DevOps
Backup & Restore
Tools for scheduling, managing, preserving, and restoring backups across servers, filesystems, databases, and infrastructure.
Best Backup & Restore tools by public signals
These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.
Use Case Rankings
Ordered by ToolVitals score, then health, shipping, confidence, GitHub stars, and name.
| # | Tool | Health | Shipping | Openness | Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Borg UI Replace Borg Backup terminal commands with a web UI for creating, scheduling, and restoring backups. | 95 | 96 | OSI-approved OSS | 1.7k | 95 | Active |
| 02 | Bareos Open-source backup solution for preserving, archiving, and recovering data. | 95 | 94 | OSI-approved OSS | 1.3k | 95 | Active |
| 03 | Databasus Database backup tool (PostgreSQL, MySQL\MariaDB and MongoDB) | 93 | 94 | OSI-approved OSS | 9.2k | 94 | Active |
| 04 | DBackup A self-hosted database backup automation tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more. | 85 | 92 | OSI-approved OSS | 409 | 88 | Active |
| 05 | ElkarBackup Open-source backup solution for networks. | 34 | 3 | OSI-approved OSS | 418 | 22 | Critical |