Arq vs duplicacy full#
Arq vs duplicacy software#

The Wish Listįeatures I would really like to have but could get by without. I want that to be backed up to the cloud and for backups to be skipped (and not deleted) when it’s disconnected. I have an external USB hard drive I use for archived document storage. Applications should send emails or show local notifications on errors. Hosted services should monitor clients for backups, and email when they don’t back up for a set period of time. The only thing worse than no backups is silent failures of a backup system. Notification of errors and backup status over email Each backup and its data should have checksums that can be verified. Since we’re deduplicating our data, we really want to be sure it doesn't have errors in it. Otherwise, the weeks it could take for an initial backup could take months and never finish. For off-site backup to be effective for me, it must detect previously uploaded blocks and skip uploading them again. That means I’m subject to an asymmetrical internet connection, where my upload bandwidth is significantly slower compared to my download bandwidth. Block-level deduplication over the network Local storage is much cheaper, so I’m less concerned about the costs there. Much of my work involves large archives or duplicate code shared across multiple projects. I don’t want to ever pay for the storage of the same data twice. Block-level deduplication at the cloud storage level A backup provider should not require storing any encryption keys, even in escrow. In other words, a compromise of the backup storage itself should not disclose any of my data. Backup encryptionĪll backups should be stored with zero-knowledge encryption. Surprisingly, this led to us updating our security handbook to remove recommendations for both Backblaze and Carbonite as their encryption support is lacking. If any of these were missing, I went on to the next candidate on my list.

Arq vs duplicacy software#

These are the basics I expect from any backup software today. I was pretty unhappy with how they handled the transition, so I started investigating alternative software and services. Also, as someone paying month-to-month, they gave me 2 months to migrate to their new service or cancel my account, losing access to my historical cloud backups that may only be 3 or more months old.

Arq vs duplicacy full#

CrashPlan removed the option for local computer-to-computer or NAS backups, which is key when doing full restores on a home internet connection. I’d been a happy user for many years, but this announcement came along with more than just a significant price increase. A few months ago, CrashPlan announced that they were terminating service for home users, in favor of small business and enterprise plans.