Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I made a privacy-first minimalist Backblaze
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]…
This is an open-source, privacy-focused backup tool designed as a simpler alternative to Backblaze Personal. It features a PyQt6 desktop interface and uses Restic as its backup engine, with a Laravel-based server… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a privacy-first minimalist Backblaze launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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nFreezer is an encrypted-at-rest backup tool. Contribute to josephernest/nfreezer development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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b2blaze. Contribute to sibblegp/b2blaze development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I'm excited to finally launch Outstatic, an open source static website CMS that doesn't require a complicated setup or signing up to a third-party service! You can access the documentation here: Outstatic Documentation. I invite you to start by deploying our example blog to Vercel and giving it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy and fun it is to use Outstatic. Please, let me know what you think. This is the first public version of the project and all feedback is welcome. If you dig the project feel free to leave a star on Github. I appreciate your support!
2022 · outstatic.com · its alternatives →
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A bunch of developers and myself have created RepliByte - an open-source tool to seed a development database from a production database. Features: - Support data backup and restore for PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB - Replace sensitive data with fake data - Works on large database (> 10GB) (read Design) - Database Subsetting: Scale down a production database to a more reasonable size - Start a local database with the prod data in a single command - On-the-fly data (de)compression (Zlib) - On-the-fly data de/encryption (AES-256) - Fully stateless (no server, no daemon) and lightweight…
2022 · its alternatives →
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qrkey is a command-line tool for generating and recovering QR codes from files for offline private key backup. - Techwolf12/qrkey
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · sneakerbackup.com · its alternatives →
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Backup GitHub repositories locally. Contribute to ericlathrop/github-backup development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Private, Secure Computer Backups. Contribute to Blobbackup/Blobbackup development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Don't lose your bot. Privacy first backups. Free locally.
Feb 2026 · backupclaw.com · its alternatives →
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:floppy_disk: Painless automated backups to multiple storage providers with Docker and duplicacy. - christophetd/duplicacy-autobackup
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple command line backup solution using rsync. Contribute to PenguinSnail/Quick-Back development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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https://github.com/inoda/private_journal Built this to use myself, and I'm curious if anybody would be interested in using it. I'm also wondering if anybody has tips to make it more secure (I'm super super new to encryption and whatnot). The security is probably a bit overkill since chances are that nobody cares about what I'm journaling, but it is fun to implement from a code standpoint.
2019 · its alternatives →
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It’s just the back end so it logs to MongoDB database so you can add any UI you want to it, feel free to contribute! (Suggestion’?)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Linn, the creator of ToolKuai (https://toolkuai.com). Like many of you, I’ve always been wary of "free" online file converters. Most of them are black boxes: you upload your private documents or images to a remote server, and you have no idea where that data ends up or how it’s being used to train models. I wanted to build a suite of tools (Video/Image compressor, OCR, AI Background Remover) that runs entirely in the browser. No files ever leave your machine. The Tech Stack To make this performant enough to rival server-side processing, I leaned heavily into modern…
Jan 2026 · toolkuai.com · its alternatives →
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spb is a CLI backing up your local folders into S3 while encrypting everything client side.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Daniel. I built Trust Vault. It’s a desktop open source app for protecting sensitive files using passwords, 256-bit master tokens, Shamir’s Secret Sharing, and HMAC integrity verification. We also built an Obsidian plugin. I’d appreciate feedback on the security model, UX, and potential use cases.
2025 · tvault.app · its alternatives →
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I built a minimal opensource CMS, I use it myself for my blog and for other SaaS. l love blogging, and sometimes I post random thoughts on my blog. The only thing is, I always did it with .md files, which is fine too However, I was excited about the idea of using a CMS that was very minimal and avoiding the option of connecting something like WordPress or other big platforms. Open source (if you want to fork it or contribute) and free to use (unless I see you have a million views haha). Star the repo if you like it!
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free online tools for images, PDFs & more - 100% private
Feb 2026 · privacyfirst.tools · its alternatives →
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Morning HN. I had an issue recently where I wanted to share some private Github repositories with a larger audience than usual (25k+) on Youtube and was simply considering making my code public. Came up with an idea to build a middleman service that handles user access/management, generate share links and even paywall individual repos. Thought I might as well share here in case there's another dev out there who might be interested in sharing a private repo. Keen to get any feedback as I'm currently building
2024 · repobear.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I just released Octarchive, a simple tool to back up all repos on a GitHub/Gitea account to a local folder written in Go. If you're worried about loosing your FLOSS work, but are can't keep up with manually mirroring all the repositories, this might be the tool you're looking for. I'd love to get your feedback :)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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