Box Backup vs UrBackup
Box Backup
boxbackup.orgUrBackup
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| Figure | Box Backup | UrBackup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Data Backup Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · Server Backup Software | 8.7 (#10) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Spec score · Backup software | 8.2 (#54) | 9.3 (#5) |
| Backup modes | It offers backup behavior optimized for document or server backup. | It supports both full and incremental file and image backups for whole partitions or selected directories. |
| Backup scope | file | mixed |
| Client platforms | The project lists Linux, Windows, macOS, and other Unix systems as supported client platforms. | Official clients are provided for Windows, Linux and macOS, with additional FreeBSD client support listed in the feature documentation. |
| Computer backup | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | 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. | windows,macos,linux,android |
| Restore modes | file | mixed |
| Server backup | Yes | Yes |
Plans
UrBackup
- UrBackup corePrice not published
- Change block tracking for UrBackup Client on Windows€15.50 a month
- UrBackup Client for Microsoft Hyper-V 2.xPrice not published
- Infscape virtual appliance community editionFree
- UrBackup open-source server and clientsFree
- Infscape AWS/Azure appliance storage$0.01 a month
- Change block tracking for Windows client€15.50, paid once
In their own words
Box Backup
Box Backup has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
UrBackup
UrBackup is backup software from UrBackup in Ulm, Germany, covering computers, mobile devices and servers. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. The listed backup scope combines file and image backups, while restore modes are mixed. Ransomware protection is included. UrBackup core is AGPLv3+ open-source software with a self-hosted server for file and image backups; no price is listed for that plan. A free plan is available, with paid options from €15.50. The Change block tracking option for the UrBackup Client on Windows costs €15.50 a month, billed per client excluding VAT. It speeds incremental image and file backups, includes 2.x updates and works with UrBackup Server 2.x. A separate client for Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 or later backs up virtual-machine disks as images and restores those images to VHD or VHDX files.