# Duplicati vs restic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Duplicati

| Attribute | Duplicati | restic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53 (78% (high)) | 41.8 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,086 | 36,570 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A centralized platform for managing backups across on-premises servers and cloud services with end-to-end encryption, multi-site management, and support for multiple storage backends. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"What is Duplicati?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Duplicati offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Is Duplicati free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Duplicati can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Can Duplicati be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Duplicati, including AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Wasabi Hot Storage, Backblaze B2, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SFTP and SMB, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"What does Duplicati integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Duplicati is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Where is Duplicati available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"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 | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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":"hybrid","air_gapped_copy":true,"licensing_model":"subscription-flat","deployment_model":"hybrid","multi_tenant_msp":true,"immutable_storage":true,"multi_cloud_support":true,"granular_item_recovery":true}` | `{"licensing_model":"open-source","deployment_model":"on-prem","multi_cloud_support":true,"granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Wasabi Hot Storage"},{"name":"Backblaze B2"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"SMB"},{"name":"Duplicati Storage"},{"name":"WebDAV"}]` | `[{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"SFTP"}]` |
| language.primary | C# | Go |
| license.spdx | - | BSD-2-Clause |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.duplicati.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:32:03.713Z"}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 77 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cronce%2Fduplicati&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | 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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T00:43:41.447Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*