Open Source Duplicati AlternativesTop Backup Clients & File Sync Tools like Duplicati

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

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  1. Rclone icon

    Rclone

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    Rclone ("rsync for cloud storage") is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

    93 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    • Most users think Rclone is a great Duplicati alternative.

    • Rclone is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Duplicati.

    • Rclone is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Duplicati.

    • Rclone is Free and Open SourceDuplicati is Freemium and Open Source
    • Rclone is LightweightDuplicati is not according to our users
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    rsync

     270 likes
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    rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...

    130 rsync alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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    TimeShift

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    TimeShift for Linux is an application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and Time Machine tool in Mac OS. TimeShift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of file system at regular intervals.

    31 TimeShift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about TimeShift as an Alternative to Duplicati
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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.

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

    Restic

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

    59 Restic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
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    I like Restic because of it's speed and simplicty in installation and operation.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Restic is a great Duplicati alternative.

    • Restic is Free and Open SourceDuplicati is Freemium and Open Source
    • Restic is LightweightDuplicati is not according to our users
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    Kopia

     36 likes
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    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.

    17 Kopia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    BorgBackup

     57 likes
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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
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  9. Déjà Dup icon

    Déjà Dup

     80 likes
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    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.

    91 Déjà Dup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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  10. UrBackup icon

    UrBackup

     39 likes
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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
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    Duplicacy

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    Duplicacy is a new generation local and cloud backup tool that supports cross-computer deduplication. It is free for personal use and source code is available to commercial users.

    78 Duplicacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Round Sync icon

    Round Sync

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    Round Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Toucan icon

    Toucan

     38 likes
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    Toucan is a small portableapp utility allowing you to synchronise, backup and secure your data with more options than the built in suite utilities. It is split up into 7 tabs, allowing you to easily find the function that you want.

    61 Toucan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  14. Vorta icon

    Vorta

     9 likes
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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