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.Duplicati
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Backup Client
- File Sync Tool
125 alternatives to Duplicati- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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.
Duplicati Features
Duplicati vs Time Machine
Only backs up the changes instead of the whole file, just like Time Machine.
because it saves the whole backup every time, not just the changes like time machine does
Restic
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Backup Client
41 alternatives to Restic- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Arch Linux
- FreeBSD
- OpenBSD
restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.
Restic Features
TimeShift
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- System Restore Tool
- System Backup Tool
22 alternatives to TimeShift- Linux
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.
TimeShift Features
Déjà Dup
Is this a good alternative?YesNo86 alternatives to Déjà Dup- Free • Open Source
- Backup Client
- Linux
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.
Déjà Dup Features
Déjà Dup vs Time Machine
UrBackup
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Backup Client
39 alternatives to UrBackup- Windows
- Linux
- FreeBSD
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.
UrBackup Features
Back In Time
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- System Backup Tool
- System Restore Tool
49 alternatives to Back In Time- Linux
Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux, inspired by "FlyBack project".
Back In Time Features
Back In Time vs Time Machine
Duplicacy
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Open Source
78 alternatives to Duplicacy- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
Duplicacy Features
Veeam Agent
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Proprietary
- Disk Imaging Tool
40 alternatives to Veeam Agent- Windows
- Linux
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...
Veeam Agent Features
rdiff-backup
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
76 alternatives to rdiff-backup- Windows
- Linux
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.
rdiff-backup Features
Duplicity
Is this a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Backup Client
- Online Backup Tool
29 alternatives to Duplicity- Mac
- Linux
Duplicity is a software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server.
Duplicity Features