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Rescuezilla vs storeBackup

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

Rescuezilla

Free plan LinuxMacWindows

Rescuezilla brings disk imaging, recovery and partition tools into a bootable live environment. Be prepared for its nonpersistent sessions and the extra step needed when restoring to a smaller disk.

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storeBackup focuses on space-efficient, independently restorable backups for Linux and Unix-like systems. Its offline workflows, replication and transparent format provide flexibility, but use requires a Perl environment and has limits for unsupported file types.

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The facts

	Rescuezilla	storeBackup
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Mac, Windows	Linux, Self-hosted
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	1	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	rescuezilla.com	nongnu.org
On backup software	#59 of 151	#55 of 151

Rescuezilla: what it does well

Free and open source.
Boots from USB or CD-ROM without the regular OS.
Can restore images made with Clonezilla and vice versa.
Includes partition tools and deleted-file recovery.

What to know first

Session changes disappear after reboot.
Restoring to a smaller disk requires resizing the source first.
Browsing large compressed images may be slow.
Some network shares may require SMB 1.0.

storeBackup: what it does well

Free GPL-v3-or-later open-source software
Hard links reduce duplicate backup space
Restores from native format without the software
Supports offline incremental backups
Includes replication and integrity checks

What to know first

No mobile backup support
Requires a working Perl implementation
Other file types need GNU cp and cpIsGnu
Command-line tools require technical operation

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