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Duplicati vs Handy Backup: catalog facts
Duplicati	Handy Backup
Free The backup client is free and open source. The vendor sells a separate commercial…	Paid Paid license without a subscription, with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
A very long list of supported destinations, including most mainstream cloud storage AES-256 or GnuPG encryption applied before anything is uploaded	Backs up files, emails, applications and databases Local, NAS and cloud destinations in one tool
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…	Windows only Paid software after the trial
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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