TimeShift VS Rsnapshot

Compare TimeShift vs Rsnapshot and see what are their differences.

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. (by teejee2008)

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) (by rsnapshot)
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TimeShift Rsnapshot
142 72
4,441 3,049
- 1.1%
4.7 6.0
over 1 year ago 3 months ago
Vala Perl
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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TimeShift

Posts with mentions or reviews of TimeShift. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-27.

Rsnapshot

Posts with mentions or reviews of Rsnapshot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-18.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing TimeShift and Rsnapshot you can also consider the following projects:

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

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

Duplicity - Unnoficial fork of Duplicity - Bandwidth Efficient Encrypted Backup

btrbk - Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes

Backup - Easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems.

rclone - "rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Yandex Files

Kup Backup System - A backup scheduler for KDE's Plasma desktop