Backup VS BorgBackup

Compare Backup vs BorgBackup and see what are their differences.

Backup

Easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems. (by backup)

BorgBackup

Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption. (by borgbackup)
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Backup BorgBackup
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4,814 10,422
0.2% 2.1%
4.0 9.5
16 days ago 4 days ago
Ruby Python
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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Backup

Posts with mentions or reviews of Backup. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-21.
  • Backup VS database - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 21 Jun 2023
  • Backup Postgresql Docker
    3 projects | /r/devops | 16 Apr 2021
    I used to be a huge fan of https://github.com/backup/backup, but unfortunately it doesn't get updates. Still works though. I ran hundreds of gigs each night through that tool. There's a golang version re-write that is limited on the features - https://github.com/huacnlee/gobackup.

BorgBackup

Posts with mentions or reviews of BorgBackup. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-27.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Backup and BorgBackup you can also consider the following projects:

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

Duplicity - Unnoficial fork of Duplicity - Bandwidth Efficient Encrypted Backup

Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program

TimeShift - System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.

UrBackup - UrBackup - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux

kopia - Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. CLI and GUI included.

Backuppc - BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up to a server's disk.

borgmatic - Simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations

Bup - Very efficient backup system based on the git packfile format, providing fast incremental saves and global deduplication (among and within files, including virtual machine images). Please post problems or patches to the mailing list for discussion (see the end of the README below).

Rdiff-backup - Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally.

Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back