Alternatives to BURP

Network backup and restore server with deduplication and encryption. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as BURP.

  • UrBackup

    Manage file and image backups through a client-server system.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    UrBackup is an AGPL-3.0 client-server system that adds image backups alongside file backups, with centralized administration.

  • Bareos

    Network backup system that archives and restores data across mixed server fleets.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

    Bareos is an AGPL-3.0 client-server system with a director, storage daemons and database, requiring more administrator work to set up.

  • Bacula

    Enterprise network backup system with director, storage and client daemons.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Bacula scales to tape libraries and many clients with a catalogue database, though configuration is extensive and an Enterprise edition holds extra features.

  • BackupPC

    Back up computers to a centrally managed server.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    BackupPC is a GPL-3.0 centrally managed server with a web interface, running on Linux and needing Perl and transfer dependencies.

  • Amanda

    Long-running network backup system for disk and tape.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Amanda is a long-running network backup system for disk and tape using standard tar or dump archives, also command-line only.

  • Minarca

    An open-source, self-hosted backup system with desktop agents and a central server for managing backups.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedCommand line

    Minarca adds a central server dashboard with alerts and per-user quotas, built on rdiff-backup, with agents for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Also worth comparing

These listings name BURP as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • IDrive 360

    Endpoint cloud backup service for businesses, MSPs and IT teams, managed from a central console.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    BURP is an open-source network backup server with deduplication, encryption and Windows VSS support, configured through files without a graphical interface.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.