Duplicacy vs Eonvelope

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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FeatureDuplicacyEonvelope
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseProprietaryAGPL-3.0
LanguageGoK8S
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB512 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerdocker, kubernetes
GitHub stars★ 5,671★ 7
First released20162026
ReplacesBackblaze, Carbonite

Why pick each one

Choose Duplicacy if…

  • Efficient deduplication
  • Good cloud support
  • Reliable
Duplicacy details

Choose Eonvelope if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Written in K8S
Eonvelope details

Frequently asked questions

Is Duplicacy or Eonvelope 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 Duplicacy and Eonvelope free and open-source?

Yes. Duplicacy is licensed under Proprietary and Eonvelope under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Duplicacy and Eonvelope with Docker?

Duplicacy: yes. Eonvelope: yes.

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