# Best self-hosted Backup apps

> Backup and restore tools for servers, databases and personal files. Keep encrypted, versioned copies of your data on storage you control. The most popular self-hosted backup apps on GitHub are restic, Duplicati and Kopia. appsgit lists 5 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. All 5 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 5 |
| Most starred | restic (36,436 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 3 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/backup |

## All 5 Backup apps

- [restic](https://appsgit.com/apps/restic): Fast, secure and efficient backup program with encryption and deduplication. (36,436 stars, BSD-2-Clause, Go)
- [Duplicati](https://appsgit.com/apps/duplicati): Free backup software that stores encrypted, incremental backups on cloud storage and servers. (15,062 stars, MIT, C#, Docker)
- [Kopia](https://appsgit.com/apps/kopia): Cross-platform backup tool with encryption, deduplication and a web UI. (14,265 stars, Apache-2.0, Go, Docker)
- [BorgBackup](https://appsgit.com/apps/borgbackup): Deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption. (13,811 stars, BSD-3-Clause, Python)
- [Backrest](https://appsgit.com/apps/backrest): Web UI and orchestrator for restic backups. (7,468 stars, GPL-3.0, TypeScript, Docker)

## Related categories

- [Archiving](https://appsgit.com/categories/archiving): Tools that save and preserve web pages, emails and digital collections. Use them to keep a permanent, searchable copy of content you care about.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.
- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.
- [Team Chat](https://appsgit.com/categories/team-chat): Self-hosted messaging, team chat and push notification platforms. A private alternative to Slack, Discord and hosted messengers.
- [File Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sharing): Quick file upload and sharing services plus peer-to-peer clients. Send large files with expiring links, like a private WeTransfer.

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