Comparison

Duplicati vs restic

On the evidence we track, Duplicati leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Duplicati53

restic42

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	DuplicatiLeader	restic
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100high · 78%	42 / 100high · 78%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	2
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.7	7.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cronce%2Fduplicati&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frestic%2Frestic&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	2
Github starsadoption.github_stars	15,086	36,570
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	19
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	77
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-2-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Duplicati53 / 100high · 78%

restic42 / 100high · 78%

Pricing

Free tier

Duplicati✓

restic✓

Model

Duplicatiopen_source

resticopen_source

Price level

Duplicatifree

resticfree

Transparent

Duplicati✓

restic–

Integrations

Count

Duplicati6

restic2

Security

Scorecard

Duplicati5.7

restic7.3

Vulnerabilities

DuplicatiCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cronce%2Fduplicati&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

resticCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frestic%2Frestic&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Duplicati0

restic2

Github stars

Duplicati15,086

restic36,570

Activity

Commits last 30d

Duplicati100

restic19

Release

Cadence days

Duplicati6

restic77

History

Duplicati20 items

restic20 items

License

Spdx

Duplicati–

resticBSD-2-Clause

Language

Primary

DuplicatiC#

resticGo

Market

Availability

DuplicatiAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

restic–

Content

Faq

Duplicati5 items

restic6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Backup Recovery
Capability	Duplicati	restic
Capabilities
Backup method	Hybrid	-
Immutable storage	✓	-
Air gapped copy	✓	-
Dr orchestration failover	-	-
Instant recovery	-	-
Ransomware anomaly detection	-	-
Granular item recovery	✓	✓
Kubernetes backup	-	-
Multi cloud support	✓	✓
Deployment model	Hybrid	On prem
Multi tenant msp	✓	-
Deduplication compression	-	✓
Licensing model	Subscription flat	Open source

Capabilities

Backup method

DuplicatiHybrid

restic-

Immutable storage

Duplicati✓

restic-

Air gapped copy

Duplicati✓

restic-

Dr orchestration failover

Duplicati-

restic-

Instant recovery

Duplicati-

restic-

Ransomware anomaly detection

Duplicati-

restic-

Granular item recovery

Duplicati✓

restic✓

Kubernetes backup

Duplicati-

restic-

Multi cloud support

Duplicati✓

restic✓

Deployment model

DuplicatiHybrid

resticOn prem

Multi tenant msp

Duplicati✓

restic-

Deduplication compression

Duplicati-

restic✓

Licensing model

DuplicatiSubscription flat

resticOpen source

What each one is

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

Duplicati

Leader

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

restic

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.

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

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

restic

Open source

as of 2026-09-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Duplicati	restic
macOSPlatforms	-	✓
WindowsPlatforms	-	✓
LinuxPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

macOS

Duplicati–

restic✓

Windows

Duplicati–

restic✓

Linux

Duplicati–

restic✓

CLI

Duplicati–

restic✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Duplicati✗

restic✓

Self-hosted

Duplicati✓

restic✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

SFTP

Duplicati

Leader

10 total - 9 not shared

AWS S3
Azure Blob Storage
Wasabi Hot Storage
Backblaze B2
Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
SMB
Duplicati Storage
WebDAV

Independently observed

restic

3 total - 2 not shared

Google Cloud Storage
Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

Independently observed

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