burp vs Portabase

Comparing two open source alternatives to Commvault and Veeam and Acronis. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

burp

AGPL-3.0

Lightweight client/server network backup and restore tool with librsync deduplication, TLS client authentication, and Windows and Unix clients.

Apache-2.0

Open-source, self-hosted database backup and restore platform for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and more.

	burp	Portabase
License	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	502	1,796
Forks	77	120
Open Issues	80	36
Last Commit	Jul 13, 2026	Sep 25, 2026
First Released	Mar 28, 2011	Oct 19, 2024
Categories	Backups	Backups Database Management
Tags	#backup #cli #self hosted	#backup #self hosted #database #devops

Open source network backup and recovery for mixed IT environments with disk, tape, and S3 storage, a web UI, and multi-OS clients.

Client/server backup system combining file and image backups with fast incremental backups, a web admin UI, and bare-metal restore.

Free, open-source backup software that stores encrypted, incremental backups to cloud storage and remote servers.

High-performance server-based backup system that pools identical files across machines, with a web UI and no client-side software to install.