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This is a list of [[backup software]] which performs [[backup]]s.

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This is a list of notable [[backup software]] that performs [[backup|data backup]]s. [[Comparison of file archivers|Archivers]], [[Comparison of file transfer protocols|transfer protocols]], and [[Comparison of version control software|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 software]]==

*[[Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver|AMANDA]]

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*[[rsync]]

*[[Tar (file format)|Tar]]

==Free and open-source software==

===External links===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header"

*[http://dev.riseup.net/backupninja/ Backupninja]

! Name

*[http://www.bacula.org Bacula]

! [[software license|License]]

*[http://www.mondorescue.org Mondo]

! [[programming language|Written with]]

*[http://www.dirvish.org Dirvish]

! Runs on [[Windows]]

*[http://dar.sourceforge.net/ Dar] (Disk ARchiver)

! Runs on [[macOS]]

! Runs on [[Linux]]

! Has a [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]?

! Has a [[Command line interface|CLI]]?

! Last updated

|-

! scope="row" | [[Amanda (software)|Amanda]]

| [[BSD licenses|BSD]]

| [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Perl]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Only with Amanda Enterprise}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q379620|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} |format=mdy}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Attic (backup software)|Attic]]

| [[BSD licenses|BSD]]

| [[Python (programming language)|Python]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2015|May|16}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[BackupPC]]

| [[GPLv2|GPLv2.0]]

| Perl

| {{yes}} (with [[Cygwin]])

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dts|2020|June|20}} (Stable)

|-

! scope="row" | [[Back in Time (Linux software)|Back In Time]]

| [[GPLv2|GPL-2.0-or-later]]

| [[Python (programming language)|Python]]

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2025|June|5}}<ref name="backintime_release">{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases|title=Back In Time Releases|website=GitHub}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row" | [[Bacula]]

| [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL]]v3.0

| [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2024|March|22}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Borg (backup software)|BorgBackup]]

| [[BSD-3]]

| Python, Cython, C

| {{yes}} (with [[Cygwin]])

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Optional}} (BorgBase, BorgWeb, Vorta)

| {{yes}}

| {{dts| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q28941676|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} |format=mdy}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Box Backup]]

| BSD/GPLv2.0

| C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

|{{dts|2018|August|19}}<ref name="boxbackup_release">{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/boxbackup/boxbackup|title=boxbackup/boxbackup|website=GitHub}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row" | [[Bup]]

| [[LGPL]]v2.0

| [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[Bash (Unix shell)|Bash]], [[C (programming language)|C]]

| {{yes}} (with [[Cygwin]])

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2018|October|20}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[DAR (Disk Archiver)|DAR]]

| GPLv2

| C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Optional}} (DarGUI, Kdar, gdar)

| {{yes}}

| August 2, 2025

|-

! scope="row" | [[DirSync Pro]]

| GPLv3

| Java

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dts|2018|March|17}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Duplicati (software)|Duplicati]]

| [[Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]

| [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2013|February|2}} (v1.3.4, deprecated)

{{dts|2023|May|25}} (v2.0.7.1, beta)

|-

! scope="row" | [[Duplicity (software)|duplicity]]

| GPL

| [[Python (programming language)|Python]]

| {{yes}} (with [[Cygwin]])

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Optional}} (Déjà Dup)

| {{yes}}

| {{dts| {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q604309|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} |format=mdy}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[FlyBack]]

| GPL

| Python

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

| {{dts|2010|May|5}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[FreeFileSync]]

| GPLv3

| C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2024|January|07}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[git-annex]]

| GPL3+

| [[Haskell]]

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2019|Feb|19}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[luckyBackup]]

| GPLv3

| C++

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2018|Nov|18}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Proxmox Backup Server]]

| [[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL]]v3.0

| Rust

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2023|March|29}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roadmap Proxmox Backup Server|url=https://pbs.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Roadmap|website=pbs.proxmox.com |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row" | [[Restic]]

| BSD 2-Clause License

| Go

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2024|Nov|8}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[rdiff-backup]]

| GPL

| Python

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Optional}} (JBackpack, Rdiffweb, Minarca)

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2023|Sep|8}}

|}

==Proprietary==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header"

===Multi-platform===

! Name

*[[Computer Associates]] BrightStor ARCserve Backup

! Publisher

*[[EMC]] Legato Networker

! Runs on [[Windows]]?

*[[IBM]] [[Tivoli Framework | Tivoli]] [[Tivoli Storage Manager| Storage Manager]] ([[TSM]])

! Runs on [[macOS]]?

*[[Veritas Software|Veritas]] [[Netbackup]]

! Runs on [[Linux]]?

*[[Unitrends|Unitrends]] [[CTAR]], [[BareMetal Plus]] and [[Data Protection Unit]]

! Has a [[GUI]]?

*[[Bakbone]] [[Netvault]]

! [[Continuous data protection]]{{efn|This criterion includes [[Continuous Data Protection#Continuous vs near continuous|near-continuous data protection]] as well}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[@MAX SyncUp]]

| @MAX software

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Acronis True Image]]

| Acronis

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Argentum Backup]]

| Argentum Software

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[BackupAssist]]

| Cortex IT Labs

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Backup Exec]]

| Veritas Software

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Bacula|Bacula Enterprise]]

| Bacula Systems SA

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Bvckup 2]]

| Pipemetrics SA

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Backup Express|Catalogic DPX]]

| Catalogic Software

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[CloudBerry Backup]]

| CloudBerry Lab

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Cobian Backup]]

| Luis Cobian

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Cohesity]]

| Cohesity

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Commvault]]

| Commvault

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Comodo Backup]]

| Comodo Group

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Crashplan]]

| Code42

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Dmailer Backup]]

| Dmailer

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[EMC NetWorker]]

| EMC Corporation

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Genie Backup Manager]]

| Genie-Soft

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[HP Data Protector]]

| HP Software & Solutions

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[IBM Tivoli Storage Manager|IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager)]]

| IBM

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Image for Windows (disk imaging)|Image for Windows]]

| TeraByte Unlimited

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Infinite Disk]]

| Chili Pepper Software

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes|Exclusively}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[InMage DR-Scout]]

| InMage

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[KeepVault]]

| KeepVault

| {{yes}}

| {{partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Macrium Reflect]]

| Paramount Software UK Ltd

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[NetVault Backup]]

| QuestSoftware

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Norton 360]]

| Symantec

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Norton Ghost]]

| Symantec

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Novabackup]]

| NovaStor

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{Partial}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[NTBackup]]

| Microsoft

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Retrospect (software)|Retrospect]]

| Retrospect Inc

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[Rubrik]]

| Rubrik Inc

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[SpiderOak]]

| SpiderOak

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Syncovery]]

| Super Flexible Software

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" |[[System Center Data Protection Manager]]

| Microsoft

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Time Machine (macOS)|Time Machine]]

| Apple Inc.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Tonido|Tonido Backup]]

| CodeLathe

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Backup and Restore|Windows Backup and Restore]]

| Microsoft

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|}

== Defunct software ==

===Windows===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders sticky-header"

*[http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ Acronis True Image]

!Name

*[http://www.backup4all.com/ Backup4all]

!Type

*[http://www.emcdantz.com/en/products/index.dtml EMC Dantz Retrospect]

!Ran on [[Windows]]?

*[http://www.genie-soft.com/ Genie BackUp]

!Ran on [[macOS]]?

*[http://www.datamills.com Relative Rev Backup] - Ethernal Incremental Backup to Disk and GFS rotation manager

!Ran on [[Linux]]?

*[http://www.backupexec.com Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers]

!Dates active

*[http://www.zipbackup.com ZipBackup for Windows]

|-

*[http://www.zip-backup.com Zip Backup to CD]

! scope="row" | [[Backup (backup software)|Mac Backup aka MobileMe]]

*[http://remote-backup.com Online Backup Services By Remote Backup]

| Apple Inc.

*[http://www.syncback.com SyncBack] - Versatile and reliable backup to any media or through FTP

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Until {{dts|2011}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Areca Backup]]

| [[GPLv2|GPLv2.0]]

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

|-

! scope="row" | [[Mozy]]

| Commercial and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Until {{dts|2018}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[Yosemite Server Backup]]

| Commercial and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|Until {{dts|2017|9|30}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[SyncToy]]

| Freeware and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Until {{dts|2021|1}}

|-

! scope="row" | [[X-Copy]]

| Commercial

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Until {{dts|1993}}

|}

===Macintosh===

*[[Apple Computer|Apple]] [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/backup.html Backup]

*[http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html Carbon Copy Cloner]

*[http://propagandaprod.com/dejavu.html Déjà Vu]

*[http://www.emcdantz.com/en/products/index.dtml EMC Dantz Retrospect]

== See also ==

* [[Comparison of file synchronization software]]

*[[Backup]]

* [[Comparison of online backup services]]

* [[Data recovery]]

* [[File synchronization]]

* [[List of data recovery software]]

* [[Remote backup service]]

* [[Tape management system]]

==External linksNotes ==

{{Notelist}}

*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikisolutions Wikisolutions] links (Wikisolutions is still pre-alpha):

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_tools_for_to_server_backups_over_network_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup tools for to server backups over network (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_tools_special_for_tapes_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup tools special for tapes (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_tools_for_full_backups_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup tools for full backups (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_tools_for_selective_backups_on_CD_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup tools for selective backups on CD (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_tools_for_isolating_files_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup tools for isolating files (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Backup_other_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Backup other (What are the best Free Software)]

**[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/WS/S:Syncronizing_tools_%28What_are_the_best_Free_Software%29 WS/S:Syncronizing tools (What are the best Free Software)]

== References ==

*[http://www.storagemountain.com Storage Mountain] maintained by [[O'Reilly]] author [http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/catalog/view/au/701?x-t=book.view W. Curtis Preston]

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