, so data can be recovered even without Zmanda software.
Compression, encryption and retention
Built-in compression, encryption, retention-policy control, monitoring and reporting across backup sets.
Flexible storage targets
Write backups to disk, tape, NAS and cloud storage, with vaulting and disaster-recovery options on higher tiers.
Full and incremental backups
Schedule full, incremental and forever-incremental backups with client-side deduplication on Business Plus.
Pricing
- Linux and Windows backup
- Database backup
- Full and incremental backups
- NAS / file-share backups
- Zmanda cloud storage
- Standard support
- Everything in Business
- Microsoft 365 backup
- Forever incremental backups
- Disaster recovery and vaulting
- Client-side data deduplication
- 24/7 premium support
- Custom-sized environments and volume discounts
- On-premises or SaaS deployment
- Application and VMware modules at scale
- Tailored support
Best For
Heterogeneous server backup
Centrally protect a mix of Linux, Solaris, Windows and macOS servers and workstations from one console.
VMware virtualization protection
Back up and restore vSphere/ESXi virtual machines with unlimited per-hypervisor VM coverage and file-level recovery.
Database and application backup
Run application-aware backups of Exchange, SQL Server and Oracle to meet recovery requirements.
Lock-in-free data archiving
Organizations that need long-term backups in open, standard formats they can read without proprietary tooling.
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