Open source backups projects
Every project in the registry tagged backups, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Effortless deployment and management for any VPS
🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more...
PostgreSQL backup tool with Point-In-Time-Recovery and restore verification
Encrypted, queryable backups for engineers who value time
Configuration profiles manager and scheduler for restic backup
🔄 A simple tool to backup and sync your git repositories
Frequently asked questions
How many open source backups projects are there?
This registry tracks 6 projects tagged backups, with 80,579 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Dokploy at 38,184 stars.
Are these backups projects free to use?
Yes — 5 of the 6 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which backups project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these backups projects still maintained?
5 of the 6 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.