Rclone
Backup & RecoverySync and copy files to dozens of cloud providers
Replaces Backblaze
Best Single-User Backup & Recovery for self-hosting
The 5 best Single-User backup & recovery you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Restic
Backup & RecoveryFast, secure, efficient backup program
Replaces Backblaze, Carbonite
Kopia
Backup & RecoveryFast, encrypted backup with a clean interface
Replaces Backblaze, Carbonite
BorgBackup
Backup & RecoveryDeduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
Replaces Carbonite, Backblaze
Duplicacy
Backup & RecoveryLock-free deduplication cloud backup tool
Replaces Backblaze, Carbonite
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rclone | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 60,292 |
| Restic | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | BSD-2-Clause | 36,553 |
| Kopia | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | Apache-2.0 | 14,343 |
| BorgBackup | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 13,837 |
| Duplicacy | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | Proprietary | 5,696 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Rclone (60,292 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Rclone (from 128 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 1 of 5 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the backup & recovery category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.