FastBack vs Just Enough Backups
FastBack
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| Figure | FastBack | Just Enough Backups |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Backup Software | 8.5 (#1) | 8.5 (#2) |
| Automatic scheduling | FastBack supports scheduled automatic backups and configurable intervals. | Separate FULL, DIFFERENTIAL, and PARTIAL schedulers can run at independent intervals. |
| Licence | The source and distributed mod are licensed under GNU GPL version 2. | The project is licensed under the MIT License. |
| Restore | A restore creates a copy of the world from a selected snapshot, leaving the current world files untouched. | The backup browser can prepare a restore asynchronously, after which the server shuts down so the restore can be applied safely on next startup. |
| Retention | FastBack supports snapshot pruning and retention policies. | Retention can keep a configured number of each backup type and enforce an optional total backup size cap per world. |
| Scheduling | Backups can run automatically when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves. | Automatic backups can use separate schedules by backup type and can run on server start or stop. |
| What it does | FastBack is a Minecraft mod that creates incremental Git-powered world snapshots. | Just Enough Backups is a Fabric Minecraft mod providing server-side world backups managed through an in-game workflow. |
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In their own words
FastBack
FastBack is a free, open-source Minecraft mod for incremental world backups: snapshots save changed parts rather than the entire world. Backups can be stored locally, on a Git server, or on a network volume without a Git server. They can run when a world shuts down or after Minecraft autosaves. Restoring a snapshot creates a copy of the selected world, leaving the current files untouched. Snapshot pruning and retention policies help manage backups, which can also include mod JARs and configuration files. FastBack works with Minecraft clients and dedicated servers on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It requires native Git and Git LFS to be installed and available on Minecraft's process PATH. The project describes it as intended for worlds up to about 5GB and recommends GitHub remotes only for smaller worlds under 500MB because of GitHub size restrictions. Documentation links to CurseForge for downloads and Discord for questions and help installing native Git. FastBack is distributed under GNU GPL version 2.
Just Enough Backups
Just Enough Backups is a Fabric mod for Java Edition Minecraft that manages server-side world backups through an in-game browser. It supports full, partial, and differential backups, with separate automatic schedules for each type and options to run on server start or stop. The browser can create, rename, delete, restore, search, and filter backups. It prepares restores asynchronously; the server then shuts down so the restore can be applied safely at the next startup.
Retention settings can keep a chosen number of each backup type and optionally cap total backup size per world. Before a backup, the mod checks destination free space and aborts unless it meets twice the current world size plus the configured reserve. Configurable multiple worker threads handle world scanning, ZIP compression, and restore extraction. Mod Menu integration is optional. Dedicated-server settings must be edited in the server configuration file; the client config screen covers only HUD and preview settings. It is free under the MIT License and lists Linux, macOS, and Windows support.