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Duplicacy vs Plakar: catalog facts
DuplicacyPlakar
Freemium

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

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
  • 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
  • Encrypted, deduplicated snapshots
  • Web interface for browsing and restoring backups
  • 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
  • Command-line oriented setup
  • Younger project than established tools like restic or Borg
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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