File Storage & Backup · head to head
Duplicati vs Box
Duplicati
File Storage & Backup
Free open-source backup with encryption
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Box
File Storage & Backup
Cloud content management for the enterprise
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Duplicati has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Duplicati no managed service or commercial support; Box all Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Duplicati and Box actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage & Backup).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Duplicati
- AES-256 encryption
- Incremental backup
- Deduplication
- Multiple cloud backends
- Compression
- Web interface
- AWS S3
- Azure
Only in Box
Nothing recorded that Duplicati does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Duplicati
- Data protectionnot Box
- Disaster recoverynot Box
- Business continuitynot Box
- Ransomware protectionnot Box
- Compliancenot Box
Box
No use cases recorded yet. See the Box review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Duplicati
- No managed service or commercial support
- Relies on community support
- No enterprise features
Box
- All Business and Enterprise plans require a minimum of 3 users
- Business Starter ($5/user/month) caps at 100 GB of shared storage across the whole account and a 2 GB per file upload limit
- Enterprise Plus requires annual billing, and Enterprise Advanced's exact price is not published on the pricing page
Pricing, plan by plan
Duplicati
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Duplicati review.
Box
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Box review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Duplicati if
- You need aes-256 encryption.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
- You also want incremental backup.
Choose Box if
Nothing in the data separates Box from Duplicati on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Duplicati or Box better?
- Neither clearly leads. Duplicati starts at Free and Box at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Duplicati or Box?
- Duplicati has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Duplicati and On request for Box.
- Does Duplicati or Box run on more platforms?
- Duplicati runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Box runs on Web.
- Can I use Duplicati for free?
- Yes. Duplicati has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Box starts at On request.
- What is Duplicati best used for?
- Duplicati is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection. Of those, data protection and disaster recovery are not what Box is typically brought in for.
- What can Duplicati do that Box cannot?
- Duplicati covers AES-256 encryption, Incremental backup, Deduplication, Multiple cloud backends.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Duplicati: Is Duplicati free?
Yes. Duplicati is completely free and open-source under the LGPL license. There are no premium tiers, trials, or limitations.
SourceDuplicati: What does Duplicati support?
Duplicati supports zero-trust, fully encrypted backups to local storage, network drives, and cloud services. It includes deduplication and incremental backups.
SourceDuplicati: What are the platforms?
Duplicati runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It can back up data to local storage, network drives, or cloud providers.
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