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BorgBackup 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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BO BorgBackup Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption VS BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption
FeatureBorgBackupBackblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonRust
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, bare-metalbinary
GitHub stars★ 13,588★ 500
First released20152020
ReplacesCarbonite, BackblazeTime Machine, Backblaze

Why pick each one

Choose BorgBackup if…

  • Excellent space efficiency
  • Strong security
  • Battle-tested
BorgBackup 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 BorgBackup or Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone better?

Neither is universally better. BorgBackup has the larger community, while Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are BorgBackup and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone free and open-source?

Yes. BorgBackup is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run BorgBackup and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone with Docker?

BorgBackup: check the project docs for container support. Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone: check the project docs for container support.

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