Kopia vs Back In Time: catalog facts
 Kopia |  Back In Time |
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Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external… |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
Linux |
- A desktop app and a command line tool that share the same repository format
- End-to-end encryption with keys you control, plus compression and deduplication
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- Unchanged files are hard-linked rather than copied, so each snapshot looks complete while using very little extra disk…
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- Backs up the files and folders you choose; it is not a whole-disk imaging tool
- Still pre-1.0, so repository format changes between versions are possible
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- It is Linux-only and inherits rsync's weaknesses, including no built-in encryption and slow handling of very large file…
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: GPL-2.0 |
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No account needed |
Not stated if an account is needed |
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Works offline |
Not stated if it works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 22, 2026 |
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