Amanda vs Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery
Amanda
amanda.org
Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery
aws.amazon.comSide by side
| Figure | Amanda | Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5.99/mo | $0.03/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Backup and Disaster Recovery Software | 9.5 (#1) | 8.1 (#11) |
| Purpose | Amanda lets an administrator use one master backup server to back up multiple networked hosts. | AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery replicates on-premises and cloud-based applications to AWS to support recovery with reduced downtime and data loss. |
| Security | Amanda supports secure server-client communication using OpenSSH, archive encryption using GPG or another encryption program, and Kerberos 5 security. | Agent and replication-server communication uses TLS 1.2, and requests are signed using credentials associated with an IAM principal. |
| 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. | Product support is provided through AWS Premium Support according to the customer's support plan, and AWS recommends Business or Enterprise Support for production workloads. |
Plans
Amanda
- Amanda CommunityFree
- Amanda Community EditionFree
- Business$5.99 a month
- Business Plus$6.99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery
- Usage-based pricing$0.03 a month
In their own words
Amanda
Amanda is a free backup system that lets an administrator protect multiple networked hosts from one master server. It can write backups to disk, tape drives or changers, and cloud storage; bundled drivers cover DVD-RW, RAIT, and Amazon S3. Amanda schedules full and incremental backups and distributes work over the backup cycle. Its catalog tracks files and media locations, helping identify tapes needed for a restore and manage them to avoid overwriting the wrong one. Archives can be compressed before or after network transfer. Security options include OpenSSH for server-client communication, GPG or another encryption program for archives, and Kerberos 5. The Application API supports custom backups for applications such as relational databases and special file systems. Amanda has a native Windows client, and lists Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix client platforms. It is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosting. The community edition is free, open source, and provided as-is; the project says it continues to receive critical security updates.
Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery
Amazon Elastic Disaster Recovery replicates on-premises and cloud-based applications to AWS for recovery with reduced downtime and data loss. It can launch recovery instances from the latest server state or a selected earlier point in time, support non-disruptive recovery drills and fail recovered applications back to their source environment. Sources include physical servers, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, other cloud providers and EC2 instances recovering to another Availability Zone or Region. Supported Windows and Linux workloads include Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server databases and SAP. The service can replicate AWS network settings such as subnets, security groups, route tables, internet gateways and network ACLs. Post-launch actions can run Systems Manager commands or automations. The console shows servers, events and metrics. Pricing is $0.03 a month, billed hourly per actively replicating source server. There is no free plan.