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Back In Time vs Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted backup & recovery options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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BA Back In Time Simple backup tool inspired by Apple Time Machine VS BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption
FeatureBack In TimeBackblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseGPL-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePythonRust
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinarybinary
GitHub stars★ 2,641★ 500
First released20082020
ReplacesTime MachineTime Machine, Backblaze

Why pick each one

Choose Back In Time if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
Back In Time details

Choose Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Rust
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone details

Frequently asked questions

Is Back In Time or Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone better?

Neither is universally better. Back In Time has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Back In Time and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone free and open-source?

Yes. Back In Time is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Back In Time and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone with Docker?

Back In Time: check the project docs for container support. Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone: check the project docs for container support.

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