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rsnapshot vs rsync-time-backup: catalog facts
rsnapshot	rsync-time-backup
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free open-source script, with optional sponsorship.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Every snapshot is a browsable directory, so restoring is just copying a file Hard links make dozens of retained snapshots cheap in disk space	Browsable dated snapshots of plain files Hard links keep unchanged files from using extra space
No encryption or compression of its own Hard links mean the backup destination must be a filesystem that supports them	Command-line only No encryption or deduplication beyond hard links
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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