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Duplicacy vs Restic

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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DU Duplicacy Lock-free deduplication cloud backup tool VS RE Restic Fast, secure, efficient backup program
FeatureDuplicacyRestic
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score76 · Good99 · Excellent
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseProprietaryBSD-2-Clause
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerbinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 5,683★ 36,213
First released20162015
ReplacesBackblaze, CarboniteBackblaze, Carbonite

What are Duplicacy and Restic?

Duplicacy

Duplicacy is a cross-platform cloud backup tool using a novel lock-free deduplication algorithm for efficient encrypted backups. It targets users backing up to cloud storage. It is deployed as a binary with an optional web UI.

  • Lock-free deduplication
  • Many cloud backends
  • Cross-computer deduplication
  • Optional web GUI

Read the full Duplicacy guide →

Restic

Restic is a fast and secure backup program that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots to many storage backends. It targets users and admins who want reliable command-line backups. It is deployed as a single binary.

  • Encrypted deduplicated snapshots
  • Many storage backends
  • Fast incremental backups
  • Single self-contained binary

Read the full Restic guide →

Duplicacy vs Restic: key differences

Both projects are written in Go. Licensing differs — Proprietary for Duplicacy versus BSD-2-Clause for Restic. Restic has the considerably larger community, at 36,213 GitHub stars versus 5,683.

Why pick each one

Choose Duplicacy if…

  • Efficient deduplication
  • Good cloud support
  • Reliable

Watch out for

  • Web edition is paid
  • CLI is free but licensed
Duplicacy details

Choose Restic if…

  • Strong encryption
  • Efficient deduplication
  • Wide backend support

Watch out for

  • Command-line only
  • No built-in scheduler
Restic details

Frequently asked questions

Is Duplicacy or Restic better?

Neither is universally better. Restic has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Duplicacy and Restic free and open-source?

Yes. Duplicacy is licensed under Proprietary and Restic under BSD-2-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Duplicacy and Restic with Docker?

Duplicacy: yes. Restic: yes.

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