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Amanda vs Minarca: catalog facts
Amanda	Minarca
Free The community edition is free and open source. Commercial editions are paid.	Free Free and open source with no licensing fees.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Archives are written with standard tar or dump, so they are readable without Amanda Balances daily full and incremental runs across clients automatically	Central server with dashboard and problem alerts Multi-tenant accounts with per-user quotas
Configuration is dense and the documentation assumes Unix experience The interface is entirely command line	Requires running your own server File-based only, not full system images
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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