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bareos/bareos

Bareos is a cross-network Open Source backup solution (licensed under AGPLv3) which preserves, archives, and recovers data from all major operating systems. observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/bareos/bareos · homepage · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 96
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 14
  • age_days: 4769
  • days_rel: 30
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 30

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1246 stars · 311 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Bareos is an open-source (AGPLv3) network backup and recovery solution for mixed IT environments, supporting Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and macOS clients. It backs up data to disk, tape, and S3-compatible object storage with full, differential, incremental, and Always Incremental strategies, plus encryption, deduplication-friendly storage, and database/VM plugins.

Use cases

  • back up servers across a network to disk, tape, or S3
  • set up disaster recovery for mixed Linux and Windows environments
  • back up PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other databases
  • build ransomware-resilient backups with WORM media and retention policies
  • centralize backup management for many clients and storage daemons
  • back up VMware virtual machines and Ceph/Gluster storage
  • replace proprietary backup software with an open-source solution

When to choose

  • you need cross-platform, network-scale enterprise backup without open-core restrictions
  • you require flexible storage targets including tape and S3-compatible object storage
  • you need compliance features like encryption, RBAC, and defined retention periods
  • you want an actively maintained Bacula-derived backup solution with commercial support available

When to avoid

  • you only need simple single-machine file sync or cloud backup with a GUI-first experience
  • you want a lightweight endpoint backup for personal laptops without a server infrastructure
  • you need a fully managed backup-as-a-service with no self-hosting

Facets

application · maturity active

backup cryptography compression self-hosted security developer-tools self-hosted security cloud-computing files windows cross-platform self-hosted disaster-recovery tape-backup s3-object-storage deduplication vmware ceph gluster database-backup enterprise-backup agplv3 devops linux macos docker

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Member repositories

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