BackupSheep vs Bacula Community
BackupSheep
backupsheep.com
Bacula Community
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| Figure | BackupSheep | Bacula Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Backup Software | 8.4 (#10) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Backup software | 7.8 (#79) | 8.3 (#48) |
| Backup scope | mixed | file |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,api,self_hosted | The supported operating systems page lists GNU/Linux, MS Windows, and MacOS X/Darwin, among other systems. |
| Purpose | BackupSheep is an open-source control plane for backing up websites, databases, servers, volumes, and cloud infrastructure. | Bacula manages backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across networks, and can also run on a single computer. |
| Restore modes | mixed | mixed |
| Security | The product page says secrets are encrypted at rest and redacted from backup and restore logs; Amazon S3 destinations can use Object Lock retention. | The Community Edition lists automatic communications encryption using TLS and external LDAP console authentication. |
| Server backup | Yes | Yes |
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BackupSheep
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Bacula Community
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