autorestic vs restic: catalog facts
autorestic | restic |
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Free Free and open source. |
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
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macOS, Linux, Command line |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
- One config file for many locations and backends
- Builds on restic's encrypted, deduplicated backups
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- One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
- Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
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- Requires restic
- Command line only
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- Command line only; any graphical interface or scheduling comes from third-party projects
- Still pre-1.0, so the project does not yet guarantee backward compatibility across major versions
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: BSD-2-Clause |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 23, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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