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Revision as of 01:49, 3 March 2007 by MayleLi (talk | contribs) (→For single systems)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a list of backup software, software which performs data backups, and providers of managed backup services.
Free software
Programs listed here have a Free Software compatible or Open Source license. Freeware is proprietary.
For large networks of systems
- AMANDA BSD - Popular network based backup software.
- BackupPC GPL - Network based backup software with some cutting edge features like de-duplication and HTML reports.
- Bacula GPL - a set of computer programs that permit you (or the system administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds.
- DIBS BSD - Backing up data by exchanging it with peers on the Internet.
For small networks of systems
- backupninja GPL - A meta-backup system.
- dump - The classic UNIX filesystem dumper.
- rdiff-backup GPL - Uses rsync library to implement a Mirror + Reverse Incrementals style repository.
For single systems
- Cobian Backup GPL - supports FTP, compression, encryption, incremental/differential backup
Uncategorized
- Areca Backup GPL - Java based backup software that does encryption and transactions.
- DAR GPL - Disk Archiver. Makes archives of directories and files that can be encrypted and spread across multiple removable media.
- Free CDP Server - Free Version of Righteous Software's Continuous Data Protection Server for Linux and Windows.
- duplicity GPL - Makes remote encrypted backups using rsync and gnupg.
- rsback Artistic - Uses rsync to make rotating backups with hard links.
- rsync GPL - Powerful tool for maintaining mirrors and much more.
- SystemImager GPL - Imaging/cloning tool for Linux.
- tar - The classic UNIX file aggregator.
- Zmanda Recovery Manager GPL - perl utility for MySQL databases.
Proprietary Software
For large networks of systems
- eSilo
- Atempo Time Navigator
- Bakbone NetVault
- BRU Server
- CommVault Systems Galaxy
- Computer Associates ARCserve Backup
- EMC Legato Networker
- HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
- Lucid LBackup
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
- Microsoft Data Protection Manager - for servers
- Righteous Software CDP for Data Centers - Continuous Data Protection for Data Centers
- SecoBackup - Continuous Data Protection, Amazon S3 and storage devices for Win/XP
- Vembu - StoreGrid
- Veritas Netbackup
- PeerSoftware PeerSync Enterprise
For small networks of systems
- CommVault Systems Galaxy Express
- EMC Corporation Retrospect
- E-data-SOS
- Righteous Software CDP Server - Continuous Data Protection
- Symantec Backup Exec
- Tivoli Storage Manager Express
- Thinking SAFE Backup2
- BackupAgent Server 2006
- PeerSoftware PeerSync
- NovaStor NovaBACKUP
For single systems
- Acronis True Image
- Argentum Backup - Backup software for Windows.
- AKGBackup - Java Based Backup Application
- .Mac Backup
- Backup Premium by SFTP, FTP SSL\TLS for Windows. Shareware
- DarkData InterVault - Free local backups, offsite at cost
- EMC Retrospect Express
- IBM Aggregate Backup And Recovery System
- Nero BackItUp
- net-runna ReStor
- NovaStor NovaBACKUP
- PicoBackup - Windows backup tool that uses PKzip.
- Roxio Toast
- Speed Clone Clone regardless of OS.
- Time Machine (Apple software)
- ViceVersa PRO
- Windows Live OneCare
- Windows System Recovery - Microsoft's tool that is part of the upcoming Windows Vista.
Managed backup service providers
Managed backup services are offered by the following companies and individuals. It is important to think about whether managing backups is better handled internally or by an external person or organization. There are advantages and disadvantages to both options.
- Ahsay OBS Offsite Backup Server/ OBM Online Backup Manager
- BackupRight - Safe and Reliable Online Backup
- Backup Systems P/L - Business data backup specialists in Australia and S.E. Asia
- BitLeap
- Blacksun.ca
- Carbonite
- CrashPlan - Automatic offsite backup for $5/month, no monthly fees to your own destination
- CRC Data Protection
- Data Deposit Box - Makes instant online backups whenever your files change. Pay as you go for just $2/GB
- DataFort Managed Backup Services Fully managed, rebrandable services providing both automated low-end and flexible high-end services that can includes both onsite and offsite copies of data.
- DataMate - Australian Online backup service
- EMC SRDF - Symmetrix Remote Data Facility -->
- Evault, Inc.
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers
- IBackup- online backup and storage for consumers and small businesses
- IDrive-E - free online backup up to 2GB, unlimited at $4.95/month
- IPR International - Secure online backup, 50 GB to multi TB.
- Iron Mountain
- Lucid Information Systems
- Mozy - continuous, unlimited remote backup for consumers at $4.95/month, or free for 2GB
- redBoomerang - Business class remote backup
- S3 Backup - Fail-safe, encrypted remote backup solution based on Amazon S3
- S3Browse - Online access to Amazon S3
- Simply Offsite online data backup services.
- System Recovery
- U-Vault - Remote backup for students and faculty at high schools, colleges and universities.
- Xdrive (website)
Uncategorized
PLEASE HELP with categorization!!!
- Aggregate Backup And Recovery System
- ActiveFailSafe Continuous Data Protection for MS-SQL Server
- Langmeier Backup
- Mimosa Systems NearPoint
- Unitrends Data Protection Unit
Which backup software is best?
See also
References
- Backup Ninja - a silent flower blossom death strike to lost data. GPL
- Areca Backup GPL
- Free CDP Server
- rsback - backup file trees in rotating archives Artistic license
- SystemImager, a Bald Guy Software project.