# Duplicati vs restic

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Duplicati

| Attribute | Duplicati | restic |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.7 (39% (low)) | 40 (28% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 20 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,939 | 35,740 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| 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}` | - |
| integrations.count | 9 | 3 |
| 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":"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":"subscription","summary":"Starting from free","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.duplicati.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:11:59.079Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://restic.net","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:34:25.252Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | 77 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 5.6 | 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 | - |
| Multi tenant msp | ✓ | - |
| Deduplication compression | - | - |
| Licensing model | Subscription flat | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:10:29.720Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*