Is Duplicati or Vultr better?

Neither clearly leads. Duplicati starts at Free and Vultr at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Duplicati or Vultr?

Duplicati starts at Free and Vultr at Free.

Does Duplicati or Vultr run on more platforms?

Duplicati runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Vultr runs on Web, Api, Cli.

Can I use Duplicati for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

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 Vultr is typically brought in for.

What can Duplicati do that Vultr cannot?

Duplicati covers AES-256 encryption, Incremental backup, Deduplication, Multiple cloud backends. Vultr covers Cloud servers, Bare metal servers, Block storage, Object storage. Both handle Web support.

File Storage & Backup · head to head

Duplicati vs Vultr

Duplicati

File Storage & Backup

Free open-source backup with encryption

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Vultr

Cloud & Infrastructure

High performance cloud compute

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Duplicati no managed service or commercial support; Vultr vultr Cloud Compute pricing as captured 31 December 2022 started at $5/month (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 25GB storage, 1TB transfer), scaling to $10/month and $20/month with more vCPU/RAM/storage; bandwidth overage billed at $0.01 to $0.05 per GB depending on plan
They diverge on capability: Duplicati covers AES-256 encryption, Vultr covers Cloud servers.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Duplicati and Vultr actually diverge.

Attributes where Duplicati and Vultr differ
Attribute	Duplicati	Vultr
Pricing model	Unknown	usage-based
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Api, Cli
Category	File Storage & Backup	Cloud & Infrastructure
Founded	2008	2014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Vultr

Cloud servers
Bare metal servers
Block storage
Object storage
Load balancers
Kubernetes
Firewalls
Private networks

Both cover

Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Duplicati

Data protectionnot Vultr
Disaster recoverynot Vultr
Business continuitynot Vultr
Ransomware protectionnot Vultr
Compliancenot Vultr

Vultr

High performance computingnot Duplicati
Game serversnot Duplicati
Streamingnot Duplicati
Database hostingnot Duplicati
Application serversnot Duplicati

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

Vultr

Vultr Cloud Compute pricing as captured 31 December 2022 started at $5/month (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, 25GB storage, 1TB transfer), scaling to $10/month and $20/month with more vCPU/RAM/storage; bandwidth overage billed at $0.01 to $0.05 per GB depending on plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Duplicati

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Duplicati review.

Vultr

Free

Cloud Compute$2.5/month
- 512MB RAM
- 10GB SSD
- 500GB bandwidth
Bare Metal$32/month
- Dedicated hardware
- High performance
- Full root access

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.

Duplicati review

Choose Vultr if

You need cloud servers.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api, Cli.
You also want bare metal servers.

Vultr review

Questions people ask

Is Duplicati or Vultr better?: Neither clearly leads. Duplicati starts at Free and Vultr at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Duplicati or Vultr?: Duplicati starts at Free and Vultr at Free.
Does Duplicati or Vultr run on more platforms?: Duplicati runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Vultr runs on Web, Api, Cli.
Can I use Duplicati for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Vultr is typically brought in for.
What can Duplicati do that Vultr cannot?: Duplicati covers AES-256 encryption, Incremental backup, Deduplication, Multiple cloud backends. Vultr covers Cloud servers, Bare metal servers, Block storage, Object storage. Both handle Web support.

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.

Source

Duplicati: 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.

Source

Duplicati: What are the platforms?

Duplicati runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It can back up data to local storage, network drives, or cloud providers.

Source

Duplicati vs Vultr

Duplicati

Vultr

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Duplicati

Only in Vultr

Both cover

What people use each for

Duplicati

Vultr

Where each one falls short

Duplicati

Vultr

Pricing, plan by plan

Duplicati

Vultr

Which should you pick?

Choose Duplicati if

Choose Vultr if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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