Rsnapshot Alternatives

Rsnapshot is described as 'rsync based backup utillity, providing filesystem snapshot functionality. It can take incremental snapshots of local and remote filesystems for any number of machines' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rsnapshot for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Rsnapshot alternative is rsync, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rsnapshot are TimeShift, Restic, BorgBackup and Time Machine.

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Rsnapshot alternatives page was last updated Jul 17, 2023
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  1. rsync icon

    rsync

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Sync
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  Folder Sync
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Encrypted Backup
    8.  Delta Backup
    9.  File by file encryption

    rsync VS Rsnapshot

     

    • rsync is the most popular Linux alternative to Rsnapshot.

    • rsync is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rsnapshot.

    • rsync is Free and Open SourceRsnapshot is also Free and Open Source
    • rsync is Privacy focusedRsnapshot is not according to our users
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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.

    30 TimeShift alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    TimeShift screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Support for BTRFS
    3.  Schedule Backup
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Differential Backup

    TimeShift VS Rsnapshot

     
  4. Restic icon

    Restic

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

    57 Restic alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Restic screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Data Compression
    7.  Schedule Backup
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Ad-free

    Restic VS Rsnapshot

     

    • Restic is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Rsnapshot.

    • Restic is Free and Open SourceRsnapshot is also Free and Open Source
    • Restic is LightweightRsnapshot is not according to our users
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    BorgBackup

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

    36 BorgBackup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    BorgBackup screenshot 1

    BorgBackup Features

    1.  Remote backup
    2.  Data deduplication
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Encrypted Backup
    6.  Schedule Backup
    7.  AES-256 Encryption

    BorgBackup VS Rsnapshot

     
  7. Time Machine icon

    Time Machine

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    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.

    91 Time Machine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Interface

    Time Machine Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Differential Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Schedule Backup
    5.  File Versioning
    6.  Encrypted Backup
    7.  Bundled with macOS

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    Déjà Dup

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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 Duplicity as the backend.

    89 Déjà Dup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Déjà Dup screenshot 1

    Déjà Dup Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Remote backup
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Selective Synchronization

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  10. Back In Time icon

    Back In Time

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    Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".

    54 Back In Time alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Back In Time screenshot 1

    Back In Time Features

    1.  Incremental Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Time-machine

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  11. Pika Backup icon

    Pika Backup

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    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.

    9 Pika Backup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    Pika Backup screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Automatic Backup
    3.  Gtk

    Pika Backup VS Rsnapshot

     
  12. Vorta icon

    Vorta

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Vorta screenshot 1

    Vorta Features

    1.  Schedule Backup
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  Encrypted Backup
    4.  Data deduplication
    5.  Automatic Backup
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Selective Synchronization
    9.  AES-256 Encryption
    10.  Flexible

    Vorta VS Rsnapshot

     
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    Time Machine for Linux

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    Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Time Machine for Linux screenshot 1

    Time Machine for Linux Features

    1.  Automatic Backup
    2.  Schedule Backup
    3.  Incremental Backup

    Time Machine for Linux VS Rsnapshot

     
  14. Areca Backup icon

    Areca Backup

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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.

    81 Areca Backup alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    Last Update: 2015-08-26. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/areca/

    Areca Backup Features

    1.  Encrypted Backup
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Differential Backup
    4.  Incremental Backup
    5.  Multiple languages
    6.  Support for FTP
    7.  Delta Backup

    Areca Backup VS Rsnapshot

     
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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.

    77 Duplicacy alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Duplicacy screenshot 1

    Duplicacy Features

    1. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive integration
    2.  Cloud based
    3.  Incremental Backup
    4.  Data deduplication

    Duplicacy VS Rsnapshot

     

    • Duplicacy is the most popular commercial alternative to Rsnapshot.

    • Duplicacy is Paid and Open SourceRsnapshot is Free and Open Source
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