BackupPC Alternatives

BackupPC is described as 'High-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, WinXX and MacOSX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BackupPC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best BackupPC alternative is BorgBackup, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BackupPC are CrashPlan, UrBackup, Vorta and Minarca.

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  1. BorgBackup icon
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    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    37 BorgBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
    • BorgBackup is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to BackupPC.

    • BorgBackup is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BackupPC.

    • BorgBackup is Free and Open SourceBackupPC is also Free and Open Source
    • BorgBackup is Privacy focused and LightweightBackupPC is not according to our users
  2. CrashPlan icon
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    Provides continuous, automated cloud backup and secure, scalable recovery for business servers, endpoints, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, protecting critical data from deletion, ransomware, and failure with compliance, threat detection, and easy management features.

    104 CrashPlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • CrashPlan is the most popular Web-based, Windows & SaaS alternative to BackupPC.

    • CrashPlan is the most popular commercial alternative to BackupPC.

    • CrashPlan is Paid and ProprietaryBackupPC is Free and Open Source
  3. UrBackup icon
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    UrBackup is a open source client/server backup system, that through a combination of image and file backups accomplishes both data safety and a fast restoration time.

    47 UrBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  4. Vorta icon
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    Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the mighty Borg Backup with your favorite desktop environment to protect your data from disk failure, ransomware and theft.

    20 Vorta alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Minarca icon
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    Self-hosted opensource software to backup all your data on Linux, Windows and Mac

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Minarca is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BackupPC.

    • Minarca is Free and Open SourceBackupPC is also Free and Open Source
  6. Areca Backup icon
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    Areca Backup is a file backup software which can be run on Windows or Linux. It creates backup copies (which can be encrypted and compressed) of your files and stores them on external drives, USB keys, FTP servers, supporting incremental, differential and full backups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. luckyBackup icon
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    LuckyBackup is an application that backs-up and/or synchronizes any directories with the power of rsync.

    31 luckyBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise backup solution, for backing up and restoring VMs, containers, and physical hosts. By supporting incremental, fully deduplicated backups, Proxmox Backup Server significantly reduces network load and saves valuable storage space.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Debian
     
  9. Bacula icon
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    Bacula is a set of computer programs that permit managing backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds.

    77 Bacula alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  10. borgmatic icon
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    borgmatic is simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations. Protect your files with client-side encryption. Backup your databases too. Monitor it all with integrated third-party services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Backup Exec gives you simple, complete backup and recovery protection for your business—to cover all data wherever it resides.

    21 Veritas Backup Exec alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Bareos icon
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    Bareos is a 100% open source fork of the backup project Bacula . Bareos is in development since late 2010, it has a lot of new features: Certified for SUSE, Red-Hat, Univention, Oracle Linux, AIX , Solaris, BSD with lots of Plugins for NetApp...

    13 Bareos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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