Free Duplicati AlternativesTop Backup Clients & File Sync Tools like Duplicati

The best free alternative to Duplicati is Rclone, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Duplicati and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Duplicati are rsync, TimeShift, Restic and Kopia.

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  1. GoodSync icon
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    A comprehensive solution for file synchronization and backup, GoodSync allows seamless and real-time file sync across desktops, mobiles, and cloud services directly, bypassing third-party servers. Ideal for both personal and professional needs.

    132 GoodSync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
  2. Rclone icon
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    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    107 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  3. rsync icon
     277 likes

    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    141 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
     
  4. TimeShift icon
     85 likes

    Enables regular incremental snapshots of Linux systems, preserving system files and settings. Snapshots can be restored for system recovery, use minimal disk space, exclude user files, and are managed with a user-friendly interface for reliable protection.

    35 TimeShift alternatives

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    • Linux
     
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    TimeShift vs Duplicati Comments
    vetu11
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    Timeshift is a system-backup tool. Consider it only an alternative if that's what you are using Duplicati for, but if you are backing up documents or photos there are better alternatives.

    • TimeShift is Free and Open SourceDuplicati is Freemium and Open Source
    • TimeShift is LightweightDuplicati is not according to our users
  5. Restic icon
     70 likes

    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    72 Restic alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Restic vs Duplicati Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    I like Restic because of it's speed and simplicty in installation and operation.

    • Restic is Free and Open SourceDuplicati is Freemium and Open Source
    • Restic is LightweightDuplicati is not according to our users
  6. Kopia icon
     40 likes

    Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that manages filesystem snapshots in a remote storage. It features client-side encryption, compression, backup policies. command-line interface and more.

    23 Kopia alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. SyncBack icon
     144 likes

    SyncBack allows for backing up, synchronizing, and restoring files on Windows. It offers a free version, SyncBackSE and Pro for more features, including local networks and cloud backups. Ideal for individuals and large organizations like hospitals, ensuring data protection and recovery.

    106 SyncBack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. BorgBackup icon
     57 likes

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

    45 BorgBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  9. 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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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
     
  10. Time Machine icon
     171 likes

    Time Machine is the breakthrough automatic backup that’s built right into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of everything on your Mac — digital photos, music, movies, TV shows, and documents. Now, if you ever have the need, you can easily go back in time to recover anything.

    94 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. UrBackup icon
     40 likes

    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.

    56 UrBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
     
  12. Cobian Reflector icon
     145 likes

    Cobian Reflector is the successor of Cobian Backup and inherits all the features from it: it's a file-backup program that can be used to make automatic backups for your directories and files, supports compression and encryption and can backup to some other location in the...

    87 Cobian Reflector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  13. Pika Backup icon
     10 likes

    Pika Backup is designed to save your personal data and does not support complete system recovery. Pika Backup is powered by the well-tested BorgBackup software.

    10 Pika Backup alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
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