UrBackup Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to UrBackup for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Rescuezilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to UrBackup and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to UrBackup are Duplicati, Rclone, Restic and BorgBackup.

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  1. Rescuezilla icon
     433 likes

    Free and straightforward disk cloning and imaging software that boots from a USB, supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Interoperable with Clonezilla and can recover and extract files. Includes partition editing, undeleting, and NTFS recovery. No installation needed.

    39 Rescuezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

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    • Linux
     
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    Rescuezilla vs UrBackup Comments
    Risei
    Negative
    1

    Rescuezilla is a bootable recovery tool, UrBackup is for backing up online endpoint systems to a central location.

    • Rescuezilla is Free and Open SourceUrBackup is also Free and Open Source
  2. Duplicati icon
     354 likes

    Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental backups with AES-256 encryption and GPG, compatible with Windows, Linux, MacOS. Supports cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and includes a built-in scheduler, auto-updater. Run backups through a web interface or command line.

    138 Duplicati alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Duplicati vs UrBackup Comments
    yodarunamok
    Negative
    0

    Doesn't do image backups, just file backups.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Duplicati is Freemium and Open SourceUrBackup is Free and Open Source
    • Duplicati is Privacy focusedUrBackup is not according to our users
  3. Rclone icon
     176 likes

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

    94 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Rclone vs UrBackup Comments
    Risei
    Negative
    1

    Rclone is not backup software.

    • Rclone is Free and Open SourceUrBackup is also Free and Open Source
  4. Restic icon
     67 likes

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

    63 Restic alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  5. BorgBackup icon
     57 likes

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

    39 BorgBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  6. CrashPlan icon
     251 likes

    Provides continuous, automated cloud backup and secure, scalable recovery for business servers, endpoints, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, protecting critical data from deletion, ransomware, and failure with compliance, threat detection, and easy management features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    CrashPlan vs UrBackup Comments
    yodarunamok
    Negative
    0

    CrashPlan doesn't support headless installs, and their Linux support is limited to very specific versions. Not really the same way I'd use UrBackup.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CrashPlan is Paid and ProprietaryUrBackup is Free and Open Source
  7. Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise backup solution, for backing up and restoring VMs, containers, and physical hosts. By supporting incremental, fully deduplicated backups, Proxmox Backup Server significantly reduces network load and saves valuable storage space.

    42 Proxmox Backup Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Debian
     
  8. Duplicacy icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Vorta icon
     9 likes

    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.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. Syncovery icon
     39 likes

    Back up your data and synchronize PCs, Macs, servers, notebooks, and online storage space.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Areca Backup icon
     37 likes

    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.

    82 Areca Backup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. BackupPC icon
     25 likes

    BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, WinXX and MacOSX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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