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Déjà Dup vs restic: catalog facts
Déjà Dup	restic
Free Free and open source under the GPL, part of the GNOME project's apps.	Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Encrypts, compresses and schedules backups with almost no configuration Incremental, so you can restore from any particular past backup	One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
Personal files only; the project says it does not support complete system recovery Linux and GNOME only	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: GPL-3.0	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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