2 alternatives to restic

restic is a Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP) product. The community recommends 2 alternatives: 0 open source, 0 self-hostable and 0 free to use. They are ranked by community votes, ratings and favorites, with the key differences from restic highlighted.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

About restic

Fast, secure, efficient backup program

Open source · BSD-2-Clause

Self-hostable

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Dropbox

Available on Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android

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Dropbox
File Transfer & Synchronization
Cloud storage service for syncing, sharing and backing up files across computers and phones.
Freemium
Web
Windows
macOS
Linux
iOS
Android
Compared with restic
- − Closed source (restic is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (restic is)
- − Paid (restic is free)
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Microsoft OneDrive
File Transfer & Synchronization
Microsoft's cloud storage built into Windows and Microsoft 365, for syncing, sharing and backing up files and photos.
Freemium
Web
Windows
macOS
iOS
Android
Compared with restic
- − Closed source (restic is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (restic is)
- − Paid (restic is free)
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restic vs. alternatives

Service	Open source	Self-hosted	License	Pricing	Platforms	Rating	Votes
restic Current	Yes	Yes	BSD-2-Clause	—	—	—	—
Dropbox	No	No	proprietary	Freemium	Web / Windows / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android	—	0
Microsoft OneDrive	No	No	proprietary	Freemium	Web / Windows / macOS / iOS / Android	—	0

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Community-recommended alternatives to restic include Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. Compare open source, self-hosting, pricing and platforms to choose.

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ArchiveBox
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Self-hostable
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Self-hostable
bitmagnet
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CKAN
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Open source
Self-hostable
Collective Access - Providence
Highly configurable Web-based framework for management, description, and discovery of digital and physical collections supporting a variety of metadata standards, data types, and media formats.
Open source
Self-hostable
Ganymede
Twitch VOD and live stream archiving platform. Includes a rendered chat for each archive.
Open source
Self-hostable