BackupPC vs Bareos

Comparing two open source alternatives to Commvault and Veeam and Acronis. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BackupPC

GPL-3.0

High-performance server-based backup system that pools identical files across machines, with a web UI and no client-side software to install.

AGPL-3.0

Open source network backup and recovery for mixed IT environments with disk, tape, and S3 storage, a web UI, and multi-OS clients.

	BackupPC	Bareos
License	GPL-3.0	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	1,627	1,262
Forks	204	317
Open Issues	50	82
Last Commit	May 31, 2026	Oct 9, 2026
First Released	Mar 28, 2013	Aug 12, 2013
Categories	Backups	Backups
Tags	#backup #cli #self hosted	#backup #cli #cross-platform #self hosted

BackupPC1,627

Bareos

Client/server backup system combining file and image backups with fast incremental backups, a web admin UI, and bare-metal restore.

Free, open-source backup software that stores encrypted, incremental backups to cloud storage and remote servers.

Lightweight client/server network backup and restore tool with librsync deduplication, TLS client authentication, and Windows and Unix clients.

Open-source, self-hosted database backup and restore platform for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and more.