Kopia vs MSP360 Backup

Kopia is an open-source backup and restore tool that creates encrypted snapshots of selected files and directories. Snapshots are incremental, and content deduplication stores duplicate file content only once in a repository. Policies can schedule snapshots, set exclusions, define retention, and apply compression. Recovery options include mounting a snapshot as a local disk, restoring an entire snapshot to a chosen location, or selecting individual files. Kopia encrypts data and filenames before they leave the machine, supporting AES-256 and ChaCha20. Storage can use Amazon S3 and compatible services, Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, Google Cloud Storage, WebDAV, SFTP, local or network storage, and some Rclone providers; Rclone support is experimental. Reed-Solomon error correction and repository consistency checks address data integrity. CLI and GUI interfaces are available, with optional server mode and an API for managing multiple machines. KopiaUI provides a web application in server mode. The software is free, but storage must be provisioned and paid for separately.

MSP360 Backup is a freemium backup product for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with options for personal workstations, servers, and different workloads. It supports computer and server backup, with file-based and image-based backup options. Listed capabilities include incremental images, image encryption, cloud image destinations, bare-metal restore, bootable recovery media, and ransomware protection. The free plan covers personal workstation backup and includes forum-based support. Pro (macOS/Linux) provides locally managed backup for $19.99 a year. Desktop costs $29.99 a year for Windows desktop backup, while Server costs $109.99 a year for Windows Server backup and SQL costs $124.99 a year for SQL Server backup. Those three prices exclude VAT. Ultimate costs $179.99 a year and includes file, image, SQL Server, and Exchange backup, plus an unlimited cloud storage allowance. MSP360 was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.