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autorestic vs restic: catalog facts
autoresticrestic
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source, with no paid edition.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • One config file for many locations and backends
  • Builds on restic's encrypted, deduplicated backups
  • One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
  • Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
  • Requires restic
  • Command line only
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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