casync VS BorgBackup

Compare casync vs BorgBackup and see what are their differences.

casync

Content-Addressable Data Synchronization Tool (by systemd)

BorgBackup

Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption. (by borgbackup)
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casync BorgBackup
17 332
1,456 10,422
1.0% 2.4%
2.4 9.5
3 months ago 5 days ago
C Python
- GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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casync

Posts with mentions or reviews of casync. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-10.

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 casync 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