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WAL-G vs MyDumper: catalog facts
WAL-GMyDumper
Free

Free and open source under the Apache licence.

Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Streams straight to object storage with compression and encryption
  • Delta backups keep repeated full backups cheap
  • Parallel dump and restore across multiple threads
  • Separate myloader tool for restoring backups
  • Command-line only and closely tied to object storage
  • MongoDB and Redis support is still beta
  • Command-line only, with no graphical interface
  • Limited to MySQL and MariaDB
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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