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DAR vs Duplicati

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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DA DAR Disk Archive tool for full and incremental backups VS DU Duplicati Free backup software with a friendly web UI
FeatureDARDuplicati
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseGPL-2.0MIT
LanguageC++C#
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM64 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 201★ 14,864
First released20022008
ReplacestarBackblaze, Carbonite

Why pick each one

Choose DAR if…

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
DAR details

Choose Duplicati if…

  • Friendly GUI
  • Broad storage support
  • Free
Duplicati details

Frequently asked questions

Is DAR or Duplicati better?

Duplicati is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider DAR if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are DAR and Duplicati free and open-source?

Yes. DAR is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Duplicati under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run DAR and Duplicati with Docker?

DAR: check the project docs for container support. Duplicati: yes.

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