Advanced Backups vs UltraBackup
Advanced Backups
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| Figure | Advanced Backups | UltraBackup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 0 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 7.7 (#10) | 6.7 (#22) |
| Compatibility | The README says many Minecraft versions are supported and invites requests for additional versions. | The project lists Bukkit 1.13+, Spigot 1.13+, and Paper 1.13+ as compatible. |
| License | The repository lists a BSD-3-Clause license. | The repository's MIT license permits use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale, subject to its stated conditions. |
| Product | Advanced Backups is a Minecraft backup mod supporting NeoForge, Forge, Fabric, and Spigot. | The project describes UltBackup as a Minecraft Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper plugin for automated server backups with cloud upload. |
| Purpose | Advanced Backups is a Minecraft backup mod supporting NeoForge, Forge, and Fabric. | The README describes UltBackup as a Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper plugin for automated Minecraft server backups. |
| Retention | Automatic purging can be configured by storage size, age, or backup count. | It can delete older backups automatically, with the example configuration keeping the last 10 locally. |
In their own words
Advanced Backups
Advanced Backups is a free, open-source backup mod for Minecraft Java edition, supporting NeoForge, Forge, Fabric and Spigot. It can run entirely on a server; a client installation is needed only to receive backup notifications. The mod supports ZIP, differential and incremental backups, with options for schedules, startup and shutdown backups, and minimum and maximum intervals. Automatic purging can be set by storage size, age or backup count, while command-created snapshots are protected from that cleanup. A command-line tool can restore a whole backup or an individual file and export a backup; it requires Java on the system PATH. The tool can detect backups created by other mods, but it cannot export those backups. Client-side toasts report when backups occur and can be disabled or limited to operators. The README says many Minecraft versions are supported and invites requests for additional versions. The project lists a BSD-3-Clause license, and its backup scope is worlds-only with local storage. One limitation matters for incremental backups: losing a partial backup can damage that chain until the next full backup, and incremental restores take the longest.
UltraBackup
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