Best Self-hosted Backup & Recovery tools in 2026
29 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category
See also:
Compute & Virtualization (VM/Hypervisor Management)Container Management (Docker & Stacks)Core Network Services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)Edge & Traffic (Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing, Web Servers)Messaging & Event Streaming (Brokers/Queues)Monitoring & ObservabilityOrchestration & Scheduling (Kubernetes & Alternatives)Self-Hosting Platforms & Control PanelsStorage Services (File/Object)29 services found
rclone
Command-line sync and management tool for cloud and remote storage
rclone is a CLI tool to sync, copy, mount, and serve files across cloud storage providers and standard protocols like S3, WebDAV, FTP, and SFTP.
restic
Fast, secure, deduplicating backup tool for files and directories
Restic is a fast, efficient backup program with encryption, deduplication, snapshots, and multiple storage backends including local, SFTP, REST, and S3-compatible stores.
Duplicati
Encrypted, incremental backups to cloud and remote storage
Open-source backup client for encrypted, compressed, incremental backups to cloud storage and remote servers via SFTP, WebDAV, and more.
BorgBackup
Deduplicating backup tool with encryption and compression.
BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup program with authenticated encryption and compression for Unix-like systems.
Kopia
Cross-platform snapshot-based backup tool with encryption and deduplication
Cross-platform backup and restore tool with snapshot-based incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression, and deduplication via CLI and GUI.
Zerobyte
Web UI for automated restic backups across multiple storage backends
Self-hosted backup automation with a modern web UI, built on restic. Schedule, monitor, and restore encrypted backups from local or remote volumes to multiple repositorie...
Databasus
Web-based scheduled backup management for databases
Open-source database backup tool for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and MongoDB with scheduling, encrypted archives, multiple storage backends, and notifications.
Duplicacy
Lock-free deduplicating backup tool with cloud and SFTP storage support
Cross-platform backup tool with lock-free deduplication, encryption, snapshots, and pruning, supporting local disk, SFTP, and many cloud storage backends.
Backrest
Web UI and orchestrator for restic backups
Backrest provides a web UI to manage Restic backups across multiple repositories, with scheduling, restores, and notifications.
docker-volume-backup
Backup and rotate Docker volumes to local storage or remote backends
Lightweight companion container to back up Docker volumes on a schedule or on demand, with rotation, encryption, notifications, and support for multiple storage backends.
Wizarr
User invitation and management system for media servers
Wizarr automates user invitations and onboarding for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and similar media servers, with SSO, time-limited access, Discord and request-system integration...
PG Back Web
Web UI for automated PostgreSQL backups and restores
Self-hosted web interface to schedule, monitor, encrypt, store, and restore PostgreSQL backups to local disk or S3-compatible storage.
Mail-Archiver
Web app to archive, search, and export email from multiple accounts
Self-hosted email archiving system for syncing IMAP and Microsoft 365 mailboxes, indexing content and attachments, and exporting or restoring mailboxes with auditing and...
BackupPC
Disk-based, centralized backup system for PCs and servers
Enterprise-grade, disk-based backup server for Windows, Linux, and macOS clients using SMB, rsync, or tar over SSH, with deduplication and web-based restores.
Bichon
Rust-based email archiver with IMAP sync, full-text search, and Web UI
Self-hosted email archiving server that syncs from IMAP, stores a local compressed archive, and provides fast full-text search via Web UI and REST API.
Borg Web UI
Web interface for managing Borg Backup repositories and schedules
A modern web UI for Borg Backup to create, schedule, monitor, and restore backups with file-level browsing, notifications, and SSH/SFTP repository support.
Gravity
Replicated DNS, DHCP & TFTP server with ad-blocking
Fully-replicated DNS, DHCP and TFTP server with ad‑blocking, web UI, API, Prometheus metrics and multi-site replication for small to medium networks.
git-sync
CLI tool to back up and sync Git repositories
Self-hostable CLI tool to back up and periodically sync Git repositories from major hosting providers to local storage.
Home Assistant Time Machine
Web tool for browsing and restoring Home Assistant config backups
Web-based “time machine” for Home Assistant: browse YAML snapshots, view diffs, and restore individual automations, scripts, dashboards, ESPHome and packages.
Velld
Database backup management and automation tool
Self-hosted database backup manager with scheduling, S3-compatible storage, multi-database support, diff viewer and restore capabilities.
auto-mcs
Cross-platform manager for creating and running Minecraft servers
GUI and CLI tool to quickly create, manage, update, and back up Minecraft servers with mod/plugin support, remote access, and a built-in scripting IDE.
GitSave
Web app to schedule and manage backups of Git repositories
Web-based tool to schedule, run and manage backups of Git repositories with retention controls and SMB destination support.
OrigamiVault
Encrypt and split secrets for printable offline paper recovery
Client-side web app to encrypt or split secrets into QR codes and OCR-friendly printouts for offline recovery using AES and Shamir Secret Sharing.
Repliqate
Label-driven Docker container and volume backup manager
Modular Docker backup solution that uses container and volume labels to schedule backups, manage container state for consistency, and enforce retention policies.
Unraid Config Guardian
Disaster recovery documentation generator for Unraid
Automatically documents Unraid system and Docker configurations and generates Docker Compose, Unraid templates, restore scripts, and change logs for disaster recovery.
Civitai Data Manager
CLI tool to back up and organize Civitai SafeTensors model metadata
Lightweight Python CLI that scans local .safetensors models, fetches Civitai metadata and previews, generates browsable HTML, and stores JSON backups and indexes.
Installatron
One-click web app installer and updater for hosting panels
Automated web app installer and updater integrated with hosting control panels, providing one-click installs, updates, backups, and cloning for popular PHP apps.
HomelabOS
Ansible-based self-hosted app platform for running home services
HomelabOS is an Ansible and Docker-based app platform to deploy, update, back up, and run 100+ self-hosted services with a simple “app store” experience.
git-annex
Manage large files with Git by storing content outside repositories
Command-line tool that manages large files with Git by keeping file contents out of commits, providing sync, backup, encryption and many storage backends.