Duplicati vs MinIO

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FeatureDuplicatiMinIO
CategoryBackup & RecoveryFile Sync & Storage
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
LanguageC#Go
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, kubernetes, binary
GitHub stars★ 14,864★ 61,387
First released20082015
ReplacesBackblaze, CarboniteAmazon S3

Why pick each one

Choose Duplicati if…

  • Friendly GUI
  • Broad storage support
  • Free
Duplicati details

Choose MinIO if…

  • Excellent performance
  • Drop-in S3 replacement
  • Scales horizontally
MinIO details

Frequently asked questions

Is Duplicati or MinIO better?

Neither is universally better. MinIO has the larger community, while Duplicati is simpler to set up (easy difficulty). Choose based on the comparison table above and your own setup.

Are Duplicati and MinIO free and open-source?

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

Can I run Duplicati and MinIO with Docker?

Duplicati: yes. MinIO: yes.

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