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Borgitoryvsrestic-rest-server

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

Borgitoryrestic-rest-server
Score46/10060/100
Rank in category#8 of 15 in Backup Management#18 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars1941 532
Stars, last 30 days—+36
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITBSD-2-Clause
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

restic-rest-server scores 60/100 against 46/100 for Borgitory, so it is the safer default.

Borgitory ships more often: 3 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; Borgitory needs more configuration.

restic-rest-server is growing faster right now (+36 stars in 30 days).

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