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autorestic vs Zerobyte: catalog facts
autorestic	Zerobyte
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use; source is published on GitHub.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
One config file for many locations and backends Builds on restic's encrypted, deduplicated backups	Web interface for restic backups Schedules backups without hand-written cron jobs
Requires restic Command line only	Young project with limited track record Requires your own server to run
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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