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BURP vs Amanda: catalog facts
BURP	Amanda
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free The community edition is free and open source. Commercial editions are paid.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Central server with deduplication across clients Windows VSS support, so open files are captured correctly	Archives are written with standard tar or dump, so they are readable without Amanda Balances daily full and incremental runs across clients automatically
Configuration is file-based with a steep initial setup No graphical interface in the core project	Configuration is dense and the documentation assumes Unix experience The interface is entirely command line
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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 22, 2026

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