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restic vs Synology Hyper Backup: catalog facts
restic	Synology Hyper Backup
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition.	Free Included with Synology NAS systems; cloud destinations may cost extra.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted
One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed	Wide range of local, NAS, rsync and cloud destinations Versioning with deduplication and incremental backups
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	Only runs on Synology NAS hardware Closed source
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-2-Clause	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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