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Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone vs Deja Dup

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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BA Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone Cross-platform backup tool with deduplication and encryption VS DE Deja Dup Simple backup tool for the GNOME desktop
FeatureBackblaze alt Kopia-UI StandaloneDeja Dup
Deploy effortRead-the-docs projectRead-the-docs project
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageRustVala
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentbinarybinary
GitHub stars★ 500★ 600
First released20202008
ReplacesTime Machine, BackblazeTime Machine, Backblaze

What are Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone and Deja Dup?

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

Deja Dup

Deja Dup is a simple backup tool that hides the complexity of doing backups properly. It supports local, network, and cloud storage with encryption and incremental backups powered by Restic.

  • Beginner-friendly GUI
  • Encrypted incremental backups
  • Local and cloud targets

Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone vs Deja Dup: key differences

Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone is written in Rust, while Deja Dup is built with Vala. Deja Dup is the more established project (first released 2008), while Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone arrived in 2020.

Why pick each one

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

Choose Deja Dup if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Vala
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM
Deja Dup details

Frequently asked questions

Is Backblaze alt Kopia-UI Standalone or Deja Dup better?

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

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

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

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

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

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