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BorgBackuprsync-time-backup
Free

Free and open source, with no paid edition.

 Free

Free open-source script, with optional sponsorship.

Linux, macOS, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Content-defined chunking that survives files being renamed, moved or shifted around
  • Authenticated AES encryption, so an untrusted backup server only ever sees ciphertext
  • Browsable dated snapshots of plain files
  • Hard links keep unchanged files from using extra space
  • Primarily a Unix tool; on Windows it needs WSL or Cygwin rather than a native build
  • Borg 2 is still in beta, ships breaking changes between betas and should not hold production backups
  • Command-line only
  • No encryption or deduplication beyond hard links
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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