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KBackup vs Pika Backup: catalog facts
KBackup	Pika Backup
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL, part of GNOME Circle.
Linux	Linux
Profile files define included and excluded folders and files Backs up to local drives or any remote URL	BorgBackup underneath, which is well tested and deduplicates aggressively Local and remote destinations can run at the same time
Linux only Plain tar archives rather than deduplicated or encrypted snapshots	Designed for personal data; it does not support complete system recovery Linux only, and clearly built for GNOME
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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