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Restic vs Tarsnap

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

Restic

Restic

Backup & Sync

Restic is an open source backup program that is designed for efficiency, security, and ease of use. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, Solaris and Android and can back up to a variety of destinations including local disks, external drives, S3 compatible stores, and more.

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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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