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Duplicacy vs Duplicati: catalog facts
DuplicacyDuplicati
Freemium

The command-line version is free for personal use and its source is published. The…

Free

The backup client is free and open source. The vendor sells a separate commercial…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Several machines can back up to one bucket and share deduplicated data with no server between them
  • Chunks are stored individually, so any storage with basic file operations works as a backend
  • A very long list of supported destinations, including most mainstream cloud storage
  • AES-256 or GnuPG encryption applied before anything is uploaded
  • Licence is not open source; commercial use and the web interface are paid
  • The free part is a command-line tool, so the friendly front end is the paid one
  • The stable and canary channels move at very different speeds, and the project spent years in beta
  • Restores of very large backup sets can be slow, because the format is built around remote storage rather…
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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