Comparison of backup software

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Feature comparison of backup software. For a more general comparison see List of backup software.

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PackageNetwork optimized (rsync)Versioning (diff, chunk, hardlink)Full client side Encryption Error DetectionSimple serverDistributed partialsRenames optimized Web interface Webmin module
AMANDA ??Optional (separate download + cost)
Areca Backup ??No
Attic YesYes; Buzhash chunking [1] Yes; AES, SHA256 HMAC with PBKDF2 encrypted keyfiles [1] Yes; by MAC of plaintext and ciphertextNoNoYes; through deduplicationNoNo
BackupPC YesYes; hard-links No; but can be achieved via pluggable transfer mechanismNoYes; through deduplicationYesNo
Bacula YesYes; Incremental YesYes; Silent error detection (MD5 or SHA1). Backup certification Verify JobYes; *For LinuxYes; Deduplication optimized storage driverYesYes
Back In Time YesYes; hard-links Yes; EncFS NoNo
BitTorrent YesNoNoYesNoYesNoYes?
Borg
(fork of Attic)
YesYes; Buzhash chunking [1] Yes; AES, SHA256 HMAC with PBKDF2 encrypted keyfiles [1] Yes; by MAC of plaintext and ciphertextNoNoYes; through deduplication(in development)No
Box Backup ?NoNo
Bup YesYes, chunk deduplicationNoYes (Par2)Yes ?Yes, through deduplicationYesNo
cpio NoNoNoYesNoNoNo?Optional (separate download)
Cobian Backup (v11) ?No?
Cwrsync - Rsync for WindowsYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DirSync Pro NoNoNo
DAR YesYes; Incremental; chunking;YesYes ? ???
dcfldd NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
dd NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
dump NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
duplicity YesYes; Incremental YesNoYesNoNoNo
Duplicati YesYes; Incremental YesNoYesNoYesNo
FlyBack No?No
git YesYes; snapshotYes (via git-remote-gcrypt)YesNoNoYes??
git-annex YesNoPartial (with remote block device)YesNoYesYesNoNo
luckyBackup NoNoNo
Mondo Rescue YesYes; Incremental NoYes?No
Redo Backup and Recovery NoNoNo
rdiff-backup YesYes; reverse incremental NoNoNoNoYes; via Third-partyYes
rsync YesYes; hard-links (--link-dest)NoNoNoNoNo?Optional (separate downloads)
star/gtarNoYesNoNoNoNoNo??
zsync YesNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNo

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