rsync-time-backup vs BorgBackup: catalog facts
 rsync-time-backup |  BorgBackup |
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Free Free open-source script, with optional sponsorship. |
Free Free and open source, with no paid edition. |
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Linux, Command line |
Linux, macOS, Command line |
- Browsable dated snapshots of plain files
- Hard links keep unchanged files from using extra space
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- Content-defined chunking that survives files being renamed, moved or shifted around
- Authenticated AES encryption, so an untrusted backup server only ever sees ciphertext
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- Command-line only
- No encryption or deduplication beyond hard links
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- Primarily a Unix tool; on Windows it needs WSL or Cygwin rather than a native build
- Borg 2 is still in beta, ships breaking changes between betas and should not hold production backups
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: BSD-2-Clause |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked October 2, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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