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Open Archiver vs Rclone

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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OP Open Archiver Email archiving solution with full-text search and eDiscovery search VS RC Rclone Sync and copy files to dozens of cloud providers
FeatureOpen ArchiverRclone
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageTypeScriptGo
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB128 MB
Deploymentdockerbinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 2,224★ 58,995
First released20262014
Replaces—Backblaze

Why pick each one

Choose Open Archiver if…

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
Open Archiver details

Choose Rclone if…

  • Works with almost any cloud
  • Extremely versatile
  • Reliable
Rclone details

Frequently asked questions

Is Open Archiver or Rclone better?

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

Are Open Archiver and Rclone free and open-source?

Yes. Open Archiver is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Rclone under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Open Archiver and Rclone with Docker?

Open Archiver: yes. Rclone: yes.

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