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borgbackupservervsDuplicati

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

borgbackupserverDuplicati
Score52/10076/100
Rank in category#28 of 46 in Backup#2 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars38915 173
Stars, last 30 days—+153
Stable releases, 12 months245
Latest releasev2.99.7 · 26 Oct 2026v2.4.0.1_stable_2026-10-07 · 7 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languagePHPC#

Which one should you pick?

Duplicati scores 76/100 against 52/100 for borgbackupserver, so it is the safer default.

borgbackupserver ships more often: 24 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Duplicati.

If you want the quickest setup, Duplicati is easier to run; borgbackupserver needs more configuration.

Duplicati is growing faster right now (+153 stars in 30 days).

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