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Disk ARchive (dar) vs rsnapshot: catalog facts
Disk ARchive (dar)	rsnapshot
Free Free; source code and static binaries are published.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Differential and incremental backups alongside full archives Built-in compression and encryption	Every snapshot is a browsable directory, so restoring is just copying a file Hard links make dozens of retained snapshots cheap in disk space
Command line only Several parallel branches can make choosing a version confusing	No encryption or compression of its own Hard links mean the backup destination must be a filesystem that supports them
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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