AOMEI Backupper Edition Comparison

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Overview

Easy-to-use and comprehensive backup solutions for Windows PCs & Servers to safeguard operating system, data and applications.

Standard

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FREE
  • For personal use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

  • Freeware

Professional

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  • For personal use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

  • 1 PC / License

Workstation

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  • For business use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

  • 1 PC / License

Server

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  • For business use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

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    Windows Servers Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 (R2), 2008 (R2), 2003 (R2), Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008/2003

  • 1 Server / License

Technician

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  • For business use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

  • Unlimited PCs / License
  • Unlimited usage within one company
  • Provide billable technical support to unlimited clients.

Technician Plus

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  • For business use
  • Supports all

    Windows PCs Windows 11, 10, 8.1/8, 7, Vista and XP (32/64-bit)

    and

    Windows Servers Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 (R2), 2008 (R2), 2003 (R2), Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011/2008/2003

  • Unlimited PCs and Servers / License
  • Unlimited usage within one company
  • Provide billable technical support to unlimited clients.

AOMEI Backupper All Editions Feature Comparison

Features

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Standard
$0.00
Professional
From $39.95
Workstation
From $49.95
Server
From $149.00
Technician
From $499.00
Technician Plus
From $699.00
License & Program installation restriction
Freeware 1 PC / License 1 PC / License 1 Server / License Unlimited PCs
1 Technician / License
Unlimited PCs and Servers
1 Technician / License
Technical Support
Business Hours 24/7/365 24/7/365 24/7/365 24/7/365 Priority 24/7/365 Priority

Task Execution Speed Compared to free Standard Edition, the paid editions enjoy faster speed in reading data from hard drive. Meanwhile, the paid editions support differential backup which only backup changed data since the last full backup to save time.

Standard Faster Faster Faster Faster Faster

Profitable Toolkit One license code can be used by a single technician to provide billable technical support as a service to unlimited clients.

Supports Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11
Supports Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 (R2), 2008 (R2), 2003 (R2), WHS 2011, SBS 2011/2008/2003.

Backup

File Backup
System Backup
Disk Backup
Partition Backup
Automatic Backup
Incremental Backup
Sector-by-Sector Backup
Backup to Local Disk
Backup to External Disk
Backup to USB Flash Drive
Backup to Network/NAS
Backup to Cloud Drive
Backup to CD/DVD
Backup Dynamic Disk
Split Backup Image
USB Plug-in & Event-triggered Backup

Cloud Backup Backup files to reliable and secure cloud storage to add an extra layer of data protection and follow 3-2-1 backup rule.

Microsoft Outlook Backup Backup all emails, contacts, notes, calendars, and tasks in Outlook to a local, external, or network drive. Supports Gmail, Hotmail, and any other email accounts added into Outlook.


Backup Scheme Automatically delete old backup images based on automatic backup cleanup methods (the backup cycle or the number) to save backup disk space.


Diffrential Backup Only backup the changed or new-added data since the last full backup.


Encrypt Backup

File Filter Settings Exclude certain file extensions from file backup or sync.

Sync

Basic Sync Manually or automatically sync files from source directory to destination directory.

Verify Integrity Verify the integrity of files in the destination directory during synchronization.

Sync Deletions When files are deleted from the source directory, the same files in the destination directory will also be deleted.

Mirror Sync Always keep the files in the destination directory exactly the same as the source directory. Any extra files in destination will be removed.

Real-time Sync Monitor files for changes and sync new added, modified or deleted files from source directory to destination directory as soon as the change has occurred.

Two-way Sync Any changed files or new created folders as well as deletions that happened in the source or destination directory will be done the same on the other side.

Restore

File Restore
System Restore
Disk Restore
Partition Restore
Dynamic Disk Restore
Restore NTFS Permissions

Universal Restore Restore a backup image to different computer with dissimilar hardware, or move OS from physical to virtual machine (P2V) by backup and restoration.

Clone

Disk Clone Clone a hard drive to SSD to improve performance or replace old hard drive with a new one.

Partial The Free Standard Edition only supports cloning a data disk.

Partition Clone

SSD Alignment Align partitions correctly to speed up your SSD and increase SSD lifespan.

Sector-by-Sector Clone Clone all sectors no matter it's used or not, even if it's a logically bad sector.

System Clone Migrate OS to SSD or HDD without reinstalling Windows and applications while ensuring system will successfully boot from destination disk. Supports MBR/GPT disks, UEFI boot mode, mSATA/M.2/PCI-E SSDs, etc.

Adjust Partition Size Manually extend or shrink partitions on the destination disk during clone.

Add Unused Space Add unallocated space to all partitions while cloning from smaller disk to larger disk.

Dynamic Disk Volume Clone

Tools

Create Bootable Media
Comment Backup
Compress Backup Image
Check Backup Image
View Backup Logs
Import/Export Backup Task
Merge Backup Images
Explore Image

Recovery Environment Create AOMEI Backupper recovery environment and add it into Windows boot options menu so that it's convenient to perform backup/restore operations when the system crashes.


Disk Wipe Erase disks to permanently prevent sensitive data from being recovered and remove virus completely.


Email Notification Send task results to your email.


Partial The Free Standard Edition only support Gmail and Hotmail SMTP servers to send email notifications. However, AOMEI and custom SMTP servers (SSL/TLS) are not available in Standard Edition.

Command Line Utility Perform backup, restore and clone operations from command prompt or by creating batch scripts.

Pre/Post Command Launch specific applications or scripts before starting backup/sync and after backup/sync is finished.

PXE Boot Tool Initiate unlimited client-side computers within LAN through the network booting for system maintenance.

Image Deploy Tool Deploy image to multiple computers within LAN over network.

Create Portable Version Copy AOMEI Backupper to a removable device so that directly run it on target computers without installing, which is convenient for IT maintenance and support engineers.

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Editors' Reviews

The interface prioritizes the backup and restoration processes, and provides little room for user error, making it one of the easiest apps to use. While the backup and restore speeds weren’t the fastest in our review, they were above average, and the compression rate was the best in our tests.

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AOMEI Backupper has all the necessary tools for easily backing up and restoring files and folders, the operating system, custom partitions, or the entire disk. It provides a one-click backup solution for your system partition or disk.

The most powerful Windows 11 backup utility tool to protect Windows system and data by performing full backup, incremental and differential backup. Allow restoring All Data with one click and especially the disk cloning feature helps to move the operating system without installation again.