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rdiff-backuprestic
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source, with no paid edition.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • The newest backup is a plain mirror you can read without the tool
  • Reverse deltas keep history cheap while the current copy stays instant
  • One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
  • Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
  • No client-side encryption
  • Restoring very old versions means replaying many increments
  • Command line only; any graphical interface or scheduling comes from third-party projects
  • Still pre-1.0, so the project does not yet guarantee backward compatibility across major versions
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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