Better Backups vs FastBack
Better Backups
github.comFastBack
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| Figure | Better Backups | FastBack |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.1 (#15) | 7.3 (#12) |
| License | The Modrinth listing identifies the project as licensed under Apache-2.0. | FastBack is distributed under GNU General Public License version 2. |
| Permissions | All commands require server owner permission. | Dedicated-server backup commands are limited to level 4 operators by default, with fine-grained permissions available through LuckPerms. |
| Purpose | Better Backups is a Minecraft world backup mod. | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental world backup snapshots, saving only changed parts of the world. |
| Restore | Restore actions wait before applying a selected backup and can be cancelled during that wait. | You can restore a snapshot as a separate world copy; restoring does not change the current world files. |
| Retention | It can keep only the newest backups up to a configured limit. | FastBack supports daily, fixed-count, GFS, or all-snapshots retention policies; its default keeps the last snapshot from each day and all snapshots from the last three days. |
In their own words
Better Backups
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FastBack
FastBack is a free Minecraft mod for making incremental snapshots of Java worlds: each snapshot records only the parts that have changed. It can save backups locally, send them to another Git repository, or write them to a network drive without a Git server. Automatic backups can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves, with a configurable minimum wait between runs. A snapshot can be restored as a separate world copy, so the current world files remain unchanged. Retention options include daily, fixed-count, GFS, and all-snapshots policies; snapshots can also include mod jars and configuration files. FastBack works on Minecraft clients and dedicated servers, with Linux, Mac, and Windows support. Separate Fabric and NeoForge mod files are listed. It requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on the Minecraft process PATH. Garbage collection can take more than five minutes, and the documentation recommends running git gc directly for worlds larger than 1 GB. The mod is distributed under GNU Public License version 2; modpack use requires attribution with a link to the project page.