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Bacula vs BURP: catalog facts
Bacula	BURP
Free The community edition is free and open source. Bacula Enterprise is paid.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Scales to large environments with tape libraries and many clients Catalogue database makes single-file restores across years practical	Central server with deduplication across clients Windows VSS support, so open files are captured correctly
Configuration is extensive and unforgiving for newcomers The Enterprise edition holds features the community edition lacks	Configuration is file-based with a steep initial setup No graphical interface in the core project
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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