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Barman vs Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta

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 Barman Backup and recovery manager for PostgreSQL VS DU Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta Backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL
FeatureBarmanDuplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
LanguagePythonC
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentbare-metalbare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 3,214★ 303
First released20122021
ReplacesVeeamVeeam

Why pick each one

Choose Barman if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Active community (3.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Barman details

Choose Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta if…

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta details

Frequently asked questions

Is Barman or Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta better?

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

Are Barman and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta free and open-source?

Yes. Barman is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Barman and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta with Docker?

Barman: check the project docs for container support. Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta: check the project docs for container support.

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