Best Open Source Alternatives to CrashPlan

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to CrashPlan — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated November 2026 · 5 alternatives

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Open-source alternatives to CrashPlan, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Restic	36,974	BSD-2-Clause	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Duplicati	15,177	LGPL-2.1	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Nov 2026	Visit
Kopia	14,562	Apache-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Nov 2026	Visit
BorgBackup	13,904	BSD-3-Clause	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Nov 2026	Visit
Duplicity	0	GPL-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	—	Visit

Top open-source CrashPlan alternatives

Restic36,974BSD-2-Clause

Restic is an open-source CLI backup tool offering client-side encryption, content-defined deduplication, and support for any cloud storage backend.

LinuxmacOSWindows

vs CrashPlan: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed BSD-2-Clause.

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Duplicati15,177LGPL-2.1

Duplicati replaces proprietary cloud backup services like Backblaze with an open-source client that encrypts and deduplicates files before upload.

LinuxmacOSWindowsDockerWeb

vs CrashPlan: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed LGPL-2.1.

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Kopia14,562Apache-2.0

Kopia replaces Backblaze with fast deduplication, client-side encryption, and BYO cloud storage across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

LinuxmacOSWindows

vs CrashPlan: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed Apache-2.0.

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BorgBackup13,904BSD-3-Clause

Open-source deduplicating backup archiver replacing CrashPlan with client-side encrypted, space-efficient snapshots over SSH.

LinuxmacOSWindows

vs CrashPlan: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed BSD-3-Clause.

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Duplicity0GPL-2.0

Duplicity is an open-source CLI backup tool providing GnuPG-encrypted, space-efficient incremental archives across cloud and remote storage protocols.

LinuxmacOSWindows

vs CrashPlan: a free, open-source option you fully control, licensed GPL-2.0.

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Best Open Source Alternatives to CrashPlan

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