Duplicity AlternativesBackup Clients & Online Backup Tools like Duplicity

Duplicity is described as 'Software suite that provides encrypted, digitally signed, versioned, remote backup of files requiring little of the remote server' and is a Backup Client in the backup & sync category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Duplicity for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Duplicity alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Duplicity are rsync, Acronis True Image, BorgBackup and CrashPlan.

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  1. Duplicati icon
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    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.

    151 Duplicati alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. rsync icon
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    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    143 rsync alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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  3. Full image and file backups, disk cloning, and partition management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android with ransomware protection, cloud storage, fast recovery, web-based remote management, and mobile device support for flexible, secure data protection.

    163 Acronis True Image alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. BorgBackup icon
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    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    46 BorgBackup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Arch Linux
    • Fedora
    • Cygwin
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
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  5. CrashPlan icon
     252 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.

    113 CrashPlan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Time Machine icon
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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.

    97 Time Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Déjà Dup icon
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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.

    93 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
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  8. Automatic set-and-forget backup for iCloud Photos and Drive with manual, scheduled, full, or incremental syncing to external drives, NAS, or third-party clouds, preventing data loss, enabling file recovery, offloading files from your Mac, and requiring no subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Minarca icon
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    Self-hosted opensource software to backup all your data on Linux, Windows and Mac

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. BlinkDisk icon
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    A cross-platform folder backup software, based off a forked version of kopia. Since it uses kopia, you get end to end encryption with your own password.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Vorta icon
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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.

    24 Vorta alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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