DT Database Backup Wizard vs mariadb-backup

DT Database Backup Wizard is a Windows application for automating backups from SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Oracle, SQLite, and ODBC sources. Jobs can run hourly, daily, weekly, at custom intervals, or manually. Before running a job, users can preview tables and records and select a full, schema-only, data-only, or date-filtered backup. Destinations include local storage, FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Mega. AES encryption and compression are optional settings that can be combined. The application can remove older backups and records each run’s timestamp, status, and error detail. The free demo permits connection testing and up to two manual backups per database, while several features are limited or preview-only. Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server are listed, with a dual-core CPU and 4 GB RAM minimum. Plans range from free to paid one-time tiers.

mariadb-backup is a free, open-source tool for physical backups of MariaDB tables, including while the server is running. Available on Linux and Windows for self-hosted deployments, it supports InnoDB, Aria, MyISAM, and MyRocks. Backup options include full, incremental, and partial copies, point-in-time recovery, and restoration of individual databases, tables, or partitions. It can make hot online InnoDB backups and uses a nearly non-blocking method for full backups on running systems. It also supports Galera Cluster state snapshot transfers, InnoDB page-compressed tables, and tables protected by data-at-rest encryption; encrypted tables stay encrypted in the backup. Output can be streamed to stdout for piping to tools such as OpenSSL or gzip. Restoring requires preparation with the --prepare option, and safe full or incremental restores require an empty MariaDB data directory. Backup operations connect to the running server and generally require global RELOAD, PROCESS, LOCK TABLES, and BINLOG MONITOR privileges. The listed plan is free.