BackupSheep vs Box Backup
BackupSheep
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| Figure | BackupSheep | Box Backup |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Spec score · Backup software | 7.8 (#79) | 8.2 (#54) |
| Backup scope | mixed | file |
| Supported platforms | web,api,self_hosted | The installation wiki lists packages for Debian, FreeBSD, Windows, Gentoo Linux, Arch Linux, and RPM-based systems, and source compilation instructions for Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows. |
| Purpose | BackupSheep is an open-source control plane for backing up websites, databases, servers, volumes, and cloud infrastructure. | Box Backup is an open source, automatic online backup system. |
| Restore modes | mixed | file |
| Server backup | Yes | Yes |
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BackupSheep
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Box Backup
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