Time Machine Alternatives for Linux

Time Machine 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 Time Machine and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Time Machine are Restic, TimeShift, Déjà Dup and UrBackup.

Time Machine alternatives are mainly System Restore Tools but may also be Disk Imaging Tools or Disk Cloning Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Time Machine.

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System Restore Tool
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Duplicati
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
File Sync Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
125 alternatives to Duplicati
Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers. The Duplicati project was inspired by Duplicity and had similar functionality until 2008.
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Duplicati Features
1. Incremental BackupDuplicati supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Schedule BackupDuplicati supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
3. Encrypted BackupDuplicati uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
4. Automatic BackupDuplicati will automatically back up your data periodically.
5. File VersioningDuplicati has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document.
6. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
7. AES-256 EncryptionDuplicati has AES-256 Encryption, i.e. very strong security.
Data deduplication
Local Storage
Email notifications
Scheduling
Support for Amazon Glacier
Task Scheduling
Web-Based
Backup to Cloud Storage
WebUI Management
Guided configuration
Duplicati vs Time Machine
Almost everyone thinks Duplicati is a great alternative to Time Machine.
Guest
Only backs up the changes instead of the whole file, just like Time Machine.
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Guest
because it saves the whole backup every time, not just the changes like time machine does
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Restic
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Arch Linux
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
41 alternatives to Restic
restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.
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Restic Features
1. Encrypted BackupRestic uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
2. Incremental BackupRestic supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
3. Command line interfaceRestic either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
4. Schedule BackupRestic supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
Data deduplication
Remote backup
Data Compression
TimeShift
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Free • Open Source
System Restore Tool
System Backup Tool
Linux
22 alternatives to TimeShift
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.
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TimeShift Features
1. Incremental BackupTimeShift supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
Support for BTRFS
Déjà Dup
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
Linux
86 alternatives to Déjà Dup
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.
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Déjà Dup Features
1. Encrypted BackupDéjà Dup uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
2. Schedule BackupDéjà Dup supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
3. Incremental BackupDéjà Dup supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
Remote backup
Déjà Dup vs Time Machine
Some users think Déjà Dup is a great alternative to Time Machine, some don't.
UrBackup
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
Windows
Linux
FreeBSD
39 alternatives to UrBackup
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.
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UrBackup Features
1. Automatic BackupUrBackup will automatically back up your data periodically.
2. Schedule BackupUrBackup supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
3. Incremental BackupUrBackup supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
4. Encrypted BackupUrBackup uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
Multiuser mode support
Back In Time
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Free • Open Source
System Backup Tool
System Restore Tool
Linux
49 alternatives to Back In Time
Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".
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Back In Time Features
1. Incremental BackupBack In Time supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Schedule BackupBack In Time supports scheduling of your backups at specific times or intervals.
Time-machine
Back In Time vs Time Machine
Some users think Back In Time is a great alternative to Time Machine, some don't.
Duplicacy
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Paid • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
78 alternatives to Duplicacy
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.
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Duplicacy Features
1. Incremental BackupDuplicacy supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
Onedrive integration
Cloud based
Data deduplication
Veeam Agent
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Freemium • Proprietary
Disk Imaging Tool
Windows
Linux
40 alternatives to Veeam Agent
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Agent for Linux work with Veeam Availability Suite to deliver Availability for ALL workloads — virtual, physical and cloud — from a single management console, extending Veeam’s leadership position from being the best for VMware vSphere...
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Veeam Agent Features
1. Incremental BackupVeeam Agent supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. NTFS Partition RecoveryVeeam Agent can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
3. Encrypted BackupVeeam Agent uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
Barmetal backup
rdiff-backup
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
76 alternatives to rdiff-backup
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.
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rdiff-backup Features
File-system view
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Duplicity
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Free • Open Source
Backup Client
Online Backup Tool
Mac
Linux
29 alternatives to Duplicity
Duplicity is a software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server.
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Duplicity Features
1. Incremental BackupDuplicity supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
2. Encrypted BackupDuplicity uses encryption algorithms to keep your files safe as well as prevent unauthorized access.
3. Command line interfaceDuplicity either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Data deduplication
WebDAV Support