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List of backup software#Defunct software

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This is a list of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here. See Comparison of backup software for features.

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Free and open-source software

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! Name

! License

! Written with

! Runs on Windows

! Runs on macOS

! Runs on Linux

! Has a GUI?

! Has a CLI?

! Last updated

scope="row" | Amanda

| BSD

| C, Perl

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Only with Amanda Enterprise}}

| {{yes}}

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

scope="row" | Attic

| BSD

| Python

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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

scope="row" | BackupPC

| GPLv2.0

| Perl

| {{yes}} (with Cygwin)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

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

scope="row" | Back In Time

| GPL-2.0-or-later

| Python

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2024|November|13}}{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/releases|title=Back In Time Releases|website=GitHub}}

scope="row" | Bacula

| AGPLv3.0

| C, C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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

scope="row" | BorgBackup

| BSD-3

| Python, Cython, C

| {{yes}} (with Cygwin)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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

| {{yes}}

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

scope="row" | Box Backup

| BSD/GPLv2.0

| C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

|{{dts|2018|August|19}}{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/boxbackup/boxbackup|title=boxbackup/boxbackup|website=GitHub}}

scope="row" | Bup

| LGPLv2.0

| Python, Bash, C

| {{yes}} (with Cygwin)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

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

scope="row" | DAR

| GPLv2

| C++

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2018|December|8}}

scope="row" | DirSync Pro

| GPLv3

| Java

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dunno}}

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

scope="row" | Duplicati

| LGPL

| 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

| GPL

| Python

| {{yes}} (with Cygwin)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Optional}} (Déjà Dup)

| {{yes}}

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

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

| AGPLv3.0

| Rust

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{dts|2023|March|29}}{{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}}

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

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! Name

! Publisher

! Runs on Windows?

! Runs on macOS?

! Runs on Linux?

! Has a GUI?

! Continuous data protection{{efn|This criterion includes 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 Enterprise

| Bacula Systems SA

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" |Bvckup 2

| Pipemetrics SA

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

scope="row" | 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 Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager)

| IBM

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

scope="row" |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

| 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

| Apple Inc.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

scope="row" | Tonido Backup

| CodeLathe

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

scope="row" | Windows Backup and Restore

| Microsoft

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

Defunct software

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!Name

!Type

!Ran on Windows?

!Ran on macOS?

!Ran on Linux?

!Dates active

scope="row" | Mac Backup aka MobileMe

| Apple Inc.

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Until 2011

scope="row" | Areca Backup

| GPLv2.0

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| ?

scope="row" | Mozy

| Commercial and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Until 2018

scope="row" | Yosemite Server Backup

| Commercial and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|Until Sept. 30, 2017

scope="row" | SyncToy

| Freeware and closed-source

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Until January, 2021

scope="row" | X-Copy

| Commercial

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|Until 1993

See also

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