# BorgBackup vs restic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** BorgBackup

| Attribute | BorgBackup | restic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 57.6 (60% (medium)) | 41.8 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 83 | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,837 | 36,570 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"BorgBackup is an open-source backup program that eliminates duplicate data to reduce storage requirements and encrypts everything client-side with authenticated encryption, making it suitable for backing up to untrusted storage destinations. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.borgbackup.org","question":"What is BorgBackup?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BorgBackup is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.borgbackup.org","question":"Is BorgBackup free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"BorgBackup supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.borgbackup.org","question":"What platforms does BorgBackup support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. BorgBackup can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.borgbackup.org","question":"Can BorgBackup be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"answer":"Free and open source backup program supporting Linux, macOS, Windows and other systems, with ability to store backups to multiple backends including self-hosted and cloud services. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://restic.net","question":"What is restic?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"restic is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-2-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://restic.net","question":"Is restic free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"restic supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://restic.net","question":"What platforms does restic support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. restic can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://restic.net","question":"Can restic be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for restic, including Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage and SFTP. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://restic.net","question":"What does restic integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. restic is published under the BSD-2-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/restic/restic","question":"Is restic open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source backup utility that reduces storage through content-based deduplication while providing strong encryption and compression for secure, efficient data protection. | A command-line backup utility that emphasizes speed, security, and efficient storage through data deduplication and encryption, with support for Linux, macOS, Windows, and various storage backends including cloud services. |
| features.capabilities | `{"backup_method":"agent","licensing_model":"open-source","deployment_model":"on-prem","granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true}` | `{"licensing_model":"open-source","deployment_model":"on-prem","multi_cloud_support":true,"granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 2 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"SFTP"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | - | BSD-2-Clause |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.borgbackup.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T22:31:00.066Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://restic.net","retrievedAt":"2026-09-13T19:35:47.295Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 25 | 77 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b25","date":"2026-09-27T22:59:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b25"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b24","date":"2026-09-02T21:34:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b24"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b23","date":"2026-08-23T14:52:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b23"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b22","date":"2026-07-22T12:43:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b22"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.5","date":"2026-07-18T22:36:16Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.4","date":"2026-03-19T08:18:05Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b21","date":"2026-03-15T18:49:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b21"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b20","date":"2025-12-24T01:22:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b20"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.3","date":"2025-12-02T07:43:18Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.2","date":"2025-10-31T18:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.2.9","date":"2025-08-05T01:22:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.2.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b19","date":"2025-08-02T12:36:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b19"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b18","date":"2025-06-19T12:09:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b18"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b17","date":"2025-05-23T04:38:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b17"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b16","date":"2025-05-06T12:24:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b16"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b15","date":"2025-04-22T11:46:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b15"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.1","date":"2025-04-18T20:03:23Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b14","date":"2024-11-17T00:19:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b14"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b13","date":"2024-10-31T22:53:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b13"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b12","date":"2024-10-03T10:47:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b12"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=borgbackup&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frestic%2Frestic&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Backup Recovery)

| Capability | BorgBackup | restic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backup method | Agent | - |
| Immutable storage | - | - |
| Air gapped copy | - | - |
| Dr orchestration failover | - | - |
| Instant recovery | - | - |
| Ransomware anomaly detection | - | - |
| Granular item recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kubernetes backup | - | - |
| Multi cloud support | - | ✓ |
| Deployment model | On prem | On prem |
| Multi tenant msp | - | - |
| Deduplication compression | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensing model | Open source | Open source |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T00:43:29.089Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*