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BackupGuard vs Nice Backup

Both stand on minecraft backup software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Nice Backup offers configurable local world backups for Endstone servers, including manual runs and retention options. Plan backup times around the possible lag spike, especially since very large worlds have not been extensively tested.

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The facts

	BackupGuard	Nice Backup
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Not published	Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Not published
Plans published	None	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	modrinth.com	github.com
On minecraft backup software	#30 of 30	#26 of 30

BackupGuard: what it does well

Nice Backup: what it does well

Backs up worlds while the server remains running
Schedules backups daily or with cron expressions
Includes resource packs and behavior packs
Supports configurable retention rules
Free and open source under MIT

What to know first

Backups may cause a brief lag spike
Multi-gigabyte worlds have not been extensively tested
Installation requires a server restart

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