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Duplicati 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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Duplicati Free backup software with a friendly web UI VS BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption
FeatureDuplicatiBackblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupRead-the-docs project
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
LanguageC#Rust
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metalbinary
GitHub stars★ 15,020★ 500
First released20082020
ReplacesBackblaze, CarboniteTime Machine, Backblaze

What are Duplicati and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone?

Duplicati

Duplicati is free backup software that stores encrypted, incremental backups to cloud and local destinations through a web interface. It targets users who want scheduled GUI-driven backups. It is deployed via Docker or installers.

  • Web-based backup management
  • Encrypted incremental backups
  • Many cloud storage targets
  • Scheduling built in

Read the full Duplicati guide →

Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone

Pika Backup is a simple desktop backup application for GNOME built on BorgBackup. It focuses on protecting personal data with encrypted, deduplicated, and compressed backups.

  • GNOME desktop backup app
  • Encrypted Borg archives
  • Simple scheduling

Duplicati vs Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone: key differences

Duplicati is written in C#, while Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone is built with Rust. Licensing differs — MIT for Duplicati versus GPL-3.0 for Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone. Duplicati is the more established project (first released 2008), while Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone arrived in 2020. Duplicati has the considerably larger community, at 15,020 GitHub stars versus 500. Duplicati lists first-class Docker deployment; Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Duplicati if…

  • Friendly GUI
  • Broad storage support
  • Free

Watch out for

  • Restores can be slow
  • Long beta history
Duplicati 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 Duplicati or Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone 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 Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone free and open-source?

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

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

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

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