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borg-uivsrestic-rest-server

Two self-hosted Backup projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

borg-uirestic-rest-server
Score61/10060/100
Rank in category#14 of 46 in Backup#18 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars1 6751 531
Stars, last 30 days+43+35
Stable releases, 12 months250
Latest releasev2.4.5 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-2-Clause
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

borg-ui scores 61/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

borg-ui ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

If you want the quickest setup, restic-rest-server is easier to run; borg-ui needs more configuration.

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