Bareos vs Duplicati

Bareos is backup software for computers and servers, with mixed backup scope and restore modes. It includes ransomware protection and supports Linux, macOS, Windows, web, and self-hosted environments. The Community plan is open source, requires no subscription, and provides access to the public repository and complete source code at free. The paid Subscription plan starts at €480 a year and has a minimum of 10 units. Bareos is made by Bareos, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany. The combination of computer and server backup can suit environments where both kinds of systems need protection. Its listed platform range includes desktop operating systems and web access, while self-hosted use is also supported. Buyers can choose the free Community edition or a paid annual subscription, whose stated minimum is 10 units.

Duplicati is backup software for Windows, macOS and Linux, covering computers and servers. It can back up desktops, laptops, local servers, NAS devices, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and S3 buckets. Destinations include S3, WebDAV, SFTP and local hardware; cloud data can also be copied to an on-prem SAN or private S3 cluster. Data is encrypted locally with AES-256 before transfer, and only changed blocks are sent. Retention settings can remove older backups or keep a chosen number. Administrators can distribute backup configurations to clients, delegate local management to regional IT staff and isolate clients in sub-organizations. One subscription supports unlimited clients and endpoints. The free plan provides an insights dashboard, monitoring for up to two machines and access to the last 200 backups. Pro adds alerts, AI analysis, remote management, retention, storage and priority support. Enterprise adds organization management, configuration assistance, SSO with MFA, agent deployment and credential management. Pro is $2/mo billed annually; Enterprise is $3/mo billed yearly and requires at least 10 machines.