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Kopia 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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Kopia Fast, encrypted backup with a clean interface VS BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption
FeatureKopiaBackblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupRead-the-docs project
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
LanguageGoRust
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinary, dockerbinary
GitHub stars★ 14,188★ 500
First released20192020
ReplacesBackblaze, CarboniteTime Machine, Backblaze

What are Kopia and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone?

Kopia

Kopia is a fast and secure backup tool that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots and offers both a CLI and a desktop GUI. It targets users who want modern backups with a clean interface. It is deployed as a binary or via Docker.

  • Encrypted deduplicated snapshots
  • Both CLI and desktop GUI
  • Many storage backends
  • Compression and policies

Read the full Kopia 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

Kopia vs Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone: key differences

Kopia is written in Go, while Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone is built with Rust. Licensing differs — Apache-2.0 for Kopia versus GPL-3.0 for Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone. Kopia has the considerably larger community, at 14,188 GitHub stars versus 500. Kopia lists first-class Docker deployment; Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone does not.

Why pick each one

Choose Kopia if…

  • GUI and CLI both available
  • Fast and efficient
  • Modern design

Watch out for

  • Younger than Restic
  • Advanced options can confuse
Kopia 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 Kopia or Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone better?

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

Are Kopia and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone free and open-source?

Yes. Kopia is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

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

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

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