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bup vs Duplicity

A side-by-side look at bup and Duplicity. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

bup

bup

Backup & Sync

bup is an efficient backup system that uses a rolling checksum algorithm and hardlinking to save space. It can backup data to local disks, external drives, or cloud storage providers.

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Duplicity

Duplicity

Backup & Sync

Duplicity is an open source backup software that supports encrypted, incremental backups. It works by producing encrypted tar volumes and uploading them to a remote or local file server.

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