Carbonite Alternatives for Linux

Carbonite is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Carbonite and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Carbonite are Spideroak One Backup , CrashPlan, IDrive and Déjà Dup.

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  1. Duplicati icon
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    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    152 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. SpiderOak provides an easy, secure and consolidated online backup, storage, access, sharing & sync tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian & Fedora). SpiderOak offers a different approach to online backup, synchronization, and sharing.

    133 Spideroak One Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. CrashPlan icon
     252 likes

    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.

    113 CrashPlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. IDrive icon
     55 likes

    Secure cloud backup supporting iPhone, Android, Windows, and more. Featuring quick backups, 256-bit encryption, data protection, and full remote management with file recovery and archiving options.

    139 IDrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Linux
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  5. Déjà Dup icon
     80 likes

    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    93 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  6. BlinkDisk icon
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    A cross-platform folder backup software, based off a forked version of kopia. Since it uses kopia, you get end to end encryption with your own password.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. KBackup icon
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    KBackup is an application which lets you back up your data in a simple, user friendly way

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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  8. rdiff-backup icon
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    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    82 rdiff-backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Adrive icon
     47 likes

    Use odrive to access your ADrive account, along with all your other cloud services, from a single folder on your desktop.

    74 Adrive alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
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  10. Backer icon
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    Backer is a visual front end to the rsync command. It allows the user to select multiple folders and back them up to multiple locations. It stores your backup settings for you so that all your backups can be run easily using a single button click.

    144 Backer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. MSP360 Backup icon
     27 likes

    MSP360 Backup provides SMBs with an affordable and secure backup solution that works on all major platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Hyper-V, and VMware.

    59 MSP360 Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Qtd Sync icon
     20 likes

    A graphical interface for the Rsync engine that will synchronise files between two computers either locally or over the internet. The beauty of Rsync is that it only transfers the exact part of a file that has changed (differential synchronisation), saving bandwidth and time.

    119 Qtd Sync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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