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This is a '''list of ]''' (] that performs ]s). ], ], and ] are often used for backups but only software focused on backup should be listed here. See ] for features.


This is a list of notable ] that performs ]s. ], ], and ] are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here. See ] for features.
==]==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
==Free and open-source software==
! Package
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Name
! ] ! ]
! ] ! ]
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]
! ] ! Has a ]?
! ] ! Has a ]?
! Last updated ! Last updated
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ] | ]
| ], ] | ], ]
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} (only with Amanda Enterprise) | {{partial|Only with Amanda Enterprise}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q379620|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{dts|2016|February|10}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ].0
| ] 1.4.x
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dts|2015|August|26}}
|-
! ]
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2015|May|01}} | {{dts|2015|May|16}}
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| GPLv2.0 | ]
| Perl | Perl
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} (with ])
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dunno}} | {{dunno}}
| {{dts|2015|January|11}} | {{dts|2020|June|20}} (Stable)
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ]
| ]v3.0
| ]
| ]
| {{yes}} (license required) | {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2024|November|13}}<ref name="backintime_release">{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases|title=Back In Time Releases|website=GitHub}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| ]v3.0
| ], ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2015|August|14}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dts|2024|March|22}}
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ]
| ]
| ] | Python, Cython, C
| {{no}} | {{yes}} (with ])
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Optional}} (BorgBase, BorgWeb, Vorta)
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q28941676|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{dts|2016|January|11}}
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| BSD/GPLv2.0 | BSD/GPLv2.0
| C++ | C++
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dunno}} | {{dunno}}
|{{dts|2018|August|19}}<ref name="boxbackup_release">{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/boxbackup/boxbackup|title=boxbackup/boxbackup|website=GitHub}}</ref>
| {{dts|2010|May|01}}
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ]v2.0 | ]v2.0
| ], ], ] | ], ], ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} (with ])
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2016|June|12}} | {{dts|2018|October|20}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| GPLv2.0 | GPLv2
| C++
| ], ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Optional}} (DarGUI, Kdar, gdar)
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{dts|2018|December|8}}
| {{dts|2016|Jul|26}}
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| GPLv3 | GPLv3
| Java | Java
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dunno}} | {{dunno}}
| {{dts|2015|September|27}} | {{dts|2018|March|17}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ]
| GPLv2
| ]
| C++
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Optional}} DarGUI
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2016|September|10}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2013|February|2}} (v1.3.4, deprecated)
{{dts|2023|May|25}} (v2.0.7.1, beta)
|- |-
! ] ! scope="row" | ]
| GPL | GPL
| ] | ]
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Optional}} Déjà Dup | {{Optional}} (Déjà Dup)
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q604309|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| {{dts|2016|April|19}}<ref>https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/duplicity-announce/2016-04/msg00001.html</ref>
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ]
| ]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dts|2013|February|2}} (Stable) {{dts|2016|September|6}} (Preview 2.0)
|-
! ]
| GPL | GPL
| Python | Python
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| {{dts|2010|May|5}} | {{dts|2010|May|5}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| GPLv3 | GPLv3
| C++ | C++
| {{yes}} (under development)
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2014|Mar|16}}
|-
! ]
| GPLv3
| Python
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2024|January|07}}
| {{dts|2016|January|30}}<ref name="obnam_dl">{{cite web | url=http://code.liw.fi/debian/pool/main/o/obnam/ | title=Index of /debian/pool/main/o/obnam | publisher=http://code.liw.fi | accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref>
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]/gtar
| GPL3+
| BSD/]/GNU/others
| ]
|
| {{yes}} (with GnuWin32) | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{Optional}} (GUI Tar and Tar GUI)
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2019|Feb|19}}
| depends on implementation
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| GPL | GPLv3
| Python | C++
| {{yes}} (with Cygwin) | {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{dts|2018|Nov|18}}
| {{dts|2009|March|16}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| ]v3.0
| MPL
| Go | Rust
| {{yes}} | {{No}}
| {{yes}} | {{No}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{dts|2023|March|29}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roadmap Proxmox Backup Server|url=https://pbs.proxmox.com/index.php/Roadmap|website=pbs.proxmox.com |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
| {{dts|2016|March|6}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! ]
| GPL | GPL
| OCaml | Python
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{Optional}} (JBackpack, Rdiffweb, Minarca)
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{dts|2023|Sep|8}}
| {{dts|2015|February|12}}
|-
! ]
| GPL3+
| ]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial}}
| {{yes}}
| {{dts|2015|11|16}}
|} |}


==]== ==Proprietary==
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Package ! Name
! Publisher ! Publisher
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]?
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]?
! Version for ] ! Runs on ]?
! Has a ]?
! ]
! ]{{efn|This criterion includes ] as well}}
! ]
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| @MAX software | @MAX software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | Acronis
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Aomei Tech
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Argentum Software | Argentum Software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Softland
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Cortex IT Labs | Cortex IT Labs
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | Veritas Software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Bacula Systems SA
| Catalogic Software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Bitser
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" |]
| Pipemetrics SA | Pipemetrics SA
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Catalogic Software
| Econ Technologies
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Argentum Software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| CloudBerry Lab | CloudBerry Lab
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Luis Cobian
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" |]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Cohesity
| Code42
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" |]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Commvault
| ]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Comodo Group
| Host Interface International
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Code42
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Dmailer
| ]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| EMC Corporation
| Genie-Soft
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Genie-Soft
| Novosoft LLC
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handybackup.net/news/linux-backup-release.shtml|title= Release of Linux version of backup software - Feature Requests - Handy Backup Official Website|publisher=handybackup.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-07}}</ref>
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| HP Software & Solutions
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | IBM
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| InMage
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" |]
| TeraByte Unlimited | TeraByte Unlimited
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Chili Pepper Software
| Enter Srl
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes|Exclusively}}
|-
! scope="row" | ]
| InMage
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | KeepVault
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{partial}} | {{partial}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Langmeier Software | Paramount Software UK Ltd
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| LazySave
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| QuestSoftware
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" |]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Symantec
| Memopal
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" |]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Symantec
| Mozy / EMC
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| ]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | NovaStor
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| ] | Microsoft
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Retrospect Inc
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref name="nbu_mac_support">, Version 6.5.2 and above.</ref>
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" |]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Rubrik Inc
| Symantec
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Symantec
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| SpiderOak
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}?
| {{no}}?
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Retrospect Inc
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| SEP Software | Super Flexible Software
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| StorageCraft
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" |]
| Microsoft | Microsoft
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| SpiderOak
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| 2BrightSparks
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Microsoft
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Apple Inc. | Apple Inc.
| {{no}} | {{no}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| CodeLathe | CodeLathe
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
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| {{no}} | {{no}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Microsoft
| FarStone Technology
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
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| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
|}

== Defunct software ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Name
!Type
!Ran on ]?
!Ran on ]?
!Ran on ]?
!Dates active
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| Apple Inc.
| UltraBac Software
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| Until 2011
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ]
| ]
| Microsoft
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{yes}}<ref>Time Machine emulation available as ] option from ].</ref>
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | ?
|- |-
! scope="row" | ]
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Windows ]
| Commercial and closed-source
| Microsoft
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
|Until 2018
|- |-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ] ! scope="row" | ]
| Commercial and closed-source
| ]
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
|Until Sept. 30, 2017

|-
! scope="row" | ]
| Freeware and closed-source
| {{yes}} | {{yes}}
| {{no}} | {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
|Until January, 2021

|} |}


== See also == == See also ==
;Lists
* ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ] * ]


== Notes ==
;Concepts
{{Notelist}}
* ]
* ]
* ]


== References == == References ==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{dmoz|Computers/Software/Backup|Backup Software}}


] ]

Latest revision as of 14:59, 13 November 2024

This is a list of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here. See Comparison of backup software for features.

Free and open-source software

Name License Written with Runs on Windows Runs on macOS Runs on Linux Has a GUI? Has a CLI? Last updated
Amanda BSD C, Perl Yes Yes Yes Only with Amanda Enterprise Yes 25 August 2023
Attic BSD Python No Yes Yes No Yes May 16, 2015
BackupPC GPLv2.0 Perl Yes (with Cygwin) Yes Yes Yes ? June 20, 2020 (Stable)
Back In Time GPL-2.0-or-later Python No No Yes Yes Yes November 13, 2024
Bacula AGPLv3.0 C, C++ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes March 22, 2024
BorgBackup BSD-3 Python, Cython, C Yes (with Cygwin) Yes Yes Optional (BorgBase, BorgWeb, Vorta) Yes 3 July 2024
Box Backup BSD/GPLv2.0 C++ Yes Yes Yes Yes ? August 19, 2018
Bup LGPLv2.0 Python, Bash, C Yes (with Cygwin) Yes Yes No Yes October 20, 2018
DAR GPLv2 C++ Yes Yes Yes Optional (DarGUI, Kdar, gdar) Yes December 8, 2018
DirSync Pro GPLv3 Java Yes Yes Yes Yes ? March 17, 2018
Duplicati LGPL C# Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes February 2, 2013 (v1.3.4, deprecated)

May 25, 2023 (v2.0.7.1, beta)

duplicity GPL Python Yes (with Cygwin) Yes Yes Optional (Déjà Dup) Yes 25 November 2024
FlyBack GPL Python No No Yes Yes ? May 5, 2010
FreeFileSync GPLv3 C++ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes January 7, 2024
git-annex GPL3+ Haskell No Yes Yes Partial Yes Feb 19, 2019
luckyBackup GPLv3 C++ No No Yes Yes Yes Nov 18, 2018
Proxmox Backup Server AGPLv3.0 Rust No No Yes Yes Yes March 29, 2023
rdiff-backup GPL Python Yes Yes Yes Optional (JBackpack, Rdiffweb, Minarca) Yes Sep 8, 2023

Proprietary

Name Publisher Runs on Windows? Runs on macOS? Runs on Linux? Has a GUI? Continuous data protection
@MAX SyncUp @MAX software Yes No No Yes Yes
Acronis True Image Acronis Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Argentum Backup Argentum Software Yes No No Yes No
BackupAssist Cortex IT Labs Yes No No Yes No
Backup Exec Veritas Software Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bacula Enterprise Bacula Systems SA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bvckup 2 Pipemetrics SA Yes No No Yes No
Catalogic DPX Catalogic Software Yes No Yes Yes Yes
CloudBerry Backup CloudBerry Lab Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cobian Backup Luis Cobian Yes No No Yes No
Cohesity Cohesity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Commvault Commvault Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comodo Backup Comodo Group Yes No No Yes Yes
Crashplan Code42 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dmailer Backup Dmailer Yes Yes No Yes No
EMC NetWorker EMC Corporation Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Genie Backup Manager Genie-Soft Yes No Yes Yes Yes
HP Data Protector HP Software & Solutions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) IBM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Image for Windows TeraByte Unlimited Yes No Yes Yes No
Infinite Disk Chili Pepper Software Yes No No Yes Exclusively
InMage DR-Scout InMage Yes No Yes Yes Yes
KeepVault KeepVault Yes Partial No Yes Yes
Macrium Reflect Paramount Software UK Ltd Yes No No Yes Yes
NetVault Backup QuestSoftware Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Norton 360 Symantec Yes No Yes Yes No
Norton Ghost Symantec Yes No Yes Yes No
Novabackup NovaStor Yes No Partial Yes No
NTBackup Microsoft Yes No No Yes No
Retrospect Retrospect Inc Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Rubrik Rubrik Inc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SpiderOak SpiderOak Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Syncovery Super Flexible Software Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Center Data Protection Manager Microsoft Yes No No Yes Yes
Time Machine Apple Inc. No Yes No Yes No
Tonido Backup CodeLathe Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Windows Backup and Restore Microsoft Yes No No Yes No

Defunct software

Name Type Ran on Windows? Ran on macOS? Ran on Linux? Dates active
Mac Backup aka MobileMe Apple Inc. No Yes No Until 2011
Areca Backup GPLv2.0 Yes No Yes ?
Mozy Commercial and closed-source Yes Yes No Until 2018
Yosemite Server Backup Commercial and closed-source Yes No Yes Until Sept. 30, 2017
SyncToy Freeware and closed-source Yes No No Until January, 2021

See also

Notes

  1. This criterion includes near-continuous data protection as well

References

  1. "Back In Time Releases". GitHub.
  2. "boxbackup/boxbackup". GitHub.
  3. "Roadmap Proxmox Backup Server". pbs.proxmox.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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