Kopia
An open-source backup and restore utility featuring encryption and deduplication across multiple storage options
- Also known as
- kopia
What is 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
Kopia pricing
We don't have Kopia's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Kopia does
The capabilities that matter for backup recovery, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
- Multi tenant msp
- -
- Deduplication compression
- ✓
- Licensing model
- Open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- S3→•
- Rclone→
- Azure Blob Storage
- Google Cloud Storage
- Google Drive
- Pushover
- Webhook
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 2 (1 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Kopia FAQ
Common questions about Kopia, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Kopia?
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
Is Kopia free to use?
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
What platforms does Kopia support?
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
Can Kopia be self-hosted?
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
What does Kopia integrate with?
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
Is Kopia open source?
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
Kopia alternatives
Other backup recovery we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BorgBackupA deduplicating backup tool with encryption and compressionmedium · 60%
- Veleromedium · 58%
- NAKIVO Backup & ReplicationCost-effective VM backup and disaster recovery solution for enterpriseshigh · 76%
- Veeam Backup & ReplicationA data protection and recovery platform for hybrid cloud environmentsmedium · 56%
- DuplicatiAn open-source backup platform that works with any storage provider without vendor lock-inhigh · 78%
- resticA backup program combining encryption, fast deduplication, and multi-platform supporthigh · 78%
Compare Kopia
Side by side against other backup recovery, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Kopia, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 49 | 0.09 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 88 | 0.05 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.06 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Security score | 64 | 0.04 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 78 | 0.03 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 27 | 0.06 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.07 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 34 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Licensing model: open-source · Deployment model: on-prem · Multi cloud support: Yes · Granular item recovery: Yes · Deduplication compression: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-10-13 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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