Comparison

BorgBackup vs Duplicati

No clear leader: BorgBackup (57.6) and Duplicati (53.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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BorgBackup58
Duplicati53
Score
vioscaleAI score
BorgBackup58 / 100medium · 60%
Duplicati53 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tier
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati✓
Model
BorgBackupopen_source
Duplicatiopen_source
Price level
BorgBackupfree
Duplicatifree
Transparent
BorgBackup–
Duplicati✓
Integrations
Count
BorgBackup–
Duplicati6
Adoption
Dependent repos
BorgBackup83
Duplicati0
Github stars
BorgBackup13,837
Duplicati15,086
Activity
Commits last 30d
BorgBackup100
Duplicati100
Release
Cadence days
BorgBackup25
Duplicati6
History
BorgBackup20 items
Duplicati20 items
Language
Primary
BorgBackupPython
DuplicatiC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
BorgBackup4 items
Duplicati5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for backup recovery. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Backup method
BorgBackupAgent
DuplicatiHybrid
Immutable storage
BorgBackup-
Duplicati✓
Air gapped copy
BorgBackup-
Duplicati✓
Dr orchestration failover
BorgBackup-
Duplicati-
Instant recovery
BorgBackup-
Duplicati-
Ransomware anomaly detection
BorgBackup-
Duplicati-
Granular item recovery
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati✓
Kubernetes backup
BorgBackup-
Duplicati-
Multi cloud support
BorgBackup-
Duplicati✓
Deployment model
BorgBackupOn prem
DuplicatiHybrid
Multi tenant msp
BorgBackup-
Duplicati✓
Deduplication compression
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati-
Licensing model
BorgBackupOpen source
DuplicatiSubscription flat

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BorgBackup

An open-source backup utility that reduces storage through content-based deduplication while providing strong encryption and compression for secure, efficient data protection.

Independently observed

Duplicati

An open-source backup platform that encrypts and stores data across multiple cloud and on-premises storage options, with centralized management for backing up local machines, servers, and cloud services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BorgBackup

Open source
as of verify ↗

Duplicati

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati–
Windows
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati–
Linux
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati–
CLI
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati–
Deployment
Self-hosted
BorgBackup✗
Duplicati✓
On-premise
BorgBackup✓
Duplicati✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

BorgBackup

Not documented yet.

Duplicati

10 total
  • AWS S3
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Wasabi Hot Storage
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • SFTP
  • SMB
  • Duplicati Storage
  • WebDAV
Independently observed
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BorgBackup or Duplicati: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.