Duplicati vs Vorta

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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FeatureDuplicatiVorta
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageC#Python
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary
GitHub stars★ 14,864★ 2,490
First released20082018
ReplacesBackblaze, CarboniteTime Machine, CrashPlan

Why pick each one

Choose Duplicati if…

  • Friendly GUI
  • Broad storage support
  • Free
Duplicati details

Choose Vorta if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (2.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
Vorta details

Frequently asked questions

Is Duplicati or Vorta better?

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

Are Duplicati and Vorta free and open-source?

Yes. Duplicati is licensed under MIT and Vorta under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Duplicati and Vorta with Docker?

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

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