Alternatives to Backrest
Schedule and restore restic backups through a browser interface. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Backrest
Schedule and restore restic backups through a browser interface.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Backrest.
Kopia
An encrypted snapshot backup tool with both a command line and a proper desktop app, pointed at whatever storage you choose.
Kopia replaces restic with its own engine, offering a desktop app and CLI with encryption, deduplication and per-directory retention policies.
Duplicati
A backup client with a web interface that encrypts your files and pushes them to more than twenty cloud services.
Duplicati has its own web interface and scheduler, encrypting backups to many cloud services without needing restic underneath.
Vorta
A desktop front end for BorgBackup, so encrypted deduplicated backups stop being a cron job.
Vorta is a desktop front end for BorgBackup instead of restic, on macOS and Linux only, with archive browsing and profiles.
borgmatic
Configure Borg backups, database dumps and monitoring in one place.
borgmatic configures Borg backups, database dumps and monitoring through configuration files on macOS and Linux rather than a browser interface.
Déjà Dup
GNOME's backup app: pick folders and a destination, and it handles encryption, scheduling and versions for you.
Déjà Dup is a GNOME desktop app that also runs Restic underneath, with fewer options and Linux-only support.
resticprofile
A configuration profile manager and scheduler that runs restic backups from a single config file.
resticprofile schedules restic backups from named profiles in a config file through systemd, cron, launchd or Task Scheduler, and it has no graphical interface.
autorestic
Config-driven command-line wrapper for restic that manages multiple backup locations and backends.
autorestic defines restic backups for many locations and backends in one config file. It is command-line only and runs on macOS and Linux but not Windows.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Backrest as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Pika Backup
A GNOME front end for BorgBackup: plug in a USB drive, pick folders, and it handles the rest.
Backrest schedules and restores restic backups through a browser interface on Windows, macOS and Linux, replacing Borg with restic as the backup engine.
Restic Browser
Browse and restore files from existing restic repositories.
Backrest also browses restic snapshots in a browser interface, and adds scheduling of backups and maintenance, under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
restic
A single-executable backup program that makes encrypted, deduplicated snapshots and can send them almost anywhere.
Restic REST Server
Provide a remote REST storage endpoint for restic backups.
rustic
Create encrypted, deduplicated backups in restic-compatible repositories.
BorgBase
A hosted storage service for BorgBackup and Restic repositories with monitoring and append-only mode.
