Duplicacy vs NASGuard Cloud Backup
Duplicacy
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NASGuard Cloud Backup
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| Figure | Duplicacy | NASGuard Cloud Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $0.17/mo | $1.57/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 2 |
| Spec score · NAS Backup Software | 9.2 (#3) | 7.6 (#29) |
| Encryption | Storage encryption is optional during initialization and uses a user-supplied password; leaving it blank leaves backups unencrypted. | Data is encrypted with AES-256 before it leaves the customer’s device. |
| Integrations | The user guide documents storage setups for Microsoft Azure, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Wasabi, DigitalOcean Spaces, and MinIO. | Supported clients include Synology Hyper Backup, QNAP HBS 3, rsync and S3-compatible clients. |
| Purpose | Duplicacy is a cross-platform backup tool that backs up files to cloud storage with client-side encryption and deduplication. | NASGuard Backup Manager schedules and monitors backups from NAS devices to encrypted off-site storage. |
| Support | Personal GUI licenses include public forum support, while commercial GUI and CLI licenses include private ticket support. | Email support is offered in English, French, Spanish and Russian, with a first response within 24 hours and priority handling on annual plans. |
Plans
Duplicacy
- Personal License — first year$20 a year
- Personal License — subsequent years$5 a year
- Personal License — additional computer, first year$10 a year
- Personal License — additional computer, subsequent years$2 a year
- Commercial License$50 a year
- CLI License$50 a year
- CLI personal useFree
- Personal GUI license$20 a year
- Personal GUI License$20 a year
- CLI license$50 a year
NASGuard Cloud Backup
- Backup Manager Starter$18.89 a year
- Backup Manager Pro$143.98 a year
In their own words
Duplicacy
Duplicacy is a cross-platform tool for backing up files to cloud storage, local disks, or SFTP servers, including computers and NAS boxes. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. Client-side encryption is optional: users set a password when initializing storage to encrypt it, while leaving the password empty means storage is not encrypted. Its lock-free deduplication design uses a two-step fossil collection process to remove chunks that are no longer referenced, without a centralized chunk database. The Web Edition can back up, restore, check, copy, and prune data, with scheduling and email notifications; its dashboard displays storage and backup status. The CLI can run manually or from scripts, and its source code is available on GitHub. CLI personal backups on a home computer and CLI restore, check, copy, and prune operations do not require a license. The Web Edition downloads a fully functional 30-day trial license automatically when used for backups without a license. Paid licenses vary by use and computer count; the listed personal license costs $20 a year for the first year and $5 a year thereafter for one home computer.
NASGuard Cloud Backup
NASGuard Cloud Backup has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.