btrbk vs CKAN
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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Compare btrbk with
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Compare CKAN with
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Feature btrbk CKAN Category Backup & Recovery Backup & Recovery License GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0 Language Perl Python Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 64 MB 512 MB Deployment bare-metal, binary bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 2,125 ★ 5,088 First released 2014 2026 Replaces Time Machine —
Why pick each one
Choose btrbk if… Released under the GPL-3.0 license Active community (2.1k GitHub stars) Written in Perl Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM btrbk details Choose CKAN if… Released under the AGPL-3.0 license Mature project with 5.1k GitHub stars Written in Python Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM CKAN details
Frequently asked questions Is btrbk or CKAN better? Neither is universally better. CKAN has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are btrbk and CKAN free and open-source? Yes. btrbk is licensed under GPL-3.0 and CKAN under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run btrbk and CKAN with Docker? btrbk: check the project docs for container support. CKAN: check the project docs for container support.