Bupstash 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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Compare Bupstash with
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Compare Restic with
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Feature Bupstash Restic Category Backup & Recovery Backup & Recovery License MIT BSD-2-Clause Language Rust Go Setup difficulty Medium Medium Min. RAM 128 MB 256 MB Deployment binary binary, docker GitHub stars ★ 924 ★ 35,412 First released 2020 2015 Replaces Backblaze, CrashPlan Backblaze, Carbonite
Why pick each one
Choose Bupstash if… Released under the MIT license Written in Rust Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM Bupstash details Choose Restic if… Strong encryption Efficient deduplication Wide backend support Restic details
Frequently asked questions Is Bupstash 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 Bupstash and Restic free and open-source? Yes. Bupstash is licensed under MIT and Restic under BSD-2-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Bupstash and Restic with Docker? Bupstash: check the project docs for container support. Restic: yes.