Comparison

Comparisons

Honest, side-by-side breakdowns against the tools you already know.

Comparison7 min read

Backup Data vs AWS Backup: which fits your stack?

An honest comparison of Backup Data and AWS Backup: portability, encryption models, pricing, restore verification, and when each one is the right call.

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Backup Data vs Backblaze B2: a backup system or a cheap bucket?

Backblaze B2 is the best-value object storage there is. But a bucket is not a backup system. An honest comparison of where each fits for database and application backups.

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Backup Data vs BorgBackup: who runs the repository?

Borg is excellent software with a genuinely strong security model. The real difference isn't dedupe or encryption — both have those. It's who maintains the repo server, and single-writer locking.

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Backup Data vs pgBackRest: physical PITR or portable dumps?

pgBackRest gives you point-in-time recovery to the transaction, which no logical dump can match. It also restores only into the same Postgres major version. An honest comparison.

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Backup Data vs restic: managed service or self-run tool?

restic and Backup Data agree on how backups should work: dedupe, snapshots, client-side encryption. The real difference is who runs the system. An honest comparison.

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Backup Data vs rsync: a transfer tool is not a backup system

rsync is the best file-copying tool ever written and it has no versioning, no retention, and no restore verification. An honest comparison, including when rsync is still the right answer.

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