restic vs Duplicati: catalog facts
 restic |  Duplicati |
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Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
Free The backup client is free and open source. The vendor sells a separate commercial… |
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Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
- Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
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- A very long list of supported destinations, including most mainstream cloud storage
- AES-256 or GnuPG encryption applied before anything is uploaded
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- 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
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- 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…
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: BSD-2-Clause |
License: MIT |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 20, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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