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Duplicati vs Tarsnap

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

Duplicati

Duplicati

Backup & Sync

Duplicati is an open source backup software that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers. It works with standard protocols like FTP, SSH, WebDAV and various backends like Microsoft OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Drive and more. Duplicati is free, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Tarsnap

Tarsnap

Backup & Sync

Tarsnap is an open source online backup service that emphasizes security and privacy. It provides encrypted, deduplicated backups to the cloud using Amazon S3 storage. Key features include client-side encryption, data deduplication, bandwidth minimization, and customizable retention policies.

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