Comparison

Duplicati vs Kopia

No clear leader: Duplicati (53.0) and Kopia (49.6) 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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Duplicati53
Kopia50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Duplicati53 / 100high · 78%
Kopia50 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tier
Duplicati✓
Kopia✓
Model
Price level
Duplicatifree
Kopiafree
Transparent
Duplicati✓
Kopia✓
Integrations
Count
Duplicati6
Kopia3
Adoption
Dependent repos
Duplicati0
Kopia39
Github stars
Duplicati15,086
Kopia14,342
Activity
Commits last 30d
Duplicati100
Kopia34
Release
Cadence days
Duplicati6
Kopia21
History
Duplicati20 items
License
Spdx
Duplicati–
Language
Primary
DuplicatiC#
KopiaGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Duplicati5 items
Kopia6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Kopia

A file-level backup tool that encrypts data on your machine before storing it to cloud, network, or local storage of your choice, with support for multiple storage destinations and efficient data deduplication

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Duplicati

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Kopia

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
Duplicati–
Kopia✓
Windows
Duplicati–
Kopia✓
Linux
Duplicati–
Kopia✓
CLI
Duplicati–
Kopia✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Duplicati✓
Kopia✓
On-premise
Duplicati✗
Kopia✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Azure Blob Storage

Duplicati

10 total - 9 not shared
  • AWS S3
  • Wasabi Hot Storage
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • SFTP
  • SMB
  • Duplicati Storage
  • WebDAV
Independently observed

Kopia

7 total - 6 not shared
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Google Drive
  • Pushover
  • Webhook
  • S3
  • Rclone
Independently observed
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Duplicati or Kopia: 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.