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 August 2026 · 6 alternatives

CrashPlan

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CrashPlan alternatives compared

Open-source alternatives to CrashPlan, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Restic	35,278	BSD-2-Clause	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Aug 2026	Visit
Duplicati	14,851	LGPL-2.1	LinuxmacOSWindowsDocker	Yes	Aug 2026	Visit
Kopia	13,767	Apache-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Aug 2026	Visit
BorgBackup	13,565	BSD-3-Clause	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	Aug 2026	Visit
Timeshift	4,208	GPL-3.0	Linux	No	Apr 2026	Visit
Duplicity	0	GPL-2.0	LinuxmacOSWindows	No	—	Visit