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Rsnapshot vs Tarsnap

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

Rsnapshot

Rsnapshot

Backup & Sync

Rsnapshot is an open-source utility for Linux that provides incremental backup functionality using rsync. It makes it easy to maintain a local backup of a remote system by only transferring the changes since the last backup.

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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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