No. 9 of 25 ·Database Backup Software

pgBackRest

Linux · Self-hosted

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Two barsScore 6.3

pgBackRest is ranked #9 of 25 in database backup software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

pgBackRest plans and pricing

pgBackRest Free Free and open source · MIT license · Personal or commercial use pgbackrest.org · 30 Sept 2026

Purpose: pgBackRest is a backup and restore solution for PostgreSQL designed to scale to large databases and workloads.
Backup types: It supports full, differential, and incremental backups at file or block level.
Parallel processing: Parallel processing and compression algorithms including lz4 and zstd are used for backup and restore operations.
Remote operation: A custom protocol supports local or remote backup, restore, and archiving via TLS or SSH.
Storage integrations: Repositories can use S3, Azure, and GCS compatible object stores.
Encryption: pgBackRest can encrypt its repository to secure backups wherever they are stored.
Integrity: It calculates checksums for every backup file and rechecks them during restore or verify.
Tampering recovery: With versioned object storage, it can read a repository as of a point in time; the page also mentions S3 object locking and Azure or GCS soft delete as additional tampering protection.
PostgreSQL compatibility: The site says pgBackRest supports ten PostgreSQL versions: the five supported versions and the last five end-of-life versions.
Linux guides: The user guide index lists installation guides for Debian and Ubuntu, and for RHEL.
Support: Bug reports can be submitted, and the site says sponsors offer products and services that include pgBackRest support.
Current release: The site identifies v2.59.2 as the current stable release, released September 27, 2026.
Price from: Free

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