Alternatives

Products that do what BackyDB does

Modular, secure database backup and restore system

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   EDB – A framework to make and manage backups of your database▲31

   2015 · github.com

2. 2
   Barebackups▲78

   Super-simple database backups

   2020

3. 3IM
   I made a privacy-first minimalist Backblaze▲236

   Creator here. I was looking for something as simple as Backblaze Personal [1] but privacy focused and open source. This is my attempt to build that. Uses PyQt6 [2] for the GUI and Pyinstaller [3] for creating the platform specific binaries. The backup engine under the hood is Restic [4]. The server code is written in Laravel [5]. All the code is on GitHub [6]. I actually really like Backblaze (even use B2 for this offering behind the scenes) so this isn't meant to throw shade their way. Just wanted a private open source alternative. Something like Bitwarden but for backups. [1]…

   2022 · blobbackup.com

4. 4
   Plakar▲288

   Effortless open source backup platform

   2025

5. 5
   BoostBackup.com▲109

   Backup and monitor your server, files & DB

   2024

6. 6
   Restoredrill – proves your Postgres backups restore▲49

   Proves your PostgreSQL and MySQL backups actually restore, before you find out the hard way. - ahmadpiran/restoredrill

   11d ago · github.com

7. 7PW
   PaaS with database and free backups▲102

   2019 · backery.io

8. 8
   Cloudback▲91

   GitHub repository backup service

   2021

9. 9UT
   Uphold – Tool for programmatically verifying database backups▲89

   2016 · github.com

10. 10
    Cloudback MCP Server▲141

    Manage your backups from Claude, Cursor, and VS Code

    Jun 2026 · cloudback.it

11. 11PC
    PGBackup.com, Postgres backup as a service▲46

    2016 · pgbackup.com

12. 12RC
    Relica – Cross-platform local, remote, and multi-cloud file backups▲132

    2018 · relicabackup.com

13. 13SA
    Simple and Secure Personal Backups▲20

    spb is a CLI backing up your local folders into S3 while encrypting everything client side.

    2023 · github.com

14. 14
    Backups for Trello▲123

    Work safer with automated backups & on-demand recovery

    2021

15. 15
    Portabase▲5

    Open-source platform to back up and restore your data.

    9d ago · portabase.io

16. 16
    Corso▲90

    Free, secure, open-source backup for Microsoft 365

    2023

17. 17IB
    I built a MySQL storage engine which is InnoDB compatible▲106

    2016 · upscaledb.com

18. 18
    BackupRocket▲9

    BackupRocket The dead-simple backup tool you'll actually use

    2025

19. 19PO
    Portabase – open-source database backup/restore tool▲6

    I’m working on Portabase, a self-hosted, open-source tool for managing database backups and restores. It currently supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB, with MongoDB coming soon. It uses an agent-based architecture with a central server and lightweight agents, enabling deployment at the edge and operation across multiple networks. Website: https://portabase.io GitHub: https://github.com/Portabase/portabase Discord (newly created): https://discord.gg/Wgv7xZ8fWJ Main features: - Scheduled logical backups with multiple retention strategies…

    Jan 2026

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    Medium Backup (Unofficial)▲105

    Easily backup your Medium posts.

    2017

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    ReclaimHub▲98

    Find and reclaim all the things you've lost in public places

    2017

22. 22QB
    Quick-Back, a POSIX compliant, rsync based system backup tool▲22

    2016 · github.com

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    Project Backup▲3

    Simple, automated SQL & File backups for Windows.

    27d ago · project-backup.pl

24. 24AT
    A tool for painless automated backups▲22

    2018 · github.com

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