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Disk ARchive (dar)restic
Free

Free; source code and static binaries are published.

 Free

Free and open source, with no paid edition.

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Differential and incremental backups alongside full archives
  • Built-in compression and encryption
  • One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
  • Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
  • Command line only
  • Several parallel branches can make choosing a version confusing
  • Command line only; any graphical interface or scheduling comes from third-party projects
  • Still pre-1.0, so the project does not yet guarantee backward compatibility across major versions
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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