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Bacula vs Minarca: catalog facts
BaculaMinarca
Free

The community edition is free and open source. Bacula Enterprise is paid.

Free

Free and open source with no licensing fees.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • Scales to large environments with tape libraries and many clients
  • Catalogue database makes single-file restores across years practical
  • Central server with dashboard and problem alerts
  • Multi-tenant accounts with per-user quotas
  • Configuration is extensive and unforgiving for newcomers
  • The Enterprise edition holds features the community edition lacks
  • Requires running your own server
  • File-based only, not full system images
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
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

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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