bitmagnet vs Duplicacy
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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bitmagnet
BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search
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Duplicacy
Lock-free deduplication cloud backup tool
| Feature | bitmagnet | Duplicacy |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Backup & Recovery | Backup & Recovery |
| License | MIT | Proprietary |
| Language | Go | Go |
| Setup difficulty | Medium | Medium |
| Min. RAM | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Deployment | docker | binary, docker |
| GitHub stars | ★ 4,265 | ★ 5,671 |
| First released | 2026 | 2016 |
| Replaces | — | Backblaze, Carbonite |
Why pick each one
Choose bitmagnet if…
- Released under the MIT license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4.3k GitHub stars)
- Written in Go
Frequently asked questions
Is bitmagnet or Duplicacy better?
Neither is universally better. Duplicacy has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are bitmagnet and Duplicacy free and open-source?
Yes. bitmagnet is licensed under MIT and Duplicacy under Proprietary. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run bitmagnet and Duplicacy with Docker?
bitmagnet: yes. Duplicacy: yes.