# Kopia vs restic

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Kopia

| Attribute | Kopia | restic |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 49.6 (79% (high)) | 41.8 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 34 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 39 | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,342 | 36,570 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Open-source backup software that creates encrypted, deduplicated backups to your choice of cloud storage providers. Offers both a graphical interface and command-line tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://kopia.io","question":"What is Kopia?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kopia is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://kopia.io","question":"Is Kopia free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Kopia 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://kopia.io","question":"What platforms does Kopia support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kopia can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://kopia.io","question":"Can Kopia be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Kopia, including Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Pushover and Webhook. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://kopia.io","question":"What does Kopia integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Kopia is published under the Apache-2.0 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/kopia/kopia","question":"Is Kopia open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"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,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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 | 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 | `{"licensing_model":"open-source","deployment_model":"on-prem","multi_cloud_support":true,"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 | 3 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Pushover"},{"name":"Webhook"},{"name":"S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Rclone","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"SFTP"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | 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","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kopia.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:35:02.044Z"}` | `{"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 | 21 | 77 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkopia%2Fkopia&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"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 | Kopia | restic |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backup method | - | - |
| 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 2026-10-16T00:43:38.180Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*