What is restic?
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.
restic pricing
We don't have restic's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- Google Cloud Storage
- Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
- SFTP
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
restic alternatives
Other backup recovery we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- BorgBackuplow · 12%
- DruvaCloud-native data resilience platform for backup, disaster recovery, and AI-driven threat protectionlow · 25%
- Velerolow · 16%
- Duplicatilow · 39%
- Kopialow · 28%
- Veeam Backup & ReplicationEnterprise backup and recovery platform providing data protection across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments with integrated compliance enforcement and low · 22%
Compare restic
Side by side against other backup recovery, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale 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 restic, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development activity | 42 | 0.09 | 3.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 73 | 0.04 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 57 | 0.05 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 86 | 0.03 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.07 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 8 | 0.06 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 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 | 20 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 65% |
Adoption
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-08-20 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | BSD-2-Clause | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |