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Bareos vs BURP: catalog facts
Bareos	BURP
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Windows, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
It is a full client-server backup solution under AGPLv3 with no open-core restrictions, covering Linux, Windows, macOS…	Central server with deduplication across clients Windows VSS support, so open files are captured correctly
Setup is an administrator-level job involving a director, storage daemons and a database, which is far more work…	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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