Backup & Disaster Recovery · head to head
EaseUS Todo Backup vs Borg Backup
EaseUS Todo Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Simple and smart backup for everyone
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Borg Backup
Backup & Disaster Recovery
Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: EaseUS Todo Backup the free edition cannot clone a disk, partition or system; cloning is Home edition only; Borg Backup linux, macOS and BSD only; Windows is not a supported platform
- They diverge on capability: EaseUS Todo Backup covers One-click backup, Borg Backup covers Content-defined chunking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which EaseUS Todo Backup and Borg Backup actually diverge.
| Attribute | EaseUS Todo Backup | Borg Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | free |
| Platforms | Windows | Linux, Mac |
| Founded | 2004 | 2015 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery).
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 EaseUS Todo Backup
- One-click backup
- System clone
- Disk imaging
- File backup
- Cloud backup
- Pre-OS recovery
- OneDrive
- Google Drive
Only in Borg Backup
- Content-defined chunking
- Deduplication
- Compression
- Authenticated encryption
- Pruning
- Mount archives
- SSH
- BorgBase
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
EaseUS Todo Backup
- Imaging a Windows system disk before replacing a drivenot Borg Backup
- Scheduled file, partition and system backups on a home PCnot Borg Backup
Borg Backup
- Deduplicated backups where daily full snapshots would otherwise be expensivenot EaseUS Todo Backup
- Encrypted backup to a server you do not fully trust, since the server never sees plaintextnot EaseUS Todo Backup
- Browsing previous versions by mounting an archive over FUSEnot EaseUS Todo Backup
- Scripted server backups with no agent or daemon to runnot EaseUS Todo Backup
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
EaseUS Todo Backup
- The free edition cannot clone a disk, partition or system; cloning is Home edition only
- Outlook email backup and recovery is withheld from the free edition
- The Image Reserve Strategy is a paid Home edition feature
- The 250GB of cloud storage offered to each user lasts 30 days
- The product is Windows only
Borg Backup
- Linux, macOS and BSD only; Windows is not a supported platform
- Command-line only, with no graphical interface in the project itself
- Version 2.0 is still in beta, so production use means staying on the 1.4 line
- Restoring requires the Borg tooling, since archives are a deduplicated chunk store rather than plain files
Pricing, plan by plan
EaseUS Todo Backup
Free- Home$40/year
- System backup
- Disk clone
- Cloud backup
Borg Backup
Free- FreeFree
- Deduplication
- Compression
- Encryption
Which should you pick?
Choose EaseUS Todo Backup if
- You need one-click backup.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want system clone.
Choose Borg Backup if
- You need content-defined chunking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Mac.
- You also want deduplication.
Questions people ask
- Is EaseUS Todo Backup or Borg Backup better?
- Neither clearly leads. EaseUS Todo Backup starts at Free and Borg Backup at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, EaseUS Todo Backup or Borg Backup?
- EaseUS Todo Backup starts at Free and Borg Backup at Free.
- Does EaseUS Todo Backup or Borg Backup run on more platforms?
- EaseUS Todo Backup runs on Windows. Borg Backup runs on Linux, Mac.
- Can I use EaseUS Todo Backup for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is EaseUS Todo Backup best used for?
- EaseUS Todo Backup is most often used for imaging a windows system disk before replacing a drive, scheduled file, partition and system backups on a home pc. Of those, imaging a windows system disk before replacing a drive and scheduled file, partition and system backups on a home pc are not what Borg Backup is typically brought in for.
- What can EaseUS Todo Backup do that Borg Backup cannot?
- EaseUS Todo Backup covers One-click backup, System clone, Disk imaging, File backup. Borg Backup covers Content-defined chunking, Deduplication, Compression, Authenticated encryption.