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btrbk 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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BT btrbk Backup tool for Btrfs subvolume snapshots VS BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption
FeaturebtrbkBackblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguagePerlRust
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentbare-metal, binarybinary
GitHub stars★ 2,125★ 500
First released20142020
ReplacesTime MachineTime Machine, Backblaze

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 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 btrbk or Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone better?

Neither is universally better. btrbk 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 btrbk and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone free and open-source?

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

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

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

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