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pgBackRest vs Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta

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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PG pgBackRest Reliable backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL VS DU Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta Backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL
FeaturepgBackRestDuplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta
CategoryBackup & RecoveryBackup & Recovery
LicenseMITBSD-3-Clause
LanguageCC
Setup difficultyHardHard
Min. RAM256 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarybare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 4,296★ 303
First released20132021
ReplacesVeeamVeeam

Why pick each one

Choose pgBackRest if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
pgBackRest details

Choose Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta if…

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta details

Frequently asked questions

Is pgBackRest or Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta better?

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

Are pgBackRest and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta free and open-source?

Yes. pgBackRest is licensed under MIT and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta under BSD-3-Clause. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run pgBackRest and Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta with Docker?

pgBackRest: yes. Duplicacy alt MailpileBackup nono pgmoneta: check the project docs for container support.

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